SA Parliament Informal settlements June 2020

*Die parlement het op 20 Junie 2020 (Saterdag) 'n verklaring afgelê tydens 'n virtuele vergadering.    Die voorlegging van die verslag vir die vierde kwartaal in die boekjaar 2019/20, aan die portefeuljekomitee handel oor menslike nedersettings, water en sanitasie.    Die departement van menslike nedersettings het gemeld dat hy slegs 60% van sy gestelde teikens… Continue reading SA Parliament Informal settlements June 2020

Kodesa leuens – Lies of Codesa

  *FW de Klerk en sy "onderhandelingspan" , meeste liberale blankes, klassieke blankes, Afrikaners, die ou NP en DP politieke partye,  die Broederbondlede (wat aanvanklik begin het), kon hul geluk nie glo hoe maklik 'n oorhandiging na kommunisme en vernieting plaasgevind het nie.    Die PAC, SAKP en ANC was deel van Dakar en ander… Continue reading Kodesa leuens – Lies of Codesa

Ancient kingdoms Western Africa

  * The Sahel region of Africa is a 3,860-kilometre arc-like land mass lying to the immediate south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the breadth of the African continent.      Sahel stretches from Senegal on the Atlantic coast, through parts of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Sudan to… Continue reading Ancient kingdoms Western Africa

Health care SA (NHLS) Gesondheidsdienste

The priority diseases in South Africa remain the HIV and TB epidemics, which require significant volumes of testing to support their management, the sheer burden of which is unparalleled globally.   With the increased pressure of the HIV 90-90-90 targets and END TB strategies, this is likely to remain an important mandate of the NHLS. The… Continue reading Health care SA (NHLS) Gesondheidsdienste

Health Care in SA

  There is overwhelming evidence that the quality of health care in South Africa has been compromised by various challenges that impact negatively on healthcare quality.  Improvement in quality care means fewer errors, reduced delays in care delivery, improvement in efficiency, increased market share and lower cost. Decline in quality health care has caused the… Continue reading Health Care in SA

DRC – minerals

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has large reserves of cobalt, gold, gems, copper, timber, and uranium. However, the most valuable resource that the DRC possess is its large reserve of diamonds. Diamonds essentially serve as a pillar to the DRC's struggling economy. * The Town of Beni Beni lies within the North Kivu region… Continue reading DRC – minerals

DRC minerals

For some it is old news, but mining is ongoing.   Is a huge country. The DRC is endowed with vast potential natural mineral resources including cobalt, copper, cadmium, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore and coal. The DRC is the world’s largest producer… Continue reading DRC minerals

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Illegal land invasions at Rabie Ridge Johannesburg

The media called it an illegal invasion at Rabie Ridge that is on private property and it is a fact.    While those invadors said the land belongs to the government, it is not the case, it is in private hands for years but in the pipeline is a low cost housing scheme or whatever… Continue reading Illegal land invasions at Rabie Ridge Johannesburg

Onteiening ‘n tydbom – geen voedsel

Indien die kommunistiese regering en hul blank verligte vennote, nie hul korrupsie stop nie, nie ontslae raak van hul rassistiese en diskriminerende wetgewing teenoor blankes, tewete swart bemagtiging nie en hul onteiening wetgewing uitvoer, is dit 'n kwessie van paar maande dan gaan daar moontlik geen voedsel wees in die land nie.   Dit het die… Continue reading Onteiening ‘n tydbom – geen voedsel

Farmers Frost damage in France

Late frosts throughout France are feared to have caused damage to vineyards, orchards and crops with producers trying to counter the sudden drop in temperatures with a wide range of protections including candles, water sprays and even helicopters.  As die koue skielik kom afpak en dis nie verwag nie, moet 'n boer altyd 'n plan maak. Vir diere… Continue reading Farmers Frost damage in France

Egypt – Tutankhamun’s secrets

  When Howard Carter first arrived in Egypt in 1891, most of the ancient Egyptian tombs had been discovered, though the little-known King Tutankhamen, who had died when he was 18, was still unaccounted for. After World War I, Carter began an intensive search for “King Tut’s Tomb,” finally finding steps to the burial room… Continue reading Egypt – Tutankhamun’s secrets

Terrorism in Mozambique

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies reported in January 2021 that there was a 43-percent spike in militant Islamist group violence in Africa in 2020. The 4,958 reported events linked to these groups represents a record level of violence, continuing an upward pattern seen since 2016.    Reported fatalities linked to African militant Islamist groups… Continue reading Terrorism in Mozambique

Eskom – Oracle

Media statement by Eskom was made on 5 April 2021.   Eskom confirmed it is involved in a contractual dispute with the South African arm of Oracle Corporation, which is contracted to provide a number of technical services to Eskom. Oracle first claimed it had been underpaid by an amount of approximately R7.3 billion, which… Continue reading Eskom – Oracle

Biovac institute

The Biovac Institute, a South African vaccine company, is formulating expansion plans aimed at helping Africa become more self-sufficient when its comes to accessing the immunizing shots.   The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted the continent’s reliance on imported vaccines, with limited shot-making facilities only present in South Africa, Senegal and Egypt. * Biovac, which is 47.5%… Continue reading Biovac institute

Battles of Verdun, Somme, Arras and Hindenburg Line

The Battle of Verdun, 21 February to 15 December 1916, became the longest battle in modern history. It was originally planned by the German Chief of General Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn to secure victory for Germany on the Western Front. The aim was to crush the French army before the Allies grew in strength through… Continue reading Battles of Verdun, Somme, Arras and Hindenburg Line

Land – Palma in Mozambique

  Land rights in Mozambique are regulated by a peculiar system. Land is owned by the State, which concedes the rights to use it, based on development projects (commercial, residential, industrial etc..): land usage rights can be bought, land cannot.   Several legal instruments regulate land usage rights in Mozambique. The general legal framework is given… Continue reading Land – Palma in Mozambique

Total – Mozambique

Following the discovery of important quantities of natural gas in the Rovuma Basin off the coast of Northern Mozambique in 2010 and a $20 billion final investment decision in June 2019, the Total-led Mozambique LNG project is moving forward at pace. *Land in MozambiqueLand - Palma in Mozambique * Reported on 5 April 2021 that… Continue reading Total – Mozambique