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National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service have published the annual Tax Statistics for 2019. The 2019 edition provides an overview of tax revenue collections and tax return information for the 2015 to 2018 tax years, as well as the 2014/15 to 2018/19 fiscal years. According to SARS, the 2018 technical recession led to… Continue reading TAX 2019
Photo: Mangope France Hlakudi, Antonio Jose Da Costa Trindade, Abram Abei Masango and Maphoko Hudson Kgomoeswana appear at the Johannesburg magistrate's court for their formal bail application on December 19 2019. The case is still ongoing and more to follow: They have to pay Bail R300 000 each. Bail conditions: Handed in passports and… Continue reading Eskom – corruption (executives)
The sixth democratic Parliament has had a demanding 28 weeks since its establishment following the May general election. On the agenda were 31 Bills revived from the stage at which they lapsed when the previous Parliament’s term ended – and another 13 new Bills. It is these new bills which are likely to dominate… Continue reading Bills at parliament – property rights – health insurance – reserve bank
Eight years ago, Richards Bay Minerals abandoned separate plans to mine on the periphery of the reserve – exactly the same piece of land that has now been targeted for heavy minerals exploration. A national coalition of environmental groups, including the former iSimangaliso Wetland Park chief executive Andrew Zaloumis, has lodged strong objections to… Continue reading RBM – Rehabilitation (mining)
Mining and rehabilitation take place concurrently, as close to a 1:1 ratio as possible, ensuring that we minimise exposure of land to mining activities at any given time. This allows areas behind the mine to begin to recover as the mine proceeds northwards. The extent of rehabilitation activity is therefore dependent on the amount of… Continue reading RBM – Richards Bay – rehabilitation
RICHARDS Bay Minerals (RBM) has invested R3-million in the upgrading of the Nhlabane and Mzingazi sports fields. The upgrades will include ablution facilities, change rooms, grand stands and landscaping. These improvements form part of the 17 social and labour plan projects approved by the Department of Mineral Resources. RBM Managing Director Werner Duvenhage, accompanied… Continue reading RBM – Richards Bay – communities Nhlabane, Mzingazi …
KwaZulu-Natal based Richards Bay Minerals, a subsidiary of international mining corporation Rio Tinto, halted operations last week in the wake of mounting violence in surrounding communitites which saw one worker shot and injured. Three days of violent protests have brought the Richards Bay CBD to a standstill. On Wednesday, several routes into the northern… Continue reading Richards Bay – KZN – Richards Bay Minerals violence
Die "storie van sluit die myne" vrywillig vir 'n week of twee, het al in die verlede plaasgevind - nou gebeur dieselfde "dreigemente" - wat lei tot werkloosheid en rewolusies wat volg. Dis nie 'n nuwe idee van mynmaatskappye om hul deure toe te maak sodat Eskom kwansuis kan herstel nie - daar is niks… Continue reading Eskom and mines
Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) was founded in 1976 and is a subsidiary company of Rio Tinto Group in South Africa. The company is owned by the Rio Tinto Group who have a 74% in the company, followed by Blue Horizon Investments who own a 24% share and RBM permanent employees who own the remaining… Continue reading Rio Tinto Richards Bay – RBM
Nog 'n multi-kultuur en swart bemagtigings"organisasie" in die Water- en omgewingsbestuur, waterbalanse, omgewingsimpakstudies - ISO14001. Softchem is in 1991 gestig en verskaf ingenieursdienste. Die maatskappy is onafhanklik geverifieer en word beskou as ‘n vrygestelde mikro-onderneming met B-BBEE verkryging erkenning van ‘n Vlak 4 bydraer. * Dienste wat deur Softchem aangebied word sluit onderandere in:… Continue reading Softchem – Afriforum
Reported on 8 November in news (Moneyweb) that It has been nearly two years since the Gupta-owned operation was placed in business rescue. The sale of Koornfontein coal mine – one of the Gupta companies now in business rescue – has hit a legal obstacle: losing bidder Lurco Group is asking the High Court to… Continue reading Koornfontein mine – Gupta – Black Royalty Minerals (BRM) – AEMFC
▲ Map of Earthquakes 1620–2008 contained in the South African National Seismological Database (SANSD). Known clusters relating to natural and mining-induced seismicity are highlighted. The seismic recording stations are represented by triangles. * ... The event occurred on 29 September, 1969 in the Ceres-Tulbagh region of the Western Cape Province about 100 km northeast… Continue reading Earthquakes 1620-2008 – SANSD
They have decided - Moody's has downgraded South Africa's credit ratings outlook from stable to negative. They pointed out the risks of South Africa not being able to stop the fall through a revival in economic growth or fiscal consolidation measures. * Absolute WANTROUE en geen waardige regeringstelsel in plek nie. Daar is geen vertroue… Continue reading Grade – stable to negative – Moody’s
BRICS .... Moet ons begin bekommerd raak of wees oor die Russiese "teenwoordigheid" of is dit minerale wat die Russe na SA en die res van Afrika trek? Rusland is ook in Mosambiek betrokke by die noordelikste provinsie waar daar groot neerslae van gas is. Te verstane as daar gekyk word hoe daar na… Continue reading Russia in Africa – Summit October 2019
* Last surviving ship of a class of 6 socalled "Pantserdekschepen", derived from the British Apollo-class. The Gelderland served as artillery training ship until 1939 when she was decommissioned on August 24 1939 and laid up. Noord Brabant commenced service as accommodation ship in 1926. Wie het Paul Kruger gehelp? Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria (Den Haag, 31… Continue reading Op die Gelderland – Paul Kruger
What "fights are there against crime in SA"? This government has done absolutely nothing to reduce crime, sex crimes and murder crimes. Furthermore, government and their agents, receive also 15% VAT on all related crime activities - all extra incomes only to themselves. The President himself, the Minister of Police, Immigration, Defence Force and… Continue reading Aanvalle-Moorde SEPTEMBER 2019 Attacks-Killings
The Responsible minister for money laundering is the Minister of Finance. Just look up what his salary is, together with other ministers (involved with Bosasa) as well. He and the others, are part of the ANC cabinet and a very important minister, but what is he doing about the Bosasa and money laundering? … Continue reading Money laundering in South Africa – legislation and regulations
With all due respect, no sincere citizen's observation in South Africa, that the different election systems after 1994 can be seen as fair elections when looking at all the "donations" or "bribes" - especially those that were broadcast during the Zondo commission and even has been discussed in parliament between the different political leaders. Now… Continue reading Bosasa “donations” (fake) – money laundering – ANC – DA – elections
DISCOVERED AGAINST THE turbulent backdrop of the Cold War, the Tillya Tepe treasure is a glittering assemblage consisting of thousands of golden pieces from all over the ancient world. In 1978, a year before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Russian archaeologist Viktor Ivanovich Sarianidi began digging at the Tillya Tepe site in northern Afghanistan, which archaeologists… Continue reading Afghanistan – Minerals and Treasures
Former president Jacob Zuma stands to lose his prized homestead in KwaZulu-Natal after falling behind on payments for the famous R7.8 million loan he took out in 2016 from the now liquidated VBS Mutual Bank. Land is on Ingonyama Trustland - Zulu King is only Trustee of that land. But what about SARS, it was an… Continue reading Zuma – Nkandla – Ingonyama Trustland
