Fuel price a crisis created by the ANC government
The fast rising fuel price is a serious crisis for the country, and even more so for the ANC government as it is the rulings party's own doing and now there is no way to escape it. The exchange rate is another serious problem and is indicative of how markets perceive a country's economy. When […]
Give Zuma R1 per month
During the Nkandla saga, the FF Plus suggested in Parliament that former President Jacob Zuma's salary must be reduced to R1. This is still the FF Plus's opinion as regards the parliamentary motion tabled today that the former president must receive his full pension. Although the FF Plus, as opposed to the ANC government, is […]
Public hearings at Parliament become embarrassment for ANC
The parliamentary Constitutional Review Committee's public hearings on the possible amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution to make provision for expropriation without compensation is starting to become an embarrassment for the ANC government. It is becoming evident that the submissions are not panning out as the ANC had anticipated. The greater majority of the […]
Labour dispute about taking fingerprints causes problems with new Sassa/Sapo (South African Post Office) payment system
A labour dispute by unions acting on behalf of Sassa officials is causing delays with the processing of new applications for social grants after the conversion from the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) system to the Sassa and Sapo (South African Post Office) system. From the answer that the Minister of Social Development, Susan Shabangu, provided […]
Waarnemende hoof van NVG sal homself moet bewys
Die pas aangestelde waarnemende hoof van die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag (NVG), dr. Silas Ramaite, sal moet bewys dat hy selfstandig kan optree en dat hy nie gekontamineer is nie deur sy termyn as adjunk vir die gediskrediteerde adv. Shaun Abrahams, vorige hoof van die NVG. Die vinnige optrede van pres. Cyril Ramaphosa om ‘n waarnemende hoof […]
Acting head of NPA will have to prove himself
The recently appointed acting head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Dr Silas Ramaite, will have to prove that he can act independently and that he was not contaminated during the term that he served as the deputy of the discredited adv Shaun Abrahams, former head of the NPA. The swift action taken by President […]
Head of National Prosecuting Authority may not be a political appointment
The appointment of the head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) must from now be done without any political influence or interference to ensure that the office has more credibility. The Constitutional Court's ruling today on the unlawfulness of Adv Shaun Abrahams' appointment as the head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) merely served to […]
Metrorail in Cape Town in terrible state
The destruction of railway wagons and other infrastructure of Metrorail in Cape Town is out of control and the situation that thousands of commuters have to face every day is nothing short of acts of terrorism that are paralysing Cape Town. At present, unbridled anarchy is at the order of the day at the transport […]
Ideal of self-determination may not be undermined by rash behaviour
It is of the utmost importance that the ideals of self-determination and freedom are respected and that the possibility of undermining these ideals with rash behaviour is actively guarded against. Even though the South African Constitution recognises the right to self-determination in Section 235 and even though international law makes provision for it, the right […]
Capetonians on the losing side with DA infighting
The people in the Western Cape are the only ones finding themselves on the losing side in the ongoing battle between the DA and Patricia de Lille, mayor of Cape Town, and the time has come for voters to support an alternative party, like the FF Plus, that will put the rights of white and […]