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The South African Law Reform Commission - what a hopeless lot! They're investigating prostitution in Gauteng and are hoping to make recommendations to the ANC government later this year. In it's report it proposed that government either make it illegal for clients to buy sex or to legalise it.

Wha, as far as I know it's always been illegal to buy sex! A story on SABC 3 highlighted the plight of sex workers when an undercover team exposed policemen bribing and extorting money from prostitues as well as their clients. The report (from 2 years ago) also estimated the industry to be worth some R250 million in taxes. One problem, how will they control this to ensure that government gets what it's due?

Legalising prostitution has it's own pitfalls. What will stop 18 year-olds from making this their vocation? Is government going to take the responsibility on themselves or will they contract this out? We will have to wait and see as the first round of discussions will happen early next year.

Bad news for holiday makers this festive season is that accident victims will have to be happy with state hospitals if they cannot provide proof of medical aid membership. Netcare is owed R105 million by the Road Accident Fund with ER24 fighting to get R28 million out of them. Afrox Healthcare, one of the biggest private hospital groups will make only two of their 61 facilities available for victims of road accidents without medical aid cover. 84% of the South African population don't have medical aid with their expenses mostly covered by the RAF. We all know what state government hospitals are in. In my area there are numerous complaints about staff being on a constant "tea-break". Most hospitals are understaffed and those working under constant pressure.

And this is why I need a job in government - John Block once asked the country for forgiveness for blowing R50 thousand of our tax money attending jazz festivals. Now he's being touted as the next provincial ANC party chairman. He was accused of irregularly awarding a contract to a Johannesburg business man of more than R20 million and influencing the outsourcing of a government garage to run the provincial fleet operations. An investigation (that did not mention his name) found no irregularities. Contracts awarded include R3.2 million for a tollroad that was never built, R1.6 million for a parlaimentary village which was cancelled yet paid a month after the cancellation and R2.2 million to improve the Upington and Kimberley airports which also never happened. The Northern Cape must sure be happy this man is no longer their MEC for Transport! But it could be worse if he accepts his nomination as Northern Cape ANC chairman.

Weekly View
	2 December 2004
The South African Law Reform Commission - what a hopeless lot! They're investigating prostitution in Gauteng and are hoping to make recommendations to the ANC government later this year. In it's report it proposed that government either make it illegal for clients to buy sex or to legalise it. Wha, as far as I know it's always been illegal to buy sex! A story on SABC 3 highlighted the plight of sex workers when an undercover team exposed policemen bribing and extorting money from prostitues as well as their clients. The report (from 2 years ago) also estimated the industry to be worth some R250 million in taxes. One problem, how will they control this to ensure that government gets what it's due? Legalising prostitution has it's own pitfalls. What will stop 18 year-olds from making this their vocation? Is government going to take the responsibility on themselves or will they contract this out? We will have to wait and see as the first round of discussions will happen early next year. Bad news for holiday makers this festive season is that accident victims will have to be happy with state hospitals if they cannot provide proof of medical aid membership. Netcare is owed R105 million by the Road Accident Fund with ER24 fighting to get R28 million out of them. Afrox Healthcare, one of the biggest private hospital groups will make only two of their 61 facilities available for victims of road accidents without medical aid cover. 84% of the South African population don't have medical aid with their expenses mostly covered by the RAF. We all know what state government hospitals are in. In my area there are numerous complaints about staff being on a constant "tea-break". Most hospitals are understaffed and those working under constant pressure. And this is why I need a job in government - John Block once asked the country for forgiveness for blowing R50 thousand of our tax money attending jazz festivals. Now he's being touted as the next provincial ANC party chairman. He was accused of irregularly awarding a contract to a Johannesburg business man of more than R20 million and influencing the outsourcing of a government garage to run the provincial fleet operations. An investigation (that did not mention his name) found no irregularities. Contracts awarded include R3.2 million for a tollroad that was never built, R1.6 million for a parlaimentary village which was cancelled yet paid a month after the cancellation and R2.2 million to improve the Upington and Kimberley airports which also never happened. The Northern Cape must sure be happy this man is no longer their MEC for Transport! But it could be worse if he accepts his nomination as Northern Cape ANC chairman.	Past Views Current Joke Past jokes Gallery Links Current Exchange Rate Daily News Headlines
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