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WAS PRAVIN GORDAN A HERO?

By Teboho Sekhosana
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 WAS PRAVIN GORDAN A HERO? The former Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordan died on the 13th of September 2024.  Pravin Gordan previously served as the South African Revenue Services commissioner , was later on appointed as the Minister of Finance by the former president Jacob Zuma in 2009, he served in that capacity until 2014. After the 2014 National and Provincial Elections President Jacob Zuma appointed Pravin Gordan as the minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs(Cogta), he was to return to the finance department in late 2015 after the former president dismissed the then finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and replaced him with Das van Rooyen which triggered a negative reaction from the markets. President Zuma was forced to recall Das van Rooyen and replace him with Pravin Gordan owing to the negative reaction by the markets. In March 2017 President Jacob Zuma dismissed Pravin Gordan and replaced him with Melusi Gigaba.  This action culminated into
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WHY THE DECISION BY THE MK PARTY TO NOT CONVENE ELECTIVE CONFERENCE IS A BRILLIANT MOVE?https://amzn.to/48EAV5S https://amzn.to/3YP9rXM

By Teboho Sekhosana
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 WHY THE DECISION BY THE MK PARTY TO NOT CONVENE ELECTIVE CONFERENCE IS A BRILLIANT MOVE?https://amzn.to/48EAV5S https://amzn.to/https://amzn.to/4fBNVvj  The UMkhonto WeSizwe Party has announced that it will not convene any elective conference until after the 2029 National and Provincial Elections. The announcement was made at a press briefing in August where the Party was announcing its National leadership known as the High Command, this is a structure which is made of the President, Deputy President,National Chairperson, Deputy National Chairperson, Secretary General, Deputy General Secretary, National Organizer, Treasure General and additional members. The Party has been on the drive to identify and recruit the brains and skills it believes will assist in building the Party. This according the Party is an on-going exercise of identifying and recruiting the best talents into the fold of the UMkhonto WeSizwe Party. The reason provided by the the Party for this decision it
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WHY IS ACTION- SA LYING ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE BLACK MONOPOLY CAPITAL?

By Teboho Sekhosana
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 WHY IS ACTION- SA  LYING ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE BLACK MONOPOLY CAPITAL?. Today the ActionSA political party held a press briefing and among the issues they spoke about is the question of White Monopoly Capital vs Black Monopoly Capital. Strangely the ActionSA is suggesting that in South Africa there is what they call the Black Monopoly Capital. This leaves one with a number of questions about the intellectual, ideological capacity of that organization. Indeed if the ActionSA had any intellectual and ideological capacity they would have known that there is no such a thing as the Black Monopoly Capital. Do they even understand the definition of the term Monopoly?,because if they did then they would not have embarrassed themselves in this fashion. Maybe we should be kind enough to help ActionSA with the definition of the term Monopoly "The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service". Now having assisted the ActionSA with
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WILL THE ANC/SACP ALLIANCE SURVIVE THE SO-CALLED GNU?

By Teboho Sekhosana
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 WILL THE ANC/SACP ALLIANCE SURVIVE THE SO-CALLED GNU?. There's been public spats between the African National Congress and its alliance partner the South African Communist Party since the formation of the grand coalition between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance, of course this grand coalition has been clothed as a Government of National Unity. As explained on several times this arrangement does not meet the minimum requirements of a Government of National Unity therefore it lacks all the characteristics of a Government of National Unity. The South African Communist Party General Secretary Solly Mapaila had an interview with Dr Sizwe Mpofu Welsh on his Youtube platform . It is in this interview where the SACP General Secretary reiterated their unhappiness with the ANC's decision to go into a coalition with the racist and neo-liberal Democratic Alliance. Mapaila did not mince his words as he termed this move by the ANC as a sellout deal. He characteriz
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WHY DID FLOYD SHIVHAMBU DROP THE EFF FOR MKP?

By Teboho Sekhosana
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 WHY DID FLOYD SHIVHAMBU DROP THE EFF FOR MKP? On Thursday the 15th August 2024 South Africa was greeted by the shocking news of the departure of one Floyd Shivhambu from the Economic Freedom Fighters. The Economic Freedom Fighters convened a Press Briefing in which Floyd Shivhambu announced his decision to leave the Economic Freedom Fighters to join the uMkhonto WeSizwe Party. Floyd Shivhambu did not provide the reasons behind his departure and promised to speak when the time is right and did not want to utilize the platform of the EFF as that would be tantamount to campaigning for the MKP on the EFF platform. Plenty of speculation has followed, with different media platforms reporting on the fallout between the two leaders who established the EFF. Floyd Shivhambu is a founding member of the Economic Freedom Fighters, together with Julius Malema they established the EFF back in 2013 this is after their exit from the ANC. Julius Malema was expelled from the ANC whilst Floyd
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CAN THE BREATHALYZER BE USED AS EVIDENCE AT WORK?

By Teboho Sekhosana
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 CAN THE BREATHALYZER BE USED AS EVIDENCE AT WORK? Breathalyzer results can potentially be used as evidence at work, but this depends on several factors including: 1. Company Policies : Many companies have specific policies regarding alcohol use and testing. Ifan employee has agreed to these policies, the results of a breathalyzer test may be admissible as evidence for disciplinary action. 2. Consent : If an employee has consented to a breathalyzer test, either explicitly or through an agreement to company policies, the results are more likely to be used as evidence. 3. Legal Considerations: In some jurisdictions, there may be legal requirements or protections related to workplace testing. It is essential to ensure that the workplace complies with local laws and regulations. 4. Accuracy and Calibration : The breathalyzer equipment must be properly calibrated and maintained to ensure accurate results. Any challenge to the accuracy of the device could impact its admissibility
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WHAT IS A 2 POT RETIREMENT SYSTEM?

By Teboho Sekhosana
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 WHAT IS A 2 POT RETIREMENT SYSTEM? South Africa will see a major change in the retirement regime starting on the 1st of September 2024. It is a system which has come to be known as a two pot system, although it is actually a 3 pot system. This system comes into existence as a result of the intensive campaigning by the organized labour i.e Trade Unions mainly represented at the Nedlac platform. The major reason for this campaign which has ultimately resulted into the new retirement regime is to provide relief, financial relief to workers who are going through financial strain. The call to allow the workers to tap into their provident/pension funds started as far back as 2017, however, it intensified in 2020 during the Covid 19 Lockdown when the country came to a standstill and there was not much economic activity which meant a loss of earnings for the workers. Workers in South Africa are confronted by serious financial difficulties with some having their houses and cars rep
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