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R84 million Free State Cuban Technical Advisers Program died a sudden death without solving the “water problem”

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The Secretary-General of the ANC, and former Prime Minister of the Free State, Ace Magashule’s plan to bring Cuban engineers to South Africa to solve the Free State’s “water problems”, then wasted millions of Rand.

The so-called Cuban engineers were welcomed with a huge ceremony when they came here from Cuba for four years.

Of the 37 Cubans, who spent them as engineers, only three remain in the Free State.

Mgasjule’s impressive “Free State Cuban Technical Advisers Program, which cost taxpayers more than R84 million, then died, like so many other projects, in sudden death without the” water problem “being solved.

The eminent engineers, whose qualifications are not recognized in South Africa, also had to see that service delivery in the Free State municipalities was increased, could not make do with the ANC workers, and no positive results were achieved.

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Taxpayers fork out millions for 703 vacant state-owned buildings

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The poor management of state-owned buildings costs the country’s taxpayers millions of rands annually.
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure owns about 81,000 buildings, 703 of which are vacant. Only the property tax on these unused buildings amounted to R36 million in the 2018/19 financial year.

In addition, there is a major backlog with the maintenance of buildings and it is estimated to cost about R74 billion to fully renovate all the buildings.

To aggravate the problem, various government departments’ monthly rents are outstanding for a period of longer than five years. This amount is about R600 million. Treasury owes itself R127m in arrears.

If the Justice, Correctional Services and Higher Education Departments can pay their rent, the other departments can do so.

This crisis needs urgent attention and is resolved. The FF Plus will ask that the relevant portfolio committee deal with this to ensure that the outstanding fees are collected bef
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New R28.6 billion project at Ethekwini Municipality just another initiative for ANC government to waste money

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Another failed ANC project under the guise of the Khawuleza Model launched at the expense of impoverished taxpayers. The ruling ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa, declared that the Khawuleza municipality and environment is the place to create jobs.

He launched the so-called metropolitan version for the Khawuleza District Development Model, which is believed to also improve communication between the government and the departments.

Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality is expected to get R28.6 billion to initiate the Khawuleza project.

The district’s model will apparently receive the huge amount over the 5-year period for the project, and funding planning and spending will be integrated with the governments.

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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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SA taxpayers are among the highly taxed in the world – and it could get worse

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Economists say we will most likely see an increase in personal tax and the fuel levy, as government tries to ramp up tax collection.

They say government is running out of options to raise money after SARS missed its collection targets over the past few years.

Analysts say it’s now a certainty that SARS will miss its collection target yet again.

Last year the revenue service missed its target by R57-billion.

South Africa’s per capita economic growth remains negative, with the economy expected to grow by less than a percent this year, while the population has grown by 1.6 percent.

Corporate tax has plummeted over the last few years.

And the recent increase in VAT is failing to close gap.

“We have to collect extra taxes and that’s the problem, so those extra taxes are more than likely to come from personal income tax which is also a high burden already,” says Eonomist, Mike Schussler.

Schussler says taxpayers are already paying more tax.

This, a
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Taxpayers forks out R5.4 million for absent civil servants who are currently sitting at home and doing absolutely nothing

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Taxpayers have so far paid about R5.4 million on civil servants salaries who sit at home due to improper sickness or temporary disability leave in the past year and not doing any work at all. The largest amount of money was paid out by the Department of Environmental Affairs with a huge sum of R1,6 million.

The information was recently disclosed in parliamentary responses recently in response to a series of official questions asked by IFP MPs over a period of time. Barbara Creecy, Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries, acknowledged that there are currently five employees at her department, on approved disability leave due to injury or illness. One of the officials has been suspended but is still receiving a salary. According to her, the department has so far paid out R1,6 million.

Network 24 reports that in the forestry department,three officials in the Eastern Cape and one in Limpopo also apply for extended sick leave or temporary
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Part 1:- Juju you are just like Andile Mngxitama, a big fat joke:- Malema Fires Back: ‘I Am Ready To Govern South Africa’ (video)

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The boisterous leader of the Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) has slammed those who say he is not fit to govern South Africa.

Malema urged all to look at his impeccable records in the past, so they can see that he can do better if given the opportunity.

He noted that he would fire useless ministers that are costing the taxpayers so much to maintain and lead a South Africa of our dreams.

The EFF is up for a grueling 2019, as the EFF is correct in targeting younger voters and the majority of poor blacks who believe they can get land should the party take over the government.

EFF’s first attempt at the polls in the 2014 general elections saw the party gain 6% of the lion’s share of votes.

Independent polls by market research company Ipsos have the EFF coming in at 7% for this year’s elections.

The party says it is not conducting any internal polls, nor does it have a specific targeted outcome. It is rather focusing on getti
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Members of parliament accuse Eskom of holding SA hostage and trying to enforce money from taxpayers who are already suffering from the heavy debt of the ANC government

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Zukiswa Rantho, who led the parliamentary inquiry into Evkom’s problems, made up the former Eskom boss, Matshelo Koko, in parliament as a “servant” of the Gupta’s.

She pointed him out as a liar and a possible criminal.

Several speakers in parliament once again pointed out that Eskom is holding the country hostage and trying to enforce money from taxpayers who are already suffering from the heavy debt of the ANC government.

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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Why is Telkom donating R1 Million to the EFF? Why are tax payers being indirectly forced to fund this far-left political party?

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Telkom is funded by the state, therefore, funded by you and me through taxes. Furthermore, the state is run by the ANC, this would mean that the ANC is indirectly using our taxes to fund the EFF. What is going on?

Article published by EWN below, quote: “Telkom and its Ceo Sipho Maseko received a special thanks after it forked out R1 million for the table where Malema was seated.”

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the Bosasa scandal has proven how the ANC has sold its soul to racists which is why the red berets are the only political party capable of tackling white monopoly capital.

Malema was speaking at a fundraising gala dinner in fountains valley in Tshwane last night where the cheapest table was R50,000.

Semi-private cellphone network Telkom and its Ceo Sipho Maseko received a special thanks after it forked out R1 million for the table where Malema was seated.

This morning the EFF will unveil
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eThekwini slams those opposed to R20m statues as being against black unity – Taxpayers in Durban will have to cough up for the erection of two new statues of terrorists worth R20m to promote black unity in the province

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Two new statues of terrorists will cost Durban taxpayers R20m. The erection of the statues is alleged to promote black unity in the province. However to the cost of whom?

The municipality believe that terrorists Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo will be “honored” in this way and will encourage to promote black unity.

The previous four statues of Mandela, Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa cost the taxpayer approximately R1,9 million.

Experts believe the amount of R20m for two further statues is excessive, and believes it is unfair to tax citizens while worshiping these terrorist worship.

Photo: Previous four statues of Mandela, Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa

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

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