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document.write("<h5>ANC Homes</h5>");
document.write("it is OK. Winnie the and Manto the beetroot can easily move to Langa. plenty homes and nice friendly people.have you sen the cars? Jeep-Merc. what is wrong in driving Toyota? and renovation? for what? only 4 tears ago they were all renovated. at what cost? <br />you all make me sick. that is why 60% of blacks in SA are homeless.. Daniel");
document.write("<h5>And 100% of whites have homes!</h5>");
document.write("Thanks to cruel apartheid that rob us the privilege of 100% houses. You are going to account fro this (you racist).. JK");
document.write("<h5>FREE houses?</h5>");
document.write("We worked for our houses and for everything we have, we were not given it for nothing. We also pay for our electricity and have only as many children as we can afford. We dont breed like rabbits and then cry starvation....government look after my poor children!!!!<br />Get real, get off your bums and stop whining!. Racist");
document.write("<h5>@Racist</h5>");
document.write("uumm... and all those poor whites in the US that need homes? are they also breeding like rabbits? what does this do to your theory?<br />stop trying to be inflamatory and think before you comment. as for JK. enough said.. Freddy");
document.write("<h5>Problems</h5>");
document.write("a)100% of whites have homes? I don't and none of my friends own homes either.We all work and rent and pay tax for the privilege to not own a home.<br /><br />b)Having only as many children you can afford is good advise.So if you are offended by this then sorry, the truth hurts.<br /><br />c)AND THE MAIN ISSUE! Can government not forego multi million rand renovations to lovely state homes in a starving/homeless country going through a recession just for a year or so???<br />If your leaders spend your home savings to make their homes better again and again and again then stop, think, and change things come next election.. Ivan");
document.write("<h5>Can make babies - must have homes</h5>");
document.write("Please can someone explain to me why a person MUST be given a free home. Especially when that person has made several babies without being able to afford them in the first place? I have to continue working in my late 60's (after working for 50 years) to pay off my bond debts. Why should someone simply be entitled to be given a house FOR NOTHING? JK, maybe you can explain this to me? I don't understand.. DAL");
document.write("<h5>@Ivan</h5>");
document.write("you're totally right about what the main issue is here. mps are also given huge car allowances. if they can afford to buy their own homes, why shouldn't they be made to? accepting the government handout means they agree to divert resources from poor families.. freddy");
document.write("<h5>More of our @#$@!#$ tax money </h5>");
document.write("So another @#$@!#$ court case that we have to pay for the utter stupidity of our politicians. Can sort out a fart in the wind without going to court.. L_M");
document.write("<h5>Eskom Sabc etc</h5>");
document.write("That is where the money is going to,  to renovate the a$$ sitters homes,to turn the a$$ sitters into millionaires.the rest of us must pay for these a$$ sitters luxuries. Stealing the money from Eskom and SABC to live like kings,claiming that apartheid causes them have nothing and AA and BEE must turn  the vilage idiots into kings. . Frikkie Botes");
document.write("<h5>STOP WASTING...TAX-PAYERS MONEY</h5>");
document.write("The main problem with the South African Government is lack of understanding or NO UNderstanding of Accountability. Accountability in the sense of THE MONEY they are using is not theirs it comes from the sweat of ordinary citizens who would really like to see to it that the money is used wisely and in projects that benefits the citizens. They need to be accountable on how they use it. To talk about Millions & billions for renovations every year is that Normal? How many community projects should have been financed from the Hotel Expenses alone? Why does the King's House have to be financed by the state money? How on earth can someone spend months in a hotel especially in Cape Tow?. Do they really know how much it costs just for 3 days? Is it because its not coming out from their pockets? Why do MPs, Commissioners have to be begged to stay in certain houses? Is it because these are political appointments? These people get fat salaries and on top of that they stay in expensive, lavish houses for free??? They can afford now, so they must pay. I wonder if they are taxed the same way we are taxed as ordinary working citizens...That also needs some investigation. Our government is talking about lack of saving sense from South Africans but they are so extravagant, they spend so wildly as if there is no tommorrow. Why not save & use this money for good cause? Now I understand why there are so many industrial actions-- if there is money to waste like this so there must be money to pay salary hikes. Nomathemba");
document.write("<h5>corrupt govt</h5>");
document.write("as long as the anc is in power we will have this kind of situation where mp's are fighting amongst each other for power,houses,positions,etc.everyone there wants to be rich like tutu said,the anc are a bunch of friends enriching each other and their friends.shame trevor manual is still talking about halving poverty nogal by 2014(this after 15 years in power,how pathetic!!!!!   . graham");
document.write("<h5>Cry Babies</h5>");
document.write("You voted for the ANC government that is abusing the tax payers money for their high living  VIVA Gravy Train!!!! So please do not moan and cry because your MPs do not care a stuff about your situation  You were stupid enough to vote for the same useless bunch with no abilities to run anything except to line their own pockets.<br /><br />SABC, ESCOM, SAA,Provincial and Local Government to name a few are bankrupt because of officials robbing and stealing without any legal recourse  The Travel gate fraudsters are still in Parlemant, voted into office by dumbasses like you!!  <br /><br />What positive contributions to anything can you expect from  Ouma Winnie and Beetroot Msimang?? What the MPs are good at is spending on themselves as the ladies at Prisons are doing now on their homes etc  Feasting and eating is also  at the top of the list  See how major fatass they are from stuffing their cakeholes  allday at all the wękshops , wękshops they attend rather than trying do do any work. <br />The official motto is:<br />Housing for the poor ??? Stuff the poor!!! . @Jk");
document.write("<h5>Nonsense</h5>");
document.write("We are the only country in the world where free homes are given. Everywhere else you have to work for what you have and actually contribute to the tax base. Lazy lazy people. Zak");
document.write("<h5>JK</h5>");
document.write("Ek wonder waarvoor staan J.K.?<br />Ek kan aan een opsie dink.... JK se baas");
document.write("<h5>100% of whites have homes</h5>");
document.write("My father worked 12 hour shifts all his life for us to live in a modest middle class home. Does every black person in SA really beleive that every white person received a free house during apartheid ??? And just for the record most of my white friends have to rent as they cannot afford the high house prices - or do you also think that every white person receives a huge 6 figure salary. . Jim");
document.write("<h5>Greedy gravytrain#####Sitters</h5>");
document.write("@JK 1st i want to say , you don't have a even a scratch of the brains and / or knowledge our friend \"Nomathemba\" is showing. If only people like that were voted into Goverment instead of the Greedy#####Sitters who sleeps in Parlement because they are to fat to consentrate on what they should be doing. There are also a lot of non-white people who worked for their houses and jobs and circumstances they now have, did they get it for free ? , did i get mine for free, i might soon have to sell mine in this current economic times to survive , but no , people like Winnie , Beetroot and JK just want it for free and the joke is they keep on getting it. I would like to see where they would be if their party does not hold the power in this country. History , especialy in Africa(post-colonial) has shown and proofed us a lot , but no , apartheid and colonialism still gets the blame. STOP STUFFING YOURSELVES \"ANC\" AND GET OF YOUR FAT ASSES AND START SERVING YOUR COUNTRY AND BREAK OUT OF YOUR SOMETIMES BAD CULTURAL HABBITS . Why is it that only some citizens have to build this country and others like Goverment and ANC and Malema and Winnie etc- can keep on sucking it dry for own benefit . Why does goverment houses be kept in above average standard while a place like Tygerberg Hospital was managed into the ground . And this by a goverment department with a budget of Billions ?????????????? Please , people in goverment and decision making positions , why can't you start making sence .   . Call me a racist if you want ");
document.write("<h5>This is so SAfrican ...</h5>");
document.write("now we have squatting MP's! Cool.... way Cool!");
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