PLEASE EXPLAIN?

[JungleBoy]

It is interestng that no one picked up on ALec Erwin's splurging of R3800 for each of his 36 guests for a post-budget party.

 

[JungleBoy]

Jungleboy, please give us an answer:

what was your question?

I have mentioned that 96K spent on 200 employees (480 pp) is hardly a vulgar amount.

 

[ToxicBunny]

It is vulgar if you're catering for 200 people at an UNAPPROVED function....

 

[Arthur]

Why is south africas election, which was described by international observers as free and fair(like the previous 3), seen by some as the collapse of south africa into just another african country? Surely this is the exact opposite of what happens in most african countries?(ask zim)

You must distinguish between the election process and the actual political direction the country is taken in, ie the policies and practices of the ruling party. Remember, Hitler won his election in a fair and open process, but the policies were disastrous.

It is quite possible for a really useless and dangerous party to win an election fairly and openly.

 

[semiautomatix]

what was your question?

I have mentioned that 96K spent on 200 employees (480 pp) is hardly a vulgar amount.

Jungleboy, please give us an answer:

Mashatile is no stranger to controversy. He made news headlines in 2006 when he spent nearly R100 000 on a dinner at the posh Auberge Michel restaurant in Sandton. He allegedly used his government credit card to entertain colleagues from the economics and treasury departments and the Gauteng Shared Services Centre.

Mashatile reportedly spent more than R250 000 on restaurant bills in the five months from February to June in 2006.

Mashatile said he spent:

# R480 at Ritrovo restaurant in Pretoria; R17 183,50 on two visits to Auberge Michel; and R1 900 at Pigalle in January;

# R2 641,45 on two visits to Auberge Michel and R12 297 at Pigalle in March;

# R2 030,95 at The Butcher and Grill in April;

# R5 409,90 on one sitting at Beverley Hills in Durban and R3 720,20 on a single visit to Auberge Michel in May; and

# R99 810,40 on two visits to Auberge Michel and R85 at Palazzo Mede in June.

 

[Balstrome]

Jungleboy, please give us an answer:

You know he will not answer because either he will have to lie or do something that the ANC are not allowed to do, tell the truth.

 

[Jabberwocky]

You must distinguish between the election process and the actual political direction the country is taken in, ie the policies and practices of the ruling party. Remember, Hitler won his election in a fair and open process, but the policies were disastrous.

You referenced Hitler.. disqualified

 

[semiautomatix]

You know he will not answer because either he will have to lie or do something that the ANC are not allowed to do, tell the truth.

I just want to see how many times I have to ask before I get an answer. This is of course all theoretical, I may never get an answer - which is most likely.

 

[Balstrome]

I just want to see how many times I have to ask before I get an answer. This is of course all theoretical, I may never get an answer - which is most likely.

But each time you request an answer it bangs the stake deeper in the chest of the beast. You lie, You lie, you lie!!

 

[JungleBoy]

I just want to see how many times I have to ask before I get an answer. This is of course all theoretical, I may never get an answer - which is most likely.

I may answer you provided you asked me a question.

 

[thatdamnJoe]

It is interestng that no one picked up on ALec Erwin's splurging of R3800 for each of his 36 guests for a post-budget party.

and your point is?

I merely named Mashatile as an example of what kind of behaviour gets you a promotion in the ANC. Does the fact that Erwin also wastes the public's money make it any less relevant?

 

[Balstrome]

There you go, another excellent ANC duck the issue, or maybe it can not follow the thread, that to could be a possibility. Because you included quotes and did not use a ? mark ????

 

[semiautomatix]

I may answer you provided you asked me a question.

Jungleboy, please give us an answer as to how Paul Mashatile managed to waste tax payers money as outlined below, but I'm guessing you don't actually have a decent reply:

Mashatile is no stranger to controversy. He made news headlines in 2006 when he spent nearly R100 000 on a dinner at the posh Auberge Michel restaurant in Sandton. He allegedly used his government credit card to entertain colleagues from the economics and treasury departments and the Gauteng Shared Services Centre.

Mashatile reportedly spent more than R250 000 on restaurant bills in the five months from February to June in 2006.

Mashatile said he spent:

# R480 at Ritrovo restaurant in Pretoria; R17 183,50 on two visits to Auberge Michel; and R1 900 at Pigalle in January;

# R2 641,45 on two visits to Auberge Michel and R12 297 at Pigalle in March;

# R2 030,95 at The Butcher and Grill in April;

# R5 409,90 on one sitting at Beverley Hills in Durban and R3 720,20 on a single visit to Auberge Michel in May; and

# R99 810,40 on two visits to Auberge Michel and R85 at Palazzo Mede in June.

 

[Jabberwocky]

unauthorised expenditure is quite common... nothing new

as to how he did it, its easy
Give the card to the waiter.. the waiter goes to the POS and swipes it.
The waiter brings back the slip, which he signs.

 

[Balstrome]

unauthorised expenditure is quite common... nothing new

as to how he did it, its easy
Give the card to the waiter.. the waiter goes to the POS and swipes it.
The waiter brings back the slip, which he signs.

Don't forget, he gets away with,
And also gets to call those who comment on it, racists.

 

[Kosmik]

I may answer you provided you asked me a question.

I would think by his number of posts and embedded comments you would see the relavant question without having it actually spelt out.

And R480 is a lot per person at a year end function. We blew R200 a person at Havanna in durbs, nice resturant , good food and a few drinks. And of course that was approved.

 

[Frankie]

Why is south africas election, which was described by international observers as free and fair(like the previous 3), seen by some as the collapse of south africa into just another african country? Surely this is the exact opposite of what happens in most african countries?(ask zim)

Remember that they declared the Zim elections free and fair !

 

[semiautomatix]

I may answer you provided you asked me a question.

Absolutely typical. When presented with something that doesn't support your argument you just ignore it. You have not a foot to stand on, your argument is a complete FAIL.

Paul Mashatile is abusing our hard earned tax money for his own benefit. He is a thief and JungleBoy can't disprove otherwise.

 

[JungleBoy]

Absolutely typical. When presented with something that doesn't support your argument you just ignore it. You have not a foot to stand on, your argument is a complete FAIL.

Paul Mashatile is abusing our hard earned tax money for his own benefit. He is a thief and JungleBoy can't disprove otherwise.

How is throwing a year end function an abuse of your hard earned money. Don't you get year end functions at your workplace?
The civil servants that were entertained during those functions are also tax payers like you so don't think for once that you alone are paying for their entertainment.

 

[Albereth]

How is throwing a year end function an abuse of your hard earned money. Don't you get year end functions at your workplace?
The civil servants that were entertained during those functions are also tax payers like you so don't think for once that you alone are paying for their entertainment.

Well, perhaps the company has a social club that employees contribute towards for the year end function. Or it is a budgetted amount that the company pays.

Either way, they don't go to your company and ask them to pay for it. Or worse, raid their petty cash box and then tell them that they're paying for it.