Category Archives: Guest Posts / Press Releases

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

Why vote for the Cape Party?

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Statement supplied by a Cape Party activist. The CAPE PARTY is a party of private sector professionals who seek to ensure that the Cape is run with requisite levels of talent, integrity and accountability. A citizen’s party which does not enjoy secret foreign benevolence, rather being funded directly from members pockets, making us committed to promoting Direct Democracy, enabling eradication of political fraud and corruption. We are citizens wanting to protect our future and we want to do it with other normal citizens out there who are tired of the … Read the full article…

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Fire Claim: Satellite Photos Prove Knysna Municipality Wrong

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With satellite photos, Landwater makes another valuable contribution to the investigation into the Great Knysna Fire. “An image speaks more than words. This was the situation at 10:10am on the 7th of June 2017. Let that TIME sink in with the imagery… Then consider the immense and frankly immeasurable cost of the tragedy (most of all, the precious lives lost) and begin to hold the Knysna Municipality ACCOUNTABLE for their RECKLESS and PERSISTENT promotion of a FACTUALLY FAULTY and scientifically unproven narrative in the press. They haven’t even released their … Read the full article…

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Knysna Fire Risk Analysis: They Knew We Were in Danger

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A 2010 fire risk analysis predicted the Great Knysna Fire! If ever people are held accountable for the destruction and death, this may become strong evidence of their failure to act. The Landwater Facebook page has added a new chapter to its Pandora’s Box series about the Great Knysna Fire, calling this one: THE PAST CATCHING UP? The main question you’ll have after reading this is who had the information and why didn’t they do something with it? “This is one of those Eureka-moments where the exceptionally talented group of people … Read the full article…

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Watch Zuma ‘No Confidence’ Secret Vote Live

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Today, in the Parliament of South Africa, President Jacob Zuma faces his eighth motion of no confidence. The difference this time is that it will be done via secret ballot. A loss would possibly mean a change in the direction of the country. A win would consolidate his power and silence many of his critics within in his party, possibly forcing some of them out. It’s both an exciting and important day for South Africa. Watch this historic moment live. If you don’t have the luxury of DSTV channel 408, … Read the full article…

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Gift of the Givers Promises Knysna Fire Victims Houses

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The latest updates confirm that about 1070 houses were damaged to varying degrees or totally destroyed in the Knysna fire of 7 June; of these around 700 were uninsured in rural, farm, central areas and in informal settlements. Gift of the Givers is commencing the repair and rebuilding of the first hundred homes very soon. The housing project will be supervised by our project manager, Mario Ferreira (082 490 2752), who has a team of engineers and building personnel that will implement the intervention; local labour to support job creation … Read the full article…

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Knysna Fire Builder’s Rubble Waste Disposal Site

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The Western Cape Government has approved the Knysna Municipality’s rubble waste disposal site on privately owned land off the Simola/Blaricum Heights road for the next six months to temporarily store building rubble resulting from the emergency situation that related to fires in early June. The municipality has requested permission to have this builder’s waste material crushed on site. It is important to note that no hazardous materials, such as chemicals and asbestos will be allowed to be dumped on this site. The tip can be accessed from three different directions. … Read the full article…

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