How the online community that formed around the alleged RET ‘Guptabots’ deserted the #EFF and migrated overnight to #Zuma ’s #MKparty . - ⁦Suné Payne⁩ dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

“Between 2007 and 2022, Xolile George was the CEO of the South African Local Government Association (Salga) – a job with an annual price tag of R5.8-million.”

Considering how smoothly our municipalities are now running, surely this turnaround genius is worth every cent?

Secretary to Parliament #XolileGeorge ’s package is 92% more than the legal parameters for the position. George was appointed in line with due process on a R2.6-million annual package in June 2022. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Scorpio cuts through Parliament’s obfuscation around Secretary to Parliament #XolileGeorge ’s exorbitant salary and allegedly questionable contract negotiations - R5-million is the total annual package George currently receives. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

An NHI run by Imtiaz Sooliman, Malegapuru Makgoba, Glenda Grey, etc - I’m in. 🌸🇿🇦 But by people who brought us:
Virodene
Sarafina 2
Life Esidimeni
Garlic 🧄, lemons 🍋 beetroot for Aids
Covid-19 funds corruption
The #BabitaFiles
Digital Vibes
👇🏾
Fok nee! We gonna die 💀.

Pauli Van Wyk On NHI: Free healthcare can work. I now live in Denmark, where all health care is free - with thr only exclusion of dental work after 18 YOA. It works and the quality of care is excellent. * But * Denmark is a rich ...

Pauli Van Wyk Taxes are high, peaking out at about 50%. The lowest rate is 8%, & one has to pay that even if you earn virtually nothing. Vat is 25%. Still, people don't complain because they sees their taxes at work everywhere. Instead, people are generally happy - 2nd happiest in the world.

Siphesihle Mehlo was a student electrician with 'big dreams', says grieving mother after George building collapse dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Felix Ugangwa He speaks from the perspective of a government who is not responsible for electricity blackouts, who can ferry farmers’ fresh produce to ports, can run a post office and whose kids mostly have free education.
They do the basics right & complain about first world problems.

Cartoon this week for Daily Maverick

#NHI #NHI Bill #CyrilRamaphosa #elections2024

So the PA and EFF turned on their coalition partner, the ANC, in today's council meeting and rejected the tabled budget resulting in the ANC being unable to approve a budget for Joburg in the 2024/25 year...

Unemployment by Province:

South Africa's official unemployment rate now stands at 32,9%. The rate increased by 0,8% between Quarter 4 2023 and Quarter 1 2024.

1. Western Cape — 26,1%
2. Gauteng — 38,9%
3. Northern Cape — 41,7%
4. KwaZulu-Natal — 43,7%
5. Free State — 45,1%
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