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How Government Plans To Force You To Invest In State Assets

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The South African government has quietly announced that it has set its sights on retirement funds and pensions as a way to add additional funds to bolster the country’s finances. The announcement made on the last day of the ANC’s policy conference last month, had not featured in the party’s earlier policy documents, and was..
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What does the motion of no confidence actually means for Baleka Mbete ??

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Parliament Speaker Baleka Mbete will soon reveal if MPs will vote by secret ballot in the motion of no confidence against President Zuma. With aspirations of being the next ANC president, and a party that demands loyalty, Mbete may have either an opportunity or be at a disadvantage. Over the weekend Mbete spoke about the..
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Current climate at SARS is one of fear and loathing

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SARS spokesman Luther Lebelo went on Radio 702 on Friday to rubbish media reports and clear up perceptions over SARS and its Commissioner‚ Tom Moyane. Lebelo‚ who becomes increasingly agitated as the interview with Stephen Grootes progresses‚ was vehement in defending Moyane over a trip to Dubai in December 2015 and also speaks about the..
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Zuma is still a problem, we will soon know if he is ‘in’ or he is ‘out’.

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As Parliament prepares to debate a motion of no confidence against Jacob Zuma, opposition parties seem assured they will have the numbers to depose the beleaguered ANC leader. Should the vote succeed, both the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), along with some of the leading lights in the ANC, could see their..
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Gigaba wants to withdraw Treasury’s report on Eskom’s coal supply agreements

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Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has told Parliament the Treasury’s damning report on Eskom’s coal supply agreements with Tegeta Exploration and Resources had been mistakenly marked as “final” and had to be withdrawn. The Treasury sent the report to the standing committee on public accounts, but now said it had not been finalised, according to Gigaba’s..
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The new virtual money options may cause bankruptcy for the ANC government!!

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South Africa’s government is well aware of technological developments regarding virtual or crypto money and has already created an interministerial working group that monitors it in conjunction with private sector experts with a view to possible regulation. It appears from written questions by adv. Anton Alberts, chairman of the FF Plus, to the Minister of..
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Corruption: How The ANC, supported by the World, shapes up against The NP with sanctions

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Whilst it is hardly a fair comparison, given that ANC had the whole world, the mass media and all its money behind them, and NP had all the world and its money and mass media against them, Ed Herbst, using his 49 years of covering the South African story, makes some telling comparisons and observations on..
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Zuma quotes Macbeth, Shakespeare and Mark Antony, but it is a little more than colonial camouflage !!

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On June 16, in front of a crowd of young people in Ventersdorp for Youth Day, President Jacob Zuma turned to unusual material: he quoted from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Macbeth to make a point about self-making. He might not be formally educated — “not a single teacher in South Africa can claim he ever..
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WHITE MONOPOLY CAPITAL NOT THE ENEMY – TREVOR MANUEL QUESTIONS ZUMA’S CAPITAL REMARKS

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Former Minister Trevor Manuel has questioned the logic behind President Jacob Zuma’s views on white monopoly capital. Former Minister Trevor Manuel has questioned the logic behind President Jacob Zuma’s views on white monopoly capital. During a community engagement earlier this week, Zuma emphasised that white monopoly capital is a reality in South Africa. Manuel has..
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Sipho Pityana: ‘Zuma Must Go! South Africa Is Not The Guptas’ Personal ATM’

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“Everything is captured.” More magic available at jerm.co.za. Save South Africa has been one of many civil society bodies at the forefront of fighting state capture and the Zuptas. At a gathering in Johannesburg’s Rhema Church on Tuesday, convenor Sipho Pityana, delivered another scathing attack on Zuma, calling on him to step down. With a multitude of civil society bodies..
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