Australia – Federation (6 states)

  Australia is a federation of six states which, together with two self-governing territories, have their own constitutions, parliaments, governments and laws. This infosheet is about the national or central government, usually called the Federal Government, Commonwealth Government or Australian Government. However, state and territory governments are also based on the same principle of parliamentary… Continue reading Australia – Federation (6 states)

Parliament SA: Expropriation without compensation – Constitution

Parliament, Thursday, 5 December 2019 – The Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation Amending Section 25 of the Constitution today agreed to have the draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill which aims to amend the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 so as to provide that where land and any improvements thereon… Continue reading Parliament SA: Expropriation without compensation – Constitution

Bills at parliament – property rights – health insurance – reserve bank

  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

MP’s and Ministgers/deputies failed to pay their subsidized rent

  Houses for MPs set taxpayer back R744m Cabinet ministers and their deputies, who each earn up to R2.4 m a year and are tasked with driving the government’s user-pay principle, are failing to keep up with relatively cheap rentals for their lavish ministerial homes.   The ministers owe the state a combined R1.3m in outstanding… Continue reading MP’s and Ministgers/deputies failed to pay their subsidized rent

Pelican, Acacia en Laboria park (parliamentary sessions)

The three parliamentary villages is not low class buildings, its upkeep and transport have cost South Africa almost three quarters of a billion rand over the two previous parliamentary terms.   In a reply to a written Parliamentary question on Monday, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille revealed that the total cost incurred by… Continue reading Pelican, Acacia en Laboria park (parliamentary sessions)

Laboria Park, Pelikan Park, Acacia Park

In diens van staat en regering.   Sekere dienste word gesubsidieer deur die regering en ons belastings.  Alles word reeds gedeeltelik vir hierdie 3 parlementere dorpies betaal.   Daar is beveiliging in plek, gemeubileerde wonings/woonstelle, dienste en ook busvervoer na en van werk (na Kaapstad middestad).   Meer as wat enige werker kan vra gerieflik hou die busse… Continue reading Laboria Park, Pelikan Park, Acacia Park

Ramaphosa – Questions and Oral replies

Here follows a "speech" by Cyril Ramaphosa about the Oral Replies to Questions in the National Assembly, Parliament - 2019 * QUESTION: With reference to his address at the 25 Years of Democracy Conference on 23 July 2019, wherein he stated that nation building has economic, political, cultural and social dimensions that are interrelated and dynamic,… Continue reading Ramaphosa – Questions and Oral replies

Eskom – housing – Hostelle

  As hulle nie bedel nie, spandeer hulle dit.  Belastinggeld word baie rondgeslinger, en was daar ooit soveel spandeer op hierdie onvoltooide projek deur Eskom.    Nou wie het soveel aan Eskom "belowe" wat volgens berigte, die volgende twee jaar 'n borgtog van bykans R120 biljoen sal kry, het meer as R300 miljoen op die… Continue reading Eskom – housing – Hostelle

Eskom loans – 2008 – 2017 – 2018

  Times reported during December 2018, about Eskom's bad debt, mismanagement and failing plants, the troubled power utility has seen its fair share of blows this year, leading to questions about the sustainability of the state-owned entity.    The total debt for Eskom climbed by 14% to R419bn in the past six months (until the end… Continue reading Eskom loans – 2008 – 2017 – 2018

South African Parliament – “Conflict of interest”

What is "conflict of interest" and "code of conduct"?    What is the South African  policy and parliament "so-called democracy" regarding members of parliament, families of the members of parliament and businesses and other related matters, involvement in tenders,  "bribes" and "capture".   What does the Code of Conduct stipulates to the members of parliament and… Continue reading South African Parliament – “Conflict of interest”

 Declaration on Parliamentary Openness

Who is involved ... and ... financed by ...? Since its launch, the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness has been formally endorsed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)'s Parliamentary Assembly, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), and the First Summit of Legislative Presidents of the Americas organized by the Organization of American States (OAS). It has also been endorsed… Continue reading  Declaration on Parliamentary Openness

SA Parliament – Eskom

Parliament, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 – The Northern Cape permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) were shocked to learn that the province’s municipalities had the highest vacancy rate in the country, their irregular expenditure had increased to R624 million while their debt to Eskom stands at R1.3 billion. As of July 2019, the… Continue reading SA Parliament – Eskom

Blame and responsibilities

The financers of the Government, Parliament, constitution and legislations are to blame for the ungovernmental rules in South Africa - they pay the rulers and writers of legislations.   George Soros is one of them - look at the websites.    Billionaire socialist political investor George Soros is behind Black Lives Matter and the attempt to empty… Continue reading Blame and responsibilities

China Dodovu

Mr Dodovu is the current chairperson of the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlement. His educational background: MSc in Urban Housing Management with the University of Lund in Sweden; Master in Public Administration with the University of Stellenbosch. * https://www.pa.org.za/person/china-dodovu/ * North West Local Government and Traditional… Continue reading China Dodovu

Investigation of HOP – RDP houses – Tshwane – September 2018

  Parliament, Wednesday, 19 September 2018 – The House Chairperson for International Relations in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Ms Masefako Dikgale, was disappointed by the poorly-built RDP houses in Soshanguve, Tshwane, as well as reports of subcontractors who have not been paid in three years. House Chairperson Dikgale led a delegation that included NCOP… Continue reading Investigation of HOP – RDP houses – Tshwane – September 2018

Narysec training

22 April 2013 - The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) furnished further details on aspects of its 2013 strategic plan.   The DRDLR described its human resources development strategy, outlining the types of skills training offered, and said 3 755 employees were trained since 2011. Bursaries were offered in two categories; one for… Continue reading Narysec training

Narysec (soldiers) and other “careers”

NARYSEC programme is a 24 month skills development programme within the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform which targets unemployed rural youth aged between 18 – 25 in possession of Grade 12 (Standard 10) as part of the rural economy transformation strategy from poor rural wards.   BUT IN .. September 2012 -  The Minister of Defence and… Continue reading Narysec (soldiers) and other “careers”

Labour Laws – South Africa

In November 2017,  the National Assembly in South Africa passed several pieces of labour legislation that have important implications for employers and employees in South Africa. The National Minimum Wage Bill, the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, and the Labour Relations Amendment Bill were passed by the National Assembly. *** 27 November 2018 The… Continue reading Labour Laws – South Africa

RDP – Housing Finance in South Africa

  South Africa’s residential property market forms the largest component of the South African property market, comprising most of the property assets within the country. By the end of 2017, the South African deeds registry had 7.2 million properties, worth R6.8 trillion (US$472 billion). Of this, about R5.1 trillion (US$354 billion) is in the residential… Continue reading RDP – Housing Finance in South Africa