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More than 10 million people are unemployed in SA – Rate higher than USA and Germany combined

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10 million South Africans suffer in silence and 900 hundred join them every day. We are all too clever as we talk about public protectors, scandals, politics and infighting. BUT we and our government love forgetting the unemployed. Journalists forget them, Politicians talk for them but never too them. Working people hope they never have to deal with this problem, Economists have no idea what to do about them, It’s a mess.

The reality is that wider unemployment numbers from all three countries below show that the USA and Germany combined have fewer unemployed people than SA! We are at present one of perhaps 3 countries with more than 10 million people unemployed. (The others are China and perhaps India. comparable numbers are not easy for wider definitions) Both those countries have 20 times the population than SA!

The next graphic shows the standard rates of selected big economies around the globe. SA unemployment is now higher than Greece ever was d
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Cyril Ramaphosa expected to sign controversial Aarto Bill (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) into law

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Stricter measures on the road will be introduced if this Bill is singed into law. The National Assembly has done its bit. Now it is up to President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign the controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Bill into law.

As reported by Business Tech, both Houses were in agreement that the Bill ought to be singed into law. It is now the responsibility of the president to decide if it will indeed serve its purpose, which is to fundamentally change the way South Africans drive.

Where will we see changes with the Aarto Bill?
Penalties on non-payment of traffic fines?

Once the new Bill becomes law, law enforcement will have the right to clamp down a lot harder on motorists who fail to pay their traffic fines.

Currently, motorists with unpaid traffic fines still enjoy the luxury of being on the road. This new law will more than likely restrict that, or at least make driving around with unpaid
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White Farmer Seeks Asylum with His Family at the US Border with Mexico – First in South African History

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While South Africa is a troubled country in turmoil, few are aware that the fear white South Africans live in, has reached beyond our borders. A white South African farmer and his family asked for asylum at the US border with Mexico.

They were kept at a Mexican holding for three weeks for protection before meeting with the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). They have undergone extensive grilling and interviews. They had to do a credible fear test, which they passed. That is right, their fear is real.

The white farmer has a minor daughter that was interviewed without the presence of her parents. Currently, the family resides with friends in the US after the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) concluded the family could apply for asylum. The United States authorities concluded that the South Africans has done everything correctly in their attempt to safeguard themselves against the threat against their lives from South Africa
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Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister Bheki Cele and Minister Tito Mboweni NAMED AND SHAMED

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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane named and shamed those that defied her instructions today and the top names include Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister Tito Mboweni and Minister Bheki Cele.

“If you are a minister, you should be respecting the Constitution and the rule of law.”

With fifty top heads of state outlined including the President, the Finance Minister and Police Minister how should the nation feel about our leaders….trusting and confident?

Mkhwebane said despite budget constraints, she is forced to take various matters to court to force state organs into action.

“We’re here to support and strengthen our constitutional democracy. We are not here to be antagonistic.”

She has slammed Cele for failing to protect whistle-blowers in Umzimkhulu in KwaZulu-Natal. The public protector found that in 2018, Cele and the police had failed to protect Thabiso Zulu and Les Stuta, who had blown the whistle on corruption which t
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According to Senzo Mchunu, one of ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa’s confidantes, black managers are too blame for the bankrupt Eskom

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An ANC member of the party’s National Executive Committee, Senzo Mchunu, says it is black executives who are responsible for the condition at Eskom.

He says all that they have achieved was to do well in the failures.

Senzo Mchunu is one of ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa’s confidantes who are now out against Eskom’s “black managers”.

In an interview, he added that they would still regret some of their black managers  who were praised as excellent executives and trusted by the ANC.

Opinion polls say the ruling concludes that Italians from whites must correct the chaos at Eskom while many highly skilled drivers are finding whites in South Africa but hated and therefore will not be used.

Read the original article in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
This report does not necessarily reflects the opinion of SA-news.

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What did South-Africans used before candles? Electricity! – Eskom is apparently technically bankrupt and its R420bn debt currently accounts for 15% of the country’s debt – will no longer exist at the current projection by April 2019

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The Portfolio Committee of Public Enterprises heard at the hearing of the Department of Public Entities that Eskom was “technically bankrupt”.

Eskom will no longer exist at the current projection by April 2019.

The power supply’s R420bn debt burden currently accounts for 15% of the country’s debt and its revenue has increased fourfold since 2007 but its expenses, especially with staff overload, have exceeded revenue. Staff alone increased from 32,000 to 48,000 in eleven years.

Despite the increase in staff, critical knowledge was lacking, which resulted in 40% of interruptions at the different power stations being attributed to “human factors”.

The original article can be read in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
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ANC president builds poor record due to numerous occasions where he has been caught distorting the truth, now Ramaphosa refuses to show the contract between his son and Bosasa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa refused the opposition party’s request to disclose the contract between his son, Andile Ramaphosa and Bosasa.

Opposition parties claim that its refusal indicates that the contract does not exist and the president has once again lied.

Observers reckon that he is becoming increasingly entangled with all the untruths and denials that further detract from his credibility.

To date, the ANC president has built up a poor record because of the numerous times he was caught up in distorting the truth.

The original article can be read in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
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The National Health Insurance Act which will soon be put proposed, to provide free health care to everyone, regardless of where they are calling for medical care, will lead to chaos in private hospitals and may finally break the country’s economy

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According to President Cyril Ramaphosa, it is clear that the country’s health care is in crisis and needs rehabilitation.

More than 75% of state hospitals budget goes for salaries that are severely affected by patients who are not receiving proper treatment due to a money shortage.

According to Ramaphosa, the National Health Insurance Act will soon be tabled, which will provide free health care to all regardless of where they call for medical care.

Experts point out that Zuma’s “free education” has plunged the country’s universities into chaos, and now its successor comes and wants to get the country’s total health care messed up.

The result of the policy will lead to chaos in private hospitals and may finally break the country’s economy.

The original article can be read in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
This report does not necessarily reflects the opinion of SA-news.

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WHO DIDN’T CHECK THE CALENDAR? – Ramaphosa just killed Indaba 2019 – Biggest tourism expo to take place on the general election date

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Ramaphosa stood up in Parliament on Thursday and emphasized the importance of tourism. And then he killed 2019 tourism.

When he decided on a general election on 8 May, didn’t any body bother to look at the calendar? Indaba, the biggest tourism expo in South Africa, usually the destination for foreign investors and visitors, takes place on 8 May.

And arrangements are now too far to re-schedule or postpone. Cancelling would cost millions, not only in wasted funds, but in lost revenue.

A number of influential people in the tourism world indicated that they will not be attending this year, on the one hand because they need to be home for voting day, on the other: Why go to the expense of setting up a stall at Indaba if nobody is going to be there?

Ramaphosa just killed Indaba 2019. And the tourism industry will feel the effects. How is it possible that such elementary things cannot be considered while trying to govern a country?

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South Africans should brace for more rolling blackouts as the power grid is unstable and cannot produce enough power to sustain the country

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Eskom warned of wider controlled power cuts on Monday after six additional generating units unexpectedly went offline. The power utility launched stage 4 load shedding, which requires the shedding of 4 000 megawatts from the grid.

The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry is shocked by the sudden dramatic increase in load shedding.

“How is it possible for six units to go down at the same time?” asked Ms Janine Myburgh, President of the Chamber. “It is just too much of a co-incidence and we must ask if this is not another case of sabotage?”

Sabotage was blamed for a previous bout of load shedding, but the form it took was never explained to the public, except for workers who prevented coal deliveries from taking place.

“Stage Four load shedding is very serious indeed and it will affect commerce and industry. This will also affect the jobs of other workers, especially in heavy industry and it is time that workers whose jobs are at
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