Gedenkdag – onthou 16 Junie-June 2019 – Remember this day

Onthou 16 Junie 2019 is konsentrasiekampdag - As verrigtinge bygewoon word, neem 'n paar blomme of saadjies saam en gooi dit langs die pad of plaas dit by die name.   Stap so bykans 120 jaar terug op ons voorouers se voetspore en onthou wat ons grootouers en voorsate vir ons gedoen het.  As dit nie… Continue reading Gedenkdag – onthou 16 Junie-June 2019 – Remember this day

Terrorist and Raper Sebenzile Simane – Hankey, Eastern Cape

FARM ATTACKED - A victim sharing her farm attack ordeal Eastern Cape Police Commissioner Liziwe Ntshinga has welcomed the lengthy jail sentence handed down to an accused sentenced on Thursday, in the Port Elizabeth High court on 17 counts including rape, housebreaking, aggravated robbery, kidnapping, possession of a firearm and ammunition, attempted murder as well as… Continue reading Terrorist and Raper Sebenzile Simane – Hankey, Eastern Cape

South African Farm attacks and killings

Mandela continued to define farm murders as, “In the period January 1 to November 24  2017 there were 51 crimes occurred on the Free State farms. During the commission of these crimes, 14 murders occurred, with only three known instances in which the motive was murder. Arrests have been made for ONLY 11 of these… Continue reading South African Farm attacks and killings

Killer and raper Carlo de Kock

  Slagoffer Chanelle McCrawl brutaal aangerand, gemartel, verkrag en vermoor - verskillende dade .  Sterkte aan die familie, en mag sy in vrede rus.   Sy het soos elke ander slagoffer wat deur hom gebruik is, dit nie verdien. Wat 'n hartseer tragedie wat nooit moes plaasgevind het nie.   Hoeveel ander slagoffers in Suid-Afrika gaan deur… Continue reading Killer and raper Carlo de Kock

Kosovo Indepence – Self-determination

A decade on, more than 110 countries recognize Kosovo’s independence — but Serbia, the country from which it was carved, and many of the 120,000 members of Kosovo’s Serb minority refuse to do so.   And though it may be a political territory recognized by most of the world’s powers, Kosovo isn’t a UN member. (Though… Continue reading Kosovo Indepence – Self-determination

Volksmoord – Genocide

Genocide is a term used to describe violence against members of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group with the intent to destroy the entire group.  The Armenian genocide was the ruthless slaughter of millions of Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire. In 1915, during World War I, leaders of the Turkish government… Continue reading Volksmoord – Genocide

John Neethling and Patrick Cosani gunned down

  John Neethling koelbloedig doodgeskiet.   RIV en sterkte aan die familie. John Neethling from Blackheath , who was shot by two men in Heath Road, managed to drive his white VW Polo Vivo to a nearby garage where he passed away. Some sad and shocking news.. 32 year old John Neethling shot dead in what… Continue reading John Neethling and Patrick Cosani gunned down

Crimea – Russia – old documentation

Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire annexed it a decade after defeating Ottoman forces in the Battle of Kozludzha, until 1954, when the Soviet government transferred Crimea from the Russian Soviet Federation of Socialist Republics (RSFSR) to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (UkrSSR). The transfer was announced in the Soviet… Continue reading Crimea – Russia – old documentation

Kerch Bridge – Crimea

The European Union has commented on the partial opening of the Kerch Strait bridge in Russian-occupied Crimea, saying this constitutes another violation of Ukraine's sovereignty. "The Russian Federation has constructed the Kerch Bridge to the Crimean Peninsula without Ukraine's consent. This constitutes another violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia," the spokesperson for the… Continue reading Kerch Bridge – Crimea

Crimea – self-determination (Putin)

2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that he began to plan the annexation of Crimea in a secret meeting with security services the day Ukraine's pro-Moscow president fled Kiev — and weeks before the peninsula held a self-determination referendum.    The revelation came in a trailer for the documentary Homeward Bound, by state television channel Rossiya 1, which also shows Putin discussing how… Continue reading Crimea – self-determination (Putin)

Carnivorous plants and Salamanders

In study published in the journal Ecology, a pair of biologists in the province of Ontario found that northern pitcher plants – also known as turtle socks – devour juvenile spotted salamanders.   Carnivorous plants have a taste for salamanders, scientists find   The northern pitcher plants, also known as turtle socks, devour juvenile spotted salamanders Biologists have discovered evidence… Continue reading Carnivorous plants and Salamanders

Immigrants – Europe – Italy – Libya

  The risk of migrants and refugees becoming shipwrecked in the Mediterranean and dying at sea is the highest it has ever been due to a lack of NGO rescue ships and the conflict in Libya hastening departures at an alarming rate, the UN has warned.  “If we do not intervene soon, there will be a sea of… Continue reading Immigrants – Europe – Italy – Libya

Plaasboer vermoor – Farmer killed – Sheepmoor – Moolman Meyer

Die boer by Ermelo wat sedert die naweek vermis is se lyk is op sy plaas gevind en met panga opgekap.  Die boer is die naweek vermis en sy lyk is gevind, nie ver van Ermelo af nie.  Dalk was hy ook soos ander boere, goed was vir sy werkers.  Ons blankes en veral boere,… Continue reading Plaasboer vermoor – Farmer killed – Sheepmoor – Moolman Meyer

Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin (Russia)

  Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin is a Russian oligarch nicknamed "Putin's chef" because of his closeness to the Russian president and his career in the food and restaurant industry. He caters Vladimir Putin's "state dinners with foreign dignitaries" and provides meals for both Russian schools and the military. Prigozhin is one of 13 individuals named in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's indictment made… Continue reading Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin (Russia)

Russia and Africa

11 June 2019 - Luke Harding and Jason Burke Russia is seeking to bolster its presence in at least 13 countries across Africa by building relations with existing rulers, striking military deals, and grooming a new generation of “leaders” and undercover “agents”, leaked documents reveal.    The mission to increase Russian influence on the continent is being led by Yevgeny… Continue reading Russia and Africa

Ramaphosa – Bosasa and R500 000

President Cyril Ramaphosa's office on Wednesday confirmed he had received a notice from Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane informing him that he had been implicated in her investigation into the R500 000 his campaign received from Bosasa chief executive Gavin Watson.   In terms of the section 7(9) notice, issued in terms of the Public Protector Act,… Continue reading Ramaphosa – Bosasa and R500 000

Ooreenkomste – Agreements

* Die kommunistiese grondwet (wat onder die vals vaandel van "demokrasie" leef)  in Suid-Afrika laat enigiets toe as en wanneer dit hul pas.  Dis ook so geskryf - meestal is dit liberale blankes wat nie deel van ons volk is nie en ook hulle wat dit steun.  Die grondwet laat toe dat ons volk se… Continue reading Ooreenkomste – Agreements

Gas – proposed pipelines from Mozambique and South Africa (ongoing)

  The Southern Africa Regional Gas Project was a Mozambique-South Africa natural gas development and pipeline project. The project is comprised of two individual but fully integrated sub-projects. Firstly, the development of the Pande and Temane gas field in Mozambique and the construction of a central processing facility, and secondly, the construction of the 865km… Continue reading Gas – proposed pipelines from Mozambique and South Africa (ongoing)

Saipem-led joint venture awarded Anadarko’s gas project in Mozambique

  The Italian engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting giant Saipem, in a joint venture with America’s McDermott International and Japan-headquartered  Chiyoda Corporation, has reached an agreement with Area 1 Concessionaires – a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the development of Mozambique Area 1 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).....   The joint venture… Continue reading Saipem-led joint venture awarded Anadarko’s gas project in Mozambique

Mozambique Rovuma LNG development plan

* The media reported on 14 May 2019 that the government of Mozambique has approved the development plan for the Rovuma LNG project, according to Mozambique Rovuma Venture.    This will produce, liquefy, and market natural gas from the deepwater Mamba fields in the Rovuma basin in the Area 4 block offshore Mozambique, two of which… Continue reading Mozambique Rovuma LNG development plan