Cold cuts

Here's the real truth behind Eskom electricity load shedding. Forget about all those confusing and conflicting load shedding schedules. This is the real deal.

Picking up the trash

How do you solve the problem of municipalities that are disfunctional ?  Simply incorporate them into municipalities that are functional (sort of) and shift the burden of responsibility. Less control, more scope for corruption, less service delivery, more mismanagement, fewer taxpayers carrying a bigger load. 

House of card sharks

Almost half the provincial housing budget has been skived off to pay cronies in other provinces. No wonder the poor old Eastern Cape is in the state thaty it's in.  Time for thre thieving comrades to get some new housing - in a jail cell.

talk to the chair 'cause the face don't care

The parliamentary circus continues with the ANC trying to put up barriers to protect the president in parliament.  We're all waiting for the command performance at the SONA next week. Should be quite a show.

Trouble brewing

The ongoing battle between Mlibo Qoboshiyane and Athol Trollip keeps going on and on.  Millions used to bail out the almost defunct Magwa Tea Estate project and nothing but a storm in a tea cup to show for it.  Throwing good money after bad management.

Rolling out the red carpet

For the first time in a while, parliamentary procedures have gotten interesting.  The countdown clock is ticking so we wait with interest to see how Mrs Bulldog Mbete handles the red hordes.

Good old Boys

Mad Bob has been in power for 34 years now. Surely its time for a change - by the Grace of Bob.