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Been saying it for long, but fascism is truly order of the day in South Africa and it feels like it could still get a lot worse. Lazy thinking, cheap politicking & dehumanisation is everywhere. We need to be constantly organising against this brain and heart rotting descent.
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Octavia Butler was right about the place. She was right about the year. She even predicted the type of climate catastrophe that would hit LA.
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The NCC has initiated an investigation against FlySafair, following allegations of the airline’s overbooking and/or overselling practices. @the_dtic @yamkela_fanisi
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Remember also when they bought it from ISCOR it had 65 000 employees. When the government sold it the public were told that it would lead to job creation.We are always told that private business is better and more efficient than state enterprises.
Steel producer, ArcelorMittal South Africa has announced it will be retrenching thousands of workers in its longs steel business. The retrenchment process was initially announced in November 2023, but was halted after support from government and other stakeholders such as Transnet. #eNCA #NewsLink #DStv403
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Perfect time to remind us that what is today the privately-owned Arcelor Mittal (SA) used to be an SOE named Iscor.
This may be an example of Privatisation gone bad…amongst a plethora of other issues I’m sure “economists” would raise.
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This former SOE was state subsidised and built Newcastle and Vanderbijlpark from its operational activities. It created immeasurable social dividends that include a huge artisan base in the Afrikaner community etc. There is no pvt sector efficiency that will replicate that.
3,500 JOBS AT RISK
ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) will shut down its long steel business, centred around the Newcastle mill, leading to up to 3,500 job losses.
AMSA cited unsustainable energy and logistics costs, cheap steel imports (especially from China), and government inaction despite calls for policy support. The wind-down will affect all long steel plants, including Newcastle Works and Vereeniging Works.
Steel production will end by January 2025, with full closure by March 2025. AMSA expects R2.7-billion in asset impairment and retrenchment costs, worsening its projected annual losses.
AMSA’s revenue is forecast to drop 5% in 2024.
(Pictured—Kobus Verster, CEO of ArcelorMittal South Africa)
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ANC members, including Deputy President Paul Mashatile, were asked to leave a home in Khayelitsha after a family member felt disrespected by the security team.
The incident occurred when the security team denied the family member entry into their own home
Video : Newzroom Africa
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The @outlierafrica confirming Cape Towns traffic nightmare (if we needed another year of data to confirm it)
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In watershed judgment, Supreme Court of Appeal ruled municipal officials can be held personally responsible for unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, wasteful use of public money. Uncaring officials can be held personally liable for misuse of public funds.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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Seven months after a devastating building collapse in George claimed 34 lives and left 28 injured, survivors are grappling with unemployment and the absence of compensation as they head into the new year.
news24.com/news24/southafric…
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A true stars light illuminates to eternity.
Michelle Botes, will forever be known for her jaw dropping and eye brow raising performances that have set standards for many playing it big on our screens and theatres.
A remarkable thespian, consistently committed to her craft.
Rest well, your work lives on.
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So the SA govt has put a clause in place that gives the BBC and all international broadcasters the right to not pay South African actors residuals ( royalties) for any international work they do in perpetuity, so if you are hired in Africa, you are immediately exploited.
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Looking back at moments like these in my career is a bitter sweet experience , knowing that every actor on this show is getting paid residuals except for me and all the South Africans on this show, the injustice is appalling . Everyone involved is guilty, the @BBC &the SAGovt !
Don't miss Wallander make its debut on the screens and streets of Mzansi with SA’s very own Bonnie Mbuli. 🇿🇦💥
#Wallander #BonnieMbuli #KurtWallander #Detective #Mystery
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Johannesburg Water just awarded a R263-million contract to two obscure companies – owned and run by directors in their 20s – to supply the city with water tankers for the next three years.
Our investigation uncovers the red flags that the city overlooked:
amabhungane.org/joburg-award…
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The 4th massive judgment:
Concourt declares unconstitutional the City of Cape Town’s refusal to provide or plan for emergency accommodation in the inner city to desperately poor people facing eviction through gentrification in Woodstock and the CBD.
This affects all cities.
