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SA government hospitals degenerate into abattoirs and mortuaries! – Nearly 4,000 deaths reported in Gauteng state hospitals in 2018 due to medical negligence

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Intervention must take place at an extremely high level immediately to eradicate the crisis currently prevailing in state hospitals. It was revealed today that there were more than 3,832 deaths in Gauteng hospitals in 2018 due to medical negligence.

Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku provided the figures in response to a written question from Jack Bloom, a DA member of the Gauteng legislature.

So-called serious misfortunes (SAEs) are described as incidents in which unintentional harm is done to a patient because of something done, or not done to a patient, rather than due to a patient’s illness or underlying medical condition.

Most of these incidents – a total of 1,763 – were reported at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. This hospital is the third largest in the world and serves as a referral hospital for patients nationwide. Nearly 150,000 patients are admitted there annually and 500,000 outpatients are treated.
This hospital is followed by Steve Bik
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The ANC can no longer rule South Africa – unemployment rate highest in 11 years and increased to 29,1%

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South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased by 0,1 of a percentage point to 29,1 percent in the third quarter compared to the second quarter, the highest it has been in 11 years.

Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) said on Tuesday that the number of employed persons increased by 62 000 while the number of unemployed persons increased by 78 000, resulting in an increase of 141 000 in the labour force.

The South African working-age population increased by 149 000 in the third quarter compared to the second quarter

There were approximately 10,3 million persons aged 15–24 years in the quarter, and 32.3 percent (or 3.3 million) of them were not in employment, education or training (NEET).

The number of discouraged work-seekers increased by 44 000 while the number of people who were not economically active for reasons other than discouragement decreased by 35 000 between the second and third quarters, resulting in a net increase of 9 000 in the not economic
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ANC’s ‘soft porn’; curriculum apparently focuses on black students to reduce pregnancies among school-age children – experts believe the plan will increase this further

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The proposed curriculum planned by the ANC’s Department of Education on sex education is enough to ignite the country. The most obscene topics are contained in the proposed curriculum, and experts believe this will further increase the pregnancy among black pupils.

According to FORSA (Freedom of religion South Africa), the Department of Education in South Africa has changed their curriculum to put “soft porn” in very explicit sex in the subject, life orientation.

Micheal Swane, Director of FORSA writes:

– In Grade 4, children learn from Masturbation and “each other’s genitals” in group discussions.
– In Grade 5, children learn about lesbian and gay sexual relationships, as well as molestation.
– In Grade 8, children learn, in detail, how to have Oral, Vaginal, and Anal sex.

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Call to save water in Gauteng: Day Zero is becoming more and more a reality after no rain falls and dam levels drop dangerously

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Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (DWS), expressed her concern after the rain stayed away and dam levels dropped dangerously fast. She made a plight that people must immediately start saving water to avert a possible Day Zero in Gauteng. She announced in Johannesburg on Monday that Gautengers use an average of 320 liters of water per person per day, while the acceptable world standard is 170 liters per person per day.

In recent weeks, the Transvaal and Free State experienced a prolonged heat wave, which caused water consumption to rise sharply and evaporation in the large storage dams was much faster than predicted.

With the Vaal Dam already under 50% of its capacity, and other dams having as little as 20% in content, there is reason to worry.

The inflow of water from the Lesotho Highlands has been temporarily halted to provide essential maintenance to the tunnels. The maintenance is expected to be completed by the end of Nove
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Friction among the Red Brigade? – party members dissatisfied over leader figures and believe they should be replaced

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The dissatisfaction among  party members in the Red Brigade over other leaders who make their own decisions before the conference, has now led to tension.

There are elements now that believe a new leadership with Malema and Shivanbu in their place will save the EFF from falling apart, but the other leaders need to be replaced, it said.

According to the new turn, at least six leaders will drop out of the bus, and other members will have to be elected, but analysts reckon this will further increase tensions in the party.

Some members of the party say the upcoming conference is the watershed event, and it will only be a formality to get the six new leaders in their positions.

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SA, which was the world’s largest gold producer, has been struggling to stay afloat because of black zama-zama’s

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The Gold industry is under tremendous pressure in South Africa, and the main reason for this is attributed to blacks illegally extracting gold.

Heavily armed gold thieves working in mines are constantly on the lookout for potential threats, and claims that there are police officers working together complicate the task of law enforcement.

The illegal diggers trade the gold on the black market at as much as R690,000 per kilogram.

For over two decades, the industry has been struggling to stay afloat because of the illegal miners known as the zama-zama.

Where SA was the largest producer of gold, it has now fallen back to the third position, citing two reasons. The exploitation by the zama-zamas, and secondly, the unfair wage demands as well as labor practices, and unions’ persistent strikes have nearly hit the industry.

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Sasol loses 44% of value – CEO’s obliged to resign after controversial Lake Charles Chemicals Project

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The CEOs of the Sasol, Bongani Nqwababa and Stephen Cornell agreed to resign after an independent investigation into a highly controversial US project.

The so-called Lake Charles Chemicals Project, which is said to have seven production units that would produce different chemical products, one of which is a type of plastic, would have cost as much as $ 12 billion (about R190 billion).

Over the past year, the company lost about 44% of its value, reflecting directly on the two joint executives and triggering their resignations.

The independent investigation found that the two heads were directly responsible for the controversial projects, and were persuaded to resign after negotiations.

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World’s richest man, Bill Gates visit SA with the aim of providing assistance to the poor black people of the country, but no help from for the impoverished Afrikaners

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The owners of the Gates Foundation of America, Bill and Melinda Gates, paid a visit to South Africa with the aim of providing further assistance to the poor black people of the country. For years they have been struggling not only to fight diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis, but also to provide water and sanitation to certain areas.

According to the foundation’s website SA is a country with global influence that has both significant challenges, including high rates of HIV and TB, and critical assets, such as a world-renowned scientific and research community. Gates says they work closely with government, academics and the private sector as well as with civil society, and also offer opportunities in the field of technology to address SA’s greatest needs.

An earlier attempt by whites to get help from the Gates Foundation for the impoverished Afrikaners did not even elicit a reaction.

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Sex scandal rattles ANC – Gwede Mantashe allegedly pays R70 000 to hide his sex escapades

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Sex scandal shakes ANC after reports of Gwend Mantashe’s escapades came to light and he paid bribes to hide it.

The reports not only roam within the ANC’s parliamentary ranks, but even the media and social network buzzed over the alleged bribery to which Minister Mantashe is guilty.

Rumors and reports say that the ANC’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwend Mantashe paid reporters to remain silent about his sexual life.

The minister will apparently be asked in writing to disclose the names of the journalists involved in the scandal.

A spokeswoman for the SA National Editors’ Forum described the news and allegations as “shocking”, but political analysts believe it could mean the end of the minister’s political career.

Allegations are being made that the minister paid two “unknown” journalists R70,000 to make his “sex story with a young woman disappear”.

The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) blamed Gwede Mantashe and pressured him t
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Controversial Aarto law will not be applied in Cape Town – Just sad Gauteng will continue to suffer under this law

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A spokesperson for the Mayors’ Committee, which also deals with security and security in Cape Town, says the municipality is not considering introducing Aarto.

He says there is no consideration for implementing the system, and that includes the licensing system that is currently being implemented in the northern parts of the country.

Discussion will apparently be held with the local authority on the application of the controversial Aarto law, which experts say cannot be applied without a vastly trained administrative staff.

The Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, requested that the public attend the meetings and provide input to make possible amendments, but to date people have shown little interest in complying with the minister’s request.

The system could mean that it will collapse from the start due to the country’s poor economic standing and the high costs that Aarto will incur.

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