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Russian warship ‘Marshal Ustinov’ arrives in Cape Town for first-ever joint drill with Chinese, South African navies

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South African Navy is broke and obsolete apparently courtesy of ANC ruling government. They can not fix anything themselves, could well want help from somewhere else, as always, perhaps Russia or will it be China?

South Africa has much in way of extremely valuable mineral resources

America you’ve been sleeping and missed a vital opportunity again!

The Slava-class missile cruiser ‘Marshal Ustinov’ of the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet has arrived at one of the world’s southernmost ports, South Africa’s Cape Town. It will take part in a joint exercise also involving China.
The cruiser and two support ships reached South Africa’s co-capital after an almost five-month, 25,500-nautical mile (47,200 km) voyage from its home base in Severomorsk. The flotilla made stops in Algeria, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea, and took part in several sea exercises before reaching its South African destination on Sunday.

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Refugees have decided to go on mass exodus out of South-Africa due to ANC-regime’s insensitive action against them

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The so-called refugees in Cape Town, now housed in the Methodist Church after clashing with police, apparently want to leave the country in in mass Exodus format.

Their spokesmen said it was the only way they could draw the world’s attention to the ANC government’s insensitive action against them.

The refugees had previously gathered at the United Nations offices but were driven out by police, but the SA Human Rights Commission has given its support to the refugees, saying the police should stop their creating action.

About 200 of the refugees have since left the church building following discussions with church leaders and human rights representatives.

Shortly thereafter, the same thing happened in Pretoria when refugees also clashed with police in front of the offices of the UN Refugee Agency.

During the clashes, about 24 police officers were injured and numerous refugees sustained serious injuries condemned by human rights activists.

More than 100
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Taxi drivers wreaks havoc in Western Cape amidst ongoing strikes and protest, disrupting traffic from major cities

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Western Cape taxi drivers will start their protest again this week, disrupting traffic from major cities such as Cape Town and Bellville.

Several taxi associations have begun the resistance that could be resumed this week for their dissatisfaction with Cape Town’s Traffic Department.

They claim that the Department of Traffic officials are using the taxi drivers as a target and the first wave of protests has started in the western regions of the mother city.

The taxi drivers claim that the traffic officers focus on them and strike at them with “impossibly high fines”.

Since the beginning of October, the taxis with their vehicles have blocked the roads and streets, resulting in total chaos and traffic congestion.

The situation is so bad, motorists have been urged to avoid the N2, both inbound and outbound.

Taxi protest: Here’s what we know

The revolt, led by various taxi associations, is believed to stem from their dissatisfaction with how the city
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De Lille reveals that SA taxpayers are paying R70 Million annually to house members of parliament (MPs) at official residences in Cape Town

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Patricia De Lille is the Public Works and Infrastructure Minister. She shared how the state had paid around R750 million over the fourth and fifth parliament to house MPs at the three parliamentary villages in the province.

The expenditure occurred between 2009 and 2019. De Lille was responding to a written parliamentary question from Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Willem Faber.

The government was said to have coughed out around R380 million on the three villages. The residents are in Acacia Park, Pelican Park, and Laboria Park.

The amount was paid in five years, from the fourth parliament between 2009 and 2014. For the fifth parliament, the state paid another R360 million.

What taxpayers are paying for
The costs calculated in the amount are: water and electricity, rates and taxes, management of the three villages, construction of new buildings, maintenance, and buying furniture and appliances.

On average, South African taxpayers are taking out more than R
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Pravin Gordhan is accused of restricting the media’s right to freedom of speech

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ANC government minister Pravin Gordhan is accused by South African businessman Iqbal Survé of wanting to restrict the media’s right to freedom of speech.

The Independent Media Group claims that the ANC government’s ministers are making efforts to mouth the group’s publications because there is too much evidence against Pravin Gordhan.

On Wednesday, the media group’s offices were searched by police in a so-called “raid”, and members of the group say the investigation was focused on the Cape Town offices, but investigators say they searched the offices for alleged illegal stock trading.

The investigators appear to have made an intimidating attempt to protect the minister in the hope that something illegal would be found.

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African Wealth Report – The richest cities in South Africa vs the rest of Africa

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New World Wealth and AfrAsia Bank have published the latest African Wealth Report, showing the levels of wealth of various African nations at the end of 2018.

According to the report, South Africa is still the richest country in Africa, with the high net worth (HNWI) population of 39,200 people holding the most wealth at $649 billion.

This is double that of the second wealthiest African nation, Egypt, where the HNWI population of 16,700 people holds $303 billion.

Egypt is followed by Nigeria ($225 billion), Morocco ($114 billion) and Kenya ($93 billion).

Total wealth held on the continent amounts to US$2.2 trillion. Around US$920 billion (42%) of this is held by HNWIs, New World Wealth said.

While South Africa ranks at the top of the list, on a per capita basis ($11,450), it is only the second wealthiest nation – following behind Mauritius, where wealth per capita sits at $31,000.

Africa’s richest cities

South African cities ranks as the top ri
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Cyril remains silent as SA burns to the ground

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While the unrest in the Western Cape has forced the government to deploy the unarmed soldiers of the Defense Force in the hope that the violence will stop, it is Gauteng who is leaving the area in chaos with just as much force.

The gang violence in the Western Cape has already claimed the lives of many people in recent weeks, and now the north of SA also has a violent crowd that burns shops and houses at a faster rate than the ANC can erect new buildings.

More than 20 foreign-owned stores went up in flames, but not before the looters and their children stole the usable goods.

With all this, and much more violence elsewhere, the ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is silent and frightens Africa so much that they are now boycotting the World Meeting in Cape Town.

Ramaphosa doesn’t say a single word about it either.

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SAPD acknowledge that they are losing the fight against crime – now need SANW’s help to assist in their duties with gang violence in Cape Town – Yet cruel murders of whites are being overlooked during farm attacks?

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With the deployment of the SA Army in Cape Town’s crime areas, the SAP effectively acknowledged that they had lost the fight against crime and criminals. A SANDF battalion will now be deployed to assist the police in their duties.

The deployment will apparently last for at least three months. A battalion can consist of 300 to 800 troops. Experts point out that army members are not trained to do crime prevention.

A further problem is that SA military members do not have a good “track record” when it comes to the deployment of peacekeepers in African countries. Rape and assault by SANDF members on local populations has been reported on a regular basis, so the impact of SANDF’s deployment in areas plagued by gang violence, murders and drug trafficking will have to be seen.

Meanwhile, the SANDF has criticized Bheki Cele for his premature announcement when the military will be deployed and what will be done.

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SANDF cannot prevent illegal immigration due to lack of finance, nor is it trained to combat urban civilian violence on Cape Flats

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Head of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF), General Solly Shoke, as well as Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, admitted during the parliamentary session that SANDF has financial difficulties. It is also said that the deployment of the military to counter gang violence on the Cape Flats is not feasible because the army is not trained to combat urban civilian violence. SANDF troops have been in Cape Town for a week, but have not yet left the barracks because they are waiting for intelligence reports and still waiting on a withdrawal strategy.

Maroela Media reports that Shoke confirms that the SANDF is currently experiencing a major problem with the defense budget and that there are insufficient funds available to carry out their duties . According to Mapisa-Nqakula, only 15 companies were deployed at SA borders for effective border control, where 22 companies are needed. The shortcoming leads to the influx of illegal immigrants. Wh
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SAPS Operator of 10111 Emergency Number drops phone call while terrified woman pleads for help as she suspected a burglar was in her house

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A 23-year-old Cape Town woman, living right across the Table View police station, phoned the police’s 10111 emergency number at 06:17 on Wednesday morning, and pleaded for help as she suspected a burglar was in her house. Until her bitter shock, the operator dropped the phone call after 25 seconds, without giving any assistance.

According to a report from Netwerk24, the petrified woman once again dialled the 10111 number and told the operator on the other side that she had heard someone in her home and that she suspected it was a burglar and begged for help. The police officer who answered the phone first wanted her contact details, requested confirmation that someone was in the woman’s house, and then asked her to spell her address before sending the police. The woman says it took the police almost 20 minutes to get to her, which is across the police station. She later heard after the 10111 emergency service contacted the police station it took m
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