Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Democratic Alliance says that Edward Dladla, the mayor of the uMngeni Municipality, allegedly owes his municipality R277,000 in outstanding rental, telephone and electricity bills.

As appeared on timeslive.co.za:

“It is beyond comprehension that senior public representatives can run up outstanding bills of such magnitude while service delivery within municipalities grinds to a halt due to lack of funds,” said DA member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, George Mari.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/business/article680373.ece/DA–Mayor-owes-municipality-R277000

With acknowledgement to SAPA and as appeared on News 24, 28 September 2010

Johannesburg – Blade Nzimande believes that print media poses a serious threat to democracy. As appeared on News24:

Print media in South Africa was a threat to democracy, SA Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande said in a report published on Tuesday.
“We have a huge liberal offensive against our democracy… The print media is the biggest perpetrator of this liberal thinking,” Nzimande said at the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) congress in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg.

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Media-a-threat-to-democracy-Nzimande-20100928

With acknowledgement to SAPA and as appeared on News 24, 28 September 2010

Johannesburg – Cosatu is starting to focus on corruption and cronyism, with its alliance partner ANC mentioned explicitly. As on News24:

“Cosatu put pressure on the ANC on Tuesday, threatening to “name and shame” people who use political connections to line their pockets.”

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Cosatu-turns-up-heat-on-cronyism-20100928

With acknowledgment to SAPA and as appeared on News24, 28 September 2010

According to a recent news article that appeared in News24, transport minister Sibusiso Ndebele said that the responsibility lies upon everyone to obey the road traffic rules and regulations to prevent future fatalities.

“Johannesburg – The pain felt by parents after losing children in road accidents reflects the anguish of a nation busy “eating” its most productive and energetic people, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said on Friday.

“This Wednesday alone 21 people were killed in minibus taxi-related road crashes,” Ndebele said at the National Traffic Safety Summit in Boksburg, Johannesburg.”

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Road-accidents-drain-SA-of-youth-20100910

With acknowledgment to SAPA and as appeared in News24 on 10 September 2010

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