SA writes off Cuba debt

[Skinner]

... and the SA Taxpayer, already heavily milked, is milked some more.

Cape Town - Cabinet has approved the cancellation of a R926.8m debt owed by Cuba to South Africa, government communications head Themba Maseko said on Thursday.

http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2307439,00.html

 

[Alan]

The ANC owes old comrades favours

 

[ToxicBunny]

Not a fsck... did they actually ask us whether we wanted them to cancel the debt?

Money grabbing b@stards....

 

[Moederloos]

R1 billion smackers wasted.

 

[Pixie22]

Whats the bet someone wrote off R1 bill for a small bribe of R50k for themselves.. Nice!!!

 

[Sneeky]

Payback for many dead cuban troops.
Make no mistake, the commies are in control of SA now.

 

[Skinner]

Payback for many dead cuban troops.
Make no mistake, the commies are in control of SA now.

And the Chinese in control of Zim. (for starters)

 

[sand_man]

And the mods are in control of myadsl... we doomed...

 

[lsuacner]

So did Eskom not need 1 billion rand?

 

[Tanarri]

So did Eskom not need 1 billion rand?

That's what the 100% price hike is for.

 

[Fudzy]

Were the Cubans paying it back?

 

[gregmcc]

and the tax payer is once again screwed! wish i could just stop paying tax!!

 

[HavocXphere]

Thats the way export insurance works....every now and again a deal blows up in your face, but on balance it benefits SA. Nothing to get angry about.