People stealing to survive
JOHANNESBURG - The escalating crime in Pietermaritzburg, especially in the CBD, has been attributed to last July’s unrest which resulted in greater poverty and unemployment. This is the view shared by the security companies that have been working hard to curb the escalating number of crimes in the area, with business crime being the major contributor. Shaheen Suleiman, the owner of Magma Security and Investigations, said the unrest has harmed everyone, leaving many people unemployed and in deep poverty.
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LONDON - Liz Truss officially kicked off her leadership bid with a slick video vowing to return to ‘core Tory principles’ - as the battle threatened to turn nasty.
The foreign secretary joined the fight with the race looking increasingly chaotic after 11 candidates declared, and Priti Patel seriously considering making it a dozen by throwing her hat into the ring. There are are claims that Jacob Rees-Mogg is also mulling joining the fray.
Many of the contenders are turning their fire on Rishi Sunak, who appears to be the front runner - with a bitter row going on over how and when to slash taxes.
Sunak is pitching himself as the PM who will take difficult choices, but rivals have swiped about a pact with former No.10 Chief Dominic Cummings who they say has been posting ‘poisonous’ claims online.
Truss is vowing to return to ‘proper conservative policy’ with tax cuts ‘from day one’ and business rates reforms.
She suggested that the £2trillion debt mountain should be put on a ‘longer-term’ footing in order to give immediate wriggle-room.
In her video, she played up her experience at the top levels of government and said the party needs to ‘deliver, deliver, deliver’ to win the next general election.
Meanwhile, Tom Tugendhat released his own promo insisting he represents a clean break and return to integrity, and Grant Shapps issued a pithy 13-second clip telling MPs he can ‘win yours seats’.
Truss today insisted she has the experience to lead the country – and now is not the time for an untested leader.