Hormuz Island

  Hormuz /hɔːrˈmuːz/ is derived from the Persian Ohrmuzd, meaning Ahura Mazda. It can refer to:    The Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.    Hormuz Island, an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. Hormuz District, an administrative subdivision of Iran.  Volgens artikels is die woord Hormuz afgelei van die Persiese Ohrmuzd, wat Ahura Mazda beteken.   Dit verwys… Continue reading Hormuz Island

AbaThembu King of 2010

  Gaan terug in die geskiedenis van die land met die baie konings en tradisionele leiers - 8840 tradisionele leiers wat belastingbetalers onderhou. PHOTO: HAIL THE KING: AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo wants to secede from South Africa and accuses the ANC-led government of being on his land illegally. The Bumbane Great Palace, right, will be… Continue reading AbaThembu King of 2010

Thembuland Royal Empire claim RSA

Dis nie die eerste keer dat die komitees in 2020 parlement Grondeise oorweeg nie.   Hoe toevallig - daar is heelwat van die grondeise in die ou Tuislande gelee, dus bly almal of meeste reeds daar, maar net onder 'n ander naam en onder ANC wetgewing plus grondwet wat dit moontlik en wettig maak.  Die SA… Continue reading Thembuland Royal Empire claim RSA

Trump – 2020 – “Great American Comeback”

  In the most politicized State of the Union address in modern times, the President took the choreography of an annual America ritual to new levels on Tuesday night at a fraught moment in the nation's history. * Standing before a Congress and nation sharply divided by impeachment, U.S. President Donald Trump used his State of the Union… Continue reading Trump – 2020 – “Great American Comeback”

Ramaphosa – CR17 – PP Mkhwebane .. in court 2020

  Mkhwebane said Ramaphosa misled Parliament over a R500, 000 Bosasa donation.   The president insists Mkhwebane's probe was flawed and outside her jurisdiction.  Expectation of  Mkhwebane’s report was to deal with a single donation to Ramaphosa’s campaign for election as ANC president at the party’s 2017 Nasrec elective congress.  When Mkhwebane released her report, she… Continue reading Ramaphosa – CR17 – PP Mkhwebane .. in court 2020

Municipal Pension funds – Munisipale pensioenfonds – others as well

  The Municipal sector today is a standout culprit for not paying over retirement contributions and took it for themselves.  The office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) received 11,399 new complaints over the past year from aggrieved members of pension funds and the beneficiaries of deceased members.    This is a 16% increase on the… Continue reading Municipal Pension funds – Munisipale pensioenfonds – others as well

“Pay your electricity” – nothing is for free

Andre de Ruyter is wel nuut in die Eskom besigheid, waar hy al hierdie slegte skuld veral, hier in Suid-Afrika en elders buite ons landsgrense ge-erf het.   Dit maak sy taak nog moeiliker.    Stop die slegte skuld en stem saam, betaal vir jou gebruik.   Die ander probleem is Eskom intern en nie slegte skuld… Continue reading “Pay your electricity” – nothing is for free

Language is part of people – Taal is deel van volk

  IsiZulu is South Africa’s biggest language, spoken by almost a quarter (23%) of the population. Our other official languages are isiXhosa (spoken by 16%), Afrikaans (13.5%), English (10%), Sesotho sa Leboa (9%), Setswana and Sesotho (both 8%), Xitsonga (4.5%), siSwati and Tshivenda (both 2.5%), and isiNdebele (2%). Die kaarte spreek vanself, dat Afrikaans die… Continue reading Language is part of people – Taal is deel van volk

USA and Immigration services

The US said it would suspend the issuance of visas that can lead to permanent residency for nationals of Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, and Myanmar. Sudanese and Tanzanian nationals will no longer be allowed to apply for “diversity visas”, which are available by lottery for applicants from countries with low rates of immigration to the US.… Continue reading USA and Immigration services

Unlock R1.5 trillion property portfolio to boost economy – Mboweni

  The government is sitting on an economic stimulus goldmine but is not exercising it despite having access to companies, businesspeople and tried-and-tested methods that could unlock a stimulus package for the fiscus the likes of which have never been seen before.  The good news is that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has emphasised that now is the… Continue reading Unlock R1.5 trillion property portfolio to boost economy – Mboweni

Beleggingsopinie – Tito Mboweni – Davos

Tito Mboweni het 'n paar sake blootgestel met sy toespraak in 2020 te Davos, maar niks nuuts wat ons nie reeds weet nie.   Vir sommiges sal dit as net nog 'n toespraak van verbygaande aard wees omdat nog meer geld benodig word (of gevat kan en gaan word met onteiening) om die inisiatiewe verder te… Continue reading Beleggingsopinie – Tito Mboweni – Davos

Bat Coronaviruses in China

  As a coronavirus spreads in China and around the world, scientists are scrambling to find out exactly where it came from. Now, a new study provides more clues to the virus' origins, and points to bats as the most likely hosts.   To learn more about the virus' origins, the researchers compared the 2019-nCoV genetic… Continue reading Bat Coronaviruses in China

Report warned of Coronavirus

  A-year-old report had warned China of a potential coronavirus outbreak. In the report, Chinese scientists called for urgent countermeasures to stop such an outbreak. Our Eum Ji-young has more. It turns out a Chinese research team warned the medical world last year of the potential for the outbreak of coronaviruses from bats. * Bat… Continue reading Report warned of Coronavirus

Goldman Sachs – Malaysia

  Goldman Sachs and two former bankers have been hit with criminal charges by Malaysian authorities over the 1MDB corruption scandal.   The country’s attorney general, Tommy Thomas, said Goldman subsidiaries and ex-bankers Tim Leissner and Roger Ng Chong Hwa are accused of helping to misappropriate $2.7bn, bribing officials and giving false statements when helping to… Continue reading Goldman Sachs – Malaysia

Goldman Sachs – Ramaphosa – IFC

  The news that the global giant Goldman Sachs has obtained a banking license in SA is bad for the transformation of the banking sector. Colin Coleman has recently resigned as Sub Sahara African CEO of Goldman Sachs. He was a front man in the CR17 campaign and one of the financial contributors to the… Continue reading Goldman Sachs – Ramaphosa – IFC

Goldman Sachs – Mandela

  Goldman Sachs acts as a financial intermediary between the entities that need to raise money and the entities that have money to invest. The entities can be corporations, financial institutions, investment funds, governments, and high net-worth (HNI) individuals.   In addition, Goldman Sachs also provides financial advisory to these entities.  The financial advisory services include mergers… Continue reading Goldman Sachs – Mandela

Goldman Sachs gets South African bank license in expansion drive

  Goldman Sachs Group. got approval from South African regulators to operate a bank, as the Wall Street firm seeks to tap into fast-growing economies on the continent.   The company also became a member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s interest-rate and currency-derivatives market, Goldman Sachs said. It will offer fixed-income products, foreign exchange and South… Continue reading Goldman Sachs gets South African bank license in expansion drive

Ingonyama Trust – Zulu king – expropriation

* The King of the Zulu people and traditional leaders in the province opposed the recommendations made by former president Motlanthe, chairperson of the High level panel, that land under the Ingonyama Trust be surrendered to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.   In July 2018, during an Imbizo that the King had called,… Continue reading Ingonyama Trust – Zulu king – expropriation

China and South Africa – trade and “gateway” (Africa and CT route)

*So 'n wyle gelede was dit in die nuus dat Mandaryn deel word van die opvoeding van die kinders.   En so 'n jaar of wat voor dit het heelwat swart elite, veral in Zoeloeland klem geplaas op die aanleer van van die Chinese taal.   Was Zwelithini behoorlik ingelig en al hierdie wetgewings wat ons eiendomme… Continue reading China and South Africa – trade and “gateway” (Africa and CT route)