South Africa: Urgent Alert! State Of Disaster To End. Restrictions Persist Indefinitely!

 An urgent alert has been raised by the Family Policy Institute. The alert follows below:

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While tens of thousands of citizens vehemently oppose government plans to make permanent the extraordinary “State of Disaster” regulations, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced on 29 March 2022 plans to end the current “State of Disaster,” potentially by 5 April - but extend regulations for 30 days.

Please note: The "Health Act Amendment" was published in the Government Gazette on 14 March by the Minister of Health. Deadline for comments (30 days) is therefore 15 April 2022.

The "Disaster Management Amendment" was published in the Government Gazette on 29 March by COGTA Minister, Dlamini-Zuma. Deadline for comments (48 hours) is 1 April 2022.

 

Technically, ending the “State of Disaster” while maintaining illogical restrictive Covid-19 regulations for 30 days is unlawful. Government invites the public to comment on this new development within 48 hours. The quickest way to comment is by accessing this form.

What Dlamini-Zuma is attempting is to continue weilding exotraordinary (sic) "State of Disaster" powers granted by the 'Disaster Managment (sic) Act' even after the "State of Disaster" ends.   

 

I opposed all transitional regulations because no “State of Disaster” currently exists in SA. Government must end the “State of Disaster” including all related regulations and protocols.

 

No government must be granted permanent authority to control access and oversight of Churches in South Africa. This is a grave and unprecedented threat to religious freedoms.  

 

Many were confused by Dlamini-Zuma's recent announcement, mistakenly believing she reduced the time for comments on the “Amendment on the National Health Act” to 48 hours.

This precipitated a massive run on the sapublicspeaks platform - overwhelming the site. Thankfully, the tech experts are busy resolving the problem and will have it up soon.

 

If you cannot access the SAPublicSpeaks site, please comment on the dearsouthafrica.co.za/health-act-amendment site or email your submission directly to Ms Tsakani Furumele at tsakani.furumele@health.gov.za The deadline remains 15 April 

 

Veteran journalist, Brian Pottinger investigated government’s fear-driven and illogical Covid-19 campaign and makes several startling observations about the ANC regime's tactics and methodology in his well-researched article “SA’s Covid-19 response just got weirder.” 

 

The most alarming revelation is that government quietly “branded SARSCoV2 a ‘Group 3 Hazardous Biological Agent’, which widens the scope of employers to enforce vaccine mandates.” It appears, the ANC regime is advancing big pharma’s vaccine agenda.

 

Despite credible studies proving much of the hysteria that accompanied the pandemic by corrupt politicians, “medical experts” and a complicit media were false, the ANC regime is still pushing the now debunked PCR tests, mandatory vaccinations and mask wearing.

 

Pottinger writes, “Yet, incredibly and despite this long litany of bad science and worse faith during the SARSCoV2 outbreak, the memo seems not to have reached President Ramaphosa. His authoritarian new regulations now seek to hardwire arbitrary and dictatorial powers into the future life of the country on the back of a comprehensively and maliciously misrepresented viral outbreak. Why?”

 

The answer may lie in the ANC regime’s natural inclination to use every opportunity – even a national health crisis – for self-enrichment. Who can forget the ANC looting frenzy triggered by the the (sic) allocation of more than R500 billion to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Pottinger suggests SA may become a dumping ground for obsolete vaccines, which may explain governments (sic) absurd vaccine push despite growing questions about its efficacy.

Apparently, 800,000 Pfizer vaccines will reportedly expire at the end of March 2022.

 

The proposed “Amendment to the National Health Act” is the most dangerous development in our democratic history because it grants an irredeemably corrupt and grossly incompetent government extraordinary powers to control and manipulate the public as it sees fit.  

 

“State of Disaster” restrictions must end immediately because no state of disaster currently exists in SA.

 The Dept of Health must update the public regularly with credible Covid-19 developments. However, citizens must be trusted to make their own health decisions.

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South African education on the downgrade

With South African education as impossibly poor as it is, it seems that the ANC has found further measures to make it even worse! And with these measures, they will flood the job market with more people with absolutely no skills!

With our education as bad as it is, and our matric (Grade 12) pass rate as pitiful as it is, you would be forgiven for thinking that our education “authorities” would think of ways of making education stronger in this country!

However, Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, and her band of, dare I say “clowns”, think that it is better to simply let kids that are 15 leave school, thinking that this would address the country’s skills shortages. Leaving school after grade 9 would endow the child with a General Education and Training Certificate (GETC). The next step is for these kids to study at a Technical Vocational Education and Training College (TVETC). I probably don’t have to mention this, but I will anyhow. The GETC will only work if the TVETC is compulsory. Without it being compulsory, all that the ANC would be doing is to load our streets with more unemployed and homeless people, and this country has enough of that already!

The fact that there are educationists that are in favour of the GETC simply boggles the mind. In their educated minds, all that is necessary to win the confidence of prospective employers is that these grade 9 kids should write a credible exam! And then what? Employers will fall over their own feet to employ 15/16 year-olds who have written a credible grade 9 exam? That is absolutely foolish! Employers don’t think that our matric (Grade 12) exams are credible, yet these educated people think that a grade 9 exam will be credible; an exam that makes kids marketable in the job market?

We used to have technical colleges years ago, but these were closed down. Then Technicons came onto the scene, that provided diplomas in a more technical direction. Next thing, these technicons were all converted to universities to be more academic and inline with universities. And now they want to go back to TVETCs.

When will these people realize that their policies never amount to anything and that is why every five years or so, a new curriculum must be devised to replace the previous one, and so the downgrade continues!

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New South African Electoral Amendment Bill

South African politics have always been party politics, and not really whether those in parliament actually deserved to be there, or were accountable to anyone but the party they belonged to.

In simple terms, the South African system is a proportional system. That means that each party gets to allocate a proportional number of members of parliament (MPs) according to the percentage of votes it garnered in an election. If there are 162 positions for MPs, and party A got 23% of the vote and party B got 53%, then party A will get to put forward 37 of its members to be MPs and party B 86. This way, the voters will never know whether these MPs are really capable of doing the job, or whether they have a sense of accountability.

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By backing down FNB set a dangerous precedent

This video can only offend the ANC!

The ANC once again has shown that it is incapable of taking criticism and of thinking about the future of South Africa! In just more than a week the ANC, and especially its youth wing (ANCYL) and its Women’s League (ANCWL), bullied First National Bank (FNB) into an apology to the ANC.

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A Royal waste of tax money

Photo by Siyabonga Mosunkutu

South Africa is not ruled by a monarchy, but by a democracy, albeit a shaky one. However, would you be surprised if I told you that South Africa loses at least R66m per year to supposed monarchs in South Africa.

There is Goodwill Zwelithini (picture left), the Zulu king (Kwazulu-Natal); Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, the Thembu king (Eastern Cape) who burnt down the huts of his subjects in the Eastern Cape’s Tyalara community and abducted the families in 1995-1996; Zanozuko Sigcau, the Pondo king (Eastern Cape) who, with his family remained holed in a 5-star hotel on the Kwazulu-Natal south coast for two months at the tax-payer’s expense; Zwelonke Sigcawu, the Xhosa king (Eastern Cape) who does not like his tax-payer provided official vehicle (Mercedes-Benz ML350 CDi – R778 000) and, together with Dalindyebo thinks that their R10 000 monthly petrol allowance is too little; Makhosonke II, the Ndebele king (Mpumalanga), Toni Mphephu Ramabulana, the Venda king (Limpopo); and Thulare Victor Thulare III, the Pedi king (Limpopo), who at the moment gets nothing, but is a director of 16 companies.

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Gender laws to force women into leading government positions

With the latest local government (municipal) elections (LGE2011), less women have been voted into local government as city or town councillors (38%) than in 2006 (40%). According to News24, in an article called “Disappointment at election gender figures,” the Ministry for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, said yesterday that it is “disappointed at the decline in the percentage of women as councillors in the country from 40% in 2006 to 38% after the 2011 local government elections.” Women's Minister Lulu Xingwana also said: “We are developing the necessary legislation which should compel all political parties to adhere to the principle of gender equality. The Gender Equality Bill will be submitted to Cabinet by March 2012 and it will also extend to the issue of employment and appointment of women to senior positions in both the public and private sector.”

I have a real problem with laws created for a certain subsection of society, as if existing laws are not adequate. All of society must live according to the same laws. Crimes committed must be punished by the same laws, for instance. Now, these special interest groups want to create laws for a certain subsection of society to elevate them into positions simply because they are part of that subsection, in this case women, all under the guise of equality.

The problem with quotas, and elevating one group over others, is that in the end it simply does not work. It simply cannot deliver the end result! The end result is good service and good governance.

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Did 67.8% or 57% of matrics pass in 2010?

So, I think it is time the euphoria about South Africa’s miraculous climb in the matric pass-rate to 67.8% (up 7.2%), should be brought back down to earth! Yesterday, I asked the question, Is passing matric an accomplishment at all?

The Sowetan published the story above on 7 Jan 2011, concerning the true pass-rate of those that wrote their matric exams in 2010. A total of 643 546 wrote matric and only 364 513 passed. That makes it 56.64% that passed, meaning that 43.36% of pupils failed matric in 2010. The department of education (DoE)  hit back, saying that the figure of 67.8% is correct, stating that the Sowetan

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Summer starts officially... tomorrow!

Image courtesy timeanddate.com

I know, I know! You are probably saying that Summer Solstice (for those in the Southern Hemisphere), or more generally, December Solstice, is today at 23:38 UTC (11:38pm).

However, if you live where I live, South Africa (or further east), Summer Solstice, which marks the official start of summer in the Southern Hemisphere, only starts tomorrow. In South Africa, Summer Solstice is at 01:38 (1:38am) tomorrow morning, Wednesday, 22 December 2010! New Zealand’s Summer Solstice is at 12:38 (pm), Wednesday, 22 December 2010.

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Taxi drivers strike against new AARTO Act because they will lose most

Taxi drivers have decided to strike today against the new AARTO (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) Act.

“The Aarto system penalises drivers with demerit points for traffic offences. Once a driver has 12 demerit points, his or her driver's licence gets suspended for three months. A driver's licence gets cancelled on the third suspension,” writes Giordano Stolley at Mail&Guardian.

“The South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu) is demanding that the government withdraws the new licensing system, saying that it would cause their members untold hardship and a loss of jobs.”

You see, these striking taxi drivers are concerned about the hardship and loss they will suffer due to the new law.

What they do not want to admit to is the fact that of all drivers in South Africa, taxi drivers are in my opinion by far the worst! It is true that they will suffer and experience job losses among them. In fact, many of them will experience this sooner rather than later! They drive like hooligans, and ignore traffic laws and regulations with impunity! They are in fact a danger not just to others using South African roads, but to the very passengers they transport across the country!

If there is indeed a way of controlling the taxi industry and its lawlessness, then it must be done!

I say, go AARTO!

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Sin taxes and government's investment in sin

We all agree on one level that "sin" taxes are a good thing, because we believe that these "sin" taxes are a deterrent to buying products that fall under these "sin" tax laws. Usually, smoking related products such as cigarettes, and alcohol are "sin" taxed. Of course, we all believe that people will think twice about buying such products because of these extra taxes on them.

I am not sure that this is indeed the case! From my experience, many of these "sin" users simply cut somewhere else in their budgets in order to keep purchasing their "sin" delights!

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Show your support for the Right to Know Campaign today! ACTION item!

The South African government is busy looking at the Secrecy Protection of Information Bill. I wrote about this in my post called "South Africa soon to experience its own Body Snatchers." In this post I wrote:

"The problem with any government, is that as soon as the government starts intervening in the area of the free flow of information (FFOI), it is usually (read: almost always) because the current government (political party in charge) does not like what is being said about them. When it comes to the ANC, that is exactly the case. The ANC does not have the social make-up or maturity to handle criticism well. [...]

"A government that does not like, and cannot handle, criticism, soon turns into a totalitarianism."

South Africa is currently at a cross-roads in more ways than one, and the issue of the freedom of the press and of the Free Flow of Information (FFoI) is but one of them. However, for the South African democracy this issue rates as one of the most important, if not the most important issue.

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South Africa just can't shake its two and a half world image

The ANC dug its own grave

South Africa's public service has ground to a halt due to strikes across all public service centers. Of course, striking is nothing new in South Africa, and it is a method that was used very effectively by the ANC before the 1994 elections. Now, the chickens have come home to roost, and the ANC has to deal with the very problems that they used to create for the previously 'white' government.

Striking in this country is never just a matter of downing tools. It inevitably leads to violence, intimidation, destruction and in several cases, death! This is a culture that the ANC bred under the previous government, and has lost control of since they took over the South African government.

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Telkom to enter mobile market in South Africa

South Africa is by no means a rich country. Yet, somehow it flourishes in the mobile phone market. Currently we have 3 mobile operations (MTN, Vodacom and Cell-C). We used to have Virgin Mobile, but I never met anyone that actually used them.

Later in the year, the 4th mobile operator in the form of Telkom will enter the South African market. Is there really anything that Telkom can add to the market apart from its current monopoly in the fixed-line market? Yes, I know, we do have a 2nd fixed-line operator in the form of Neotel, but have you heard of anyone, except Neotel employees, using them in a private capacity?

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Even an ass has more sense

The Bible tells us about the story of Balaam the prophet, who was asked by Balak, the son of the king of Moab, to curse the people of Israel. Balaam went with them and God was angry with Balaam. However, Balaam's heart proved that he went because of wrong motives in his heart. So, God used a donkey (ass) to put a stop to Balaam's plans (Num 22:21-41).

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Eugene Terre'Blanche murdered

ET, as Eugene Terre'Blanche used to be called, was murdered by two black men.

ET, well known as the leader of the Afrikaner Weerstands Beweging (AWB - Afrikaner Resistance Movement), was well known for his vocal hate of black people, and shrouded that hate under the ruse of wanting self-determination for white people.

The question is, was he murdered as a result of his previous vocal hate of blacks, or was he murdered as the ultimate "boer" so hatefully sung by the equally hateful Julius Malema in that despicable song, "Kill the boer, shoot the farmer!"

Obviously it is a combination of the two. ET died from the same hate that he lived by. And Julius Malema continues to fuel the flame of that same hateful racism from the opposite side of the fence.

What these hatemongers so conveniently forget, is that there are consequences to our actions, and the day will come when our names will be called up to give an account of those actions. Either here on earth, or after death before the great judge of heaven, God!

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Jacob Zuma's polygamous lifestyle wastes South African tax money

Why must South Africans pay for Jacob Zuma's polygamous and immoral lifestyle? R15.5M ($2M) annually to pamper his family and run his wives' offices?

Just like in the dark ages he has several wives and cannot control himself, sowing his immoral wild oats wherever he goes. What a shame as a president in this day and age!

Basta, Mr. President!

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South Africa says "NO!" to porn channel: DSTV obliges!

Great news! DSTV has listened to South Africa in its survey on whether to launch a 24-hour porn channel or not. DSTV announced that it will not introduce such a channel since a significant amount of South Africans have spoken out against the possibility of DSTV starting such a channel.


Thank you to DSTV for listening to the moral voice of South Africa!


Read about it here.

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Driving in South Africa - Pt 5

Image via Wikipedia

...last time.

South Africa, at times being a 1^st world country and at other times a 3^rd world country, you could expect cars to be in a bit of a poor state at times. Would you feel safe driving in South Africa with a car like this on the road next to you?

This time I will not even bother writing anything. Just look at the pictures and be amazed, shocked, perplexed!

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South African Education Desperately Needs Your Help!

I received the latest Take Action Alert by email from the Family Policy Institute's Errol Naidoo. Unfortunately it is not on their website yet, so I am going to take the liberty to post the whole email here.

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Last year I noticed a profound change in attitude by the Zuma administration. The shift in the way policy is formulated falls in line with what God is revealing to many Christians around the country. The Body of Christ will be presented with unprecedented opportunities in 2010 to influence the nation’s public policy development. However, we must not miss these God-given opportunities. One of the more encouraging statements to emanate from Government last year, came from Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, who admitted that Outcome Based Education (OBE) had failed the nation’s education objectives and that a policy re-evaluation was necessary. As a result, Parliament has issued the following statement requesting written submissions from South African citizens on the critically important aspects of basic education. Christian citizens, especially those involved in education have a responsibility to speak into the area of education & provide God-inspired solutions to the many challenges facing our nation. Most Christians I speak to are concerned about the alarming decline in Christian values in the schooling system, including its tragic consequences. This is your chance to be part of the solution! Please make your voice heard on this vital issue. The quality of education has the potential to either make or break this nation. Your input is critical because it contains Godly wisdom. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education is shifting its focus towards the delivery of and challenges facing quality education in South Africa. This after the Committee noted areas of concern, particularly with regard to equal access to quality education by all categories of learners and questionable levels of learning outcomes. The Committee is now calling for written submissions on aspects affecting quality outcomes in primary and high schools. Those aspects include the following: Curriculum content Teacher development Class size Managerial capacity at schools Orientating schools towards specialisation Values in education. Submissions are also invited on the issue of access to education. This pertains to such issues as geographic location of schools and infrastructure; language barriers; homeless children/orphans; children in trouble with the law and education in prisons and inclusive education. Through these submissions, the Committee aims to obtain first-hand information on the pressure points and to find mutual solutions that would make positive contribution towards improving areas of concern within the basic education system. All stakeholders and teachers in particular are urged to contribute and send their submissions by 28 February 2010. Submissions should be e-mailed to Committee Secretary: Mr Llewellyn Brown, at lbrown@parliament.gov.za by no later than 28 February 2010. Enquiries tel Mr Llewellyn Brown: (021) 403 3764, cell 083 709 8450 Standing Errol Naidoo

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Driving in South Africa - Pt 4

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 if you haven't yet.

What is it with South Africans and the right-hand lane?

Here in South Africa, since we drive on the left-hand side of the road as in England, the right-hand lane is considered the fast lane, unlike in countries like the U.S.A. where it is the complete opposite.

In this country, people just love the fast lane, even if they are slow drivers. What is it with that? Why is it that on our highways, where our speed limit is mostly 120km/h, there are always several cars travelling at 100km/h or less… in the fast lane?

The problem with this is that it causes problems with traffic flow. The end result of this, especially on busy highways is a major traffic jam on the highway. There is a definitive concertina effect on busy highways when slow cars pop up in the fast lane, eventually leading to complete stops.

Remember, here in South Africa the rule is: "Keep LEFT, pass RIGHT!" Click here for more South African rules of the road.

Another thing that keeps popping up, is people who know that they accelerate slowly will stop in the fast lane at traffic lights or stop signs. Then, when the light turns green, these people will accelerate at the speed of a coral reef! I see that so often when approaching a red traffic light and there are perhaps 2 cars waiting at the light in the left-hand lane. The next person to arrive is really slow, but insists on stopping in front in the right-hand lane. Of course, the people arriving after this assume that the right-hand lane would be quicker with acceleration.

What a surprise to find out that old Mrs. Coral Reef is standing in the front of the fast lane! Apart from messing with traffic flow, this also causes people to get upset with either getting away to slowly, or even being denied getting across the green light because Mrs. Coral Reef was to slow in the front, not letting more people make it across the green light.

Another thing is that many South Africans love sitting in the fast lane playing police man. They will refuse anyone to pass in the right-hand lane that is going faster than the allowable speed. There are others, going slow in the fast lane, who simply do not care and will sit there as if it is their right to stay in that lane.

If each of us drives where and like we are supposed to, we would all have a more pleasant driving experience. By being selfish, we cause others to be unhappy on the road, and at times it becomes so bad that road rage is the end result.

Here is an interesting page called Slower Traffic Keep Right. Of course, if you are from South Africa, read "left" for "right" and "right" for "left!" Wherever this site mentions left, you should read "right" and vice versa.

So, for safe driving in South Africa
(especially you South Africans)

Next, Part 5.

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