It's SARS not Malema that needs investigating - Zuma

10. The Financial Mail feature article on Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's efforts to turn around South Africa's ailing public health care system:

Motsoaledi told the FM's Carol Paton that: "We are going to review management competency. We are aware that some hospitals have serious management problems and there we won't take chances in delegating authority. But if a CEO of a hospital can't fix a broken window because he doesn't have the authority, then what is he there for?" Paton also reports that "Motsoaledi is committed to seeing the NHI implemented within the next five years: ‘It is a resolution of the ruling party.' But it won't be based on an ANC position paper on it last year. ‘The cabinet committee [that discussed the ANC document] found that there were many things that had to be redone, like the costing and the element of primary health care. It was a signal that neither they [nor NHI adviser Aquina Thulare] will have the final word'."

9. The Saturday Beeld report on the suspension of the police's controversial legal chief Divisional Commissioner Lindiwe Mthimkulu on charges of fraud:

Hilda Fourie notes that in the midst of the fuss around her suspension Mthimkulu made time to attend the appearance in the Pretoria Magistrates court of her son, Nkosinathi Melvin Nkuleleko Mthimkulu, who is facing charges of housebreaking. Mthimkulu Jr. was arrested in May 2009 have he and four accomplices were caught breaking into a house in Moreleta Park in the east of Pretoria. He was detained following a gun fight with police and a chase through the city.

8. The Sunday Times report on how the rotten municipality of Madibeng had allowed Hartbeespoort dam to be turned into an open sewer:

Prega Govender and Kea' Modimoeng write that "millions of litres of raw sewage flowed into the dam between November last year and January after pumps at the water treatment plants stopped working. This prompted the municipality to warn residents to boil water before drinking it because of possible health hazards. The problem is not confined to wealthy suburbs....Eighty-nine people were arrested as Oukasie residents blocked roads, burnt tyres and threw stones at police last week in protest over the poor water quality and lack of service delivery."

7. S' Thembiso Msomi's feature in the Sunday Times on outgoing director-general of home affairs, Mavuso Msimang:

Msimang tells Msomi of only partially successful to battle graft with the department. He notes, "there are serious syndicates who pay good money for South African documents. Depending on the country of origin, they can go as high as R75,000 for a South African passport." The point of weakness in the system is, he added, the ability of individuals to apply late to register birth certificates. Msimang also talked of how power had corrupted many in the ANC. "In exile, ANC activists used to experience a lot of corruption in some of the countries in which they lived, he says. ‘We used to vow that it would never happen in South Africa but that changed when we came back'."

6. The Sunday Independent report [$] on the attempted murder of James Nkambule in Mpumalanga:

Nkambule, a former ANCYL secretary general in the province, was the source of ‘the plot' claims against Cyril Ramaphosa, Tokyo Sexwale and Mathews Phosa back in 2001. He is now with COPE. He told Sydney Masinga of The African Eye News Service that he had been attacked by three men on Wednesday evening. "I think this is the work of a high profile ANC leader and three provincial businessman who killed Jimmy Mohlala last year. They know that their hitman has made a confession to me, so they want to silence me... The hitman confessed how he poisoned me in 2006 and how much his gang was paid to kill Mohlala. I don't understand why they want to kill me now because Josh's statement is already with the police. They have already killed me with their poison because it has activated my [colon] cancer."

5. Nico Geldenhuys' interview with Eugene de Kock in Rapport newspaper:

Geldenhuys asks De Kock whether he would envision problems adapting to the ‘new South Africa' if he was released from prison. De Kock replies: "Not at all. I was one of the few policemen - perhaps the only one - who was not a racist." "In Namibië het ek op plekke geloop waar daar omtrent nog nooit 'n wit mens was nie. Dan is ek die enigste wit ou tussen 60 of 80 swart soldate wat nog nie behoorlik opgelei is nie. Daai ou het my nie gevolg omdat hy vir my bang was of omdat ek hom gedreig het nie. Hy het my gevolg omdat hy geweet het ek sal hom nooit alleen los of aan sy eie lot oorlaat nie." De Kock also told Geldenhuys that when he was arrested seventeen years ago "Ek het geweet ek gaan lank sit. Maar ek het nie verwag ek gaan alleen sit nie."

4. The City Press report on how ANCYL President Julius Malema's company, SGL Engineering Projects, was awarded an additional R6m worth of tenders by Polokwane municipality in October 2009:

Chandre Prince writes that the information comes from a document compiled by the municipality in response to a question from COPE in the Limpopo legislature. "The answers from Polokwane, were, however, inexplicably omitted from the official response [tabled] by the provincial local government and housing department. A senior municipal official said this was because the answers highlighted the extent to which Malema's company dominated tenders in the province."

3. Moshoeshoe Monare's interview with President Jacob Zuma in the Sunday Independent:

Monare reported that Zuma did not believe any action was warranted against Julius Malema for his business dealings in Limpopo as, apparently, the ANCYL president had "explained himself to him." It was up to Malema's detractors to produce evidence that he had broken the law. However, Zuma told Monare that Malema's claims that SARS had looked into the financial dealings of prominent Zuma supporters in 2007 did warrant an investigation: "I am concerned about the matter" Zuma said, "... because (it) is spoken (about) in public... We need to know what has been happening. I'm sure at the right time, the... information (will come) to us... But I must also say that [Malema] has mentioned that in a formal meeting (of the ANC), it's not that he has mentioned that only in public... That is why it has become a concern... We've got to follow it up, we can't just leave it unattended."

2. The City Press lead story - headed TAX DODGER - reporting that Malema had "never filed tax forms and his companies have no tax clearance certificates":

Dumisane Lubisi and Piet Rampedi report that according to a whistleblower who contacted ID leader Patricia de Lille "Malema's companies were not tax-compliant... and that no tax clearance certificates (TCCs) had been issued to his companies. To qualify for tender considerations a company must have a TCC."

1. The Sunday Independent lead story on how President Zuma had failed to "declare his private interests, assets and liabilities as required by law":

Gaye Davis writes that "the executive members' ethics code says every cabinet member must disclose full particulars - including those of their spouse, any permanent companion and dependent children- within 60 days of taking office. Zuma will have been in office for a year on May 9..." The newspaper quoted Zuma's spokesman, Vincent Magwenya, said presidency staff had decided that he probably need not declare them as there was a "lack of clarity" in the law as to whether he was actually required to.

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LEERS VAN BBP ?????? WAT HINDER IS DAT DAAR BY SARS ANDER REELS GELD VIR BBP ,IS ALLE MENSE NIE GELYK NIE .HOEKOM MOET DIE LEERS VAN BBP 'S N BEPERKTE TOEGANG HE TOT PERSONEEL VAN SARS 'NET SKERE MENSE MAG GLO MET DIT WERK ,IS DIT OM AL DIE ONEERLIKE DINGE WEG TE STEEK ? OF . .more MOET DAAR AFGELEI WORD DAT DAAR NOU N KLAS VERSKIL IN SA IS? EK VOEL MY INLIGTING IN MY LEER IS NET SO BELANGRIK AS WAT DIT IN DIEGEVAL VAN DIE PRESIDENT IS 'EN EK BESKOU DIE VERSKILLENDE BEHANDELINGS BETREFFENDE SARS SAKE AS DISKRIMINASIE KAN ALLE SAKE NIE ASB EENDERS HANTEER WORD NIE ? . .less by NEVILLE on March 10 2010, 06:03 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

So once again everyone is guilty except the culprit - fire Zuma and his lovechild Malema by Piet on March 10 2010, 06:12 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

zuma this is africa jess by ivan on March 10 2010, 07:01 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

This headline is miss leading The headline has nothing to do with what ZUMA said. Just attracking readers with no substance. Shame on you by Brendan on March 10 2010, 08:13 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Hey Neville? If you want us to take your point seriously, then make it in something other than a dead language by on March 10 2010, 08:33 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Typical behaviour of ET Zooma and Idi Mal Ema It is time that the citizens of this country stand together and get rid of grossly incompetent office bearers like these who have total disregard for the law! by Zorba on March 10 2010, 08:50 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@Tax The ID should press charges against SARS for the so called "VIP-taxpayers unit". If Zuma says SARS must be inspected and not Malema, does this mean he holds Malema in higher estem than Gordhan? If this is the case I find it strange because SARS is the . .more engine of the state. SARS collects the taxes we pay and that drives the engine. If Zuma want the enging checked that's fine but if he is not trusting the engine, then we are in a whole lot of trouble. . .less by Koos on March 10 2010, 09:04 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Malema Tax Is their anything stopping Mr Zuma from questioning his Minister of Finance, who happens to be the former Commissioner of SARS , in public or in Parliament, about the alleged special investigations? by Buster on March 10 2010, 09:10 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

More Banana's Banana Republic here we come.... No African country has immediately gone to the dogs as soon as democracy comes along... it takes about 15 years or so before things really start to unravel (ie service delivery goes for a ball of sh*t, politicians . .more and friends rape the system and the taxpayer gets sucked dry). Well, its about that time now. 16 years after democracy, the cracks are more than showing, they are widening. Hail SA .. here cometh the sophisticated African Banana Republic .... . .less by Truth Speaker on March 10 2010, 09:18 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

42 million condoms and 40 0000 new prostitutes After Zumas visit to the UK they obviously feel that we will be short on condoms come the SWC.With 40 000 new prostitutes I hope this will be enough. by Flash on March 10 2010, 11:09 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Donuts for sale Nothing to comment on. No Article. Headline misleading. Time to move along. by Running on empty on March 10 2010, 11:19 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Condoms Your facts are wrong. The condoms are just for JZ. The general populations condoms are arriving later. by @ Flash on March 10 2010, 11:50 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Evidence Wait a minute, accusers must produce evidence that Malema has done wrong (seemingly before any investigation), but Malema can just make allegations, producing no evidence and suddenly money must be spent on an investigation. Can you say, "Hypocrisy," Mr . .more President? . .less by CTheB on March 10 2010, 11:59 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

God bless Australia!!! Thank God I got out of South Africa. Those of you who still can, come and join me, and the 50 000 Saffers arriving in Aussie each year. I cannot believe how quickly SA is declining. by Thankful on March 10 2010, 12:39 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

bananas baboons trees all remind me of something can't quite put my finger on it though by darkness on March 10 2010, 14:01 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@Thankful You are right if you apply western standards. The black people are applying their own standards. As you know SA has massive ever increasing corruption led by the ANC which is a 99% black party, a President who at best can be described as utterly useless, . .more murder on the grandest scale and the worlds best performance for rape and AIDS. This is all fine for the black people, they are not worried at all in fact they are trying to make sure things get even better (better in their terms though not yours) by ensuring the tax, financial and judicial proceeses are all destroyed by making them ANC controlled which means you are fine if you are a black ANC member. Of course if you are white they are gonna get you one way or the other no doubt of that. You do know that Malema now runs the country? . .less by Yes on March 10 2010, 14:07 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@Hey Neville Jy is 'n D**S!! Take that seriously!! by NOG 'n AFRIKAANER on March 10 2010, 14:15 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

SA Today What a depressing country this has become. by Simple Simon on March 10 2010, 15:47 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

end of days Sadly there simply arent enough EU passports doing the rounds for us all to leave, so at the very least we would have 6m minority citizens left, post exodus. Will they, like the Jews go quietly to their end or will they, like the Israelis . .more kick the s**t out of the fat slugs forcing them into this position. I know where i stand and even if it means the end of me and those I love, I relish the thought of making some of these arrogant buggers really suffer and earn their place in society's top and extravagant echelons. We, the naive everyman, handed it to them on a plate and are now reaping the whirlwind along with the vast, voiceless majority, as a result of the recipients not having earned their prize (the fat bunch of exile vultures who seem to think the world owes them everything) Looking at the state of the Police, SANDF and the inability of the ANC to organise anything beyond a chapmpagne tasting, I do actually back our chances, the overwhelming numbers of succubi notwithstanding. Let's start with a tax boycott. Leave your jobs, scale down all purchasing and start training. A civil war is almost inevitable the way things stand and we must all know how to protect ourselves and those that we love. . .less by oracle on March 10 2010, 16:29 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Zuma and Malema You guys need to "up your game". You have become the laughing stock of the entire world. Think before you say something. Think before you do something. We urgently need a turnaround. It is not too late! by Ray on March 10 2010, 16:54 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

back at you thankful Thankful, well done on leaving, dont come back!! Is this how you justify your move to oz, by trawling SA sites and reminding yourself how bad things are. Or is it a case of thinly veiled nostalgia? I had a great braai with my mates this weekend, . .more good weather, better sport and proud to be here! we actually discussed the P******* expats of oz who do nothing except bad mouth home to feel better about being surrounded by arguably the most unlikable bunch of people in existence!! but enjoy it !the grass must be so much greener there, high cost of living, welfare society, massive influx of somalies, asians and other star immigrants and best of all ozzies. PS. dont do to well for yourself there the tall poppy syndrom might get you down . .less by very thankful on March 10 2010, 20:44 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

will we ever learn there is a need for change but who has the balls , do south africans have the balls to challenge the status quo. the masses need to be educated by someone who is not rasist or else we are all going down with the ANC. Our rasisit attitude cloud our view. by Racist South Africans on March 11 2010, 10:23 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Cde's Zuma and Malema VIVA CDE JZ AND CDE MALEMA WE STAND BY OUR LEADERS by Joan Muller on March 11 2010, 21:00 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@Nog 'n Afrikaaner en die ou sonder naam Jy is 'n groter D**S, jou patetiese verskoning vir 'n mens, los Neville uit, hy kan enige een van die amptelike tale gebruik. Vir die "on" wat se dis 'n dooie taal, vlieg in jou M**R, jou ongeletterde aap. by Ca BEz on April 15 2010, 21:51 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

to investigate or not I am a stupid Card carrying member of the ANC. We stupid people some of us related to both presidents concerned like to open our mouths and confirm our stupidity. We have got no choice than to be stupid. When we think we do not have enough classrooms, we . .more quickly burn down a few more to make our problem big. I must admit that it is assuring to see that there are still so many stupids around to vote with us for the ANC. JZ and JM should not worry we will always be there for them. W pledge our support unconditionally as the most stupid of all peoples. It is the enlightened that needs to be investigated, not us stupids and our presidents foul mouth fickle and humping dumpty. . .less by memberof the masses on April 17 2010, 15:53 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Investigation Yes I want to, but who is he? JFM Sars Angel of Revenge by Hans Sars on June 27 2010, 14:40 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

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