Whenever proposed legislation poses a real threat to property rights and the rule of law, it’s by definition unconstitutional and poses a real threat to the fundamentals of democracy. The Draft Land Tenure Security Bill is a classic example of such proposed legislation. The Bill being proposed by the ruling party and strategically tabled with [...]

“Whenever a government even starts considering meddling with property rights in rural and farming areas, red lights should be flashing. — Pine Pienaar ECONOMISTS and outraged landowners have warned that a controversial new Bill aimed at granting farm workers the right to farm commercially and build houses on their employers’ properties “could wipe out the [...]

I don’t think I have ever had so many negative things to say about the management, administration and utter incompetence in any department as I was forced to say during the past year. The situation in the Eastern Cape Department of Health is so far beyond control that I’m afraid that I have no hope.

*1. Mr M Nyusile to ask the Premier: (a) How many cases against the Provincial Government were settled out of court from 1 January 2008 up to and including the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what total amount was involved? *2. Mr C Martin to ask the Premier: (1) Whether [...]

365. Mr D B Haddon to ask the MEC responsible for Human Settlements: (1) Whether any progress has been made with the Eradication of Informal Settlements Bill, which was considered at a workshop in East London earlier this year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) why have the [...]

While the average South African finds it not only difficult to make ends meet but have to daily fight for their own survival and that of their families, businessman Kenny Kunene find it appropriate to spent R70 0000 on a birthday and eat sushi off the bodies of half naked women. I am not unique [...]

Opposition parties have called on the national Department of Health to intervene in the Eastern Cape after yet another dismal audit report for the provincial department. DA health spokesperson Pine Pienaar said the department was in “total chaos” and national government should intervene. The report showed the department had lost control over its R13.6billion budget, [...]

The latest report by the Auditor General is confirmation that the Eastern Cape Health Department has lost all control over its R13,6 billion budget. The AG says in his report that because he could not obtain appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion, he cannot express any opinion on the financial [...]

Public healthcare in the Eastern Cape is failing. Clearly the MEC for Health, Phumulo Masualle, who is also the provincial chairperson of the ANC, cannot hold down both positions, writes Pine Pienaar. The evidence shows that the health budget is overspent on entertainment, travel expenditure and accommodation for officials.  Read the complete letter in The [...]

THE DA is calling for Eastern Cape Health MEC Phumulo Masualle to step down because the health budget was overspent on entertainment, travel expenditure and accommodation for officials. DA MPL Pine Pienaar said: “Accruals are at R500-million, irregular expenditure at R84-million, fruitless expenditure at R17-million, unauthorised expenditure of R776-million has been incurred, an overdraft exists [...]