SA Politics Part 14 - The New Dawn turns to Dusk

Sideshow Bob said:
Diepsloot is basically foreigner township though ?
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Plenty of foreigners there just like many townships but still majority South African.

They are launching the manifesto at a newly created settlement. A lot has been happening in the lives of our people while DA supporters were busy marveling at Zille's cheap stunts, pretending like nothing is happening in the city.

 
TheChamp said:
The right Reverend is in the house contrary to news reports, apparently no successful candidates will be announced, all mayoral candidates who applied and passed the preliminary selection process will be announced, share their vision and they will be given space to go to communities and campaign then oy after that will the successful candidates be announced.

Probably why it's a 5hr event.
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😂😂😂. What does this even mean? So they still haven’t been able to select a candidate?

Zille is beyond excited. How can she have no competition in this most pivotal of elections

https://twitter.com/x/status/2091143323532607554

https://twitter.com/x/status/2091158551548817587
 
TheChamp said:
The right Reverend is in the house contrary to news reports, apparently no successful candidates will be announced, all mayoral candidates who applied and passed the preliminary selection process will be announced, share their vision and they will be given space to go to communities and campaign then oy after that will the successful candidates be announced.

Probably why it's a 5hr event.
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The amount of times the Libation Movement has emasculated you by making you swear to the forum x is going to happen, only for you to come back tail between your legs explaining why it’s not actually possible - one wonders if you have any testicles left
 
TheChamp said:
I apologise on behalf of the Liberation Movement for disappointing you, I know how much you were looking forward to knowing the candidate names.
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Well now you have 3 candidate names for JHB. My suggestion would be a fight to the death for the much coveted title of "person who loses to Zille". An MMA-style match in the middle of Soweto could bring in good cash for the Libationers. Chikane does not have age on his side, but maybe his God can provide divine support. Dada is an oompa loompa who barely looks over 5foot2. The other one I believe is Finance MMC and I don't know her name. I really can't say who would come out tops, but it would be a great match and good enjoyment for the people who have suffered so much.
 
TheChamp said:
Someone who thinks about his family and put their needs first, something very foreign to Zille, she doesn't care about Mr Maree and what he thinks, all she cares about is her ambition.
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seems he has now suddenly forgotten about his family and their needs, but instead placing his ambition first
The African National Congress (ANC) has announced veteran Frank Chikane, City of Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero and deputy mayor Loyiso Masuku as potential mayoral candidates for the city ahead of the November 4 local government elections.
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iol.co.za

ANC names Chikane, Morero and Masuku as potential Johannesburg mayoral candidates

The African National Congress (ANC) has announced veteran Frank Chikane, City of Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero and deputy mayor Loyiso Masuku as potential mayoral candidates for the city ahead of the November 4 local government elections.
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Eskom paid hundreds of millions for diesel that ‘didn’t exist’​


For more than a year, the investigators, from forensic firm Itsamaya Holdings and Eskom’s own Group Investigations and Security Department, had been digging into allegations surrounding diesel contracts, potentially worth R21-billion, that Eskom signed in December 2024.

Eskom has been tight lipped about the investigation, but internal documents independently obtained by amaBhungane show that Eskom had recorded the 40 million litres diesel as “received” at Burgan Terminal in July last year and had made two payments to its supplier, Lanele Resources, of R360-million each.
These were Eskom assets, recorded in Eskom’s books. But did the diesel actually exist?

Three weeks ago, after questions from amaBhungane, Eskom issued a quiet Friday afternoon press release, saying: “Eskom… received an independent verification report confirming that there were no discrepancies between the diesel delivered or available to Eskom and the amounts paid.”

But amaBhungane’s own digging suggests that the R721-million that Eskom paid to Lanele in July last year probably bought nothing but thin air and a promise to deliver fuel at a later stage.
Both Eskom and Lanele refused to answer questions on the whereabouts of the 39 million litres of diesel, and for two weeks Eskom refused to even clarify what it meant when it said the fuel was “delivered or available”.

But Vitol – the Swiss commodities giant that part owns the Burgan Terminal – agreed to play open cards: Lanele had contracted Vitol’s local subsidiary, Vesquin Trading, to provide it with diesel for Eskom, it confirmed. A total of 38.8 million litres remained outstanding, but only five million litres were physically in the tanks at Burgan Terminal.
“Vesquin… will deliver the outstanding balance of diesel when it is required,” Vesquin director Harvey Foster told us. “Five million litres [of] their remaining balance will remain in-tank at Burgan earmarked for ultimate supply to Eskom…”

This disclosure is significant: Eskom recorded the diesel as “received” a year ago and paid R721-million for it. Now, it appears that, at best, Eskom had bought five million litres and had an IOU for the rest.
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www.dailymaverick.co.za

Eskom paid hundreds of millions for diesel that ‘didn’t exist’

Eskom paid for diesel and recorded it as ‘received’ in its books – in some instances that process was at best a sleight of hand; at worst, a fraud. Even now, R1-billion worth of diesel has still not b…
www.dailymaverick.co.za www.dailymaverick.co.za
 
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