Some people work their butts off trying to raise a deposit to buy a house and slave for 20years paying off said house. Other people however would rather wait for free housing. Perhaps the houses should be given to folks who can commit to finishing the half built houses. Many an economist have said that the provision of free housing is unsustainable. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Punkies
@Impela...couldn't agree with you more. The goverment should stop giving people free beez and provide an environment where people can work to pay their own bills and build their own house. Surely this people can make means ends to secure some sort of funding to complete this houses. They are almost done, its not like they will start from scratch. South African people are lazy mannn-:) Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
GrRRRpha
I understand we working our butt off paying bonds, however what happened to the money ear marked to pay the constructors. The government supported small business, but they are constantly going under as a result of late payments. The only problem with these government is governance Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Impela
@Punkies...handouts (abo hewa) breed a culture of laziness. In today's publication there is a story about Tjale who grows food to share with her community. There are quite a few South Africans who are NOT waiting for some govt. grant with their hands folded. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Usernamee
These are the reasons the other groups will say black people lacks skills to run the country, they dont know what they are doing, they've got no management skills, all they do is loot.
Usernamee
These are the reasons the other groups will say black people lacks skills to run the country, they dont know what they are doing, they've got no management skills, all they do is loot.
F**K this ANC government!!!!!!!
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Anger Management will do for you. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Usernamee
@Little_Dude
YES, and free incomplete houses WILL DO for poor black south africans with this pathetic ANC of yours creating chaos and doing nothing to better SA!!!!
Yes they are. And they will continue to fail you if you keep voting these liars in. Your decision. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Hoshpelepelewa26Zikuphi
ImpelaSome people work their butts off trying to raise a deposit to buy a house and slave for 20years paying off said house. Other people however would rather wait for free housing. Perhaps the houses should be given to folks who can commit to finishing the half built houses. Many an economist have said that the provision of free housing is unsustainable.
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you never being unemployed and you don't know how it feels Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Activeboi
The only thing good abt ANC is improving Nkandla n getting tenders to themselfes. 1991 ANC "for the people" 2005 "f*ck the people" Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Activeboi
Usernamee
These are the reasons the other groups will say black people lacks skills to run the country, they dont know what they are doing, they've got no management skills, all they do is loot.
F**K this ANC government!!!!!!!
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100% agree with you on that one. 1991 ANC slogan "for the people" & 2005 ANC new Slogan "screw the people" Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Tasto
Anc/FSS failed to close few ten toilets and you still expect anc to finish yr rooftop tjatjarag maan sies you got the t-shirt and you want more morons!!You were jiving @ centenary celebrations while sleeping under sky of African summer nites?Now its winter you feel the pinch ? Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Shredder
It's high time the government build 5 to 10 storey flats to replace the RDP houses. Some good earning people get the RDP and build the double storey houses whereas some poor people need those houses. 5 to 10 storey flats will accommodate many families and will conserve space. Otherwise we gonna end up running out of space. Wake up ANC government.
On that note, we need a compulsory "Work for food and shelter" program. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
nickster2
The most effective strategy for ensuring continued support come election time is to hang a carrot in front of the donkey and hope it keeps trying to reach it.
ANC a better life for all Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Shredder
ANC comrades in the blog, please give me a reason why I should vote for the ANC again. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Little_Dude
Shredder
ANC comrades in the blog, please give me a reason why I should vote for the ANC again
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because we've managed to bring Soccer World Cup to Africa for the first time.
only government that provide free free houses
Infrastructure improving drastically
Human rights & democracy is MILKY WORDS.
Economically, we muscle our strength
80% citizens has basic services such as water,electricity,sawages.
Amazing how loyalists are quick to defend and blame people for being lazy..and nothing to do with the corrupt and clueless ANC leaders in municipalities..bet if this was in a DA run municipality the same people would be screaming their guts out..nonetheless such behavior is the very one that brought most African states down..where people placed party interest before the country...good thing is the ANC is continuously feeding on itself. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Shredder
Little_Dude - **sigh** You are talking about collapsing things, all of them. World cup is fine it was nice and groovy, but is gone.
The only good thing I can only think of is the Gautrain.
1. only government that provide free free houses - Poor quality. Old 4 rooms are way better. No proper background check is done because there are many people who live that are rich and are not supposed to be there. One more thing, I doubt if it is the only country that has free housing program. I stand corrected though.
2. Infrastructure improving drastically - Yes and No. We do have improvements yet the old roads and buildings are collapsing because there is no maintenance. Pot holes, government buildings not renovated, public toilets a stench.
3. Human rights & democracy is MILKY WORDS. - Cool.
4. Economically, we muscle our strength - A joke, the rand is plunging.
5. 80% citizens has basic services such as water,electricity,sawages. - Maybe.
When the project was announced there was sufficient money available to complete it fully. From the photos it is evident that the houses are all completed to just below roof level. Unfortunately the bribe money paid out to corrupt ANC officials took the money away destined for the roofs, doors and windows. Sorry poor south africans - actually, I am not too sorry. You are getting what you are voting for !!! Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
hulas
Ok little dude your answer to shredder cant go unchallenged.World cup was organized and successfully staged by safa government merely agreed that it can take place here.Free houses you mentioned in your answer are of a pathetic quality to be precise many people have died and injured by this houses when they fall from little rains.anc government fails to maintain infrastructure they inherited from apartheid government all access roads are falling apart.The only better roads we have is e-tolled one.With the size of our economy we should be able to give our people more than basic service,our people deserve full service.From good quality health care to excellent education for our children
So Shredder thank you for doubting anc. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Missynj
Yep, Southern Free State - part of the province ignored. I don't know how the people out there survive. There is no work, mostly paza shops run by Pakistans and Somali foreigners. One garage (filing station); one butchery; Pep store, one Bank in the so called white area or in town. Coloured people think they are superior to black people though there has been a history of inter-racial marriage between them. Afrikaans is the thee language there- first and second language to majority. Southern Free State or Xhariep is so dry and remote- sleeping area.
Its a wake-up call for the ANC and Free State Gvt. Free State corruption is shocking. People are fed up with the government and its unfulfilled promises. Job Creation and People skilling will at least minimise the level of poverty in SA by and large. The plattelands can be developed to become sizeable towns and existing big towns to average cities if jobs are created in these small areas. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Smatsatsa1
Stop making noise n get a job for roofing,nothing for mahala Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Maezizsto4Sure
MGEEZ
What's new????
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Exactly MGEEZ what's new.A better life for us Politicians vote ANC and you will continue to be fed with this crap. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Popeye
Mzantsi
I'm starting to dislike ANC...promises and lies do not work for Black people. Our people are poor, and you know well that nobody wants to be poor. I don't believe any word from the President and I'll not cast my vote in the next election. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Little_Dude
Shredder
Little_Dude - **sigh** You are talking about collapsing things, all of them. World cup is fine it was nice and groovy, but is gone.
The only good thing I can only think of is the Gautrain.
1. only government that provide free free houses - Poor quality. Old 4 rooms are way better. No proper background check is done because there are many people who live that are rich and are not supposed to be there. One more thing, I doubt if it is the only country that has free housing program. I stand corrected though.
2. Infrastructure improving drastically - Yes and No. We do have improvements yet the old roads and buildings are collapsing because there is no maintenance. Pot holes, government buildings not renovated, public toilets a stench.
3. Human rights & democracy is MILKY WORDS. - Cool.
4. Economically, we muscle our strength - A joke, the rand is plunging.
5. 80% citizens has basic services such as water,electricity,sawages. - Maybe.
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The main challenge government has is to monitor and evaluate their projects.
At the same time we evrything cannot be stable perfect for people with population of 48 million people. Challenges will be there, thus far im proud of our government and many countries want to inherit our governing style.
Yes corruption is what im againts for and plead with you that it needs to be stopped immediately.
I FOR ONE STILL THINK ANC STILL THE BEST PARTY. We should also participate in our branches to explore more to politics, rather conclude everything you read on press hence some are just tibloids.
TYPCAL and ace is busy campaigning for zuma (more incomplete projects) you ppl of Manguang are getting exactly the services in accordance with (MIS)leaders you voted for, so stop with complaing and get on with it. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Impela
Hoshpelepelewa26Zikuphi
ImpelaSome people work their butts off trying to raise a deposit to buy a house and slave for 20years paying off said house. Other people however would rather wait for free housing. Perhaps the houses should be given to folks who can commit to finishing the half built houses. Many an economist have said that the provision of free housing is unsustainable.
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you never being unemployed and you don't know how it feels
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Don't know what how unemployment feels has anything to do with the unsustainability of free housing! Wish you would explore the advancement of the arguments raised than raise a sentimental consideration that does not add or advance the argument. Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
Chabella
reasosn to vote for the ANC
1. Education system is has not impoved in 18 years. As a matter of fact, Kids in Limpopa (all black by the way) still havent receved their text books for 6 months. And now the ANC are burning this books to hide it from us.
2. Large scalle corruption in all spehere in goverment. Evry day, there is reports of millions being stolen by politciall connected people, and they NEVER get prosecuted
3. Goevment intitions collapsing day by day.
4. ANC promotes racism versus national unity. All failures are now still blamed on whites, 18 years into the new SA.
5. Public health care is a joke. Only the Westen Cape has built any new hospital, and the current hospitals are badly run. People sit in long queses to be given a panado, because thats all the medicine they have
6. ANC would rather spend 60 billion rand = R60,000,000,000 on arms that we dont need and cant maintain, in exhange for a few million rand in bribes for their own pocket, than making sure black were uplifted.
7. ANC would rather spend more billions on a World Cup and massive staduims that we dont need, all the while why millions of SA are workless. The World Cup was a great expensive party that we all enjoyed, but it was not a good for for South -Africans
8. ANC are so diviede they cant lead the country. Are yhey run by communist, or Cosatu, or the ANC youth league or themseleves.
9. The only jobs the ANC worries about losing is the josb of ANC politicians
There are no more reasons to vote for the ANC Report Abuse
Jun 27, 2012
ghettobarbie1
i couldnt agree more username! ANC is a F#@ken useless government....and whites are laughing at us, why cant' they go back to the drawing boards and figure a way to work together as a nation, not to rob us and let them be richer and richer whilst things are getting more tougher for us? haeee man sies Report Abuse
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lindsay
oh shut up you are making didn't you vote for them nxaReport Abuse
WakeUpSouthAfrica
The freestate government is busy collapsing. The education department is bankrupt.Just waiting for the Zuma-allied province to break this news to the public.
Report Abuse
MGEEZ
What's new????Report Abuse
Impela
Some people work their butts off trying to raise a deposit to buy a house and slave for 20years paying off said house. Other people however would rather wait for free housing. Perhaps the houses should be given to folks who can commit to finishing the half built houses. Many an economist have said that the provision of free housing is unsustainable.Report Abuse
Punkies
@Impela...couldn't agree with you more. The goverment should stop giving people free beez and provide an environment where people can work to pay their own bills and build their own house. Surely this people can make means ends to secure some sort of funding to complete this houses. They are almost done, its not like they will start from scratch. South African people are lazy mannn-:)Report Abuse
GrRRRpha
I understand we working our butt off paying bonds, however what happened to the money ear marked to pay the constructors. The government supported small business, but they are constantly going under as a result of late payments. The only problem with these government is governanceReport Abuse
Impela
@Punkies...handouts (abo hewa) breed a culture of laziness. In today's publication there is a story about Tjale who grows food to share with her community. There are quite a few South Africans who are NOT waiting for some govt. grant with their hands folded.Report Abuse
Usernamee
These are the reasons the other groups will say black people lacks skills to run the country, they dont know what they are doing, they've got no management skills, all they do is loot.F**K this ANC government!!!!!!!
Report Abuse
Little_Dude
UsernameeThese are the reasons the other groups will say black people lacks skills to run the country, they dont know what they are doing, they've got no management skills, all they do is loot.
F**K this ANC government!!!!!!!
***************************************
Anger Management will do for you.
Report Abuse
Usernamee
@Little_DudeYES, and free incomplete houses WILL DO for poor black south africans with this pathetic ANC of yours creating chaos and doing nothing to better SA!!!!
Report Abuse
WarrenG
Yes they are. And they will continue to fail you if you keep voting these liars in. Your decision.Report Abuse
Hoshpelepelewa26Zikuphi
ImpelaSome people work their butts off trying to raise a deposit to buy a house and slave for 20years paying off said house. Other people however would rather wait for free housing. Perhaps the houses should be given to folks who can commit to finishing the half built houses. Many an economist have said that the provision of free housing is unsustainable.
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you never being unemployed and you don't know how it feels
Report Abuse
Activeboi
The only thing good abt ANC is improving Nkandla n getting tenders to themselfes. 1991 ANC "for the people" 2005 "f*ck the people"Report Abuse
Activeboi
UsernameeThese are the reasons the other groups will say black people lacks skills to run the country, they dont know what they are doing, they've got no management skills, all they do is loot.
F**K this ANC government!!!!!!!
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100% agree with you on that one. 1991 ANC slogan "for the people" & 2005 ANC new Slogan "screw the people"
Report Abuse
Tasto
Anc/FSS failed to close few ten toilets and you still expect anc to finish yr rooftop tjatjarag maan sies you got the t-shirt and you want more morons!!You were jiving @ centenary celebrations while sleeping under sky of African summer nites?Now its winter you feel the pinch ?Report Abuse
Shredder
It's high time the government build 5 to 10 storey flats to replace the RDP houses. Some good earning people get the RDP and build the double storey houses whereas some poor people need those houses. 5 to 10 storey flats will accommodate many families and will conserve space. Otherwise we gonna end up running out of space. Wake up ANC government.On that note, we need a compulsory "Work for food and shelter" program.
Report Abuse
nickster2
The most effective strategy for ensuring continued support come election time is to hang a carrot in front of the donkey and hope it keeps trying to reach it.ANC a better life for all
Report Abuse
Shredder
ANC comrades in the blog, please give me a reason why I should vote for the ANC again.Report Abuse
Little_Dude
ShredderANC comrades in the blog, please give me a reason why I should vote for the ANC again
++++++++++++++++++++++
because we've managed to bring Soccer World Cup to Africa for the first time.
only government that provide free free houses
Infrastructure improving drastically
Human rights & democracy is MILKY WORDS.
Economically, we muscle our strength
80% citizens has basic services such as water,electricity,sawages.
Report Abuse
Sgandy
Amazing how loyalists are quick to defend and blame people for being lazy..and nothing to do with the corrupt and clueless ANC leaders in municipalities..bet if this was in a DA run municipality the same people would be screaming their guts out..nonetheless such behavior is the very one that brought most African states down..where people placed party interest before the country...good thing is the ANC is continuously feeding on itself.Report Abuse
Shredder
Little_Dude - **sigh** You are talking about collapsing things, all of them. World cup is fine it was nice and groovy, but is gone.The only good thing I can only think of is the Gautrain.
1. only government that provide free free houses - Poor quality. Old 4 rooms are way better. No proper background check is done because there are many people who live that are rich and are not supposed to be there. One more thing, I doubt if it is the only country that has free housing program. I stand corrected though.
2. Infrastructure improving drastically - Yes and No. We do have improvements yet the old roads and buildings are collapsing because there is no maintenance. Pot holes, government buildings not renovated, public toilets a stench.
3. Human rights & democracy is MILKY WORDS. - Cool.
4. Economically, we muscle our strength - A joke, the rand is plunging.
5. 80% citizens has basic services such as water,electricity,sawages. - Maybe.
Report Abuse
Sixpack
When the project was announced there was sufficient money available to complete it fully. From the photos it is evident that the houses are all completed to just below roof level. Unfortunately the bribe money paid out to corrupt ANC officials took the money away destined for the roofs, doors and windows. Sorry poor south africans - actually, I am not too sorry. You are getting what you are voting for !!!Report Abuse
hulas
Ok little dude your answer to shredder cant go unchallenged.World cup was organized and successfully staged by safa government merely agreed that it can take place here.Free houses you mentioned in your answer are of a pathetic quality to be precise many people have died and injured by this houses when they fall from little rains.anc government fails to maintain infrastructure they inherited from apartheid government all access roads are falling apart.The only better roads we have is e-tolled one.With the size of our economy we should be able to give our people more than basic service,our people deserve full service.From good quality health care to excellent education for our childrenSo Shredder thank you for doubting anc.
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Missynj
Yep, Southern Free State - part of the province ignored. I don't know how the people out there survive. There is no work, mostly paza shops run by Pakistans and Somali foreigners. One garage (filing station); one butchery; Pep store, one Bank in the so called white area or in town. Coloured people think they are superior to black people though there has been a history of inter-racial marriage between them. Afrikaans is the thee language there- first and second language to majority. Southern Free State or Xhariep is so dry and remote- sleeping area.Its a wake-up call for the ANC and Free State Gvt. Free State corruption is shocking. People are fed up with the government and its unfulfilled promises. Job Creation and People skilling will at least minimise the level of poverty in SA by and large. The plattelands can be developed to become sizeable towns and existing big towns to average cities if jobs are created in these small areas.
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Smatsatsa1
Stop making noise n get a job for roofing,nothing for mahalaReport Abuse
Maezizsto4Sure
MGEEZWhat's new????
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Exactly MGEEZ what's new.A better life for us Politicians vote ANC and you will continue to be fed with this crap.
Report Abuse
Popeye
MzantsiI'm starting to dislike ANC...promises and lies do not work for Black people. Our people are poor, and you know well that nobody wants to be poor. I don't believe any word from the President and I'll not cast my vote in the next election.
Report Abuse
Little_Dude
ShredderLittle_Dude - **sigh** You are talking about collapsing things, all of them. World cup is fine it was nice and groovy, but is gone.
The only good thing I can only think of is the Gautrain.
1. only government that provide free free houses - Poor quality. Old 4 rooms are way better. No proper background check is done because there are many people who live that are rich and are not supposed to be there. One more thing, I doubt if it is the only country that has free housing program. I stand corrected though.
2. Infrastructure improving drastically - Yes and No. We do have improvements yet the old roads and buildings are collapsing because there is no maintenance. Pot holes, government buildings not renovated, public toilets a stench.
3. Human rights & democracy is MILKY WORDS. - Cool.
4. Economically, we muscle our strength - A joke, the rand is plunging.
5. 80% citizens has basic services such as water,electricity,sawages. - Maybe.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The main challenge government has is to monitor and evaluate their projects.
At the same time we evrything cannot be stable perfect for people with population of 48 million people. Challenges will be there, thus far im proud of our government and many countries want to inherit our governing style.
Yes corruption is what im againts for and plead with you that it needs to be stopped immediately.
I FOR ONE STILL THINK ANC STILL THE BEST PARTY. We should also participate in our branches to explore more to politics, rather conclude everything you read on press hence some are just tibloids.
Report Abuse
somaartakeit
TYPCAL and ace is busy campaigning for zuma (more incomplete projects) you ppl of Manguang are getting exactly the services in accordance with (MIS)leaders you voted for, so stop with complaing and get on with it.Report Abuse
Impela
Hoshpelepelewa26ZikuphiImpelaSome people work their butts off trying to raise a deposit to buy a house and slave for 20years paying off said house. Other people however would rather wait for free housing. Perhaps the houses should be given to folks who can commit to finishing the half built houses. Many an economist have said that the provision of free housing is unsustainable.
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you never being unemployed and you don't know how it feels
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Don't know what how unemployment feels has anything to do with the unsustainability of free housing! Wish you would explore the advancement of the arguments raised than raise a sentimental consideration that does not add or advance the argument.
Report Abuse
Chabella
reasosn to vote for the ANC1. Education system is has not impoved in 18 years. As a matter of fact, Kids in Limpopa (all black by the way) still havent receved their text books for 6 months. And now the ANC are burning this books to hide it from us.
2. Large scalle corruption in all spehere in goverment. Evry day, there is reports of millions being stolen by politciall connected people, and they NEVER get prosecuted
3. Goevment intitions collapsing day by day.
4. ANC promotes racism versus national unity. All failures are now still blamed on whites, 18 years into the new SA.
5. Public health care is a joke. Only the Westen Cape has built any new hospital, and the current hospitals are badly run. People sit in long queses to be given a panado, because thats all the medicine they have
6. ANC would rather spend 60 billion rand = R60,000,000,000 on arms that we dont need and cant maintain, in exhange for a few million rand in bribes for their own pocket, than making sure black were uplifted.
7. ANC would rather spend more billions on a World Cup and massive staduims that we dont need, all the while why millions of SA are workless. The World Cup was a great expensive party that we all enjoyed, but it was not a good for for South -Africans
8. ANC are so diviede they cant lead the country. Are yhey run by communist, or Cosatu, or the ANC youth league or themseleves.
9. The only jobs the ANC worries about losing is the josb of ANC politicians
There are no more reasons to vote for the ANC
Report Abuse
ghettobarbie1
i couldnt agree more username! ANC is a F#@ken useless government....and whites are laughing at us, why cant' they go back to the drawing boards and figure a way to work together as a nation, not to rob us and let them be richer and richer whilst things are getting more tougher for us? haeee man siesReport Abuse
ghettobarbie1
Dankie @ Chabella o nkoetse molomu!Report Abuse
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