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Interesting political and social commentary posts from sources other than blog author, Mike Hampton.

Finance MEC was happy for DA-linked CEO to receive half million bonus

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The CEO of WESGRO, an ex-DA politician called Tim Harris, has received a 20% increase and a 20% bonus. That means an extra R927,000, paid by the taxpayers. He will earn R3.1-million, more than the President. MEC Finance David Maynier, ranked #4 on the DA’s provincial list, knew about this, and approved WESGRO’s budget, which included an overall 30% increase for the organisation. At this point, I request that you insert your thoughts about our economic situation during covid-19. If you’re a member of our collapsed tourist industry, it will … Read the full article…

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Complaint to Public Protector against Premier Winde for illegally interfering

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The Democratic Alliance has been interfering in towns in the Southern Cape for their political benefit. The conflict of interest of MEC Anton Bredell, who doubles as the DA’s Western Cape Chairperson, has been well reported on this website. The GOOD party has already laid a complaint against him, with the national office of the Public Protector. They’ve now added Premier Alan Winde. Yesterday, 5 July 2020, Brett Herron, Western Cape MPL and Secretary-General of GOOD, released the following statement. PREMIER ALAN WINDE ADDED TO PUBLIC PROTECTOR COMPLAINT ON DA … Read the full article…

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Cape school principal’s emotional and logical appeal to close schools

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This letter is essential coronavirus reading whilst over 300 Western Cape schools are closed, several due to community protesting! Envil Wertheim, a Mitchell’s Plain principal, exposes the double standards between poor and rich students. He explains in great detail why poor schools, such as his, are not coronavirus ready. His criticism for the Western Cape Education Department and MEC Debbie Schafer is scathing. “Learners back at schools is not working! My name is Envil Wertheim. I am the principal of Aloe High School, a school in Mitchell’s Plain. We are … Read the full article…

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The ANC shocked and disgusted by Anton Bredell’s attempt to collapse Oudtshoorn Municipality

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The dirty tricks of the Developer’s Alliance (DA) in Oudtshoorn is drawing condemnation across the Western Cape. STATEMENT OF THE ANC WESTERN CAPE INTERIM PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE – 17 JUNE 2020 The Interim Provincial Committee (IPC) of the African National Congress in the Western Cape held its ordinary plenary session on Sunday 13 June 2020, virtually. The IPC has noted with shock and disgust, the conduct of MEC Anton Bredell who was caught on a recording instructing DA Councillors in Oudtshoorn to effectively collapse the municipality. The IPC will act against … Read the full article…

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The GOOD Party stands against Anton Bredell’s DA plot against Oudtshoorn

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“MEC Anton Bredell has created a untenable situation for himself – he has been secretly recorded proposing a political solution for the administration of Oudtshoorn, acting in his party’s interests instead of the interests of the town.” – Statement by Brett Herron, the GOOD Party’s Secretary General and Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. SECRET RECORDING EXPOSES MEC ANTON BREDELL PLOTTING TO TAKE CONTROL OF OUDTSHOORN Western Cape MEC for Local Government Anton Bredell was secretly recorded plotting with Oudtshoorn councillors to place the town under provincial administration, under … Read the full article…

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Manufactured Maimane voted ANC & COPE

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“Mmusi Maimane voted ANC in 1999 and 2004 and was quite happy with Mbeki, despite the fact that the latter’s Aids denialism cost the lives of some 365,000 black people. In 2009 he voted for COPE. So it wasn’t until 2014 that he voted DA nationally. Three weeks later he became the party’s parliamentary leader, a quite absurd promotion. He was an incongruous leader, vocally rejecting the theory of evolution and thus the whole Enlightenment tradition, arguing for demographic representivity and for making race central to the DA’s notion of … Read the full article…

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Where He Will Leave His Shoes?

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‘Where He Will Leave His Shoes?’ is a South African short story observing conscious and unconscious racism and sensuality via the master/servant relationship. It won writer Karen Jayes the 2009 PEN/Studzinski Award and admiration from writers such as JM Coetzee. That inspired her first novel, the Sunday Times Literary Prize winning ‘The Mercy of Water’. So grab some hot coffee and get back into bed so that you fully appreciate this masterpiece. ‘My husband likes the sheets tucked in, so that when he gets into bed, it’s like slipping into … Read the full article…

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2yrs later, DA still blowing smoke about Great Knysna Fire

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It feels impossible that yesterday marked the second anniversary of the Great Knysna Fire. It feels like it happened only months ago. The smoke remains in my nose and the cruelty of Government still invades my mind. Most of us weren’t helped by Government. There was no temporary shelter on a school sports field. The tents were stolen before we saw them. And local law enforcement used official vehicles to rob the donations centre of other goods. There’s been no accountability for donations to the Knysna Municipality. And companies lied … Read the full article…

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