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Vandals tear R6.6m car wash apart, Tshwane spokesperson blames the weather

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A multimillion-rand car wash project owned by the city of Tshwane which was meant to create jobs for the youth of Mamelodi and invigorate the economy of the township, has descended into dilapidation.

SowetanLIVE reported that the Reitiretse integrated vehicle washing facility in Mamelodi west has been stripped by criminals, before it even opened its doors.

The R6.6m facility now looks a far cry from the day it was launched amid fanfare in November 2015.

When Sowetan visited the facility on Thursday, the structures had lost their roofs and door frames, while the toilet block has been stripped of the toilet seats and basins. The windows and other fittings had been vandalised.

Reitiretse was launched by former Tshwane mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa and Gauteng premier David Makhura. At the time, the car wash premises included a fully equipped laundromat and a fully equipped hair salon.

Located near Mamelodi’s major thoroughfare, Tsamaya Drive, the project was m
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Elderly farmer of North West senselessly murder by 5 barbarians – When will the brutality against white farmers stop?

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An elderly man, 67, was stabbed to death in a sheepfold on his farm Leeufontein, Wolmaransstad on Sunday, his wife, 66, was severely assaulted and taken to hospital.

According to Col. Adele MyburghtThe province’s police spokesperson  said five suspects arrived at the farm around 5:30 pm and told the couple they wanted to buy sheep.

“The suspects, three men and two women, went to the kraal with the couple to choose sheep. They were then apparently overpowered by the suspects. Some of the suspects took the woman home and insisted on the safe of the safe, while the others tied the man in the kraal, ”says Myburgh.

The couple’s son, 43, was apparently in another kraal when he saw the suspects running.

He found his father’s body in the sheepfold.

Myburgh says it is not yet known if the suspects stole anything, but a case of murder and farm attack has been opened.

No one has been arrested yet.

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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.

Local media s
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Expensive mistake due to incompetent officials – Municipality pays R18m in salaries twice – but workers refuse to give it back

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A cash-strapped Mpumalanga municipality may need pickaxes and shovels to recover about R18 million in salaries that were paid twice to its employees last month.

An error by officials in the Nkomazi Local Municipality’s finance department saw workers getting paid their salaries on the 15th instead of the 25th.

When the council decided not to pay the workers on the correct pay day, 10 days later, the workers shut down all water treatment plants and other municipal services.

The council bent over backwards and paid the bonanza to contain the service delivery chaos.

Now it wants to recover the money before the end of the 2019/20 financial year in June next year and has suggested deducting 20% from the employees’ salaries, but the workers are having none of it.

City Press understands that there might be another shutdown in municipal services if the deductions are implemented on Monday as workers are looking forward to a bountiful festive season from their
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Eskom to cut 60% of Soweto households’ power supply – Seems like #blackprivilege don’t apply in black residential areas at the expense of honest payers

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Eskom has awakened from its 25 years of corruption and has now suddenly decided to cut off Soweto’s illegal electricity consumers’ supply.

According to the latest report, Eskom has indicated that it will disconnect power from at least 60% of the 200,000 Soweto households with prepaid meters.

The reason is, according to Eskom, due to the fact that the majority of households have illegal connections, thereby stealing the power supply.

Experts say that’s one reason why regular payers have been so heavily burdened with unreasonably high rates for the past decade.

Eskom decided to take the action after the Supreme Court rejected Soweto residents’ request that Eskom be banned from cutting off power.

The media, and in particular Die Vryburger, have complained on behalf of thousands of power consumers over the past decade that Eskom allows black residential areas to steal power at the expense of honest payers.

Informed sources point out that the government ha
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Senior ANC official dissatisfied with his second-hand Mercedes Benz which costs taxpayers R103,776 monthly and seeks brand new one – No wonder SA is broke!

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Kwazi Mshengu was recently accused of using a car rental scheme to justify not having to use his predecessor’s official car.

Kwazi Mshengu is the newly appointed educator of the Executive Committee in Natal, but is now without a car after Mercedes-Benz canceled the guarantee, as well as the maintenance contract.

The manufacturer also recalled its courtesy vehicle, leaving the senior ANC worker without any vehicle he could use during his work.

The manufacturer, meanwhile, has appointed an independent investigator to determine the cause of the car damage.

Experts say the exceptional behavior of the automaker, Mercedes-Benz, to revoke a warranty, contract of service as well as a courtesy vehicle, is a clear sign that the vehicles were abused by its drivers.

The manufacturer’s actions follow after a fake letter was given to Kwazi Mshengu in which the manufacturer says the car used by its predecessor is unsafe and should not be used.

The one-year-old Merce
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Denel’s huge contract worth billions of Rand halted after dispute over inspection arises – How long will the cash-strapped SEO remain standing?

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South Africa has blocked Denel’s huge contract worth billions of Rand. The contracts, the largest of which are for weapons in the two countries, Saudi Arabia, and the other in the United Arab Emirates, have been blocked and could eventually be canceled by the buyers.

South African manufacturer Denel, which, like many other state entities, is currently struggling to keep its head above water, can hardly afford to lose the giant orders because a dispute over inspection has arisen.

Informed sources point out that this could also mean that thousands of jobs could be jeopardized by the struggling armaments manufacturer.

The inspection dispute apparently revolves around a clause in the export documents that requires foreign customers not to transfer weapons to third-party institutions or countries.

The provision further states that South Africa is allowed to inspect the facilities, and the provisions could lead to cancellation of orders amounting to billions of R
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Transnet wasted almost R50 billion, most of which is used to buy trains that cannot be used in SA

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State-owned entities are currently under considerable pressure and there is doubt as to how many of them have the ability to continue without the necessary financial assistance.

This is the opinion of Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, who last week released a national and provincial auditor’s report for the period 2028-2019 in Cape Town.

He says there are weaknesses in the performance of many entities and the roughly 14 state-run institutions that are heavily subsidized by the state and the ANC government apparently did not contribute much to improving their results.

The 14 institutions also spent R1.4bn on illegal spending, and may be further investigated with further investigations.

Denel, the SABC, SA Express shipping company, and the SA Forestry Company are some of the biggest offenders of wrongful expenses incurred.

With Transnet wasting nearly R50bn, the bulk of which has been used to buy trains that cannot be used in SA, along with Eskom’s nearly R7bn
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Toilet scandal – several senior ANC officials arrested after being awarded R650m tender to build 66,000 toilets

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Although nine people have been arrested who are suspected of being involved in the toilet scandal in the Eastern Cape, this does not mean that no more arrests can be made.

Those already captured are likely to include high-profile government officials, as well as so-called businessmen who have filled their pockets.

The nine were arrested by the Hawks in various provinces such as Gauteng, Natal, the Eastern Transvaal, and the Eastern Cape.

A tenth person was later arrested after those already in custody began untying their tongues.

The notorious Amathole District Municipality toilet scandal came to light in 2015, where R630m was awarded a tender to build 66,000 toilets in the Eastern Cape, but never became a reality.

Several senior figures from the ANC are being held, but no names have been released while awaiting trial.

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Former Minister charged with fraud involving state capture investigation

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ANC MP and former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo appeared briefly in the Cape Magistrate’s Court after being arrested by the Hawks on alleged corruption charges.

He is being investigated after interfering with the Parliamentary inquiry into state capture. Bongo allegedly tried to bribe an advocate who would give witnesses about the state hijacking at Eskom.

Bongo’s sudden rise in party ranks has raised his eyebrows for three years before his appointment as minister and his close relationship with Jacob Zuma is no secret.

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