Activist, Structural Engineer & Energy Advisor Also. Programme Manager - False Bay Salt Water Pumped Storage Scheme. Former Chief Engineer Murray & Roberts.
City of Tshwane, South Africa
Joined April 2009
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Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
You’ve had 32 years to catch up. That’s two school generations. Only one generation of good schooling is needed to uplift yourself. But you voted in a government which couldn’t give a damn about kids getting a good education, and that’s because they are in the pocket of the teachers union. The ANC doesn’t want smart kids. They grow up and don’t vote ANC.
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
Terry Oakley-Smith (Diversi-T):
In 2022 Whites deprived Blacks from entering a pool #MaselspoortResort
Katlego:
Are SAns tolerant with other races?
Terry:
Tolerance doesn’t mean you’re not racist. We never paid Apartheid reparations to Blacks. We created a Rainbow Nation Myth.
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
The City of Cape Town is not perfect but I don't think the City gets enough praise for the way they maintain infrastructure, especially water. My focus is not on the DA but specifically to City officials who perform their duties with diligence.
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
EXPOSED: R2.7 MILLION FOR MCHUNU’S LAWYERS WHILE TAXPAYERS FUND TWO POLICE MINISTERS
Taxpayers have already paid R2.7 million for Senzo Mchunu’s lawyers.
That comes on top of R3.16 million in remuneration for Mchunu while on special leave, and another R3.02 million for Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia.
Approximately R8.89 million in disclosed remuneration and legal costs. The salary figures only run to August 2026. And the latest parliamentary reply still does not disclose how much more legal funding has been approved or committed.
At SAPS’s advertised 2026 constable salary, that total equals more than 35 annual basic salaries, before benefits, training and operational costs.
During my May oversight visit, Khayelitsha’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit had 21 officials against an identified ideal of 43.
President Ramaphosa could relieve Mchunu of his Cabinet post while he remains an MP. Any entitlement to legal representation is a separate issue.
Keeping two ministerial pay packages running for one portfolio is a reckless use of taxpayers’ money. Citing policy does not make it responsible.
Ramaphosa must end this arrangement. Police and Justice must disclose the full bill and the limits on further legal spending.
IC
Meanwhile Mr Wayne Llewellyn Duvenage is silent about the matter..
Sigh..
Transport minister Barbara Creecy says her department is considering using taxpayer money to transition the largely untaxed taxi industry to electric vehicles.
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Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
A man has jumped to his death from a building in Menlyn Pretoria.
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Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
The ANC is all piss and wind.
[WATCH] THE ANC 3 KEY PRIORITIES,ELECTRICITY, WATER AND HOUSING
We are continuing with fixing issues in our communities and are asking for a new mandate. Since 1994 we have prioritised three key areas for our people. The first is water, clean water is a basic necessity in our day to day life and our people must always have access to it, the second is electricity, we have dealt with load shedding and must now deal with the lowering the price of electricity, third is housing, our people must have shelter and it’s their right.
#MbalulaInEasternCape
#VoteANC2026
#BuildingCommunitiesTogether
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
Is daar iemand wat by 'n Binnelandsesake 'n tydelike ID geweier is onlangs. Ek het iemand vandag uit my wyk met wie dit gebeur het en dit oorgehandig aan VF Plus om iets te doen. Hulle mag dit NIE doen nie, elke mens het 'n reg om te stem. Laat weet my, ons sal help VF Plus 💚💚
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
We at Wiese Coffee Holdings are Blessed to have been involved with Forest Town school for Cerebral Palsey for over 20 years and today doing our yearly Gholf day in aid of the school. The school band is also involved, entertaining the guests🙏🙏🙏
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
Today, I announced that 13 additional construction companies have been removed from the cidb’s National Register of Contractors following findings of misrepresentation in their applications to upgrade their registration grades.
Since taking office in July 2024, 75 contractors have been removed for breaching registration requirements, compared to just 1 contractor blacklisted between 2002 and June 2024.
This marks a decisive shift in how we enforce accountability in the built environment.
We also announced that Moriel Infrastructure Group which had gained much public attention has also been blacklisted for various offences.
We are strengthening the cidb’s verification processes and addressing non-compliance to ensure that contractors doing business with the state have the financial and technical capacity to deliver. Public money must be protected, honest businesses must be able to compete fairly, and those who defraud the state must face consequences.
JUSTICE FOR REINBRECHT PIPER c.org/fMHskShpyx via @ChangeorgSA
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
Does anyone recognise this lady?
She is currently at Pretoria Central Police Stations and, unfortunately, appears to have lost her memory. She is unable to recall her name or where she lives.
If anyone recognises her or can help us identify her family, please get in touch with the station so we can reunite her with her loved ones.
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
The head of Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) Andrea Johnson is responsible for wrongly accused and arrest of Commissioner Fanie Masemola and others and they were found not guilty. So what is happening to her is she not gonna be held accountable for this, she is just gonna chill or even skip the country after she caused such a lot of pain to those innocent people. When is Andrea going to jail, when? Esiskhohlakali deserves the longest jail time soonest.
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
The ANC lost the Western Cape years ago. They’ll never get it back. The black Africans now have the measure of the ANC. And the ANC has been found wanting.
[WATCH] AMAHLATI APHELILE, iANC izoPhatha!
The ANC in the Western Cape is ready for a decisive victory and to take back power to the people.
The ANC has put aside funding of upto 3 Billion to deal with Gender Based Violence and femicide against women and children, we not just making promises but taking practical steps.
#MbalulaInWesternCape
#VoteANC2026
#BuildingCommunitiesTogether
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
On 29 October 2026, ECSA Vice President Marcia Maidi Pr Eng will speak at the WFEO Women and Water webinar.
1:00–3:00 PM GMT | Online via Zoom
Open to all. Scan the QR code to register.
#WomenAndWater #WFEO #ECSA
Gregory Harington #M1BridgeCollapse retweeted
Engineers study engineering to solve problems and turn plans into infrastructure that serves society. As nominations open for the Fourth National Planning Commission (2027–2032), the engineering profession cannot remain on the sidelines. Self-nomination is not permitted. Let us nominate engineers and ensure engineering is finally at the strategic decision-making table.
#AgendaForEngineering
#NationalPlanningCommission #CallForNominations #SouthAfrica #NationalDevelopmentPlan
📢 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS | NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
Help shape South Africa’s future. Nominate a suitably qualified and experienced individual to serve on the Fourth National Planning Commission for the five-year term 2027–2032.
The Commission will provide independent advice on South Africa’s development priorities and lead a participatory planning process towards a new long-term development plan beyond 2030.
Nominations are encouraged from across society, reflecting South Africa’s diversity of expertise, experience and perspectives.
📅 Nominations are open from 26 October to 26 November 2026.
For the nomination form, eligibility criteria and submission instructions, visit nationalplanningcommission.o… or scan the QR code in the advert.
Self-nomination is not permitted.
Please share this call with your networks.
#NationalPlanningCommission #CallForNominations #SouthAfrica #NationalDevelopmentPlan
