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Corona virus spreads dramatically – How long before it will reach South Africa and will the ANC regime able to curb it ?

Posted on 31/01/2020 Leave a comment

The dreaded new Corona virus is spreading at a tremendous pace and has already killed more than 100 cases, with more than 4,500 reported cases of infection.

The Chinese’s desperate efforts at dozens of measures to curb the spread of the virus are seen as a futile exercise by scientists.

According to a panel of scientists, it is projected that the cases that already have an infection are closer to 45,000, and that the infections double every week.

The government has closed ten cities to prevent back and forth, and two hospitals, each with 1,000 beds, have been set up to accommodate the patients who are flowing to hospitals.

Allegations are being made that the Communist government of China will not disclose the real state of affairs in order to protect the image and business confidence.

Several countries, including the US and Japan, have already sent airplanes to get their citizens out of China before severe conditions hit the people.

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10 Babies die at Tembisa Hospital, Gauteng due to outbreak of antibiotic resistant bacteria – deaths could have been avoided if there was sustainable hygiene and sufficient staff

Posted on 31/01/2020 Leave a comment

The SA Human Rights Commission says the Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng urgently needs more staff after another 10 babies have died in the institution.

The babies born in the hospital have died in recent weeks, and although numerous reasons have been stated, the hospital is held responsible for the death of all the babies.

The allegations are that insects are causing the death of another 10 babies, which are believed to be present due to poor hygiene in the building.

The outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria caused the babies to die in less than two months, and now the Human Rights Commission says the hospital will solve the problem by appointing more staff.

However, experts believe the problem could have been avoided with good, and sustainable, hygiene, which does not necessarily mean that more staff is needed.

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Yank your generator closer and grab those candles, chances are huge for #RollingBlackOuts tonight

Posted on 30/01/2020 Leave a comment

Eskom said in a statement that the power system was under severe pressure this morning and the power supplier is currently using diesel generators to meet electricity demand.

According to the statement, the maintenance of units was delayed, which meant that diesel generators had to run through the night.

“Although we have enough emergency reserves to replenish capacity during the day, we may need to put in load tonight to replenish diesel and water with our open-cycle gas turbines and pump storage schemes,” Eskom explains.

Unplanned power outages stood at 13 063 MW at 06:30. This is a bit more compared to Wednesday’s 12 620 MW.

The power provider is asking users to use electricity sparingly while haunting to get power outages below the 9,500 MW target.

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Embattled National Carrier gets R3.5bn lifeline from Development Bank

Posted on 30/01/2020 Leave a comment

SA Airways (SAA) has secured R3.5bn in funding from the Development Bank of Southern Africa.

“Discussions held with financial institutions have been fruitful,” joint SAA business rescue practitioners Les Matuson and Siviwe Dongwana said in a statement on Tuesday.

The business rescue practitioners, supported by the departments of public enterprises and National Treasury, obtained the funding needed to meet the short term liquidity requirements of the airline.

“Discussions held with financial institutions have been fruitful, with the DBSA offering to provide the next tranche of funding, for a total amount of R3.5bn, with an immediate drawdown of R2bn.

“Furthermore, funding for the restructuring phase after the [business rescue] plan is adopted is being considered by potential funders,” read the statement.

“The advancement of the funds comes on the back of the business rescue process which began on 5 December 2019, with the local commercial banks
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Lesufi once again disregards rights of Afrikaans-speaking communities in Combined School in Cullinan

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It is clear that Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng MEC for Education, is continuing his assault on the Afrikaans-speaking community as he abolished Afrikaans at the Combined School in Cullinan.

According to the Gauteng Department of Education, the decision to do away with Afrikaans as medium of instruction at the school was made due to the waning number of Afrikaans learners attending the school.

The FF Plus, however, views it as scandalous that the Department has no regard for minority rights, and Afrikaans minority rights in particular. In fact, this is a case of double standards because Afrikaans schools are targeted and forced to accommodate learners who speak other languages and are even expected to build new classrooms, while Afrikaans learners are being turned away from certain other schools where Afrikaans as medium of instruction was done away with.

One is justified in asking the question of why Afrikaans-speaking learners, who are the minority, are being remov
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Farm attack: Victim strangled with scarf and genitals hacked with sharp object, Bapsfontein

Posted on 30/01/2020 Leave a comment

Farm attackers strangled a man with a scarf and hacked his genitals with a sharp object.

A bloodied Timothy Rademeyer, 51, and his partner, Dirkie Voges, 61, were found on their farm in the Welbekend area near Bapsfontein on Wednesday.

Voges could walk up to the farm road and call for help.

Candice Allison, a local paramedic, was one of the first people to rush to the farmhouse to help the couple.

Her cousin, Ian Jackson, was driving past the couple’s farm around 7:30 a.m. when he saw the bloodied Voges along the road.

He immediately rushed to Allison about 3 km and told her to help urgently.

A bloody scene greeted Allison.

A scarf with which the attackers strangled Rademeyer was so tightly knit that she had to cut it loose. One of his ribs was also presumably broken.

“He had ugly cuts to his head and arms. His private parts were also cut, ”says Allison.

I just know my dad got hurt a lot.
Rademeyer and Voges also appear to have been severe
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Will SA consider nuclear power plants and will it be safe in the hands of a Third World country ruled by the ANC regime?

Posted on 28/01/2020 Leave a comment

It hangs on everyone’s lips: Will South Africa’s regime consider purchasing another nuclear power generation plant similar to the Koeberg plant.

South Africa is fast moving backwards and has long been no country with First World standards. With the regime’s latest efforts to light the lights, it is clear that there is so much pressure on the Ramaphosa government that they are in no way approaching one task after another and finding solutions.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni was very busy at the Davos summit, but his busy time was only to kill fires over the Eskom scandal and the empty state coffers that lack the ability to borrow money to save SAL .

That raises the question of whether nuclear power plants are the answer to SA’s power supply, but experts believe the Koeberg power station is a prime example of First World equipment, and in fact can’t be safe in the hands of a Third World country.”

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SAA crisis becomes ANC nightmare – No banking institution wants to borrow R2 billion for bankrupt government-controlled entity

Posted on 28/01/2020 Leave a comment

The competition to get SAA free will now begin, which the weakest state-controlled entity now has literally no value.

The government’s inability to live up to its promise and make another R2 billion available to SAA as the largest rescue buoy has now made the entity very shaky.

Salaries for January can still be paid, but after that it will struggle, and in the meantime Minister Tito Mboweni is trying to convince all the bankers in the country to borrow the R2 billion.

Approximately 12 flight routes were abolished, destroying thousands of people’s travel plans and those who were prepared had to be content to get on with Mango Shipping.

A week of complete chaos is over, but the outlook for this week is as bleak as it was last week.

According to press reports, it appears that many ANC members of parliament are in favor of liquidating the SAA to lighten the load on the state coffers.

Now, a new shipping company is considering, “what with a much better bus
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Department of Health: Medical negligence claims increase to more than R104 billion in 2019 due to extremely poor medic services in health sector

Posted on 28/01/2020 Leave a comment

Claims of patients instituted due to medical negligence by the state’s institutions have risen dramatically, highlighting the extremely poor medical services in the health sector.

Over the past four years to 2019, more than R104 billion has been claimed by patients or their relatives against the Department of Health.

Observers point out that this is a clear indication of the quality of health services in state entities, which according to statistics is a four-fold increase in claims over the previous four-year term.

The claims are largely due to negligence in government hospitals, and people who do not have a medical scheme are the victims because they have no alternative solution.

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Liquidation of Gupta company, Oakbay back on the table

Posted on 28/01/2020 Leave a comment

The Tegeta Exploration and Resources has again filed an application for liquidation from the Gupta company, Oakbay Investments.

The Tegeta institution has gone on a hunt for the R402 loan from the Gupta company, which has been in disarray in recent months.

Tegeta claims that the Guptas ‘family business’ Oakbay Investments, as an entity owes him R400m.

In the documents filed with the Johannesburg High Court, Tegeta argues that Oakbay is liquidated as he is not in a position to settle his debts.

The Guptas currently living in the Emirates have already been auctioned off in Johannesburg and sold to pay off outstanding debts, but attempts to get them extradited to SA have been unsuccessful until now.

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