This afternoon Netcare 911 rushed to the police station in Amanzimtoti. Amale in his 20’s sustained 4 gun shot wounds - miraculously he was still in a stable condition.
He suffered 3 wounds in the buttocks area and the one wound in the arm caused a fracture. The patient was treated on scene and then transported to the Prince Mshiyeni hospital in Umlazi for further treatment.
Chris Botha
Netcare 911
85% of our lower LSM South Africans deem the 31% electricity tariff hike as unacceptable, according to a survey released today by market research company, Synovate. The lower hike of 15%, which applies to lower income earners, was also not received with any enthusiasm – 70% stating that it is unacceptable.
The study was conducted with 1 000 adult South Africans who fall into the lower socio-economic groupings. Surveys were administered in metropolitan areas in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. Almost three-quarters of the participants earn a household income of less than R3 000 per month. Surveys were conducted between the 26 June and 3 July.
With the electricity tariff increase announced on the 26th June, there has been widespread condemnation of the hike amongst opposition parties, unions and civil societies. “We wanted to speak to those South Africans that we felt would be hardest hit by the hike and gain an understanding of the consequences that the tariff increase will have on their everyday lives” states Charlotte Jackson, Managing Director of Synovate
Also view http://www.synovate.com/southafrica/for the full media release!
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