A tale of two cities – Andrew Kenny
South Africa is a tale of two cities: the peaceful beauty of wealthy suburbs juxtaposed with the poverty and violence found in many of its townships and squatter camps.
South Africa is a tale of two cities: the peaceful beauty of wealthy suburbs juxtaposed with the poverty and violence found in many of its townships and squatter camps.
About half of South Africa’s public infrastructure has collapsed or is collapsing. This needs to be addressed urgently, warns Saice.
Now, the Gautrain is getting bold new expansion plans off the ground. The media uncritically called it good news.
The City of Tshwane on Tuesday cut the power supply to SARS, the SA Police Service (SAPS) headquarters, and the Gautrain station in Hatfield.
Gautrain is drawing up a multi-billion rand plan to expand outside Johannesburg and Pretoria, joining a potential bonanza of infrastructure projects.
The high-speed rail network is seeking R4bn to increase its number of trains by 50 percent ahead of a potential expansion.
It pays to be tapped into the global news stream. Because something that’s kept under wraps in South Africa can often leak out from a global source.
Half of all vehicles on South African roads are unroadworthy and more than 17,000 people are killed in road accidents annually.
With the benefit of an external perspective, there is little doubt in Alec Hogg’s mind the resilience of Mr and Mrs South Africa will soon to be rewarded.
What has happened is that the emperor has taken off his ANC garments and his real colours are showing. He is a sly and corrupt tribalist with a penchant for power and shady friends, writes Marius Oosthuizen.