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South Afican government spends R140m ($15,5 mil) on $40 theme driven Wordpress website

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Free State government spends R140m on $40 theme driven Wordpress website | Factor Three Creative

The Free State provincial government spent R140m on its website, which is a WordPress site with a template bought from Themeforest for $40. Londonlive Theme vs. Free State Website
Free State director general Elzabe Rockman signed a three-year contract to redesign the website in 2011, but as experience WordPress designers we would estimate this website to take a maximum of 5 days. The site has no custom features and the template features have only been used.
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  • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
    That converts to $15,402,800.00 USD

    If they had asked me, I would have done it for $10,000,000
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  • Profile picture of the author Earn.cx
    this is definite corruption lol
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I wonder if that's one of the African countries that are receiving aid from the US? If so, I suggest they go take care of themselves, I obviously need my money more than they do.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      I wonder if that's one of the African countries that are receiving aid from the US? If so, I suggest they go take care of themselves, I obviously need my money more than they do.
      Man, that is sick. Their moto has even been what I hae been saying about diversity in the US. It did NOT come about because of diversity, bur "UNITY in diversity". YES, people were dierse, but they got together, tried to respect others, and worked as one. IRONIC that they should pick that motto.

      YES, this s the SAME place were we boycotted their GOLD to try to end apartheid. Remember the kruggerand? Buy Gold Online | Buy Gold Krugerrand Coins | APMEX.com

      BTW they haven't been perpetually in poverty. SURE, some parts ARE, because they were considered outside the area, and apartheid, etc..., but the COUNTRY? NOPE! MY GOD, they had an ongoing success with one of only maybe 5 gold coins that were popuar in the 80s, and may still be. That puts them rght up their with china, australia, canada, and MAYBE, the latecomer to the party, the united states! The fifth was the south african kruggerand.

      Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author rgb
    that happens everywhere all the time...
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  • Profile picture of the author socialentry
    look like someone hit jackpot
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  • Profile picture of the author John Durham
    No wonder they are perpetually in poverty... Millions on beyonce, millions on word press templates... Somebody needs to jump in and start managing their money.
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    • Profile picture of the author jimbo13
      Originally Posted by John Durham View Post

      No wonder they are perpetually in poverty... Millions on beyonce, millions on word press templates... Somebody needs to jump in and start managing their money.

      Already taken care of. The Swiss do it.

      Dan
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    This is what happens when you don't use the Warriors For Hire section of the forum...
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    All i can tell you is that this happens all the time, it's Africa, probably the most corrupt continent on the face of the planet.
    There are Gov officials with no formal education not even a High school diploma, nepotism is rife in the African system. Every time i had a problem that needed to be addressed it cost money, there were a handful that i dealt with who were actually doing their jobs without their hands out.
    That's just the way Africa works.

    I think it happens world wide though, maybe not as widespread as Africa...
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