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SocDev rubbishes claims that Tembisa 10 mom is missing
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-af...-missing-78598330-216e-44a3-8e5e-4b5395f9f03b
12 June 2021

"DURBAN - The Department of Social Development has rubbished claims that the woman who gave birth to the 10 babies earlier this week, is missing.

"The Gauteng Department of Social Development wishes to confirm that the mother of the decuplets is not missing. She has contacted the Gauteng Department of Social Development and the department will make an announcement in due course," the department said in a statement issued this evening.

It said the provincial SAPS has been notified.

The department added that will not be taking interviews until it is ready to do so."
 
Hooked said:
SocDev rubbishes claims that Tembisa 10 mom is missing
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-af...-missing-78598330-216e-44a3-8e5e-4b5395f9f03b
12 June 2021

"DURBAN - The Department of Social Development has rubbished claims that the woman who gave birth to the 10 babies earlier this week, is missing.

"The Gauteng Department of Social Development wishes to confirm that the mother of the decuplets is not missing. She has contacted the Gauteng Department of Social Development and the department will make an announcement in due course," the department said in a statement issued this evening.

It said the provincial SAPS has been notified.

The department added that will not be taking interviews until it is ready to do so."
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There's something really fishy with this story.

10 babies, all premature, 5 natural, 5 cs, all in perfect health. Yet no record of them. Not even a doctor to confirm it happening.

We do believe in miracles but this one I don't know.

Maybe @Grand Guru can give a more educated opinion. But I'm very sceptical.
 
Adephi said:
There's something really fishy with this story.

10 babies, all premature, 5 natural, 5 cs, all in perfect health. Yet no record of them. Not even a doctor to confirm it happening.

We do believe in miracles but this one I don't know.

Maybe @Grand Guru can give a more educated opinion. But I'm very sceptical.
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I agree @ARYANTO. I read somewhere that they were born prematurely which means that they must be in a hospital somewhere. If that were the case there would be confirmation of the birth.
 
Faf Du Plessis has been taken to hospital as he collided with Mohammad Hasnain in the 7th over of the Peshawar Zalmi innings in PSL!
Get Well Soon Faf, Praying for your speedy recovery Faf!

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A change of pace. Here’s the full broadcast of the downsized, socially distanced Trooping the Colour for the Queen’s official birthday. As usual, there are some interviews, including two with expat South Africans serving in the Jock Guards and Blues and Royals. I’ve known Rhys Fitter since he was a novice piper at school and while he’s picked up a bit of an accent, it was great to hear him answer the first question with the time-honoured South African phrase! ‘Well…ja…’

The music was excellent this year and the piping was particularly good. Generally the sun plays havoc with the bagpipe tone.
 
At 4a.m. I received a message from FNB stating that an amount had been paid to Aspire. I freaked out. Another fraudulent transaction? I have never bought Aspire mods!! I immediately went online, only to see that the amount had been paid into my account. I'd forgotten that FNB has changed the name of its Gold accounts to Aspire!!

I'm not sure whether I posted the article to this thread, but here's the link.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/ban...unts-new-pricing-and-ebucks-changes-for-2021/
 
1,000 things can lead to your licence being suspended from next month – these are worst
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/south-africa-driver-demerit-system-list-the-worst-offences-2021-6
14 June 2021

  • South Africa's new national demerit system for driving offences will be rolled out in phases starting on 1 July.
  • All motorists will start with zero points and receive demerits for approximately 1,000 violations.
  • These points will be attributed to the motorist's license and when the demerits exceed 15, the license will be suspended for three months.
  • Demerit points range from one to six depending on the seriousness of the offence.
  • Exceeding 161 km/h on the highway, fleeing the scene of an accident, driving while drunk, and failing to stop for a traffic officer are just some of the six-point offences.
... Infringements and offences are contained within Schedule 3 of the AARTO regulations. Demerit points are attached to approximately 1,000 offences, while standalone fines and compulsory court appearances apply to a further 1,600 infringements.

Demerit points – ranging from one to six – are based on the seriousness of specific offences. Infringements such as failing to proceed when a traffic light is green or operating a vehicle which isn't fitted with a rear-view mirror are considered minor offences and will earn motorists one demerit point each.

Failing to stop behind the line at a stop street is worth two demerit points. Driving with an expired license carries three demerit points. Driving at 150 km/h on the highway is a four-point offence. Doing 160 km/h will get drivers five demerit points. All demerit points also come with a fine, with a monetary value generally linked to the level of offence.

There are 100 serious offences listed within Schedule 3 of the AARTO Regulations which carry six demerit points and mandatory court appearances. Some examples of the most serious six-point offences, which do not come with the option to pay an admission of guilt fine but, instead, require the motorist to appear in court, include:

  • Failure to stop a vehicle on command of a traffic officer.
  • Operating a vehicle contrary to the class of vehicle to which such driving licence relates.
  • Driving 91-92 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, 161+ km/h in a 120km/h zone, 110+ km/h in an 80 km/h zone, and 70+ km/h in a 40 km/h zone.
  • Operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug with a narcotic effect.
  • Failure to ascertain if someone was killed or injured or the extent of injuries at the scene of an accident in which he or she was involved.
  • Riding in or driving a vehicle without the consent of the owner, operator, or person in lawful charge thereof.
  • Using or making a number plate which did not comply with the prescribed specifications.
  • Falsifying or counterfeiting a certificate, licence or other document issued or recognised in terms the Act.
All six-point offences carry a No Admission of guilt Penalty (NAP). Offences which carry five demerit points also come with fines ranging from R1,500 to R3,500."
 
ARYANTO said:
J&J must throw away 60 million vaccine doses due to possible contamination at Emergent BioSolutions plant
The Food and Drug Administration has told Johnson & Johnson to throw out about 60 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from a beleaguered plant

The vaccine doses were made at a factory for Emergent BioSolutions, a biotech firm that's known for producing anthrax vaccines.

The factory has been closed for two months because of regulatory concerns after Emergent BioSolutions discovered that workers had accidentally mixed up ingredients in a batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses.
businessinsider.co.za
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@ARYANTO When you started this thread you said that it's for "News and articles that are informative and relate to us in general."
COVID news is posted in Lockdown Diaries, for example, this very article is posted in Lockdown Diaries here. I know that [USERGROUP=3]@Admins[/USERGROUP] doesn't like cross-posting, so it might be best to keep COVID and general news separate, as it has been up to now.
 
Confirmed: #Tembisa10 are not real
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/confirmed-tembisa10-are-not-real
15 June 2021

"The ‘father’ of the mystery babies, aka the “Tembisa 10”, has made a statement, that has sent South Africa into a frenzy.

He allegedly stated as per News24, that “he does not believe his girlfriend, Gosiame Sithole had ever given birth to 10 babies.”

Additionally, his family has issued a statement expressing that the ‘father’ is yet to see the decuplets. He was allegedly relying on Sithole to inform him regarding their births.

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“The family has resolved and concluded that there are no decuplets born between Tebogo Tsotetsi and Gosiame Sithole, until proven otherwise and wishes to apologise for any inconvenience and embarrassment.”

Additionally, Piet Rampedi has posted a video of Sithole stating that she did not give birth to the babies.

The caption reads:

“Gosiamo Sithole responds to the Tsotetsi family statement. She denies that she’s missing, and that she did not deliver the babies. She says the Tsotetsi family released a statement after meeting some politicians this morning, and they are angry because they wanted to benefit financially from the public donations.

Sithole says she will not be pressured by the Tsotetsi family to disclose the whereabouts of her babies, because they never liked her anyway.”

Additionally, Mandy Wiener has issued a powerful statement about the power of the media, and a lesson for the public to be discerning. Publications harness the power of words like ‘allegedly’ and ‘reportedly’ in light of the fact that often, what is being shared is what is currently known..."
 
Eish.

A local expression that encapsulates everything going on right now.
 
BP just started selling wine at a petrol station – and more to come in Gauteng and Western Cape
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/bp-petrol-stations-are-starting-to-sell-wine-2021-6
17 June 2021
  • BP is now selling wine at a petrol station.
  • Just one, in Johannesburg, for now, but it plans to roll out "wine on the go" at selected other forecourt stores in Gauteng and Western Cape.
  • It is the first petroleum company to get a liquor licence in South Africa, BP says.
  • The wine is sold under the Pick n Pay Express banner.
The petrol retailer launched "wine on the go" at one site, in Radiokop north of Johannesburg, on Thursday. There you will now find a small selection of wine, including sparking wine ...

It is the first petroleum company to granted a liquor licence, BP said.

A rollout to other forecourt stores is planned, BP said, but it would not name the petrol stations targeted, saying only they are in Gauteng and the Western Cape...

The companies are also "exploring opportunities for customers to receive their wine directly at their doorstep at the touch of a button through food delivery apps," they said.
 
Tembisa 10: Mother asks for urgent court interdict after being taken for psychological evaluation
https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news...aluation-08ae2d67-1cfd-42f6-ad99-241693955ab6
18 June 2021

"Pretoria - The lawyer of the mother who gave birth to decuplets said her client instructed her to apply for an urgent court interdict on Thursday to force the Gauteng Department of Social Development to release her.

Gosiame Sithole was detained at a police station for most of the day, before she was taken to Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni for psychological evaluation, against her wishes.

Earlier in the day, her lawyer Refiloe Mokoena indicated that Sithole was picked up from a relative’s place at Rabie Ridge, in Midrand.

She was taken to the police station at Chloorkop in connection with the missing person inquiry opened by the family of her partner, Teboho Tsotetsi, last Thursday.

According to Mokoena, once at the police station, Sithole was denied access to any legal representation.

Police said they needed to hand her over to the Gauteng Department of Social Development, under the premise that arrangements were being made for her to see her older children.

Hours later, she was taken to Tembisa Hospital and Mokoena followed her.

Mokoena said when they arrived at the hospital she was denied access to her client and refused permission to arrange for a private psychologist to perform an independent assessment.

“When I left Tembisa Hospital, she made it very clear that she is now being held against her will, that I should please [file] an urgent court order for her to be released because they intend holding her for a period of 72 hours,” Mokoena said.

“She says the social workers have told her that her twins are at a place of safety but she doesn't know the location... She's now been admitted to the psychiatric ward at the Tembisa hospital against her will...."
 
Well here's a shocker -

https://ewn.co.za/2021/06/18/woman-...10-babies-shows-no-signs-of-pregnancy-sources

"Sources close to the investigation into the matter told Eyewitness News that Gosiame Sithole was medically examined by a medical team at the Thembisa Hospital on Gauteng’s East Rand.

“The medical evaluation has shown that there was no pregnancy. It also shows that there are no physical scars to indicate a recent C-section,” the source close to the investigation into the matter."

Loony.
 
Petition started to block BP’s sale of alcohol
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/petition-started-to-block-bps-sale-of-alcohol
21 June 2021

"A petition has now been started to stop the sale of alcohol at petrol stations in South Africa after BP confirmed on Friday, June 18, that it will sell wine at selective outlets in Gauteng and the Western Cape.

According to the petition, making alcohol available at petrol stations sends the wrong message, especially as the government is looking at ways to tackle alcohol abuse.” The impact on our citizens, our health system, our fiscus is enormous – think of the trauma caused by crashes, stabbings, Gender-Based Violence, sexual abuse etc,” the petition reads..."
 
Stealing without consequences — R186 billion gone from South African municipalities in a decade.
Over the last decade, R186 billion disappeared out of the accounts of South African municipalities because of irregular expenditure.

This is revealed by the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) reports from the Auditor-General.

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke recently revealed that there was R26 billion in irregular expenditure at municipalities in the 2019/2020 financial year.

The actual figure can be much higher as the financial statements from some municipalities were not credible, while others did not submit their statements in time for the audit.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/gove...lities-in-a-decade.html?utm_source=newsletter
 
South Africa’s new driver’s licence points demerit system will fail like E-tolls
South Africa’s new driver’s licence points demerit system will fail like E-tolls
Jan Vermeulen23 June 2021

If South Africa’s roads authorities press on with the rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) without making revisions, it will fail just like E-tolls.

This is the warning from the CEO of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa), Wayne Duvenage.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/moto...-fail-like-e-tolls.html?utm_source=newsletter
 
ARYANTO said:
Stealing without consequences — R186 billion gone from South African municipalities in a decade.
Over the last decade, R186 billion disappeared out of the accounts of South African municipalities because of irregular expenditure.

This is revealed by the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) reports from the Auditor-General.

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke recently revealed that there was R26 billion in irregular expenditure at municipalities in the 2019/2020 financial year.

The actual figure can be much higher as the financial statements from some municipalities were not credible, while others did not submit their statements in time for the audit.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/gove...lities-in-a-decade.html?utm_source=newsletter
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One does need to mention that the connotation almost everyone attaches to "irregular expenditure" is very wrong. This money is not lost, stolen nor not accounted for. It only means that the 'correct' procurement procedure was not followed. The 'correct' procurement procedure would mean that the procurement process was aligned to the regulations of the Public Finance Management act, a piece of legislation that assumes all businesses can be run like projects, that it is totally fine to spend millions ensuring cents are accounted for and procuring from the 'right' vendors is more important than purchasing from the best vendors. Compliance results in what we are witnessing in each and every state owned enterprise, complete and utter financial meltdown.

Rant Over!

Regards
 
Nearly 100 people missing as oceanfront Miami-area building collapses
https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/lo...ollapses-5c128742-25b7-46cf-abb1-2360cee0bca1
25 June 2021

"Rescue crews picked through tons of rubble on Thursday looking for survivors after the collapse of part of an oceanfront apartment tower overnight near Miami, where officials reported at least one person dead and nearly 100 missing.

Search teams detected sounds of banging and other noises but no voices coming from the mounds of debris hours after a large section of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, a barrier island town across Biscayne Bay from the city, crumbled to the ground, authorities said.

What caused the 40-year-old high-rise to tumble into a heap in a matter of seconds was not immediately known, though local officials said the 12-story tower was undergoing roof construction and other repairs..."

 
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