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African barbarism intensifies throughout SA – Protests and riots are the order of the day when when the bantu can’t get what they want

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The residents of the Elias Motsoaledi squatter camp in Johannesburg apparently had enough and started protesting by making the only route to Lanseria International Airport impassable.

Burning tires, stones and bricks in the only route on Monday blocked the way to the airport, and vehicles that dared to face the barricades went under the residents’ stone throwing actions.

The squatter camp has apparently been without electricity for more than four months and this has made the residents decide enough is enough.

An Eskom spokeswoman said no power was allowed in places where illegal power cuts were made, which is the reason why the power was cut off.

The residents’ protest action later led to clashes with police, and out of anger one of the transformer cabinets was set on fire which delivered power to the squatter camp.

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Unproductive Eskom drags Nersa to court over reduced power tariffs showing financial deficit of R102 billion

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The greedy Eskom, which fails to become profitable on its own, and constantly stands by the ANC government, has now taken its arrogance a step further, according to financial experts.

The bankrupt power provider has already taken steps to approach the Supreme Court in a case against Nersa’s decision to grant a lower rate than requested.

The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) and Eskom are reportedly in conflict with each other and Eskom claims that the reduction in tariff increases means that it will show a further deficit of R102 billion.

Nersa has allowed 9.41% and 6.1% and 5.22% increases in tariffs for the next three years, but the unproductive Eskom is very dissatisfied and has now approached the court.

Experts once again point out that Eskom is in control with the levy after the ANC government repeatedly said that delivery of power is a priority. Eskom saw it as a leverage to continue with its poor management, overcrowded and unproductive staff, and qu
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Shortage in Afrikaans markers raises concerns for matric readiness in some provinces

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Umalusi — the quality assurance in education and training body — has raised concerns that some provinces have a shortage of Afrikaans markers.

This was revealed by Mafu Rakometsi, Umalusi’s chief executive, on Thursday at a press briefing in Milpark, Johannesburg where the body announced that it had approved the writing of the 2019 matric examinations.

Rakometsi said the shortage of markers related to subjects such as maths, geography, history and business studies, which some learners write in Afrikaans.
He added that the problem is not with the markers that have to mark Afrikaans language.

“The heads of departments have been alerted and they have been told about the problems in their provinces, and it is for them to see how they sort it out. And we will be monitoring how they have sorted the problem out,” he said.

Rakometsi said there are a number of approaches that the provinces could look at to address the problems, including getting help from
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Illegal landgrabbers vowed to start new informal settlement in Kimberley titled ‘SCANDAL’ and wants to erect around 150 shacks soon

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A group of Galeshewe residents have started marking sites for shanties to be erected on a piece of land on Twalu and Royal streets.“We inquired and we were told that the land belongs to the municipality and it forms part of the proposed by-pass road.”

IN YET another land invasion in Kimberley, community members of Ward 33 in Chris Hani Park started clearing an open piece of veld yesterday, where they vowed to start a new informal settlement, named “Scandal”.

Community members waited in vain on Monday to meet with the Sol Plaatje executive mayor, Patrick Mabilo.

The residents said they had a meeting with the mayor’s office in May this year regarding the large, open piece of land in the area, which they pointed out had become a notorious hot spot for crime.

“There are always robberies and murders going on there and even babies that are dumped.”

According to the residents they have been asking the Sol Plaatje Municipality for permission to ere
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Soweto owes Eskom more than R17 billion, still receives free power – culture of non-payment has now become a legacy of the ANC struggle

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According to a report by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) submitted to the Gauteng legislature’s CoGTA committee, Soweto owes Eskom more than R17 billion, which is half of the country’s debt to Eskom.

The information came to light last month when a FF Plus spokesperson, Amanda de Lange, announced it by way of a statement.

According to De Lange, “the default culture of electricity consumers in Soweto is probably the biggest cause of Eskom being forced to its knees”.

Soweto’s default has been going on for years and politicians have been trying unsuccessfully to persuade power consumers to pay portions of their debt. Threats to cut the power supply also serve no purpose. Residents insist the ANC promised free electricity and water to voters in their election pledges. The culture of non-payment has now become a legacy of the ANC struggle.

Meanwhile, the national power supply is struggling to survive financially an
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Ramaphosa on begging mission in London in an attempt to save penniless SA from economic ruin

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ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is on a begging mission to London in an effort to prevent the bankrupt South Africa’s economic downfall.

The visit is a result of the recent appointment only the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, which is apparently composed of experts and recommended that the ANC go begging abroad.

With municipalities that are technically bankrupt due to their debt burden to Eskom, and the power provider’s operating loss of R21 billion, as well as a debt burden of R430 billion, investors are unlikely to risk investing in South Africa.

With Moody’s as the only rating agency that has not yet downgraded to junk status, Ramaphosa’s mission is once again doomed to failure.

His promise of two years ago for investors to invest billions in South Africa was a gimmick that led to nothing, and his new mission will be full of promises, but nothing will happen, he said.

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Eskom’s municipal debt rises to R23.5 billion – Lets face it! Management and board of directors do not possess management skills to run this entity

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Eskom’s inability to function effectively has again emerged with the latest financial information released.

Municipalities already owe Eskom R23.5 billion, according to the report released by Minister Pravin Gordhan.

The disclosure shows that the debt to be paid to Eskom is still rising, and is a sign that the entity is not prepared to set foot and cut off municipal electricity supply if they fail to settle their accounts clockwise.

In March this year, Gordhan reported that municipal debt to the power supply stood at R20bn, but only increased to R23.5bn 5 months later.

This is clear evidence that Eskom’s management and board of directors do not have the skills to manage the entity, informed sources said.

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US Treasury impose huge sanctions on the Guptas that will cause the brothers’ business operations to be severely curtailed not to mention the possibility to be jailed for state capture

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Chickens are coming home to roost in all corners of the globe for the Guptas. The US Treasury have essentially “excluded” them from their financial system.

Some huge breaking news is reaching us from the USA. The Gupta brothers are under heavy pressure after the US announced that it is imposing sanctions on the family, making it difficult for the brothers to do business. The US Treasury have condemned the Guptas and their associates for “running a significant corruption network” in South Africa. A statement released end of last week detailed the reasons why the Indian billionaires have now essentially been excluded from the American financial system. Opinions say the US plan to impose sanctions on the Guptas will cause the brothers’ business operations to be severely curtailed.

Political analysts believe that extradition could mean that the three brothers who were at the head of state capture will be jailed for many years.

“The US department of the Treas
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Senior SARS official resigns to escape prosecution

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Another senior executive has agreed with the SA Revenue Service to retire with immediate effect.

The retirement is part of the “cleaning” process the Revenue Service is doing, and a spokesman said Teboho Mokoena, the suspended chief of the human development division, agreed to leave the taxpayer’s service.

In return, the Revenue Service has undertaken not to prosecute the outgoing officer, and he is the umpteenth suspended official of the Revenue Service who leaves the service in order not to be prosecuted in return.

Media reports state that at least three of the officials who similarly had to leave the Revenue Service have close ties to Tom Moyane.

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Zandile Gumede raid: Here’s the insane fleet of luxury cars seized at the residence of former mayor of eThekwini

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Even in her darkest hour, Zandile Gumede has remained defiant in the face of mounting pressure. The former mayor of eThekwini had a dig at the Hawks investigative unit on Thursday when they turned up at the wrong house to seize assets belonging to her, and 15 of her co-accused.

Gumede has orchestrated one hell of a tender fraud scheme, estimated to have been worth R200 million. The contract her council and Durban Solid Waste negotiated flouted strict rules and regulations, allowing the controversial public figure and her cronies to loot the local coffers.
Zandile Gumede “violated her bail terms”

So when the Hawks rocked up to a rental property they believed she was residing in, things looked pretty straightforward. That was until the officers realised no-one was home, and they had to explain Zandile Gumede left the property several months ago – a fact “everyone knows”, according to Gumede herself.

But that act of stone-throwing was committed from a
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