By October 2011, South Africa's vehicle population was 10,156,186, according to the eNaTIS.
64,504 (176 per day) cars, worth more than R9-billion, were stolen and 10,627 vehicles were hijacked in 2011.
This means that of the 570,012 vehicles sold in 2011, at least 75,131 occurred due to theft and hijackings.
Source: So South Africa is a stable economy built on solid rock is it?
It should be noted that the majority of hijackings take place in front of private residences, usually in the drive-ways.
In front of private residences 51%.
Victims sitting in parked cars 10%.
At traffic lights 7%.
At a stop street or yield sign 6%.
At business premises 5%
Victims forced off road by decoys 4%.
While taxis are loading/offloading passengers 4%.
At shops, post offices and telephone booths 3%.
Victims parking, that is to say either starting, leaving or approaching parked cars 2%.
Victims stationary and working at the roadside, that is to say repairing telephone cables 2%.
While loading and offloading goods 2%.
At other intersections 1%.
At filling stations 1%.
By hitchhikers 1%.
Unspecified 1%.
Source : Hi-tech Security's general manager, Vernon Lancaster
Monday 20 May 2013
Apartheid - the ANC's scape-goat yesterday, today, forever
The African National Congress (ANC), supported by its Tripartite Alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP), has been the ruling party of "post-apartheid" South Africa on the national level since it won a majority of seats in the first multi-racial election on April 27, 1994. It increased its majority in the 1999 elections, and further increased it in 2004, with 69.7% of the votes. In 2009 its share of the vote reduced slightly, but it remained the dominant party with 65.9% of the votes.
Today South Africa is recognised as the official Rape Capital of the World!
The NIMSS report reveals that in a single year, 2000, more South Africans died unnatural deaths than the total number of US casualties during the 12-year Vietnam war.
More people are murdered in South Africa every two months than the total number of people murdered in Ireland over the past 30 years.
Ever since the ANC came to power they've blamed Apartheid for their every failure, including:
Isn't it strange how Apartheid is always being blamed for everything, yet the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) was founded on 8 January 1912 already to fight for the rights of the black South African population. (It became known as the ANC in 1923)
The (British) Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910. The National Party was founded in 1915, more than three years AFTER the ANC.
The National Party (so-called "Apartheid Government") only came to power on 4 June 1948, MORE THAN THIRTY SIX YEARS AFTER the founding of the ANC. So-called Apartheid rule ended on 9 May 1994 and the National Party ceased to exist when it was renamed "The New National Party". This New National Party finally merged with the Democratic Party in 2000, to form the leftist liberal Democratic Alliance (DA).
So the ANC was founded in anticipation of the founding of the National Party three years later and in anticipation of the National Party coming to power almost four decades later to institute Apartheid?
Virtually everything the ANC has been fighting over the past 100 years, was put in place before 1948, before the Apartheid era, and before South Africa became a Republic and yet they continue blaming the National Party's Apartheid for everything? Were they also blaming Apartheid before 1948 already?
The Status of the Union Act, 1934 (Act No. 69 of 1934) was an act of the Parliament of South Africa that was the South African counterpart to the Statute of Westminster, 1931. It declared the Union of South Africa to be a "sovereign independent state" and explicitly adopted the Statute of Westminster into South African law. It also removed any remaining power of the Imperial Parliament to legislate for South Africa, and ended the King's direct involvement in the granting of Royal Assent. The Status of the Union Act was repealed by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, which ended South Africa's status as a Commonwealth realm and transformed it into a republic. The Constitution of 1961 (formally the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961) was the fundamental law of South Africa for two decades. Under the terms of the constitution South Africa left the Commonwealth and became a republic. Legally, the Union of South Africa, which had existed since 1910, came to an end and was re-established as the "Republic of South Africa".
In co-operation with the South African Communist Party, Umkhonto we Sizwe (or MK), the military wing of the ANC, was founded partly in response to the Sharpeville massacre of 1960 and launched its first guerrilla attacks against government installations on 16 December 1961.
The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, while more than a year later only, on 31 May 1961, the country became a republic and Queen Elizabeth II was stripped of the title Queen of South Africa, and the last Governor-General, namely Charles Robberts Swart, became State President of the Republic of South Africa.
During the Rivonia Trial (1963 - 1964) ten ANC leaders were tried for already having committed 221 acts of sabotage.
We can expect that in another 100 years from now - Apartheid (1948 - 1994) will still be blamed for the failures of the ANC (1912 -).
Sources
http://www.noseweek.co.za/article/242/PORTRAIT-OF-A-NATIONrsquo;S-DEAD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_South_Africa_Constitution_Act,_1961
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress#Umkhonto_we_Sizwe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umkhonto_we_Sizwe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivonia_Trial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_the_Union_Act,_1934
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Westminster_1931#Union_of_South_Africa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_south_africa#Republic
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/may-9-1994-nelson-mandela-chosen-south-africas-first-black-president/
http://youhavetoaskwhy.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-apartheid-excuse.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YouHaveToAskWhy+%28You+Have+To+Ask+Why%3F%29
Today South Africa is recognised as the official Rape Capital of the World!
The NIMSS report reveals that in a single year, 2000, more South Africans died unnatural deaths than the total number of US casualties during the 12-year Vietnam war.
More people are murdered in South Africa every two months than the total number of people murdered in Ireland over the past 30 years.
Ever since the ANC came to power they've blamed Apartheid for their every failure, including:
- Violence against women
- Poor service delivery
- Failure to deliver textbooks
- Abject failure of the education system
- Eskom being unable to keep the lights on
- Rampant unemployment
- Derelict RDP Housing
- Corruption
- Police Brutality
Isn't it strange how Apartheid is always being blamed for everything, yet the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) was founded on 8 January 1912 already to fight for the rights of the black South African population. (It became known as the ANC in 1923)
The (British) Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910. The National Party was founded in 1915, more than three years AFTER the ANC.
The National Party (so-called "Apartheid Government") only came to power on 4 June 1948, MORE THAN THIRTY SIX YEARS AFTER the founding of the ANC. So-called Apartheid rule ended on 9 May 1994 and the National Party ceased to exist when it was renamed "The New National Party". This New National Party finally merged with the Democratic Party in 2000, to form the leftist liberal Democratic Alliance (DA).
So the ANC was founded in anticipation of the founding of the National Party three years later and in anticipation of the National Party coming to power almost four decades later to institute Apartheid?
Virtually everything the ANC has been fighting over the past 100 years, was put in place before 1948, before the Apartheid era, and before South Africa became a Republic and yet they continue blaming the National Party's Apartheid for everything? Were they also blaming Apartheid before 1948 already?
The Status of the Union Act, 1934 (Act No. 69 of 1934) was an act of the Parliament of South Africa that was the South African counterpart to the Statute of Westminster, 1931. It declared the Union of South Africa to be a "sovereign independent state" and explicitly adopted the Statute of Westminster into South African law. It also removed any remaining power of the Imperial Parliament to legislate for South Africa, and ended the King's direct involvement in the granting of Royal Assent. The Status of the Union Act was repealed by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, which ended South Africa's status as a Commonwealth realm and transformed it into a republic. The Constitution of 1961 (formally the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961) was the fundamental law of South Africa for two decades. Under the terms of the constitution South Africa left the Commonwealth and became a republic. Legally, the Union of South Africa, which had existed since 1910, came to an end and was re-established as the "Republic of South Africa".
In co-operation with the South African Communist Party, Umkhonto we Sizwe (or MK), the military wing of the ANC, was founded partly in response to the Sharpeville massacre of 1960 and launched its first guerrilla attacks against government installations on 16 December 1961.
The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, while more than a year later only, on 31 May 1961, the country became a republic and Queen Elizabeth II was stripped of the title Queen of South Africa, and the last Governor-General, namely Charles Robberts Swart, became State President of the Republic of South Africa.
During the Rivonia Trial (1963 - 1964) ten ANC leaders were tried for already having committed 221 acts of sabotage.
We can expect that in another 100 years from now - Apartheid (1948 - 1994) will still be blamed for the failures of the ANC (1912 -).
Sources
http://www.noseweek.co.za/article/242/PORTRAIT-OF-A-NATIONrsquo;S-DEAD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_South_Africa_Constitution_Act,_1961
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress#Umkhonto_we_Sizwe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umkhonto_we_Sizwe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivonia_Trial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_the_Union_Act,_1934
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Westminster_1931#Union_of_South_Africa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_south_africa#Republic
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/may-9-1994-nelson-mandela-chosen-south-africas-first-black-president/
http://youhavetoaskwhy.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-apartheid-excuse.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YouHaveToAskWhy+%28You+Have+To+Ask+Why%3F%29
Saturday 18 May 2013
Did the US create Al-Qaeda?
Hillary Clinton : We created Al-Qaeda
The title of the following video suggests that Hillary Clinton publicly admits that the US created Al-Qaeda, yet she never even mentioned Al-Qaeda anywhere in this clip. What she did say was that they backed the Afghan mujahideen.
Besides what she said in the clip, it is also generally accepted that:
"The Mujahideen were financed and armed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency during the Carter and Reagan administrations. The CIA provided billions of dollars in arms to the Mujahideen to aid them in their fight against the Soviets." - source
YouTube Video URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqn0bm4E9yw
The Difference Between the Taliban, Al-Qaida and the Mujahideen
The Taliban, Al-Qaida and the Mujahideen all have their origins in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the subsequent Afghan Civil War.
Every day we hear news reports coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan. We hear names like the Taliban, al-Qaida and the Mujahideen. Sometimes it's easy to confuse these groups. The three groups have different origins all though they may share some of the same goals. The origins of all three can be traced back to the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980's.
The Mujahideen were loosely associated groups of fighters that fought against the Soviet troops in Afghanistan. A mujahid is a "struggler" or "freedom fighter. In the late 1970's the Mujahideen fought against the pro Soviet, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. After the Soviet troops left in 1989 the Mujahideen fought each other for control of Afghanistan in the Afghan Civil War. The seven main Mujahideen groups later joined together to form the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen.
Al-Qaida is an international terrorist organization created by Osama bin Laden sometime in 1988. Since 1988 al-Qaida has recruited, trained and financed thousands of fighters from dozens of countries worldwide. The al-Qaida organization relies on centralized planning and decentralized execution of its terrorist operations.
The Taliban was formed primarily from students at the madrassas. The name Taliban came from the word "talib" for student. They chose this name to distance themselves from the Mujahideen whose name stems from the word "mullah" for knowledge giver. The Afghan people were desperately looking for a group that could put an end to the devastating civil war. The original goals of the Taliban were to restore peace, disarm the population and enforce Sharia law.
Read more at:
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-difference-between-taliban-al-qaida-the-5456159.html?cat=37
Mujahideen
Mujahideen ("strugglers" or "people doing jihad") is a term that Muslims use to describe those they see as Muslims who struggle in the path of Allah. The word is from the same Arabic triliteral root as jihad ("struggle"). In recent years, Mujahideen has been most closely associated with radical Islam, encompassing several militant groups and struggles.
Read more at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahideen
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda (translation: "The Base" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida) is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between August 1988 and late 1989, with its origins being traceable to the Soviet War in Afghanistan. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and various other countries. Al-Qaeda has carried out several attacks on non-Muslims, and other targets it considers kafir.
Read more about it at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda
Kafir
"Kafir" is an Arabic term used in an Islamic doctrinal sense, usually translated as "unbeliever," "disbeliever," or "infidel." The term refers to a person who rejects God in Islam or who hides, denies, or covers the "islamic version of truth." All Kafirs should read more about it at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir
The Taliban
The Taliban (alternative spelling Taleban) is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. It spread into Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from September 1996 until December 2001, with Kandahar as the capital. However, it gained diplomatic recognition from only three states: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Omar has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban since 1994.
Read more about it at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban
CIA – al-Qaeda controversy
The US has always denied that the CIA or other American officials had contact with the Afghan Arabs (foreign mujahideen) or Bin Laden, let alone armed, trained, coached or indoctrinated them. Scholars and reporters have called the idea of CIA-backed Afghan Arabs (foreign mujahideen) "nonsense", "sheer fantasy", and "simply a folk myth."
They argue that:
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri says much the same thing in his book Knights Under the Prophet's Banner.
Bin Laden himself once said "the collapse of the Soviet Union ... goes to God and the mujahideen in Afghanistan ... the US had no mentionable role," but "collapse made the US more haughty and arrogant."
According to CNN journalist Peter Bergen, known for conducting the first television interview with Osama bin Laden in 1997,
Read more about it at :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_%E2%80%93_al-Qaeda_controversy
Sheikh al-Arifi stood up for Mujahideen of al-Qaeda on Qatari TV
Answering the question of Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera about the French invasion of Mali, he said some people attribute to al-Qaeda many opinions and thoughts which the group does not hold.
"These beliefs in fact are not correct. Al-Qaeda members do not tolerate accusing other Muslims of apostasy and they do not tolerate bloodshed. I am not part of al-Qaeda and I do not adopt their thinking, but Allah says: ‘And when you testify, be just'," Arifi said.
He said that from his meeting with al-Qaeda Mujahideen who were imprisoned by the Saudi apostates, he discovered that they did not hold opinions and thoughts often attributed to al-Qaeda.
"Even al-Qaeda leader Sheikh Osama Bin Laden, may his soul rest in peace, did not adopt many of the thoughts that are attributed to him today", Sheikh al-Arifi emphasized.
"I am not in a position to defend them; I am not one of them, but again ‘when you testify, be just", he added.
Read more at:
http://kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2013/02/08/17337.shtml
Now, rather than allowing others to decide on your behalf whether the US did or did not create al-Qaeda, you should be in a slightly better position to decide for yourself.
The title of the following video suggests that Hillary Clinton publicly admits that the US created Al-Qaeda, yet she never even mentioned Al-Qaeda anywhere in this clip. What she did say was that they backed the Afghan mujahideen.
Besides what she said in the clip, it is also generally accepted that:
"The Mujahideen were financed and armed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency during the Carter and Reagan administrations. The CIA provided billions of dollars in arms to the Mujahideen to aid them in their fight against the Soviets." - source
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqn0bm4E9yw
The Difference Between the Taliban, Al-Qaida and the Mujahideen
The Taliban, Al-Qaida and the Mujahideen all have their origins in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the subsequent Afghan Civil War.
Every day we hear news reports coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan. We hear names like the Taliban, al-Qaida and the Mujahideen. Sometimes it's easy to confuse these groups. The three groups have different origins all though they may share some of the same goals. The origins of all three can be traced back to the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980's.
The Mujahideen were loosely associated groups of fighters that fought against the Soviet troops in Afghanistan. A mujahid is a "struggler" or "freedom fighter. In the late 1970's the Mujahideen fought against the pro Soviet, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. After the Soviet troops left in 1989 the Mujahideen fought each other for control of Afghanistan in the Afghan Civil War. The seven main Mujahideen groups later joined together to form the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen.
Al-Qaida is an international terrorist organization created by Osama bin Laden sometime in 1988. Since 1988 al-Qaida has recruited, trained and financed thousands of fighters from dozens of countries worldwide. The al-Qaida organization relies on centralized planning and decentralized execution of its terrorist operations.
The Taliban was formed primarily from students at the madrassas. The name Taliban came from the word "talib" for student. They chose this name to distance themselves from the Mujahideen whose name stems from the word "mullah" for knowledge giver. The Afghan people were desperately looking for a group that could put an end to the devastating civil war. The original goals of the Taliban were to restore peace, disarm the population and enforce Sharia law.
Read more at:
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-difference-between-taliban-al-qaida-the-5456159.html?cat=37
Mujahideen
Mujahideen ("strugglers" or "people doing jihad") is a term that Muslims use to describe those they see as Muslims who struggle in the path of Allah. The word is from the same Arabic triliteral root as jihad ("struggle"). In recent years, Mujahideen has been most closely associated with radical Islam, encompassing several militant groups and struggles.
Read more at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahideen
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda (translation: "The Base" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida) is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between August 1988 and late 1989, with its origins being traceable to the Soviet War in Afghanistan. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and various other countries. Al-Qaeda has carried out several attacks on non-Muslims, and other targets it considers kafir.
Read more about it at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda
Kafir
"Kafir" is an Arabic term used in an Islamic doctrinal sense, usually translated as "unbeliever," "disbeliever," or "infidel." The term refers to a person who rejects God in Islam or who hides, denies, or covers the "islamic version of truth." All Kafirs should read more about it at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir
The Taliban
The Taliban (alternative spelling Taleban) is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. It spread into Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from September 1996 until December 2001, with Kandahar as the capital. However, it gained diplomatic recognition from only three states: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Omar has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban since 1994.
Read more about it at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban
CIA – al-Qaeda controversy
The US has always denied that the CIA or other American officials had contact with the Afghan Arabs (foreign mujahideen) or Bin Laden, let alone armed, trained, coached or indoctrinated them. Scholars and reporters have called the idea of CIA-backed Afghan Arabs (foreign mujahideen) "nonsense", "sheer fantasy", and "simply a folk myth."
They argue that:
- with a quarter of a million local Afghans willing to fight there was no need to recruit foreigners unfamiliar with the local language, customs or lay of the land
- with several hundred million dollars a year in funding from non-American, Muslim sources, Arab Afghans themselves would have no need for American funds
- Americans could not train mujahideen because Pakistani officials would not allow more than a handful of U.S. agents to operate in Pakistan and none in Afghanistan;
- the Afghan Arabs were militant Islamists, reflexively hostile to Westerners, and prone to threaten or attack Westerners even though they knew the Westerners were helping the mujahideen.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri says much the same thing in his book Knights Under the Prophet's Banner.
Bin Laden himself once said "the collapse of the Soviet Union ... goes to God and the mujahideen in Afghanistan ... the US had no mentionable role," but "collapse made the US more haughty and arrogant."
According to CNN journalist Peter Bergen, known for conducting the first television interview with Osama bin Laden in 1997,
The story about bin Laden and the CIA — that the CIA funded bin Laden or trained bin Laden — is simply a folk myth. There's no evidence of this. In fact, there are very few things that bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and the U.S. government agree on. They all agree that they didn't have a relationship in the 1980s. And they wouldn't have needed to. Bin Laden had his own money, he was anti-American and he was operating secretly and independently. The real story here is the CIA did not understand who Osama was until 1996, when they set up a unit to really start tracking him.
Read more about it at :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_%E2%80%93_al-Qaeda_controversy
Sheikh al-Arifi stood up for Mujahideen of al-Qaeda on Qatari TV
Answering the question of Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera about the French invasion of Mali, he said some people attribute to al-Qaeda many opinions and thoughts which the group does not hold.
"These beliefs in fact are not correct. Al-Qaeda members do not tolerate accusing other Muslims of apostasy and they do not tolerate bloodshed. I am not part of al-Qaeda and I do not adopt their thinking, but Allah says: ‘And when you testify, be just'," Arifi said.
He said that from his meeting with al-Qaeda Mujahideen who were imprisoned by the Saudi apostates, he discovered that they did not hold opinions and thoughts often attributed to al-Qaeda.
"Even al-Qaeda leader Sheikh Osama Bin Laden, may his soul rest in peace, did not adopt many of the thoughts that are attributed to him today", Sheikh al-Arifi emphasized.
"I am not in a position to defend them; I am not one of them, but again ‘when you testify, be just", he added.
Read more at:
http://kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2013/02/08/17337.shtml
Now, rather than allowing others to decide on your behalf whether the US did or did not create al-Qaeda, you should be in a slightly better position to decide for yourself.
Friday 10 May 2013
The Reality of Farm Attacks in South Africa: 1990-2012 New edition of Treurgrond
These areas are the most at risk of farm attacks - Solidarity
Ilze Nieuwoudt
09 May 2013
New edition of Treurgrond finds that 19.8% of farm attacks between 1990 and 2012 occurred in Gauteng
(See tables at the bottom of the page)
These areas most at risk of farm attacks - study
3 300 pairs of shoes symbolise the scope of farm attacks
Living on a farm or a smallholding in Gauteng and, on top of that, being older than 60 years place people in the category of being the most vulnerable targets for farm attacks in South Africa. According to research carried out on attacks listed in Kraal Uirgewers' latest book, Treurgrond: Die realiteit van plaasaanvalle, 1990-2012, Gauteng is the most dangerous province in the country for farm and smallholding residents. More than 19,8% of the 3 319 farm attacks recorded over the 23-year period between 1990 and 2012 occurred in Gauteng. The three other northern provinces - Mpulamanga, North West and Limpopo - are the second, third and fourth most dangerous provinces respectively, as 15,3% of the attacks were recorded in Mpumalanga, 15,2% in North West and 12,7% in Limpopo.
The Free State (11,8%), KwaZulu-Natal (11,5%), the Eastern Cape (7%) and the Western Cape (4,7%) are ranked fifth to eighth. The Northern Cape is firmly in the position as the "safest province", as approximately 1,6% of the attacks were recorded in that province. (These figures are based on the number of attacks listed for each province in Treurgrond and are not in relation to the number of residents or the number of farms and smallholdings in the provinces.)
These and other alarming figures were revealed today during the launch of Treurgrond at the Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum, east of Pretoria. At the launch 3 319 pairs of shoes were put on display, symbolising the number of farm attacks listed in the book. The number of murder victims was indicated by means of a red ribbon on 1 610 pairs of shoes. Treurgrond describes the attacks on at least 5 818 direct victims of farm attacks over the period 1990 to 2012.
Further research has shown that an average of three attackers are involved in each farm attack and, in some cases, there are as many as 10 attackers. It is clear that attackers choose to work in groups. Approximately 86% of attacks are carried out by groups of two or more attackers.
Moreover, research has indicated that older people are a lot more vulnerable to farm attacks than people in their 20s to 40s. According to the available information in Treurgrond, 42,6% of victims are 61 years and older. Victims who are 51 years and older represent a total of 62,7% of all victims. What's more, 6,1% of the victims whose ages are recorded in Treurgrond are 15 years old or younger.
The first edition of Treurgrond was published in 2011 and mainly consisted of data that had been gathered by TAU SA over many years. Further research was carried out and more than 700 additional farm attacks were included in the new edition. The book was compiled by Dr Dirk Hermann, Deputy General Secretary of Solidarity, Maj. Gen. Chris van Zyl of TAU SA and Ilze Nieuwoudt of Kraal Uitgewers.
The book is available from Kraal Uitgewers at R350 a copy (excluding R40 postage). To place an order, SMS "Treur" to 34388. For more information go to www.kraaluitgewers.co.za or phone 012 644 4329.
More on Treurgrond
Treurgrond: Die realiteit van plaasaanvalle, 1990-2012 tells the stories of more than 3 300 farm attacks spanning more than two decades in South Africa. This book, compiled by Dr Dirk Hermann, Maj. Gen. Chris van Zyl and Ilze Nieuwoudt, is not only the most inclusive register of farm attacks, but also tells of the scars left by farm attacks as seen through the eyes of victims, family members, loved ones, poets and an artist. Striking artworks of celebrated Free State artist Pauline Gutter are included in the book.
A glimpse inside Treurgrond: Die realiteit van plaasaanvalle, 1990-2012
Treurgrond contains, among other things, the following:
- The most inclusive and reliable database of farm attacks that occurred from 1990 to 2012 in South Africa; some 3 300 attacks and at least 1 600 murders are listed.
- Updated and more complete information on attacks such as more details and facts on the attacks, the prosecution of attackers and the sentences eventually imposed on attackers.
- Striking personal stories of victims and victims' families and friends about the trauma, sadness and loss suffered as a result of the attacks.
- Research articles by renowned experts in the field of farm attacks who, among other things, examined the potential effect of farm attacks on the community and the use of excessive violence during farm attacks.
- A proposed model for a basic community safety network formulated by a former police detective and crime expert.
- Artworks on the theme of farm attacks and the vulnerability of the farming community by celebrated Bloemfontein artist Pauline Gutter.
- Eight heart-rending poems that articulate the sadness of loss, anger and bitterness over farm attacks. Two of the poems were written by a father who lost his eight-year-old son in a farm attack.
Statement issued by Ilze Nieuwoudt, Publications Manager: Kraal Uitgewers, Solidarity Movement, May 9 2013
Source: http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619?oid=376001&sn=Marketingweb+detail&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Number of attacks per year
YEAR NUMBER OF ATTACKS
Age groups of SA farm attack victims
AGE NUMBER
Percentage break-down of SA farm attack victims per age group
AGE PERCENTAGE
SA farm attacks per province
Source: http://maroelamedia.co.za/blog/nuus/plaasaanvalle-en-moorde-hier-is-die-statistiek/
Further reading
Farm attacks worst in Gauteng - study
Ilze Nieuwoudt
09 May 2013
New edition of Treurgrond finds that 19.8% of farm attacks between 1990 and 2012 occurred in Gauteng
(See tables at the bottom of the page)
These areas most at risk of farm attacks - study
3 300 pairs of shoes symbolise the scope of farm attacks
Living on a farm or a smallholding in Gauteng and, on top of that, being older than 60 years place people in the category of being the most vulnerable targets for farm attacks in South Africa. According to research carried out on attacks listed in Kraal Uirgewers' latest book, Treurgrond: Die realiteit van plaasaanvalle, 1990-2012, Gauteng is the most dangerous province in the country for farm and smallholding residents. More than 19,8% of the 3 319 farm attacks recorded over the 23-year period between 1990 and 2012 occurred in Gauteng. The three other northern provinces - Mpulamanga, North West and Limpopo - are the second, third and fourth most dangerous provinces respectively, as 15,3% of the attacks were recorded in Mpumalanga, 15,2% in North West and 12,7% in Limpopo.
The Free State (11,8%), KwaZulu-Natal (11,5%), the Eastern Cape (7%) and the Western Cape (4,7%) are ranked fifth to eighth. The Northern Cape is firmly in the position as the "safest province", as approximately 1,6% of the attacks were recorded in that province. (These figures are based on the number of attacks listed for each province in Treurgrond and are not in relation to the number of residents or the number of farms and smallholdings in the provinces.)
These and other alarming figures were revealed today during the launch of Treurgrond at the Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum, east of Pretoria. At the launch 3 319 pairs of shoes were put on display, symbolising the number of farm attacks listed in the book. The number of murder victims was indicated by means of a red ribbon on 1 610 pairs of shoes. Treurgrond describes the attacks on at least 5 818 direct victims of farm attacks over the period 1990 to 2012.
Further research has shown that an average of three attackers are involved in each farm attack and, in some cases, there are as many as 10 attackers. It is clear that attackers choose to work in groups. Approximately 86% of attacks are carried out by groups of two or more attackers.
Moreover, research has indicated that older people are a lot more vulnerable to farm attacks than people in their 20s to 40s. According to the available information in Treurgrond, 42,6% of victims are 61 years and older. Victims who are 51 years and older represent a total of 62,7% of all victims. What's more, 6,1% of the victims whose ages are recorded in Treurgrond are 15 years old or younger.
The first edition of Treurgrond was published in 2011 and mainly consisted of data that had been gathered by TAU SA over many years. Further research was carried out and more than 700 additional farm attacks were included in the new edition. The book was compiled by Dr Dirk Hermann, Deputy General Secretary of Solidarity, Maj. Gen. Chris van Zyl of TAU SA and Ilze Nieuwoudt of Kraal Uitgewers.
The book is available from Kraal Uitgewers at R350 a copy (excluding R40 postage). To place an order, SMS "Treur" to 34388. For more information go to www.kraaluitgewers.co.za or phone 012 644 4329.
More on Treurgrond
Treurgrond: Die realiteit van plaasaanvalle, 1990-2012 tells the stories of more than 3 300 farm attacks spanning more than two decades in South Africa. This book, compiled by Dr Dirk Hermann, Maj. Gen. Chris van Zyl and Ilze Nieuwoudt, is not only the most inclusive register of farm attacks, but also tells of the scars left by farm attacks as seen through the eyes of victims, family members, loved ones, poets and an artist. Striking artworks of celebrated Free State artist Pauline Gutter are included in the book.
A glimpse inside Treurgrond: Die realiteit van plaasaanvalle, 1990-2012
Treurgrond contains, among other things, the following:
- The most inclusive and reliable database of farm attacks that occurred from 1990 to 2012 in South Africa; some 3 300 attacks and at least 1 600 murders are listed.
- Updated and more complete information on attacks such as more details and facts on the attacks, the prosecution of attackers and the sentences eventually imposed on attackers.
- Striking personal stories of victims and victims' families and friends about the trauma, sadness and loss suffered as a result of the attacks.
- Research articles by renowned experts in the field of farm attacks who, among other things, examined the potential effect of farm attacks on the community and the use of excessive violence during farm attacks.
- A proposed model for a basic community safety network formulated by a former police detective and crime expert.
- Artworks on the theme of farm attacks and the vulnerability of the farming community by celebrated Bloemfontein artist Pauline Gutter.
- Eight heart-rending poems that articulate the sadness of loss, anger and bitterness over farm attacks. Two of the poems were written by a father who lost his eight-year-old son in a farm attack.
Statement issued by Ilze Nieuwoudt, Publications Manager: Kraal Uitgewers, Solidarity Movement, May 9 2013
Source: http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619?oid=376001&sn=Marketingweb+detail&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Number of attacks per year
YEAR NUMBER OF ATTACKS
Age groups of SA farm attack victims
AGE NUMBER
Percentage break-down of SA farm attack victims per age group
AGE PERCENTAGE
SA farm attacks per province
Source: http://maroelamedia.co.za/blog/nuus/plaasaanvalle-en-moorde-hier-is-die-statistiek/
Further reading
Farm attacks worst in Gauteng - study
Sunday 05 May 2013
Thursday 02 May 2013
Why The Republic of South Africa is registered as a company in the US
This, in response to a question asked by a SA citizen, why The Republic of South Africa, is registered as a company in the US. Follow the trail and open documents on the website to peruse information such as this, including what our national fiscus is estimated as being at present:
"Historically, from 1993 until 2012, the GDP growth rate averaged 3.3% reaching an all time high of 7.6% in December of 1994 and a record low of -6.3% in March of 2009. South Africa’s real gross domestic product (GDP) accelerated to 3.2% in the second quarter of 2012 from 2.7% in the first quarter, driven mainly by the primary sector, which includes agriculture and mining.
The 2012 MTBPS projects that South Africa’s GDP growth is expected to improve over the medium term. Real GDP growth is forecast to average 2.5% in 2012 and 3.0% in 2013, 3.8% in 2014 and rising to 4.1% in 2015.
Debt-service costs will continue to outpace the overall growth of expenditure. Following a reduction in November 2010, the SARB’s repurchase rate has subsequently remained at 5.5%. The lowering of the repurchase rate was necessitated by the fall in the inflation rate from 6.1% in September 2009 to 3.4% in October 2010.
The inflation rate in September was 5.5%, and is expected to average 5.3% in the last quarter of 2012, 5.2% in 2013, and 5.0% in 2014.
The current account deficit has widened sharply over the past year and is expected to average 5.9% of GDP in 2012, up from 3.3% in 2011.
The trade deficit detoriated to 1.9% of GDP in the first half of 2012 and net transfer payment nearly doubled as a share of GDP due to an increase in net customs revenue payments to the South African Customes Union.
Export volumes contracted at an annual rate of 6.3% in the second quarter of 2012 after falling by 1.5% in the first quarter of 2012."
EDGAR Search Results
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000932419&owner=exclude&count=40&hidefilings=0
The RSA is the only country listed as a corporation.
What are our rights and responsibilities in this corporation, as citizens of SA?
"Historically, from 1993 until 2012, the GDP growth rate averaged 3.3% reaching an all time high of 7.6% in December of 1994 and a record low of -6.3% in March of 2009. South Africa’s real gross domestic product (GDP) accelerated to 3.2% in the second quarter of 2012 from 2.7% in the first quarter, driven mainly by the primary sector, which includes agriculture and mining.
The 2012 MTBPS projects that South Africa’s GDP growth is expected to improve over the medium term. Real GDP growth is forecast to average 2.5% in 2012 and 3.0% in 2013, 3.8% in 2014 and rising to 4.1% in 2015.
Debt-service costs will continue to outpace the overall growth of expenditure. Following a reduction in November 2010, the SARB’s repurchase rate has subsequently remained at 5.5%. The lowering of the repurchase rate was necessitated by the fall in the inflation rate from 6.1% in September 2009 to 3.4% in October 2010.
The inflation rate in September was 5.5%, and is expected to average 5.3% in the last quarter of 2012, 5.2% in 2013, and 5.0% in 2014.
The current account deficit has widened sharply over the past year and is expected to average 5.9% of GDP in 2012, up from 3.3% in 2011.
The trade deficit detoriated to 1.9% of GDP in the first half of 2012 and net transfer payment nearly doubled as a share of GDP due to an increase in net customs revenue payments to the South African Customes Union.
Export volumes contracted at an annual rate of 6.3% in the second quarter of 2012 after falling by 1.5% in the first quarter of 2012."
EDGAR Search Results
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000932419&owner=exclude&count=40&hidefilings=0
The RSA is the only country listed as a corporation.
What are our rights and responsibilities in this corporation, as citizens of SA?
Wednesday 01 May 2013
The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness
By Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr, MD | Dec 04, 2006
Dr. Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr.,a forensic psychiatrist, explains the madness of liberalism in his new book The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness. You can read an excerpt below, and read more at his website libertymind.com.
Dr. Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr.,a forensic psychiatrist, explains the madness of liberalism in his new book The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness. You can read an excerpt below, and read more at his website libertymind.com.
Rights are inherent to freedom
Who is the final arbiter of what rights you should have? T.L. Davis writes
The one thing more humiliating than being caught by the authorities in an attempt to fight back against a corrupt and illegal system of government is to be caught not making the attempt.
One cannot look to the Supreme Court, or any court to determine what rights a person has. No matter how clearly it is said, how eloquently it is put, they will find what they want to find and discard what does not serve their purpose of the day.
The only true arbiter of one's rights is oneself. Though many feel the sting of oppression, they will not act. Only those who understand that rights are inherent to freedom and paid for in blood will ever be willing to shed blood for them. It is not a group or an organization that is capable of fighting for your rights, it is yourself, or no one.
The one thing more humiliating than being caught by the authorities in an attempt to fight back against a corrupt and illegal system of government is to be caught not making the attempt.
One cannot look to the Supreme Court, or any court to determine what rights a person has. No matter how clearly it is said, how eloquently it is put, they will find what they want to find and discard what does not serve their purpose of the day.
The only true arbiter of one's rights is oneself. Though many feel the sting of oppression, they will not act. Only those who understand that rights are inherent to freedom and paid for in blood will ever be willing to shed blood for them. It is not a group or an organization that is capable of fighting for your rights, it is yourself, or no one.
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Old man shot with AK47 for his cell phone
An old man who drives children around with a mini-bus was attacked by armed robbers in Johannesburg last week. They demanded his cell phone and money and then they shot him twice with an AK47, the terrorist's choice. The photograph is of what is left of his foot after having been shot.
The original Afrikaans posting on Facebook
C.H.:
Vanaf een van my bbm kontakte gekry nou : "My meisekind se oupa was laas week geroof in Jhb, en hul het vir my foto's van sy voete gestuur, hul wou net geld en cell he toe kry hy 2 skotte met AK's in sy voete, ou man en nou is hy gef*k! Hulle maak my mal van kwaad geit!!!!"
"Die ou oom se enigste inkomste was met 'n bussie om kinders op en af te ry en nou kan hy ook nie meer nie..."
This is what the liberal world did to South Africa
The original Afrikaans posting on Facebook
C.H.:
Vanaf een van my bbm kontakte gekry nou : "My meisekind se oupa was laas week geroof in Jhb, en hul het vir my foto's van sy voete gestuur, hul wou net geld en cell he toe kry hy 2 skotte met AK's in sy voete, ou man en nou is hy gef*k! Hulle maak my mal van kwaad geit!!!!"
"Die ou oom se enigste inkomste was met 'n bussie om kinders op en af te ry en nou kan hy ook nie meer nie..."
This is what the liberal world did to South Africa
Sunday 21 April 2013
1 week in South Africa, from 14 to 21 April 2013 - 14 victims, 5 murders and 1 rape
7 days, 14 victims, 5 murders and 1 rape - 14 Days, 26 Victims, 11 murders, 3 women raped, 15 Survivors
*Jacques Oosthuizen died on 14 April after being shot and stabbed at home.
*Louis Eksteen Beaten to death with a knobkirrie (african wooden club) at her home.
*Adriaan Stander beaten to death with a rock at home.
*Jacques du Plessis beaten to death after being envolved in a light traffic collision.
*Anton Heunis was stabbed to death at home in Centrurion.
*Elderly couple Fransie and Malinda Hugo attacked in their home. The man was stabbed 15 times in both his lungs. The woman stabbed also.
*Jacques Oosthuizen died on 14 April after being shot and stabbed at home.
*Louis Eksteen Beaten to death with a knobkirrie (african wooden club) at her home.
*Adriaan Stander beaten to death with a rock at home.
*Jacques du Plessis beaten to death after being envolved in a light traffic collision.
*Anton Heunis was stabbed to death at home in Centrurion.
*Elderly couple Fransie and Malinda Hugo attacked in their home. The man was stabbed 15 times in both his lungs. The woman stabbed also.
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