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University students’ studies are hampered by members of the “Fees must fall” movement

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The North-West University’s Mafeking campus has been closed since Monday due to student riots fueled by the student union.

A spokesperson for NWU, Louis Jacobs, confirmed that students were ordered to leave campus until further notice.

Those who are serious about their studies are harmed by the union that makes the incitement to make the riots violent.

Similar riots have been occurring at the Natal University of Westville campus since Tuesday, and once again it is the student union that harms the students for not doing their studies.

Union-backed students arrived on campus on Wednesday, armed with homemade gasoline bombs and other weapons, and began to pose a threat to staff and students who wanted to attend classes.

Apparently, the short-sighted “Fees must fall” movement started the uprising, knowing that hundreds of students are only arriving at university for the purpose of disruption.

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Ramaphosa hides serious problems in SA, including farm murders, at the Africa Conference

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The ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, in his speech at an African Conference, used the opportunity to hide his country’s serious problems by emphasizing the importance of unity among the 55 member states of the African Union.

He pointed out the pillars of the AU and said economic integration, women’s empowerment, and good governance are the three priorities that South Africa must advance while chairing this year.

The meeting in the building of the Department of International Relations is only a taste of the planned meeting of heads of state to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 8 and 9 this year.

The last time South Africa had the chair was in 2002 and now, 18 years later, the country has been re-elected to take the lead.

To date, the 55 member states of the AU have not been able to do much to mitigate the 1.2 billion impoverished inhabitants of Africa’s plight.

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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 ?

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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, wit
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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,
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Farm attack: Victim strangled with scarf and genitals hacked with sharp object, Bapsfontein

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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.<b
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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?

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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

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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 co
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Liquidation of Gupta company, Oakbay back on the table

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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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Future of SA is bleak after ANC-regime ruled a once model state into junk status and sh*thole

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It is clear that South Africa has become so fragile in the financial field that overall poverty, with the exception of a few wealthy people, will lead to the necessary change in governments.

Who will be the new rulers is currently a widely debated topic, but there is also the feeling that the ANC will remain in control at the national level.

The official opposition parties may form a government as a coalition, but in Africa it does not work, and such a merger will only provide temporary solutions.

However, it will not provide solutions that will bring South Africa back on the road to success, as none of the smaller parties has the strong leaders to protect the country from corruption, money laundering, murder, and dozens of other problems.

Whoever takes over from the ANC will do nothing better than today’s weak rulers.

The possibility of a homeland for the Boer-Afrikaner is the only way to set up a good government that will,
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