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

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.

Don’t panic – we’ll make it

By Peter Hughes

We've had to deal with shock cost increases before. All we need are cool heads, calm analysis and decision-making.

The massive minimum wage rate increase for farm labour will go down in the history of South Africa as one of the most damaging and short-sighted acts ever committed by our government. Having got that off my chest – what now? Incompetent political leaders are a fact of life and, as managers, we're going to have to learn to deal with them. But how?

In order to survive, a business has to make a profit. There are two ways to do this. Get revenue up. Get costs down. And while I'm about it, let's get one thing straight, once and for all. Creating employment is not up to you, it's government's job.
To do this, government should create an environment for business to thrive. When this happens, employment automatically follows.

As a business manager, you have one job – to run a profitable and sustainable business.