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Air travellers in SA – Bring your own food, union says, as strike threatens airport catering services

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Air travellers in South Africa have been warned to pack lunch boxes as there will be no food or catering services on several airlines as workers are expected to embark on a strike on Monday.

This as the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) warned on Sunday that there would be no food or catering services on several airlines and in airport lounges due to threatened strike action.

“The strike will affect OR Tambo airport, Cape Town international and King Shaka in Durban. We advise that if you intend to fly on certain airlines tomorrow [Monday] please pack a ‘skhaftin’ [lunch box] because there will no food or catering on the flight,” said Numsa spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola.

Air Chefs is a subsidiary of SAA.

Airline spokesman Tlali Tlali confirmed a notice to strike had been received, but said contingency plans were in place to ensure there was “minimal to no impact” on operation
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PROTESTS in SA – a prime example of barbaric conduct enforced by violent protesters that destroys whatever they can find and set fire to anything that can burn

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The right to protest is part of human rights. If you are opposed to something, you protest against it.

In most organized and civilized countries, people take to the streets carrying posters and banners, address the media, and then present a document outlining their grievances and what they would like to be done about it.

And then they go home.

Not in South Africa.

You don’t need to have a valid grievance. You don’t need to explain the reasons for your protest clearly, you don’t need to suggest a sensible sollution and you don’t, definitely never ever, need to behave sensibly. You break whatever glass you can find, you set fire to anything that can burn and if possible, make sure you injure or kill a bystander for special effect.

The violent protests around Dunoon on the Cape Flats last week was another prime example of this barbaric conduct.

And dear friends abroad, do you know what the protest was ab
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Barbaric savages threatens to kill woman if husband tries to fight back during house robbery, Langebaan

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Tommy Swift, 59, and his wife, Maureen, 52, were robbed, tied, repeatedly assaulted and robbed by three men in their home in Myburgh Park, Langebaan, on Saturday. The couple moved from Gauteng to the West Coast three years ago.

“My wife was traumatized and very hurt. They tied our puppy to her back and threatened to cut the dog’s throat if my wife didn’t give them our bank cards PIN. All her teeth in her mouth were loose as they kicked and punched her.

Tommy says that they were lying on their living room couches watching television. They usually wait for their son, Tommy Swift Jr., to come home when he finishes work at night.

“It’s just easier, because then I can open it immediately when he gets home.”

Tommy says their puppy, who lives in the house, was previously restless. He said she kept going to the windows and barking.

I just heard her give one long bark and when I saw them again they were on us
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LETTER: We were sold out in 1994 – ANC ruined our education system

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LETTER – We were sold out in 1994. For 25 years we’ve been ruled by an ANC that could and did shun all other parties as long as it kept its majority and worked within the confines of our Constitution.

The ANC has an abusive relationship with the masses who keep it in political power, and in return get financially held down, mercilessly robbed of their economic freedom – their disposable income.

The ANC did a good con job on citizens in the last national election – imagine the number of votes one can buy with a R1.1billion election fund!

Soon there will be another unobstructed ANC feeding frenzy with Aarto and NHI, and if you’re not high on their party list you’re up the proverbial creek without a paddle!

Opposition to what the ANC is doing is growing, but depends on the education of the masses. The ANC is probably the only liberation movement that, when becoming a party, provided the best education for its own but
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SAHRC taking Bok star Etzebeth to court over H-word racial slur – But it is OK to shout “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer”

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On Wednesday, the commission said it would approach the Equality Court after receiving a complaint from some residents in Langebaan in the Western Cape

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is taking legal action against Springbok rugby player Eben Etzebeth for allegedly using a racial slur.

On Wednesday, the commission said it would approach the Equality Court after receiving a complaint from some residents in Langebaan in the Western Cape.

He’s accused of using a derogatory term allegedly during a row with one of the residents in the area in August.

There was an apparent scuffle between a group, including Etzebeth, and others.

The commission’s Chris Nissen said: “He allegedly used an H-word and that is what is before us at the Human Rights Commission. And that’s why we felt maybe the H-word is like the K-word and because [of that] we decided to take it to the Equality Court.”

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DStv cuts affordable package with KykNET – Poor Pensioners must now subscribe to premium package if they want to watch their favourite Afrikaans soaps

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MultiChoice has informed its DStv Select subscribers that it will discontinue this service on 29 October 2019 and move them to DStv Family.

“DStv is continuously reviewing its content line-up, packaging structure and pricing to ensure that customers have access to the best fresh content at great value,” MultiChoice said.

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Ramaphosa signs Internet censorship bill into law – there will be a definite potential for abuse in terms of infringement of free speech

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed off a number of major new laws – including the controversial ‘internet censorship bill’.

In a statement on Wednesday (2 October), the presidency said that the new laws include:

Overvaal Resorts Limited Repeal Bill;
The Property Practitioners Bill;
Electronic Deeds Registration Systems Bill;
Film and Publications Amendment Bill.

It was not clear at the time of writing whether the laws had been promulgated and had officially come into effect. In addition, some parts of the legislation may only come into effect at a later date.
Controversy

While most of the new laws will likely be welcomed, one of the new bills has courted controversy as it made its way through the law-making process.

The Film and Publications Amendment Bill – known as the ‘internet censorship bill’ by some of its opponents – aims to introduce a number of changes including harsher rules to prot
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Trade unions are rejecting ANC’s plans to sell non-performing SOE’s

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All indications are that the ANC is prepared to execute the Tito Mboweni plan and sell the non-performing entities.

For the ANC it is like swallowing a prickly pear with thorns and all, because it is a testament to their inability to run certain entities profitably.

The Ramaphosa government faces an enormous fiscal dilemma, and the sale of various entities will not only be humiliating, but will also leave many ANC senior workers unemployed when private entities take over the entities.

However, the question is whether Cosatu and other unions will agree to such a move, knowing that their own members may lose their jobs because it is known that the state entities are not profitable because too many people are employed was taken.

Institutions such as Denel, SAA, Eskom, Transnet, and various other entities are likely to come under the “selling spotlight” when negotiating with the unions that will oppose the idea.

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Two villains who were responsible for a series of burglaries and were shot dead, all the time cops

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Two police officers who tried to prevent two colleagues from robbing a post office in Greytown, Natal, were forced to open fire on the two villains.

Warning shots were fired before the two police officers were each shot dead before they could carry out the robbery.

The two on-duty police officers received a hint that a robbery would be carried out at the post office, and two members of the Falcons unit rushed there to prevent the robbery.

The police first wanted to put the rogue police vehicle out of action, but a bullet rain greeted them, and had to answer the fire.

It is suspected that the two deceased are responsible for the series of house burglaries that have plagued the town in recent months.

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SA: The Land of Destruction – With 57 murders each day, the country is more unsafe than war-ravaged Syria

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South Africa is known as a country where violence is the dominant element that is wreaking havoc on thousands of people’s lives.

In one way or another, every reader has already been struck by the barbaric violence that just cannot be stopped by the regime.

Home burglaries are the most common crime, and because the police are poorly trained, and slow to catch the villains, it becomes a better way for the criminals to make money than to do an honorable job.

More than 1.3 million home burglary incidents have hit the country in the past year, which means a burglary occurs every 20 hours.

Property theft remains ever-popular, and 1.2 million cases have been reported with street theft reportedly on the heels, but statistics are lacking.

The auto industry is equally appealing to villains, and more than 83,000 vehicles have been stolen in various ways.

With 57 murders each day, the country is more unsafe than war-ravag
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Sexual harassment at schools worsens, learners and teachers are targeted

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It is not only children who are sexually harassed by teachers, because there are also hundreds of incidents of teaching staff harassed by pupils.

During the past financial year, the Department of Education dealt with 633 cases where teachers were harassed.

In a series of social media posts, warnings have been issued to all those guilty of the crime, but experts say the government’s actions speak of a reluctance to resolve the crisis.

According to a report to the parliamentary committee, 32 teachers were fired because of their involvement in sexual harassment, of which there are several incidents of rape.

Of all the incidents brought against teachers, only 101 cases were subject to disciplinary hearing, of which only 67 were found guilty.

Concerns have been expressed about the large increase in incidents while action against the culprits is only a small percentage.

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SAPS is on a new recruitment drive in an effort to fight crime – Most likely BEE compliant?

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The South African Police Service (SAPS) has embarked on a nationwide recruitment drive to bolster crime fighting efforts.

SAPS management said it is seeking to attract youth between the ages of 18 and 30 for the 2019/2020 Basic Police Learning Development Programme (BLDP) intake.

Prospective applicants will need a Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate or National Certificate (Vocational), while those in possession of post matric qualifications are encouraged to apply.

“Those who previously served in a government department and were subsequently dismissed due to misconduct are discouraged from applying,” SAPS said.

The police service said that applicants will be subjected to fitness, psychometric and integrity testing as well as medical evaluations during the recruitment, selection and enlistment process. Vetting and fingerprint verifications will also be conducted.

“Successful police trainees will be subjected to con
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