SA Parliament – Eskom . .

2017-2018 - Energy - Parliament Mandate The Department of Energy is mandated to ensure the secure and sustainable provision of energy, in support of socioeconomic development. It aims to achieve this by developing an integrated energy plan for the entire energy sector and regulating energy industries, and promoting investment in accordance with the integrated resource plan for electricity.… Continue reading SA Parliament – Eskom . .

Eskom – 18 September 2019 – Parlement SA

  DAAR MOENIE ENIGE "BLANKO TJEKKIES" BESKIKBAAR WEES NIE - PERSONE WAT NIE DIE WERK DOEN OF KAN DOEN NIE, MOET ALLES TERUGBETAAL AAN BELASTINGBETALERS  - HOEKOM WORD MILJOENE AAN BONUSSE UITGEDEEL?  TENDERBEDROG?  The Standing Committee on Appropriations (SCOA) today considered and deliberated on its report relating to the Special Appropriations Bill [B10-2019], as presented… Continue reading Eskom – 18 September 2019 – Parlement SA

Eskom – Ted Blom

  Waar is al die korrupsie geld wat jaar na jaar aan Eskom oorbetaal word.  Hierdie is nie net wanbestuur nie, maar totaal en al korrupsie.  Hierdie kastige "elites" wat hulself miljoene rande bonusse toelaat en nie 'n maatskappy soos Eskom bestuur, wat 'n publieke entiteit is, het geen reg om hulself geld of bonusse… Continue reading Eskom – Ted Blom

Eastern Cape attack and murder – Karen Turner and Matthew

Pregnant mum hacked to death as she slept and husband savagely stabbed in front of son, 2, on luxury South Africa beach holiday.   Karen Turner, 31, who was three months pregnant, was sleeping with her husband Matthew, 33, and their toddler son Hayden when they were attacked at about 3am on 17 September 2019. Hluleka… Continue reading Eastern Cape attack and murder – Karen Turner and Matthew

Russia – Sorm 1-2-3

  What is the issue? A Russian security researcher named Leonid Evdokimov uncovered that SORM hardware equipment used by Russian law enforcement authorities to intercept internet traffic had been exposing surveillance data of hundreds of Russians.   A Russian security researcher uncovered 30 SORM devices installed on the network of 20 Russian ISPs that were… Continue reading Russia – Sorm 1-2-3

Russia – SORM-1, SORM-2 and SORM-3

Reference Note on Russian Communications Surveillance - 2018.  James Andrew Lewis is a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Before joining CSIS, he worked at the Departments of State and Commerce as a Foreign Service officer and as a member of the Senior Executive Service. Senior Vice President and… Continue reading Russia – SORM-1, SORM-2 and SORM-3

Putin: ‘State Of The Nation’

  February 2019 - President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Members of the Federation Council, State Duma deputies, citizens of Russia,   Today’s Address is primarily devoted to matters of domestic social and economic development. I would like to focus on the objectives set forth in the May 2018 Executive Order and detailed in the national projects. Their content… Continue reading Putin: ‘State Of The Nation’

Russia – SORM1-2-3 surveillance . . . (privacy)

  The Russian law and surveillance system SORM is becoming more and more frequently used. In fact several “-stan-countries”, eastern Europe and Asian countries have more or less copied the Russian law and system, implementing it into their own laws and regulations. According to statistics published by a NGO on the Russian Supreme Court, the number… Continue reading Russia – SORM1-2-3 surveillance . . . (privacy)

Russia – SORM surveillance . . 123

  2012 - 2014 - The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree that will extend the use of SORM-2 to social network surveillance.    It’s known that the Russian Government is applying a strict surveillance on the Internet within the country, the Kremlin has developed a system code named “SORM-2” to monitor Russian citizens. The… Continue reading Russia – SORM surveillance . . 123

Russia – network on internet companies – SORM surveillance

  In cities across Russia, large boxes in locked rooms are directly connected to the networks of some of the country’s largest phone and internet companies.   These unsuspecting boxes, some the size of a washing machine, house equipment that gives the Russian security services access to the calls and messages of millions of citizens. This government… Continue reading Russia – network on internet companies – SORM surveillance

Borders – Castles – Bastei – Königstein castle

  Festung Königstein (Königstein Fortress) is a unique monument to the art of European fortress construction. Its 750 years' history have made it an impressive con  figuration of late Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and 19th century architecture.  Königstein castle is one of the largest mountain fortresses in Europe.   LOOK at the past and the history people. … Continue reading Borders – Castles – Bastei – Königstein castle

Georgia’s abandoned sanatoriums (Russia)

Pragtige geboue en strukture in verwaarlosing en agteruitgang.   Soveel prag en praal in die ou geskiedenis.   Daar is verdwaalde en verdwaasde inwoners wat daar bly en probeer leef.   Ongelooflik die massiewe geboue, al is dit vervalle, was dit eens 'n groot aantrekking en boomryk.   Wat se nalatenskap het kommunisme maar veral die vernietigende magsbeheptheid en… Continue reading Georgia’s abandoned sanatoriums (Russia)

Cable theft – Kabel diefstal – Westdene

  ER24 paramedics responded to a call just after 12pm on 16 September after a man sustained injuries after catching alight. It is alleged that the man, with another suspect, had broken into the mini substation on the property of the Westdene Recreational Centre.   He has been taken to hospital after catching fire during alleged cable… Continue reading Cable theft – Kabel diefstal – Westdene

Rant-en-Dal – Traffic officer stuck on moving car

  Is this a real traffic officer or not?       The traffic officer stuck on moving car’s bonnet on Robert Broom Drive.   It is not yet clear how this incident happened or what made the officer get on top of the car’s bonnet.  The News has been made aware of a video doing the rounds on Facebook of… Continue reading Rant-en-Dal – Traffic officer stuck on moving car

1911 – South Africa – Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - The CPA was founded in 1911 at a meeting of Heads of Government in Westminster Hall as the then-Empire Parliamentary Association and its affairs were administered by the UK Branch. The original members were Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom. FOTO - PHOTO  (1924) Westminster -… Continue reading 1911 – South Africa – Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Ramaphosa – Extraordinary Summit (AU)

Each country has their own border control, even African countries - try and go into EU or any other country without legal papers, like working permits, visas and passports.  President Cyril Ramaphosa’s unprecedented decision to dispatch a high-profile delegation of envoys to at least seven African countries to explain the recent xenophobic violence has solicited mixed… Continue reading Ramaphosa – Extraordinary Summit (AU)