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Gold stash found near Beitbridge

Gold with an estimated value of R24m and copper cable valued at around R14 000 were seized near the Beitbridge border post on Monday, the SA Revenue Service (SARS) said. “During an inspection of a Toyota Quantum microbus at the Beitbridge border post, the occupants of the vehicle sped off,” spokesperson Luther Lebelo said. “SARS

Shale Gas Might Rescue South Africa’s Dying Economy

At this point of time, a barrel of oil costs $60, showing some signs of improvement from its previous value of below $50 back in March. Yet, full recovery of oil seems very unlikely, and people wonder whether fossil fuels will last that much longer as our primary source of power. Research indicates that oil

Kicking Scotland in the teeth

Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday ruled out giving Scotland another independence referendum despite spectacular gains by Scottish nationalists in a UK-wide election, saying Scots had “emphatically” rejected a breakaway only last year. Cameron, who was re-elected with a surprise outright majority last week, said he would ensure that further powers would be granted to

‘West still treats Africa as former vassals’

Western “colonial” states are not interested in South Africa’s development, but rather want to take its natural resources and never give anything back, pres. Jacob Zuma, told RT. It’s China’s investment that Zuma sees as a way to prosperity. “The Western world or the European countries, in particular, came to Africa [in the 19th century]

Anti-white Zille says Verwoerd was evil and clever

It seems that outgoing Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, Hellen Zille will be a puppet-master to the newly-elected black party leader, Mmusi Maimane, since he is indebted to her for her support. Maimane was elected the new party leader at the DA’s Federal Congress in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. “In any way the DA leadership wants

EU to share burden of massive influx

The European Union’s executive body is to unveil radical new proposals on immigration, imposing migrant quotas on the 28 countries of the union under a distribution “key” system set by Brussels. The plan, which is supported by Germany and will be fiercely resisted by Britain’s new Conservative government, will be launched by the European commission

Sowetans attack Eskom for blackouts

Eskom is under attack – by the City of Joburg and the regional ANC over the almost week-long spate of power outages in Soweto. The council has slammed the power utility for inefficiency and for failing to deliver on its mandate. The City of Joburg claimed areas supplied by its own utility, City Power, still

Mugabe toys with ‘land rentals’ to pay white farmers

An announcement from President Robert Mugabe’s government that it will soon start collecting land rentals from new black farmers to help compensate white farmers whose land was taken from them could be “very good”, the director of the Commercial Farmers’ Union (CFU) said on Saturday. Hendrik Olivier told News24: “If there is a concrete realisation

‘Cultural Marxism has ruined the UK and South Africa’: interview with Jack Sen, suspended UKIP candidate

In this interview conducted with Jack Sen, the suspended UKIP candidate for West Lancashire, he speaks freely of his opposition to third-world immigration to Britain, the disastrous effects of cultural Marxism on the West and his sympathy for white or “minority South Africans”. Please tell us about yourself, and why you have an interest in

DA gets black leader

Musi Maimane has been elected as the new Democratic Alliance (DA) leader at the 2015 DA Federal Congress held at the Boardwalk Convention Centre in Port Elizabeth on Sunday, as PRAAG predicted. The DA needs a black leader for black votes. Until now the party relied on coloured votes in the Western Cape mostly. Coloured

Merkel, Zuma in Moscow for V-day celebrations

Ukraine’s settlement and possibilities for the restoration of cooperation between Russia and Germany will be high on the agenda of talks in the Kremlin on Sunday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is arriving in Moscow to attend celebrations in honour of the 70th anniversary of the World War II

Cubans show pride in their rainbow nation

More than 1,000 gay, lesbian and transgender Cubans marched through Havana on Saturday, proudly displaying their truest selves for a day in a society where they still endure discrimination. The Eighth Annual March against Homophobia and Transphobia took on extra meaning this year for about 20 couples who participated in a “Celebration of Love,” symbolically

Ilana Mercer: Pamela Geller Offends Shariah Media

Sandhya SomethingOrAnother is a “social change” reporter for The Washington Post. (Yes, the WaPo has such a beat.) Ms. Somashekhar (her surname copied and pasted) implied that WND columnist Pamela Geller ought to repent for staging a Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest in Garland, Texas, an event that was briefly attended by two, uninvited

Disunited Kingdom as Scottish nationalists on course for landslide

Scottish nationalists were on course for a landslide win north of the border in Britain’s national election, obliterating their opponents and setting the stage for a new battle over independence. Early wins for the Scottish National Party (SNP) included the ousting of the leader of the Labour party in Scotland, the defeat of a senior