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Notables are NOT Endorsements

#12-A

>>19692232 Property developer Shafiq Naser killed by assassins on superbikes in Cape Town

>>19692436 Africarare Ubuntuland Partners with HAQQ to Innovate Sharia Law Education and Ethical Community Engagement in Mixed Reality

>>19692443, >>19692449 South Africa: The Halal Kingdom, Although it holds the world’s smallest percentage of Muslims

>>19731387 (General Research #24226) Eight UN peacekeepers detained over sex abuse claims in DR Congo

>>19782011 Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder Black Lives Matters: “Palestine is our generation in South Africa”

>>19782021 ANCYL President Collen Malatji has told President Cyril Ramaphosa to close the Israeli embassy

>>19782035 Ramaphosa Rules Out South Africa Abandoning Neutral Stance on War in Ukraine

>>19821993 Tankers Line Up Off South Africa to Ensure Diesel Power

>>20027327 (General Research #24583) Harvard’s Shocking Admission: Affirmative Action and Critical Race Theory Killed South Africa

>>20362707 ‘Fake’ UN official allegedly received briefings from SA’s top security cluster

>>20242709, >>20242774 ony Hollingsworth got Bishop Trevor Huddleston’s ‘blessing’ to hold a concert in 1988 for the release of Nelson Mandela to influence the world (Parts 1 &2 video)

>>20407571 How liberators turn into oppressors: a study of southern African states

>>20445866, >>20445869 Spraying of controversial herbicide on Vaal River water lettuce begins -- critics urge caution (Parts 1&2)

>>20452953, >>20452962 The European House - Ambrosetti - Who we are (video)

>>20457742 SA unfazed by US Bill threat

>>20462673 Initial Covid & Other Pestilence Bun | Initial Cyril Ramaphosa Bun | Initial ICJ Suit Bun

>>20462676 Initial Maldives Bun | Initial Rwanda Bun

>>20510793, >>20510794 UNFPA staff concerned over headquarters' relocation from New York to Nairobi (Parts 1&2, video)

>>20510840 CIA Director Secretly Visits Kenya And Somalia To Discuss Regional Security (video)

>>20511103 Africacheck: “Coalition to fight misinformation”: South African elections (video)

>>20511116 Google’s true origin partly lies in CIA and NSA research grants for mass surveillance

>>20516774 South African intelligence and De Beers worked with the CIA in the early 60s

>>20516804 “South Africa: The Growing Influence of the Military”: CIA Document 1982

>>20516812 South Africa's 'paedophile' minister [General Magnus Malan] and a mysterious death (video)

>>20520896 US imposes new sanctions on Zimbabwe's President and other senior leaders

>>20525976 “Global Cooling is on the way! Give up your freedom NOW!” -- Or is it global warming?

>>20537617 (Canada #54) Alliance of Sahel States: Military Juntas of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali Create Joint Task Force Against Islamic Jihadists

>>20552292 Viral Minister Naledi Pandor Speech on Israel Shocks the World (video)

>>20558069 Updated ANC Bun | Updated BRICS Bun

>>20558078 Updated Cyril Ramaphosa Bun | Updated Rwanda Bun

>>20558081 Initial SSA/NIA Bun

>>20586389 Niger Junta Severs US Military Cooperation Agreement, Orders Troops and Civilian Personnel Out of the Country

>>20606606 Bill that calls for full review of US relations with SA crosses first hurdle in US Congress

>>20682073 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

>>20697117 A Few Bad Apples: 8,000 UNRWA Teachers Rallied for Hamas Terrorist (video)

>>20701775, >>20701789 Louis Armstrong and the spy: how the CIA used him as a ‘trojan horse’ in Congo

>>20729192, >>20777598 Daily Maverick: QAnon and Shut down for 15 April 2024

>>20729208 The Pan-African Institute for Socialism (PAIS)

#12-B

>>20743038, 20743047, >>20743054 Time to pull the plug on SACU (Parts 1-3)

>>20743308, >>20743312 Mayor sends police to ban and shut down NatCon Brussels conference as Antifa gathers outside (video)

>>20777614, >>20777617, >>20777619 “The South African Arms Deal” -- Thales (Parts 1-3)

>>20777708 Thales sets up new SA subsidiary - 2009

>>20833831 ANC Bun Part One

>>20833836 Initial Brenthurst Foundation Bun

>>20833841 Updated Oppenheimer Bun

>>20833844 Updated André Pienaar Bun

>>20833845 Updated Rwanda Bun

>>20833846 Violence and Crime Bun Part One

>>20833849 Violence and Crime Bun Part Two

>>20891860, >>20891889 At least three U.S. citizens - accused of being CIA agents - are arrested in Congo after failed coup (Parts 1&2)

>>20918103 Ex-UCT chair hits back at ‘untested’ panel report [chaired by retired Supreme Court of Appeal president Judge Lex Mpati]

>>20952724, >>20952772 Central African Republic accuses a European NGO worker arrested last week of spying, same NGO is in South Africa

>>20969241 Final ANC Bun Part Two

>>20969244 Final Commodities Bun

>>20969245 Final Covid & Other Pestilence Bun

>>20969247 Final Jacob Zuma Bun

>>20917814

>1 August 2023

>The [Freedom Under Law] Board has elected as its new chairman Justice Azhar Cachalia, a director since 2021.

>He was a founder and leading member of the United Democratic Front.

>>20379919

>also the increased attacks on the citizens of Ciskei by the United Democratic Front [which the ANC helped to resurrect a few months ago] and the African National Congress.

It is curious that the founder of the UDF became the chairman of Freedom under Law around the same time the UDF was reactivated.

“UDF celebration to reawaken active citizenry” – Part 1

https://youtu.be/cQkyX-rhCIA

Aug 17, 2023

The UDF40 steering committee says the 40th anniversary celebration will continue without one of its founding Member, Dr Allan Boesak. Other former leaders of the umbrella organisation of civic organisations, which was instrumental in the defeat of apartheid, say this celebration is meant to re-awaken active citizenry to solve the many challenges facing the country. They have also refuted claims that the event on the 20th of August, is a concealed attempt to revive the ANC, using the UDF. The committee announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa and Archbishop Thabo Makgoba will be amongst the attendees.

3:03 – “As South Africa heads to elections next year, these founding members of the UDF say they will continue to be the torch bearers of the country’s democracy.”

https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/special/udf/udf.htm

[Popo Molefe] The militaristic culture especially amongst the youth merit the militarization of the South African state and society. This phenomenon provided fertile grounds for forced recruitment into organisations and campaigns initiated by the UDF and for the attitude amongst activists that, if you are not with us you are against us.

https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/69631ad2-fb58-44d7-aecb-406687b963e1/content

THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT (UDF): A CASE STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC ORGANISATION, 1983-1987

GREGORY FREDERICK HOUSTON

This Thesis is dedicated to all who have contributed to the struggle for freedom and democracy in South Africa

It is argued that the formation of the UDF, and revolutionary developments during the period of review, conformed to the strategic and tactical requirements of a Leninist-Gramscian model of revolutionary praxis in the following way: the general drive to establish mass-based community organisations (increasing the complexity of civil society by establishing mass organisations); the formation of the UDF in August 1983 (creating a historical bloc in opposition to the ruling bloc during the phase of democratic struggle); and the development and spread of a common national political culture based on resistance to apartheid (expanding the revolutionary consciousness of the masses).

During the period under review, the UDF-Ied opposition to apartheid resulted in the organisational and ideological penetration of the Front into almost every major sector of black civil society. The major forces behind the increasing political and ideological leadership of the UDF were the affiliated civic associations, trade unions, student/youth and women's organisations. These organisations played a central role in mass mobilisation and organisation and the spread of revolutionary consciousness throughout black civil society.

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“UDF celebration to reawaken active citizenry” – Part 2

https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/69631ad2-fb58-44d7-aecb-406687b963e1/content

the ANC's earlier efforts to influence certain legal and semi-legal organisations inside the country; the proven existence of clandestine ANC members as leaders in some of the UDF affiliate organisations, and the leadership role in these organisations played by convicted ANC members after their release from prison.

The LeninistlGramscian model's emphasis on the importance of the political and ideological struggle to promote and expand revolutionary consciousness sets it apart from other models of a United Front strategy and reflects one of the most fundamental achievements of popular resistance during the 1980s. Here the stress is on: mobilising and organising people around the concrete particulars of their everyday lives (rent increases, bus-fare increases, education issues, women's issues, etc.); uniting the separate currents of protest into a single stream; and, most importantly, transforming the "particular, often economic, demands of interest groups into a universalistic political challenge of the dominant system" which aims at national liberation. This results in the spread of a revolutionary consciousness.

The UDF underwent a revival in 1989 when it joined with COSATU (in the Mass Democratic Movement) in a civil disobedience campaign against government-controlled hospitals and schools. Thus, during 1989 the emphasis was on national campaigns of the Mass Democratic Movement (with the main organisational base provided by trade unions) rather than on actions which involved local UDF affiliates.

These changes brought to an end the period of resistance which corresponded to the LeninistiGramscian model of revolutionary strategy and tactics. Instead, the UDF became a Leninist vanguard party, with its affiliate membership operating largely underground.

The vast majority of leaders of the UDF at local, regional and national levels became involved with the time-consuming and difficult task of building ANC structures and, more recently, participating within the national negotiation process. Many UDF activists became visibly absorbed into and, in the opinion of some observers, form a distinct bloc within the ranks of the ANC. As a result, this study has not been able' to avail itself of the very rich sources of oral evidence that do exist. Hence, it relies largely on documentary material.

In a speech delivered to the Seventh Congress of the Communist International in 1935 Dimitrov stated… While Communists must not abandon the work of Communist education, organisation and mobilisation of the masses, the road to creating the widest united front of workers is to strive for short-term and long-term goals with non-Communist worker parties, trade unions and other organisations of the working class.

Willem Booyse gives credit to Mao Tse Tung for the idea of a united front and the formulation of the strategy to create such a front. According to Booyse, Mao's intention and his eventual success was based on an idea to 35 unite the broadest possible spectrum of opposition groups in China against the nationalist government of Chiang Kai-Shek. The process of mobilising opposition groups was manifested in the creation of "organisations (alliances) throughout the country (China), developing mass movements of the workers, peasants, youth, children, winning over the intellectuals in all parts of the country, and spreading the movement as a struggle for democracy".5 The objective of this process was to ensure that the masses became aware of the necessity for joint action by all the social forces that oppose the ruling government.

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“UDF celebration to reawaken active citizenry” – Part 3

https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/69631ad2-fb58-44d7-aecb-406687b963e1/content

The most comprehensive account of the Vietnamese revolutionary strategy was provided by Vo Nguyen Giap, faithful disciple of Ho Chi Minh and major strategist of the Vietnamese Communist Party. One central feature of Giap's theory of revolutionary strategy and tactics is the combination of military struggle and political struggle. This lies at the centre of his concept of "people's war". The people's war revolutionary strategy involved military action by forces of the revolutionary movement to destroy the enemy as well as the people's mass uprisings to regain administrative power.

Our political force is a force of all the people that participate in uprisings and wars in an organised manner under the Party's vanguard leadership. It includes revolutionary classes, patriotic elements, and nationalities in our country who have assembled in a broad, united national front, under working class leadership, with the worker-peasant alliance as a foundation .7

–In the people's war strategy emphasis is placed on the use of propaganda to motivate the organisation and development of revolutionary forces with the purpose of mobilising the entire population to participate in the struggle. The goal is the creation of a "mass political force", which

is a firm, steady foundation on which to build and develop comprehensive forces for the revolutionary war, to protect the material and moral forces on the political, economic, and cultural fronts, on the front line and in the rear base areas and to form and develop the people's armed revolutionary forces.

Two important lessons can be drawn from the Chinese and Vietnamese experiences: firstly, the necessity of creating a broad united front which includes all patriotic elements of the population and is directed primarily at the goal of national liberation and; secondly, recognition of the dual importance of political and military struggle. The Vietnamese revolution proved that a strategy placing sole reliance on either political or military struggle would have been insufficient, and probably disastrous. The emerging revolutionary practices stressed the importance of a combination of the political mobilisation of the broadest possible range of forces against the enemy and a military struggle involving protracted guerrilla war in preparation for the final stage of general uprising. 9

https://wikimili.com/en/United_Democratic_Front_(South_Africa)

The Progressive Federal Party had vigorously opposed the introduction of the tricameral system (in the referendum), but once introduced continued as the official opposition in the "White" Assembly. "Let us voice strong opposition and offer vigorous resistance both within and without the system that excludes Blacks and continues to imprison Nelson Mandela" argued Helen Suzman, speaking at the Cape Town Conference of the PFP National Youth in 1984. At the same conference, a resolution was passed endorsing and supporting the recent establishment of the United Democratic Front and offer ' back office financial assistance". This support sponsored by Gordon Waddell and Harry Oppenheimer through the Western Province Regional PFP Youth Committee led by Stephen Drus ( Stephen Darori)

http://web.archive.org/web/20220810203059/https://uncensoredopinion.co.za/chronology-national-party-african-national-party-outsmarted-white-businessmen-foreign-governments-taking-south-africa-1989/#

• 1977 Urban Foundation “think tank” is founded by Harry Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert and Clive Menell.This Foundation introduced neoliberal housing policy for Blacks under the guise of “development”. Cyril Ramaphosa, Nthato Motlana and Phuthuma Ntleko became the leaders of this “development” Foundation

• 20 August 1983 United Democratic Front is founded in Mitchells Plain. The UDF will later be funded by Harry Oppenheimer with people such as Alan Boesak, Desmond Tutu, Frank Chikane, Terror Lekota, Vally Moosa, Albertina Sisulu, Sheryl Carolus,Trevor Manuel ,Pravin Gordhan and Popo Molefe on the upper echelons of its structures

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Stéphén Dǻrori Part 3

https://stephendarorionveryinterestingpeople.blogspot.com/

First Lieutenant=> Captain=> Major=> Commandant until 1994 (Lieutenant-Colonel)

SADF: Recce commandos, Reconnaissance Unit of 11 Commando, 3rd Infantry Battalion

January 1975 – December 1976 (2 years)Diskopolos, Kimberly , South Africa

Angola : My "4 Citations , 3 medals ( 2 Campaign + Another), 2 Battlefield Promotions" Period . South Africa ( Defence Force) enters Angola on the side of UNITA against the MPLA , SWAPO and 25,000 subprime Casto Cubans. This was not a helicopter gunship war . In a bombastic "Apocalypse Now" ( the movie came later) helicopter gunship formation , South Africa launched a massive attack on the MPLA . In the open 5-10 minutes 7 SADF gunships were destroyed by 9K32 “Strela-2” shoulder fired Russian Missiles. Not another SADF helicopter again entered Angola . The 75 person Recce Commando ( the elite of the elite unit ) was paradropped 8 kms north of Luanda & told to proceed eastwards pulling the substand Cuban Battalions & some MPLA away from the coast & the protection of SAM 6 missiles around Luanda. I ran (circling back at night) across Angola & exited through Zambia .Entered as 1 of 3, 2nd Lieutenants, exited as a Major with 12 including 4 walking wounded.During this endless & now embedded nightmare kept saying that if I survive my first daughter would be called after the home base of the Recce Commandos . 20 years to the date I was discharged, my daughter Kim(berly) was born. Kimberly ( Big Hole of .fame) was the home base of 11 Commando.Honest to god truth, joined the Recce Commandos, & really expected to sit on my backside , suntanning, drinking beer & reading all the English Classics.This was a character building lesson in survival. The Recce Commando like 11 Commando originated during the Anglo Boer War.The Recce Commando first saw action at Spion Kop (Anglo Boer War)on 24th January 1900. 11 Commando was created by the British to counter the very mobile (mounted) Boer Recce Commandos & went toe to toe with the later during the Guerrilla War phase of the Anglo Boer War, November 1900 to May 1902 until the Transvaal Republic surrendered at Vereeniging on 31st May 1902. The agreement was signed ,by the Generals De Wet & Kitchener.

Honors & Awards

Beit Trust Scholarship

Beit Trust

January 1983

The Trust was initially set up in 1906 by the Will of Mr Alfred Beit, a brilliant financier and a director of the British South Africa Company with many interests including the development of Rhodesia’s railway system. In 1903 he suffered a stroke near Salisbury, Rhodesia, and died on 16 July 1906 in England at the age of 53, leaving much of his fortune bequeathed to a wide range of charitable causes. As a result of his close association with…more

University Blue Honour fo Student Leadership

University of Cape Town

Student Blues Awards are awarded to outstanding students in various disciplines including sport ( largely) and student leadership. I was very active in Student Councils, a student led Rag fund ( that is a small industry) that supports an entire free medical aid for Blacks ( and Coloured) A massive student charity and student politics ) + held youth leadership positions in the official White opposition party with a prominent presence on multiple…more

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>The UDF underwent a revival in 1989 when it joined with COSATU (in the Mass Democratic Movement)

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Stéphén Dǻrori Part 4

https://stephendarorionveryinterestingpeople.blogspot.com/

Region Chairman Western Cape Progressive Party Youth Committee=> Progressive Reform Party->Progressive Federal Party=> now Democratic Alliance

Democratic Alliance

January 1978

The Progressive Party transitioned to the Progressive Reform Party which became the Progressive Federal Party who are the Democratic Alliance to day. The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a political party in South Africa, which is the official opposition to the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at federal level, and the governing party in the Western Cape province. The DA is broadly centrist, though it has been attributed both centre-left and…more

National Chairman Progressive Federal Party Youth Committee => now Democratic Alliance

June 1981

The Progressive Party transitioned to the Progressive Reform Party which became the Progressive Federal Party who are the Democratic Alliance to day. The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a political party in South Africa, which is the official opposition to the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at federal level, and the governing party in the Western Cape province. The DA is broadly centrist, though it has been attributed both centre-left and…more

Founding Member and Treasurer Mass Democratic Movement (MDM) and United Democratic front ( UDF)

Nelson Mandela and Democratic Black Rule in South Africa

THE MDM was the first Massive Umbrella movement fof 400+ Free Mandela organisations. The mistake it made was electing a leadership , thereby giving it existence as an organisation that could be banned by the South African Government and that happen quickly. Immediately thereafter the UDF was "formed" with 500+ organisations on board . This time without an official leadership. "The United Democratic Front (UDF) was one of the most important anti-…more

First National Youth Action Chairman (and joint founder with Helen Suzman, Colin Elgin,Harry Oppenheimer and Dr Nthato Motlana

National Youth Action

1974

National Youth Action was the first attempt at an integrated Youth Action Program for kids aged 15 to 18 in South Africa. The idea was to form racial integrated groups who would do volunteer communal work in communities that need such help. The first two groups became active in the Western Cape ( Gugeluto) and Pretoria ( Alexandra) . The South African Government did not like mixed integrated groups of kids , " Cleaning up Slums" and eventually…more

University of Cape Town

MBA,MA, BCOM in Accounting and Economics, Accounting and Finance, With Distinction

1978 – 1985

Started studing at the University of Cape Town and continued elsewhere.BCompt Hons ( UNISA), MBA ( Heriot Watts)

Activities and Societies: Quite frankly over the years have become a Peter Thiel supporter. Peter was a founder of among other companies, Paypal and an early 2% investor in Facebook. Peter like Bill Gates,Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Larry Ollison and others, Peter Thiel has no academic degrees. Peter is sponsoring 100 young entrepreneurs with $100K a year not to go to college but jump straight into starting a high tech company . ( 88 have already raised follow on finance… Thiel is onto something)

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Stéphén Dǻrori Part 5

https://stephendarorionveryinterestingpeople.blogspot.com/

Herzlia High School, Cape Town

First Class University Entrance Sort of like A Levels, Maths, Science, Accountancy, English,Hebrew Afrikaans

1962 – 1974

Jewish education in a private school environment from the age of 3 to 18.

Activities and Societies: Regional Committee Progressive Party Youth Progressive Party Youth Support Speaker First Team Cricket, Hockey, Chess National Youth Action- founding member and first Chairman

1. –Interests–

Also interested in viable Alternative Investments include Africana and Judaica, Maps and Prints and investment quality Philatelic Postal History. Individual items rather than collection. Cooking: Try Family Recipes Passed down from Poland, Lithuania and Latvia ;Editing them and Blogging Them. Try them - they are all great and easy recipes to make.

2. Personal Details

Birthday November 29, 1965

Marital Status Single

3. Advice for Contacting Stéphén

Mobile Tel 972-52-7234313.

Fax 972-3-6598825

Skype stephendarori.israel

Email : stephendarori@outlook.com..

Postal Address: P.O.Box 41026, Tel Aviv ,6141001, Israel

A Cute and a Silly Tongue in Cheek Postscript : In 1962 , Professor Ethel Drus ( my aunt, my father's sister and three times winner of the Alexander Prize for History, the equivalent of the Mitchell prize for Mathematics) spent 3 months researching disintegrating Proclamations ( Letters Patent ) that had been traditionally handed down in the Drues/Drus family. I am the hereditary Baron of Kraków , ( hmmm , can't help smiling) that was created in 1732 in an exchange for a very significant contribution by Drues of Mejzugola to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 's Monarch Budget . This custom was started by King Henry VIII of England Rich land owners were rewarded with Aristocracy Titles for significant contributions to the King's Budget. I am also the hereditary Count Dziedreuszycka , the Ordynat of Poturzyca, Zarzecze, Kramarzowka, Markpol, Gluszyn, Wiry and Szczytnik estates. The Count was the eldest son of Drues of Mejzugola and was excommunicated from the family when he married a shiksa , the youngest daughter of the then Monarch . Like in France, German, Austria and elsewhere , aristocracy titles came to an end when the 2nd Polish Republic was created by the Treaty of Versailles. The first Count had no issues and the property was returned to the Monarch. At least theoretically this title also passed down to me.. Both titles have nice Coat of Arms .The Count's has a Star of David instead of a cross, a pointer to his heritage. Have a check at it.

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Stéphén Dǻrori Part 6

https://stephendarorionveryinterestingpeople.blogspot.com/

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https://stephendarorioninterestingpeoplexx.blogspot.com/2016/01/harry-oppenheimer.html

When Mr. Oppenheimer left Parliament in 1957 to take over the family business empire after his father died, he threw his moral and financial support to the relatively liberal Progressive Party.

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>1977 Urban Foundation “think tank” is founded by Harry Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert and Clive Menell.This Foundation introduced neoliberal housing policy for Blacks under the guise of “development”. Cyril Ramaphosa, Nthato Motlana and Phuthuma Ntleko became the leaders of this “development” Foundation

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>First National Youth Action Chairman (and joint founder with Helen Suzman, Colin Elgin,Harry Oppenheimer and Dr Nthato Motlana

“SYND 30 7 77 DR MOTLANA INTERVIEW”

https://youtu.be/JtOp5Nw867U

Nthato Harrison Motlana

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/nthato-harrison-motlana

He obtained a BSc degree from the University of Fort Hare and won a bursary to study medicine at the Medical School of the University of the Witwatersrand, as part of a quota of black students. He qualified in 1954 and opened a practice in Soweto, one of only two private practices, which he ran for almost forty years, initially charging his patients R2 and later giving his services for free. He was the family doctor of Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu and thousands of others, and his practice became a haven for the wounded and injured during the uprisings of the seventies and eighties.

With other parents such as Winnie Mandela and Aubrey Mokoena he founded the Black Parents Association (BPA) in response to the 1976 Soweto school riots. The association formed a liaison group between the students and the authorities.

One of his major projects is the Get Ahead Foundation, started in 1984 together with community leaders such as advocate Dikgang Moseneke, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Snowy Mashingo and Don MacRobert to address unemployment through the informal sector. In 1996 Get Ahead split into two separate companies: Get Ahead Financial Services (GAFS) and Get Ahead Development (GAD).

He was a founder member of the National Association of Co-operative Societies of Southern Africa (Nacssa) an umbrella body for a range of burial societies, stokvels, women's clubs and mehodisano clubs. Its assets were valued at R650 000.

After four years, in 1994, Nacssa was in financial trouble and core investors demanded their money back, disturbed by internal strife between Motlana and chief executive Sam Moufhe. Motlana's black empowerment company, New Africa Investments Limited (Nail), was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1994. As executive chairman Motlana built it up into a multibillion rand company within five years. His approach was to form strategic partnerships and alliances with established businesses with a view to transferring skills, know-how and ultimately power to black employees.

The first investment, made in 1992, was in Metropolitan Life, a thriving life insurance company, which had been successful in the black insurance market and where blacks had progressed into management. The Afrikaner owned Sanlam, one of South Africa's most powerful insurance companies, sold 30% of Metropolitan Life to Motlana and a consortium of black investors.

Nail next bought The Sowetan, the biggest daily newspaper in the country. It also acquired control of a 20% stake in MTN, one of two cellular networks in South Africa. In alliance with the National Empowerment Consortium (NEC), Nail acquired a big slice of Johnnic, created from the unbundling by Anglo American of Johannesburg Consolidated Investments.

Eventually Nail was clouded in scandal when a plan to reward four executives with share options worth R130 million led to acrimony and division among shareholders. When white co-founder Jonty Sandler was asked to resign, Motlana followed suit, displaying a characteristic lifelong loyalty towards his friends and closest associaties.

Still an ANC man, he has been accused of meddling with the editorial content of The Sowetan, a charge he has vehemently denied.

He has to be one of South Africa's busiest committee people, spending much of his time redressing the iniquities of apartheid. As chairman of IDASA, the Institute for Democratic Alternatives in South Africa, he has committed himself to peaceful change in South Africa and dialogue with the whole community.

He is a member of the Educational Opportunities Council, one of the largest bursary funds in the country, which administers scholarships for blacks at universities in South Africa and the USA.

He has received an honorary LLD from Dartmouth USA, an LLD from Dennyse, USA and an MD from Medunsa. The South African Sunday Times Business Times named him one of the "Top Five Businessmen" of 1993.

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>[Nthato Motlana] As chairman of IDASA, the Institute for Democratic Alternatives in South Africa, he has committed himself to peaceful change in South Africa

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>[Cyril Ramaphosa's] invaluable contribution to the multiparty negotiations and convening the Constitutional Assembly to draft the new Constitution during the transition from apartheid to a democratic South Africa.

“CONSTRUCTIVE POLITICS: The contributions of the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa)” Part 1

https://www.academia.edu/14801517/Constructive_politics_in_Africa_The_story_of_Idasa

Produced for the World Movement for Democracy Conference

Durban, South Africa, February, 2004

Introduction: Idasa’s ‘Unconventional Radicalism’

In early December, the Mail and Guardian spotlighted another Idasa activity, present from the very beginning, the creation of what co-founder Van Zyl Slabbert terms a “politics of negotiation” among bitterly divided groups.

The Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Idasa, is a large, non-governmental organization operating nationally from offices in Pretoria and Cape Town, with a growing presence in a number of other African nations as well. It has played a vital role in the democratic transition and the process of democracy building in South Africa since 1987. It has extensive working relationships with government at every level, civil society groups, business, and higher education. Its mission is to promote a sustainable democracy by building democratic institutions, educating citizens, and advocating social justice. The mission is expressed through the strategic objective of “building of capacity for democracy in civil society and government.”

For instance, in a little known effort of great importance, Idasa organized five high level trips for drafters of the new South African constitution to England, Switzerland, Portugal, the US, Canada, India, and Australia, in 1994 and 1995, with a group drawn from all the major parties.

On the left, some charge that the organization is remote from the people. “The only strong NGOs appear to be the elitist ones such as Idasa, which do not deal with the grassroots and do not handle issues affecting people on the ground,” said the government minister of Social Development, Zola Skweyiya, in an interview with the Mail and Guardian on November 7. Others on the left make more sweeping accusations. In a 2002 article by political scientist Ian Taylor in the academic journal Politikon, “South Africa’s transition to democracy and the ‘change industry’: a case study of IDASA,” Idasa is portrayed as taming the mass radical movement and directing it away from anti-capitalist struggle. In Taylor’s account, Idasa helped to create what he calls “a polyarchical form of democracy” focused on process not participation. Such democracies, according to Taylor, “are not about promoting democratic input into the everyday life of citizens, but rather have become a useful mechanism to soothe social and political pressures.”

Critics on the right have often been even more scathing. “Traitors!” declared the Afrikaner Weerstands Beweging, a conservative Afrikaner group after the Idasa- organized meeting in Dakar in 1987, bringing together for the first time a large number of Afrikaner and other white leaders with leaders of the banned ANC. South African President P.W. Botha accused Idasa of “undermining the state” and announced a parliamentary committee of inquiry to investigate its activities.

In the run-up to the elections scheduled for April, 2004, the Idasa-authored newspaper supplement for all 2,000 high schools in the nation illustrated both its reach and its philosophical orientation toward grassroots democracy. Entitled Youth Vote South Africa, undertaken in association with the Ministry of Education and the Independent Electoral Commission, the project consists of 20 weekly supplements in the chain of Independent newspapers across the nation.

But the frustration of Slabbert and his colleague Alex Boraine, Chair of the Federal Council of the largest anti-apartheid party, the Progressive Federal Party, at the seeming irrelevancy of the Parliament had been growing for several years.

In the middle of 1986, Van Zyl Slabbert and Alex Boraine created The Institute for a Democratic Alternative in South Africa.

Dakar, a meeting organized by Idasa between the ANC and white South Africans in July, 1987, reverberated around the world.

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>[Mamphela Ramphele] was a founding board member of the Open Society Foundation for South Africa

“CONSTRUCTIVE POLITICS: The contributions of the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa)” Part 2

https://www.academia.edu/14801517/Constructive_politics_in_Africa_The_story_of_Idasa

Idasa organized discussions between the military forces on both the ANC and SA government side (1990). It also created forums for different sectors to consider their role in a new democracy -- Educators (1990); the Media; Youth (1992); Police (1993). Idasa also continued to organize a variety of face to face human contacts, such as Mandela’s face to face discussions with business leaders in the Orange Free State in April, 1992.

From 1993 to 1995, Idasa worked to educate millions of voters, including the military, and to create nonpartisan spaces that would build legitimacy for the electoral process. It also began to develop a sustained and continuing focus on grassroots citizen education through a new Training Centre for Democracy, launched in 1992.

In response, Ivor Jenkins and [Constand] Viljoen developed a project, funded by the Dutch, to open a dialogue with conservatives.

The Mandela meeting was followed by a second meeting between four white generals and Mbeki, Modise, Zuma, and other leaders of the ANC, and then a series of discussions. They resulted in an explicit attention to the concept of protection of minority rights. An Idasa-led delegation to Belgium and Switzerland looked at procedures for protecting minority rights.

The Politics of Construction

In 1993 and 1994 Slabbert and Boraine stepped down from leadership of Idasa. Slabbert took on an organizing role in the new Open Society Foundation, funded by the democracy philanthropist George Soros. Boraine, building on a series of conferences under the name “Justice in Transition” organized by Idasa in 1993 which had featured Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was appointed with Tutu to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, or TRC. Tutu chaired the TRC. Boraine served as the vice chair.

Wilmot James, an eminent young black sociologist, took on the job of executive director. In James’ view, the organization needed to develop new institutional platforms “to engage in politics without involvement in partisan or party politics.” James, who had studied in the United States and who was impressed with the monitoring and public interest roles nonprofit groups could play, founded a Public Information Centre in Idasa.

The ANC Whip of the Senate Office, 13 September, 1995

“The room fell silent. The ebullient greetings stopped in their tracks,” recalls Richard Calland, for many years director of PIMS. “‘So, Mamphela, from under which rock have you now crawled to return to us?’, asked the Reverend Arnold Stofile, ANC Chief Whip in the National Assembly.” The question was directed to Mamphela Ramphele, former leader in the Black Consciousness movement, one of the indisputable heroines of the anti-apartheid struggle now directing the newly formed Public Information Centre of Idasa.

Through PIMS, based in a new Cape Town office, Idasa began to make regular submissions to parliamentary committees on policy matters relating to transparency, accountability and democratic process in general. It also instituted or supported litigation to ensure compliance with constitutional principles. At the executive level, Idasa staff began to serve as consultants in departmental policy making processes in the organisation’s areas of expertise. It was also contracted to facilitate public participation processes such as public hearings for the Constitutional Assembly and hearings on proposed legislation and policies, such as the White Paper on Safety and Security.

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“CONSTRUCTIVE POLITICS: The contributions of the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa)” Part 3

https://www.academia.edu/14801517/Constructive_politics_in_Africa_The_story_of_Idasa

Idasa was a partner in the Public Service Management Development Programme.

The organization has also seen the constructive politics of democracy-building as involving increasing capacities of citizens, community organizations, and other nongovernmental organizations.

Idasa has always forged strong connections with other countries in Africa – its signature event, the Dakar conference, held in Senegal with strong support from its president, was a vivid example. In the last several years, Idasa has become increasingly involved in assisting democratic processes in other African countries, as well as projects that cross borders.

Idasa, with two other partners, won a tender from USAID in 2002 for a two year project in Nigeria known as “the Programme for Civic Empowerment (PACE)”. The aim of the programme is to strengthen and build the capacity of Nigerian civil society in areas of electoral support, constitutional reform, transparency and peacebuilding

According to the EU observers, questionable practices in some regions after the first round of voting meant a failed election. But Idasa’s template was fundamentally different. It asked questions such as “what is minimally needed to make the democratic process move forward?”… Idasa was able to release a statement soon after the polls closed that the election, while not perfect, was definitely an advance. Idasa’s judgment had large impact on international opinion about the election’s credibility. It could well have been the key factor in the government’s holding of the next round of elections.

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“Van Zyl Slabbert caught red handed” [APDUSA VIEWS March 1986] – Part 2

https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/dr-van-zyl-slabbert-caught-red-handed

https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/ApMar86.1684.4459.000.000.Mar1986.2.pdf

March 1986

REACTION TO Dr SLABBERT’S RESIGNATION

Since the resignation of Dr Slabbert was a spectacular event, reaction came in fast and furious.

1. ENGLISH PRESS

Initially the English press was jubilant. It considered the act of resignation as a heavy body blow to the reform strategy of the government because it “was in effect an act of no confidence in the very existence of Parliament as it is now constituted… Dr Slabbert has decided to leave Parliament to deprive the government any possible credibility his presence may lend to its reform powers…”

However, in a matter of days, if not hours, the English press changed its tune. We can only assume that the top brass of the PFP had a chat with the newspaper policymakers. The Press now had to engage in the process of LEADER-UNMAKING. Rapidly, Dr Slabbert’s image began to tarnish. There were insinuations that Dr Slabbert had lost the “iron in his soul” and took the easy way out. There were accusations of betrayal and desertation. Harry Oppenheimer, the godfather of the PFP, in a press statement criticized Dr Slabbert.

2. Young white liberals who had been straining at the leash imposed on them by the conservative PFP leadership saw in Dr Slabbert’s resignation a signal for dramatic action to follow.

3. The ANC, which met a delegation of the PFP headed by Dr Slabbert, described his act as “very courageous”. It even hinted that Dr Slabbert’s decision to resign was influenced by the discussion between the ANC and Dr Slabbert.

4. A prominent UDF official stated that Dr Slabbert had “proven qualities of leadership which should not be wasted” and, therefore, Dr Slabbert could “possibly find a home in the United Democratic Front” (Post, 12-15 February 1986).

5. Bishop Tutu congratulated Dr Slabbert and described him as a “great politician”.

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“Van Zyl Slabbert caught red handed” [APDUSA VIEWS March 1986] – Part 3

https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/dr-van-zyl-slabbert-caught-red-handed

https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/ApMar86.1684.4459.000.000.Mar1986.2.pdf

March 1986

Dr SLABBERT’S INTERVIEW WITH PW BOTHA – NOVEMBER 1985

While Dr Slabbert was occupied with interviews to the press, the radio and and TV, his moment of glory was fouled-up by the publication of a transcript of an interview between PW Botha and Dr Slabbert. The contents of the interview appeared in various newspapers. We urge our readers to study the interview very carefully and to keep newspaper cuttings of it.

It is a rare opportunity for members of the public to catch a glimpse of really what goes on behind closed doors between ruling class politicians belonging to “different” parties. The safety of privacy and being away from the public eye makes these politicians feel free to express their REAL VIEWS. More so, if they are unaware of the fact that their words are being recorded by a tape recorder.

We can do nomore than to select a few highlights from that interview.

1. Dr Slabbert was at pains to assure PW Botha that “the ANC can be beaten” and that he, PW Botha, could extract the teeth of the whole ANC story” (The Daily News, 19.02.86 and City Press, 21.02.86).

2. Dr Slabbert then warned that “the ANC should not be built up as an organisation which is so powerful that it can control all unrest” (City Press, 21.02.86).

3. When PW Botha stressed that there was no question of abolishing the Bantu system, Dr Slabbert’s reply was that he had no problem in drawing these State into negotiations process (The Daily News, 19.02.86). In other words, Dr Slabbert was quite prepared to recognize the various breeds of Bantustans as legitimate bodies with whom he was prepared to negotiate.

4. PW Botha insisted that the “self-determination of the whites should not be impaired. According to PW Botha, ‘self-determination’ meant the Group Areas Act, the separate and superior system of education provided fro the whites and the life of luxury and wealth enjoyed by the whites.

To all that Dr Slabbert’s reply was: “I have no problem.”

5. Dr Slabbert then accused the ANC and Buthelezi of each wanting to be the “the only bull in the kraal” i.e. to have a monopoly of power to the exclusion of all other organisations.

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“Van Zyl Slabbert caught red handed” [APDUSA VIEWS March 1986] – Part 4

https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/dr-van-zyl-slabbert-caught-red-handed

https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/ApMar86.1684.4459.000.000.Mar1986.2.pdf

March 1986

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE INTERVIEW

What strikes one immediately is the vast difference between Dr Slabbert’s version of the interview and the transcript of the tape recording. Most observers and commentators are agreed that Dr Slabbert’s version was far from the truth.

Then one gets the unmistakable impression from reading the interview that there you had two political leaders discussing the problems of the South African ruling class as CONCERNED MEMBERS OF THE THAT RULING CLASS.

Throughout the interview, Dr Slabbert appeared to be on the defensive, fumbling and respectful towards the aggressive PW Botha. As one newspaper reporter put it: “It was a conversation between nephew and favourite uncle.”

Dr Slabbert’s public image is that of a LIBERAL – one who makes out that he is opposed to oppression, that he is the “friend of the people”. Politically speaking, he is the descendant of a long line of liberals – Dr John Phillip, Rose-Innes, Sauer, Merriman, Mr and Mrs Ballinger, Hofmeyer, Alan Paton, etc – all of whom had adopted a similar political stance in public. Yet, in truth, all of them used the art of deception to mislead the oppressed into believing that they were the champions of the oppressed.

We, of the Unity Movement and APDUSA, have consistently exposed these liberals as agents of Imperialism. We have exposed their forked tongues and their two faces. Dr Slabbert has conducted himself in the “best traditions” of his political forbears. As can be seen from the reaction to his resignation, he was able to deceive a section of the Liberatory Movement.

Unfortunately for Dr Slabbert, he has been CAUGHT RED-HANDED.

PUBLICLY, Dr Slabbert holds out that he is opposed to this entire rotten system of oppression. IN PRIVATE, he identifies himself with the ruling class. PUBLICLY, his stance on the ANC is: “a war against the ANC is a war against South Africa”. IN PRIVATE, he is planning how to defeat the ANC. PUBLICLY, he condemns apartheid. IN PRIVATE, he has “no problems” with the preservation of the vast priviledges of the whites. PUBLICLY, he resigns from Parliament but in the next breath he urges the PFP to continue with its work in Parliament.

He did not stop there. He went on to encourage the Indian and coloured sell-outs in the Tri-cameral parliament to sue it as a “forum for protest and opposition”. (The Daily News, 13.3.86). He says this notwithstanding the fact that close to 90% fo the Indian and coloured people have rejected these sell-outs and the Tri-cameral Parliament. Such is Dr Slabbert’s contempt for the oppressed people.

Dr Slabbert stands thoroughly exposed. In exposing himself, he has also reavelaed the TRUE NATURE OF LIBERALISM.

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“Van Zyl Slabbert caught red handed” [APDUSA VIEWS March 1986] – Part 5

https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/dr-van-zyl-slabbert-caught-red-handed

https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/ApMar86.1684.4459.000.000.Mar1986.2.pdf

March 1986

WHO IS THE OPPRESSOR?

We have always considered it to be of the utmost importance to identify and present to the people WHO THE OPPRESSOR IS. Not just a section of the oppressors but the whole gang of them. If people are called upon to struggle against oppression, the first task is to identify the oppressor. Then the people will know against whom they are to struggle.

Our view is: The oppressor is the official ruling lcass and it pack of henchmen – the Bantustan “leaders”, the sell-outs in the Houses of ill-fame called Delegates and Representatives. The oppressor is the racism-ridden white worker and petty bourgeoisie born with golden spoons in their mouths. The oppressor is Imperialism – thos powerful and rich groups in countries like American, Britain, France, West Germany, Canada, Japan, etc. The oppressor is the big factory owner, bankers, mine owners and the land barons (Capitalism).

The political representatives of Imperial and Capitalism are the LIBERALS, one section of which is the Progressive Federal Party.

All this is very elementary and easy to grasp. What is important is that we APPLY this simple truth in our day-to-day activities. If we do this, not only will we be rendering the oppressed people a great service but we will also ensure that we do not fall prey to the antics of the modern-day Dr Jekylls and Mr Hydes.

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>For instance, in a little known effort of great importance, Idasa organized five high level trips for drafters of the new South African constitution to England, Switzerland, Portugal, the US, Canada, India, and Australia, in 1994 and 1995, with a group drawn from all the major parties.

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“Untold Story of George Soros’ Worldwide Soft Power Empire”

https://sputnikglobe.com/20230824/untold-story-of-george-soros-worldwide-soft-power-empire-1112859657.html

Elon Musk has confirmed X’s plans to sue NGOs funded by US financier George Soros over their alleged attempt to crack down on free speech. What’s the lawsuit about? Who is Mr. Soros? And how has his name come to feature so prominently in many of the most politically disruptive events of the first decades of the 21st century? Sputnik explains.

X CEO Elon Musk dropped a bombshell late Wednesday after confirming that his social media empire would “be filing legal action” to “stop” an attempted crackdown on free speech by politicians and George Soros-funded NGOs justified using trumped-up data on the number of "hate incidents" in the British Isles. “Can’t wait for discovery to start!” Musk wrote.

The billionaire did not elaborate, prompting users and media to speculate on the exact nature of the case.

Musk’s message was a response to a report [https://public.substack.com/p/soros-funded-ngos-demand-crackdown] by an independent Irish journalist accusing authorities in Ireland and Scotland of inflating statistics about “hate-based offenses” to pass a new “hate speech” law which would make it a criminal offense to possess “hateful material” on your person or in your home – including up to a year in prison and a 5,000 euro fine for those refusing to hand over their digital device passwords to the authorities.

The crackdown is reportedly being backed by George Soros-funded non-government organizations (NGOs) accused of supporting a hardline censorship agenda, including by supporting police intervention and the seizure of personal phones and computers, as well as raids on the homes of the accused.

Soros-backed NGOs’ alleged attempts to influence Irish and Scottish government policy are a prime example of soft power.

Soft power, or the use of ideological, cultural, or economic influence rather than force to achieve one’s policy objectives, has been a primary tool of US and European foreign policy from at least the mid-1980s onward. After 1991, Western countries working to build the post-Cold War unipolar world order used soft power tools to spread visions of liberal democracy, free market economics, and "open societies" as "universal values" applicable to all nations. Countries refusing to adhere to these concepts have faced invasions, crushing sanctions, and coup d’états (among them Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Ukraine, just to name a few).

George Soros, 93, has been a staple of Western soft power campaigns for well over 40 years, and is perhaps the single most visible face of such efforts (although certainly not the first or only one). His Open Society Foundations spends around $1.5 billion a year from the financier’s vast hedge fund empire to fund “civil society” groups around the globe.

While conservatives often characterize Soros as a “leftist,” “communist,” or even “neo-Marxist,” his actions in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s reveal that he can best described as a standard social and economic liberal, promoting a vision of the world which both social conservatives and traditional leftists abhor – that is, the spread of a neoliberal political, social, and economic order perhaps best exemplified by academic Francis Fukuyama in his famous 1989 essay "The End of History?" [https://www.jstor.org/stable/24027184]

The Hungarian-born hedge fund manager and financier got his start in soft power "philanthropy" in the 1980s, providing funding for groups promoting radical political, economic, and institutional reforms in the communist nations of Eastern Europe and the USSR. He quickly ramped up the scale and scope of his activities in the region after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc in 1989 and the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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>Elon Musk has confirmed X’s plans to sue NGOs funded by US financier George Soros over their alleged attempt to crack down on free speech.

“‘Falls short of demonstrating good cause’: Federal judge hands Elon Musk and X a discovery win in ‘thermonuclear’ lawsuit against Media Matters”

https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/falls-short-of-demonstrating-good-cause-federal-judge-hands-elon-musk-and-x-a-discovery-win-in-thermonuclear-lawsuit-against-media-matters/

Apr 27th, 2024, 11:17 am

A conservative federal judge in Texas known for repeatedly ruling that Obamacare was unconstitutional granted Elon Musk a discovery win in the X owner’s self-described “thermonuclear lawsuit” against Media Matters, the liberal group that accused the social media company of placing major brands’ ads “next to content that touts Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party.”

Before Musk filed the federal lawsuit, he promised that it would be “thermonuclear” in strength. Musk claimed that Media Matters’ “blatant smear campaign” against X “falsely portrayed” it as a haven for hate and haters to defame the company and harm it financially following Musk’s forced purchase.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee, rebuffed Media Matters’ attempt to keep the lawsuit from moving to the discovery phase, writing that the defendant “falls short of demonstrating good cause” to stay discovery pending a ruling on their motion to toss out the case on various grounds.

O’Connor said Media Matters’ claims of having several strong arguments in favor of dismissal weren’t enough for him to “deviate from” the “usual practice” in the Fifth Circuit.

Media Matters has argued that it makes no sense (other than judge-shopping) for the case venue to be in Texas, considering that the allegedly offending Media Matters statements were composed in Maryland and “published” in Washington, D.C., while X is in California. The defendant concluded that Texas jurisdiction “is unavailable” to Musk, “full stop.” The defendant has also asserted that Musk failed to state claim.

In March, a federal judge in California who happens to be the brother of retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer threw out a different Musk lawsuit, one that alleged the Center for Countering Digital Hate caused advertisers to flee by reporting that under Musk’s watch X was “overwhelmed with harmful content” after Musk “reinstated tens of thousands of accounts, including neo-Nazis, white supremacists, misogynists and spreaders of dangerous conspiracy theories.”

In that dismissal, which Musk is appealing, Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer concluded that the lawsuit was “about punishing” free speech that X’s owner didn’t like.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/reminder-left-wing-megadonors-have-poured-money-into-media-matters-the-org-trying-to-starve-musks-x/ar-AA1kqwFH

Media Matters for America, the organization that has successfully targeted advertisers on billionaire Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has long been a beneficiary of donations from major institutional liberal donors and organizations connected to the Democratic Party, according to tax documents and grants.

Moreover, left-wing billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations granted the group $500,000 in 2021, according to its grant database. Soros also contributed $1 million to Media Matters in 2010, according to The New York Times.

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>Wilmot James, an eminent young black sociologist, took on the job of executive director... founded a Public Information Centre in Idasa.

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>Members subscribing to the above views; Dr Wilmot James

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>Most of the [Legal Resources Centre's] funding was from outside South Africa. “The funders were fantastic. The first big funder was the Ford Foundation from New York. Then we got money from the Carnegie Corporation in New York, also the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. We got some money from Anglo American, from Harry Oppenheimer.”

“Wilmot James: Innovation and Justice in the World Today”

https://youtu.be/27Sajmo2LDw

Jun 10, 2013

On the Ford Foundation channel

2:23 – “I was a member of the board of Ford [Foundation] from 1996 to 2008… I am absolutely delighted to be here and to see my family again.”

Wilmot James, PhD

https://pandemics.sph.brown.edu/people/wilmot-james-phd

Senior Adviser to the Brown Pandemic Center, Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health

Biography

Dr. James, an internationally recognized thought leader in biosecurity, global health, and pandemic preparedness, is a Senior Advisor to the Pandemic Center and a Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice.

Dr. James has served as Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Health in South Africa, and most recently held positions at Columbia University as Senior Research Scholar at the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy and as Chair of the Center for Pandemic Research. He is a highly sought-after consultant for organizations such as the African Society for Laboratory Medicine and the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and serves on the advisory board of Resolve to Save Lives. Dr. James will use his extensive experience to address public health and national security challenges in his role as senior advisor to the Pandemic Center.

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>the Wellcome Trust, a British research foundation with a multibillion dollar endowment that had worked with the Gates Foundation in previous years. Finally, there was the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI, the international vaccine research and development group that Gates and Wellcome both helped to create in 2017.

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“Dr. Wilmot James named as Chair of Wellcome Trust’s Climate Impacts Advisory Committee”

https://pandemics.sph.brown.edu/news/2023-07-26/wilmot-james-wellcome-trust-committee

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, July 26, 2023 - Today, the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health announced that Wilmot G. James, PhD, has been named Chair of Wellcome’s Climate Impacts Advisory Committee. He is appointed on a three-year term. Dr. James is a Senior Advisor to the Pandemic Center and Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health. The Climate Impacts Advisory Committee considers applications for the funding award, “Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking urgent climate action by making the health effects of climate change visible.”

Wellcome’s Climate Impacts Awards fund short-term, high-impact projects that combine evidence generation with communications and/or public engagement to make these impacts of climate change more visible. These projects will drive urgent climate policy and practice change at scale. The expert Committee, made up of a diverse group of scientists, policy-makers, communicators and community leaders convened the first meeting with an interim Chair, Professor Peter Diggle of Lancaster University, in early July. Dr. James will assume the Chair moving forward. The first round of awards will be announced shortly.

“I am honored to be asked to serve as Chair of this important committee, and to work with Wellcome’s expert team in this area. We need to urgently address the causes of climate change, as well as coming up with innovative solutions to limit the harm done to people’s health today. I am delighted as I am fortunate to be exposed to cutting edge policy proposals that build on the opportunities we have to improve people, animal, plant and planetary health,” said Dr. James.

Dr. Madeleine Thomson, Head of Climate Impacts & Adaptation at Wellcome, said:

“Our health is one of the first ways many of us will directly feel the impacts of climate change. The recent heatwaves are a reminder of this as people suffer from the extreme weather fueled by climate change all over the world.

“Not every climate impact on health is this visible. The purpose of these awards is to make the links clear and inspire solutions to help drive policy change.

“We are delighted to appoint Dr. James as Committee Chair and believe his leadership will help us in identifying high impact research that aims to protect people from the worst effects of climate change.”

As Senior Advisor to the Pandemic Center at Brown University, Dr. James works with an interdisciplinary team, led by Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, that takes a holistic approach to pandemic preparedness. This no-stone-unturned approach expands beyond a typical epidemiological lens and includes, among its many priorities, examining climate change's impacts on biological emergencies and working to increase resilience to them. Dr. James’ position with the Wellcome Climate Impacts Advisory Committee will allow him to significantly bolster his expertise in this area and further contribute to the Pandemic Center’s goals in climate change.

“Our changing climate, and its contributions to the spread of infectious diseases, is having profound impacts on public health. Given the stakes of this issue, it was no surprise to me that Wilmot James was selected to Chair this distinguished committee. Dr. James is a top global leader on health security threats and has an impressive record of being able to solve tough problems. I look forward to the progress that his leadership will spur.” said Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University.

Wellcome is a global charitable foundation that works to improve health and save lives using science. They focus on three worldwide health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health. The Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health strives to reduce vulnerabilities and increase resilience to pandemics, other biological emergencies, and the harms they pose to health, peace, security, and prosperity.

For more information about the Committee, the awards, or the application process, see Wellcome’s website, https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/climate-impacts-awards.

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>[Stéphén Dǻrori] Activist in Mapam and then founding member of Ratz prior to the formation of Meretz.

“Israel Political Parties: Meretz”

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/meretz-political-party

Meretz (“Energy,” in Hebrew) is a left-wing, social-democratic political party in Israel.

Meretz was originally founded in 1992 through a union of three other left wing political parties – Ratz, Mapam and Shinui. Ratz’s leader, veteran Knesset member Shualmit Aloni was pegged as the new party’s leader on their electoral list.

On October 22, 2002, Meretz MK Uzi Even made history by becoming the first openly gay Member of Knesset. His term lasted less than three months, however, as the Knesset was dissolved in January 2003.

In December 2003, Meretz disbanded and merged with Yossi Beilin’s non-parliamentary Shahar (שח"ר) movement and became the Yachad (Hebrew: יח"ד) Party, which means “Together” and is also a Hebrew acronym for Social-Democratic Israel (Hebrew: ישראל חברתית דמוקרטית, Yisrael Hevratit Demokratit).

The party’s purpose was to unite a variety of dovish Zionist movements with the Labor Party. In March 2004, Beilin was elected party leader. In July 2005, the party changed its name to Meretz-Yachad. The party reverted to the name Meretz for the 2006 election, but the outcome was worse. The party won just five seats.

Meretz calls for an end to the occupation and for reaching an agreement that will lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel. We believe that Israel should adopt the Arab League initiative and that the Israeli government should declare on its own initiative that it adheres to a political settlement based on the partition of the land based on the 1967 borders. Meretz calls for an immediate freeze on the settlement enterprise.

Meretz will fight for the defense of democracy and civic equality. Israel is a democratic state, a state of the Jewish people and a state of all its citizens. The status of every citizen without distinction on the basis of nationality must be equal. Meretz will fight manifestations of racism, nationalism and fascism. Meretz will fight against anti-democratic legislative initiatives, against the damage to the judicial system, the press, academia and freedom of expression.

Meretz offers a fair, just and transparent socio-democratic economic alternative , out of deep recognition of the state’s responsibility for its citizens. Meretz will promote a welfare state that includes regulation, effective supervision and promotion of workers’ rights. Will act to reform the tax system and to revolutionize the labor market. Meretz will lead a wide range of social services to the public in the fields of health, education, housing and welfare. Meretz will act to change the priorities of the state budget and will fight privatization.

Meretz will continue to lead the struggle for environmental justice. We will promote a policy of conservation versus development, protection of natural resources, and animal rights.

Meretz sees the education system as the most important resource for the establishment of a successful and successful society, and will work to promote free, equal and equal education for all Israeli children.

In the April 2019 election, Meretz won just four seats. Following the poor result, Meretz chose journalist and former MK Nitzan Horowitz as its new party leader. Horowitz is the first openly gay leader of a political party in Israel.

On July 25, 2019, Meretz agreed to form a joint list – the Democratic Union – with the new Democratic Israel Party created by former Labor Prime Minister Ehud Barak. The party won five seats in the September 2019 election.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meretz

In addition to being a full member of Socialist International and the Progressive Alliance, it has participated in Global Greens conferences.[44] In the international media, Meretz has been described as left-wing, social-democratic, dovish, secular, civil libertarian and anti-occupation.

https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/israeli-arabs/meretzs-arab-mk-calls-for-direct-negotiations-with-hamas/2021/08/24/

August 24, 2021

Meretz’s Arab Minister [Esawi Frej] Calls for Direct Negotiations with Hamas

>>20971236

Ever since October 7th, commentators, scholars, politicians, and Israeli officials alike have referred to the terrorist attack as a hyper-charged version of “Israel's 9/11.” https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2023/11/why-the-oct-7-attack-wasnt-israels-9-11.html

Curiously, after the October 7 Hamas attack…

“Former general Golan [former Meretz MP] wins Israeli Labour party leadership”

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/former-general-golan-wins-israeli-labour-party-leadership-2024-05-28/

May 28, 20242:32 PM EDT

JERUSALEM, May 28 (Reuters) - Israel's center-left Labour party elected as its new leader Yair Golan, a former general who won widespread acclaim for rescuing people during the Oct 7 Hamas attack, the party said on Tuesday.

Golan, a military reservist who formerly served as a member of parliament for the left-wing Meretz party, won 95% of the party vote.

He was hailed as a hero in Israel after he rushed on his own initiative to the area around Gaza on the morning of the Oct. 7 attack and rescued people from a music festival that had been overrun by Hamas gunmen in a deadly assault that led to Israel's massive ongoing retaliation.

The Labour party, once a dominant force in Israeli politics, has shrunk to a tiny rump, winning just four seats in the 2022 election that saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win an unprecedented sixth term.

In his campaign video, Golan said Israel could not continue on its current trajectory and that "together we can create an Israel that is free and democratic and strong." He invited voters to join "a journey to save the state."

https://www.jns.org/former-meretz-lawmaker-wins-labor-party-leadership-primary/

(May 29, 2024 / JNS)

Golan’s victory had been expected as the hard-left politician had led the polls over the other candidates—Avi Shaked, Azi Nagar and Itai Leshem.

Labor MK Naama Lazimi, who is facing criminal charges over her role in illegal anti-government protests, praised Golan: “I congratulate my friend Yair Golan on a resounding victory for the party leadership. His victory is the first step in building a large and united democratic camp that will bring tremendous news to the citizens of Israel and the state.”

As part of his campaign, Golan vowed to unify all left-wing parties into a single voting bloc. Recent polls indicate that if the Jewish state were to hold an election, the Labor Party and the far-left Meretz Party would win five and four mandates, respectively, in Israel’s 120-seat parliament.

There was some controversy about the primary’s results. Just hours before the vote, the Supreme Court accepted an appeal filed by Golan and the party, ruling that Tuesday’s results would be final and absolute.

The Tel Aviv District Court had previously ruled that the primary results would be “conditional” and require the party conference’s approval.

[Also this attack ended the strikes in Israel]

“The return of liberal Zionism?”

https://www.vox.com/23954323/return-of-liberal-zionism-israel

Dec 12, 2023, 11:00 AM UTC

The massacre by Hamas on October 7 and subsequent war in Gaza has created the conditions for something surprising: a resurrection of the liberal Zionist political tradition.

Prior to October 7, liberal Zionism appeared defeated: broken by the failure of the 1990s peace process and subsequent collapse of the left-wing Israeli parties that stood for its ideals. And on its face, this moment seems like a poor time for a revival.

This was not for lack of effort: In the 1990s, the spirit of liberal Zionism pervaded Israeli politics. The government passed two major new Basic Laws (the Israeli equivalent of constitutional amendments), historic protections for human rights that Supreme Court Justice Aharon Barak famously termed a “constitutional revolution.” Around the same time, Israel reached two agreements with the Palestinians — called the Oslo Accords — that created the Palestinian Authority as an interim step toward a full Palestinian state.

But the peace process collapsed into violence, making the 2000s a decade of nearly continuous war with Palestinians. Liberal Zionism was a casualty of these conflicts.

The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election

With more than 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant African National Congress had received just over 40% in Wednesday’s election, after a massive drop in support.

June 1, 2024

By Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.

With more than 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in Wednesday’s election, well short of the majority it had held since the famed all-race vote of 1994 that ended apartheid and brought it to power under Nelson Mandela. The final results are still to be formally declared by the independent electoral commission that ran the election, but the ANC cannot pass 50%.

At the start of the election, the commission said it would formally declare the results by Sunday, but that could come earlier.

While opposition parties have hailed the result as a momentous breakthrough for a country struggling with deep poverty and inequality, the ANC remained the biggest party by some way. However, it will now likely need to look for a coalition partner or partners to remain in the government and reelect President Cyril Ramaphosa for a second and final term. Parliament elects the South African president after national elections.

“The way to rescue South Africa is to break the ANC’s majority and we have done that,” said main opposition leader John Steenhuisen.

The way forward promises to be complicated for Africa’s most advanced economy, and there’s no coalition on the table yet.

Steenhuisen’s Democratic Alliance party was on around 21% of the vote. The new MK Party of former President Jacob Zuma, who has turned against the ANC he once led, was third with just over 14% of the vote in the first election it has contested. The Economic Freedom Fighters was in fourth with just over 9%.

More than 50 parties contested the election, many of them with tiny shares of the vote, but the DA and MK appear to be the most obvious for the ANC to approach, given how far it is from a majority. Which coalition the ANC pursues is the urgent focus now, given Parliament needs to sit and elect a president within 14 days of the final election results being officially declared. A flurry of negotiations are set to take place and they will likely be complicated.

Steenhuisen has said his centrist party is open to discussions. The MK Party said one of their conditions for any agreement was that Ramaphosa is removed as ANC leader and president. That underlined the fierce political battle between Zuma, who resigned as South African president under a cloud of corruption allegations in 2018, and Ramaphosa, who replaced him.

“We are willing to negotiate with the ANC, but not the ANC of Cyril Ramaphosa,” MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndlela said.

MK and the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters have called for parts of the economy to be nationalized. The Democratic Alliance is viewed as a business-friendly party and analysts say an ANC-DA coalition would be more welcomed by foreign investors, although there are questions over whether it is politically viable considering the DA has been the most critical opposition party for years.

An ANC-DA coalition “would be a marriage of two drunk people in Las Vegas. It will never work,” Gayton McKenzie, the leader of the smaller Patriotic Alliance party, told South African media.

The ANC has also been blamed — and now punished by voters — for a failure in basic government services that impacts millions and leaves many without water, electricity or proper housing.

Nearly 28 million South Africans were registered to vote and turnout is expected to be around 60%, according to figures from the independent electoral commission.

More:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-africas-ruling-anc-brink-losing-majority-landmark-election-resul-rcna155007

Cape Town Tells Port to Do Better After Being Ranked Last in World

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — June 7, 2024

The Port of Cape Town was urged to do better by the city that surrounds it after ranking last globally, even as South Africa’s state-run logistics firm took steps to improve performance.

The container terminal came 405th on The Container Port Performance Index 2023 that’s based on vessel time in port, the World Bank said in the report published Wednesday. State-owned Transnet SOC Ltd. is trying to bring in private operators and upgrade old equipment to curb the losses suffered by South Africa’s economy due to hampered mineral exports and ships waiting to unload.

“The inefficiencies at our port not only impede the flow of goods but also significantly hamper our economic growth,” the City of Cape Town said in a statement on Friday. It called for more integration of the private sector to boost performance.

The World Bank added 57 new ports to the index this year and South African harbors took up the last two spots with the Port of Ngqura coming in at 404th. Durban, the nation’s biggest terminal, was the eighth worst.

At a visit to Cape Town operations last month, Oscar Borchards, Transnet’s acting managing executive for terminals in the Western Cape province, described a plan to increase capacity. New equipment to load and unload ships will be able to operate in higher wind speeds, avoiding the problem of worsening weather when gusts force the port to shut.

A recent fruit export season was a challenging period when the need for upgrades “really hit us,” according to Borchards. “We are seeing changes already in terms of improvement, in terms of productivity,” he said. “As the equipment comes up and, and the technology comes into play step by step, it’ll improve.”

https://gcaptain.com/cape-town-tells-port-to-do-better-after-being-ranked-last-in-world/

So ignore South Africa again and use the AGOA carrot with Angola?

General Research #25768 >>21013164

Angola pens a new military agreement with the US as Washington attempts to increase its influence in Africa

A military cooperation agreement signed last week by Angola and the US will “allow closer logistical assistance between the armed forces” of the two countries.

Tressa Guenov, US principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, and Afonso Carlos Neto, Angolan secretary of state for material resources and infrastructure of the ministry of defence, signed the agreement at the first meeting of the US-Angola Joint Defense Committee in Washington DC.

The two countries will also pursue a closer security relationship, a point of discussion for the next meeting of the committee, scheduled for 2025 in Luanda.

[See more: The US and Angola have finalised a US$1.3 billion infrastructure investment deal]

The two-day meeting was announced last week during a visit by Angola’s defence minister João Ernesto dos Santos to the Pentagon, where he met with his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin.

Ernesto dos Santos noted that the geopolitical area in which Angola is located requires special attention due to the deep historical, geographic, economic and cultural complexities of the communities it encompasses.

https://macaonews.org/news/lusofonia/angola-us-military-pact/

General Research #25771 >>21015471

The Petrodollar deal has expired

As part of the effort to maintain the World Reserve Currency dominance of the US Dollar, Sec of State Henry Kissinger in 1974 brokered a 50 year deal with the Saudis for oil trade would be dominated by US Dollars.

This was needed after loss in confidence in the US Dollar after Nixon "temporarily" suspended the Gold Standard in August 1971.

Now there is no Gold Standard and there is no PetroDollar. Another crack in the dominance of the US Dollar.

BRICS News

🇸🇦 🇺🇸 Saudi Arabia's 50-year-old petrodollar agreement with the United States has expired, with no new agreement in place.

Saudi Arabia will now sell oil in multiple currencies, including the Chinese RMB, Euros, Yen, and Yuan, instead of exclusively in US dollars.

BRICS News

https://x.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1801061788160516147

Grindrod chosen to develop box facility at Richards Bay

Sam Chambers June 21, 2024

Grindrod has been awarded a contract by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to develop and operate a container terminal at Richards Bay, South Africa’s premier coal export facility.

The aim is to increase Richards Bay’s annual container handling capabilities from 50,000 to 200,000 teu.

South Africa is pressing ahead with a long-awaited port privatisation programme despite some ongoing problems with a first tender.

Earlier Transnet granted a 25-year contract to International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) to manage the Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2, the country’s largest container facility. However, this tender has since created a legal fight with APM Terminals heading to court to contest the decision.

Splash has reported repeatedly on the queues of ships that have built up at ports across South Africa, with the country’s terminals repeatedly polling among the lowest productivity-wise in surveys carried out by the World Bank.

https://splash247.com/grindrod-chosen-to-develop-box-facility-at-richards-bay/

Canada #59 >>21033661

Twelve states refuse to sign Zelensky ‘peace conference’ declaration

The UAE, India, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil are among the countries that have not supported the Swiss summit’s final document

Twelve countries attending the Swiss-hosted Ukraine ‘peace conference’ have refused to sign the final communique. This is based on the list of countries that approved the document, RIA Novosti reported on Sunday.

According to the list, Armenia, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE are among the states that did not sign the declaration, as well as four organizations, including the UN and OSCE. Meanwhile, 79 nations, including Hungary, Serbia, Argentina, Türkiye, and Georgia, as well as four international bodies, joined Ukraine in endorsing the document.

The final communique has not yet been made public, but according to Reuters, citing a June 13 draft, it places the blame for the “war against Ukraine” on Russia, accusing it of causing “large-scale human suffering and destruction” and “creating risks and crises with global repercussions.”

The document calls for Ukraine’s territorial integrity “within internationally recognized borders” to be respected – specifically, the restoration of Ukrainian control over the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, as well as access to sea ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The document also demands the release of all prisoners of war through a “complete exchange,” and the return of “deported and unlawfully displaced” Ukrainian children.

It is so far unclear why several attendees did not support the document. However, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said earlier on Sunday that any meaningful progress toward a peaceful resolution to the conflict would require Russia’s participation.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer earlier predicted that not all attendees would sign the declaration, because “it’s a question of the specific choice of words.”

Russia was not invited to attend the conference, and said it would not have taken part even if invited due to the exclusive focus on Kiev’s demands.

More than 160 participants were invited to the talks, but nearly half declined due to the absence of a Russian delegation. The final list of attendees included representatives from 92 countries and eight international bodies.

https://www.rt.com/russia/599384-twelve-states-refuse-ukraine-peace/

General Research #25853 >>21090852

US expanding bioweapons research in Africa – Russia

Moscow claims to have proof of Washington’s activities on the continent

The US is expanding its biological military presence across Africa, Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov claimed on Tuesday. According to the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces, the move comes after Russia halted the implementation of similar programs in former Ukrainian territories.

“Because Russia has managed to halt the implementation of biological warfare programs in Ukraine’s liberated territories, the Pentagon is forced to transfer incomplete research under Ukrainian projects to other regions,” Kirillov alleged.

He highlighted Africa as a new zone of interest for the US Defense Department and related agencies. The general mentioned the presence of Pentagon contractors in several African countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Uganda, and South Africa.

“Washington uses outside actors to hide the objectives of research. These are contracting and intermediary organizations (Metabiota, Quicksilver, EkoHealth Alliance, more than 20 companies) and businesses of the so-called Big Pharma,” Kirillov claimed. Russia has documents confirming the rapid expansion of the US biological warfare presence in Africa continent, he added.

Kirillov cited several examples of alleged US activities, stating that “in October 2023, staff of the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases conducted a large-scale survey of hantavirus samples from bats in Kenya’s natural hotspots. A year ago, US military biologists studied the effects of anti-malarial drugs on local populations.

“In January 2024, US officials from the Defense Department, the State Department, and the US Department of Health and Human Services met with the heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa to discuss the continent’s prospects for developing laboratory capabilities,” the general said.

At the end of last year, Kirillov said Russia had obtained documents proving that the US had conducted research on bioweapon components and highly dangerous pathogens in Ukraine.

https://www.rt.com/africa/600036-us-expanding-bioweapons-research/

MOL invests in African logistics company

Sam Chambers June 27, 2024

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is buying a 25% stake in Tanzania-based Alistair Group, a cross-border logistics company serving Sub-Saharan Africa. No price has been revealed.

Alistair Group has offices in eight countries in Southeast Africa. Its business centres on cross-border logistics services for truck transport of copper, cobalt, and other critical mineral resources produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia in inland Africa to coastal export ports. It is also engaged in customs clearance, warehouse operations, and cargo handling at ports. The company has a fleet of about 450 trucks and about 1,000 employees.

In a release today, MOL said it views Africa as region with significant growth possibilities and new business opportunities due to increasing population and abundant resources, including renewal energy potential.

https://splash247.com/mol-invests-in-african-logistics-company/

Anons, please keep in mind the order books for new ships in China, Korea, and Japan are so filled negotiations for newbuilds now won't have the keels laid until 2030

Ships require steel. DRC and even Zimbabwe can provide the iron, but steel making requires coal. South Africa has the coal, just keep an eye out not to get ripped off providing that coal

Canada #60 >>21116020

Why does a NATO member suddenly want to join BRICS?

By Murad Sadygzade 29 June 2024

There are benefits and drawbacks to Türkiye potentially joining the bloc of emerging economies

At the beginning of this month, news of Türkiye’s desire to join BRICS drew global media attention. The announcement was made by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan during his visit to China. “Of course, we would like to become a member of BRICS. Let’s see what we can achieve this year,” said the minister, as quoted by the South China Morning Post.

This issue was also discussed at the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, attended by Türkiye’s chief diplomat, Hakan Fidan. Türkiye’s desire to join is not entirely new – during the BRICS summit of 2018, where Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was a participant, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ankara could join in 2022. However, subsequent events on the world stage apparently delayed that ambition, and Ankara is only now showing renewed interest.

Why Does Türkiye Want to Join BRICS?

Türkiye shows significant interest in joining BRICS, seeing it as an important step toward enhancing its international influence and economic potential. This aspiration is driven by several key factors related to economic, political, and geostrategic aspects.

Possessing one of the largest economies in the region, Türkiye aims to diversify its economic ties and strengthen cooperation with rapidly developing countries. Joining BRICS would give Ankara access to a vast market and opportunities to increase trade and investment with the leading economies of the developing world. This is especially important in the context of global economic challenges and uncertainties, where diversifying partners becomes a key factor for sustainable growth.

Türkiye has repeatedly faced financial difficulties and restrictions imposed by Western financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Joining BRICS would provide Türkiye with access to the New Development Bank and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement, allowing it to secure funding on more favorable terms and with fewer political commitments. This is particularly relevant for Türkiye, which seeks to maintain its economic independence and minimize external pressure.

Türkiye actively supports the idea of a multipolar world, where the balance of power is more evenly distributed among various regions and countries. BRICS, advocating for multipolarity and fair global governance, represents an attractive platform for Türkiye, which strives to enhance its political independence from Western countries and blocs such as the European Union and NATO.

In this context, it is also worth noting that Ankara views its desire to join BRICS as a gesture towards the EU, a bloc it once sought to join. This is confirmed by the words of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. During his visit to China, he noted that some European countries oppose Türkiye’s accession to the EU, and thus Turkish authorities see BRICS as an alternative platform for integration. “We cannot ignore the fact that BRICS, as an important cooperation platform, offers some other countries a good alternative. … We see potential in BRICS,” he explained.

More:

https://www.rt.com/news/600171-turkiye-nato-brics-membership/

Canada #60 >>21131684

Kenya’s Fall From Grace: From US Major Non-NATO Ally to the Brink of Anarchy in DAYS

by Paul Serran Jul. 2, 2024

Something very strange is happening with the East African Republic of Kenya – a flurry of activity at a geopolitical level that saw is rise and fall from grace in mere days.

On June 24, things were looking up for the William Ruto Government, as the US White House issued for the Secretary of State a Memorandum on the Designation of Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally.

“By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2321k) (the “Act”), I hereby designate Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally of the United States for the purposes of the Act and the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).

You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.

In the aftermath of the US troops being expelled from Niger, Kenya rose as the new key partner in the African continent.

But it wasn’t for free – this development came in tandem with long-held negotiations for Kenyan police troops to be sent to Haiti to help stabilize the hellish situation on the Caribbean Island.

So it’s not surprising that ON THE VERY NEXT DAY, June 25, the first U.N.-backed contingent of Kenyan police arrived in Haiti, nearly two years after it urgently requested help to contain a surge in gang violence.

ABC News reported:

“A couple hundred police officers from Kenya landed in the capital of Port-au-Prince, whose main international airport reopened in late May after gang violence forced it to close for nearly three months.

It wasn’t immediately known what the Kenyans’ first assignment would be, but they will face violent gangs that control 80% of Haiti’s capital and have left more than 580,000 people homeless across the country as they pillage neighborhoods in their quest to control more territory. Gangs also have killed several thousand people in recent years.”

The Kenyans’ arrival marks the fourth major foreign military intervention in Haiti.

Unelected Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille thanked Kenya for its solidarity.

The U.N. Security Council had already authorized Kenya to lead the multinational police mission back in October 2023.

“President Joe Biden praised the arrival of the first contingent, saying that the mission overall “will bring much needed relief.”

‘The people of Haiti deserve to feel safe in their homes, build better lives for their families, and enjoy democratic freedoms’, he said. ‘While these goals may not be accomplished overnight, this mission provides the best chance of achieving them’.”

So far, so good – but who would have thought that ON THE SAME DAY as the peacekeepers arrived in Port-au-Prince, Kenya fell into a state of near-anarchy with the relentless protests – that initially appeared to be against a tax hike legislation – ended up causing a ‘total shutdown’ of the country, saw parliament stormed and at least five people shot dead.

Since that day a week ago, President William Ruto conceded defeat to the protesters and said he would not sign the legislation – but the situation has not improved.

More:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/kenyas-fall-grace-us-major-non-nato-ally/

Canada #60 >>21150138

Nigeria recalling gold reserves from U.S., U.K. as world increasingly abandons corrupt Western finance pyramid scheme

Saturday July 6, 2024

The global financial system appears to be in peril, which is prompting more and more countries to recall their gold reserves from countries like the United States and the United Kingdom.

The latest nation to claw back its gold from the West is Nigeria, which is reportedly repatriating 21 tons of gold amid ongoing economic concerns like runaway inflation and escalating geopolitical tensions.

In order to minimize the risk of major losses, Nigeria has decided that its gold is best stored domestically rather than in volatile places like the U.S. and the U.K. that appear to be getting dethroned by an emerging new world order.

"Economic indicators such as rising inflation, escalating debt levels, and geopolitical tensions have raised apprehensions among Nigerian policymakers about the stability of the U.S. financial system," reported The Star, quoting Nigerian officials.

This "strategic decision," to quote economist Fatima Abubakar, is one of many "proactive measures" that Nigeria is taking "to safeguard its wealth and strengthen its financial resilience."

"By bringing its gold reserves back within its borders, Nigeria not only asserts greater control over its financial assets but also demonstrates prudence in managing economic risks amidst global uncertainties," Nigerian officials further revealed. )

Nobody trusts the West anymore

India is another country that recently decided to bring its gold home as well. Reports indicate that the world's most populous nation recalled 100 tons of its gold from vaults in the United Kingdom.

Increasingly, non-Western countries are questioning the legitimacy of the Western stranglehold over money in general. They are also figuring out the West's gold and dollar reserves scam, which is used as a foreign policy tool to control the world.

A 2023 survey conducted by the World Gold Council (WGC) found that a "substantial share" of central banks is anxious about what comes next for the world after the U.S. and other Western nations froze about half of Russia's $650 billion gold and FX holdings following the invasion of Ukraine.

About 68 percent of banks polled told the WGC that they intend to keep their gold holdings within their respective countries' borders moving forward. Back in 2020 before the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) "pandemic," only about 45 percent of central banks wanted to hold their gold reserves domestically.

"'If it's my gold, then I want it in my country,' has been the mantra we have seen in the last year or so," said Rod Ringrow, Invesco's head of formal institutions.

Currently and for a while now, the Federal Reserve private central banking cartel here in the U.S. has refused to divulge any information about the amount of gold held in its vaults. When asked back in March about it, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell "skirted questioning," to quote Great Game India.

Federal officials here in the U.S. are also refusing to comply with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records on gold holdings, which some believe suggests there is no gold at all in the vaults.

Headline USA reportedly filed the FOIA request, which also called for information about the amount of gold holdings before Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine. The Fed declined the request.

Back in 2019, long before COVID and the Russia-Ukraine war, Poland repatriated 100 tons of gold, as did Hungary and Romania. In the summer of 2017, Germany brought back about half of its gold reserves. Two years before that, Australia took steps to bring back half of its gold reserves as well.

https://www.stationgossip.com/2024/07/nigeria-recalling-gold-reserves-from-us.html

Canada's GoviEx Uranium's stripped of Niger mining rights

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/canadas-goviex-uraniums-stripped-niger-mining-rights-2024-07-05/

The company said it "reserves the right to challenge the decision to withdraw the mining rights before the competent national or international jurisdictions".

Orano said on June 20 that the Niger government, which came into power through a coup in 2023, had scrapped a mining permit for its subsidiary Imouraren. Niger possesses Africa's highest-grade uranium ores and is the world's seventh-largest uranium producer

Canada #60 >>21160817

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Sign Confederation Treaty, as France Loses Colonial Power and US Military Withdraws From Important Air Base

by Paul Serran Jul. 8, 2024

In a milestone symbolizing the loss by the Western colonial powers of political and military influence in the African Sahel region, the military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed a new confederation treaty that they celebrate as a step “towards greater integration” between the countries.

The move comes as the United States’ military personnel completed their withdrawal from Niger’s Air Base 101, and is also leaving a separate, $100m drone base near Agadez in central Niger.

The three leaders held a a summit in the Nigerien capital of Niamey on Saturday, aiming to strengthen the mutual defense pact they established last year, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Al Jazeera reported:

“The signing capped the first joint summit of the leaders – Niger’s General Abdourahmane Tchiani, Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traore, and Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita – since they came to power in successive coups in their bordering West African nations.

It also came just months after the three countries withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc in January.”

Niger’s Tchiani called ECOWAS ‘a threat’ to their states, after the economic bloc suspended the countries and imposed sanctions.

This treaty dashes ECOWAS leaders’ hope for the trio’s eventual return.

“’We are going to create an AES of the peoples, instead of an ECOWAS whose directives and instructions are dictated to it by powers that are foreign to Africa’, Tchiani said.”

Burkina Faso’s Traore said that western powers – mainly France – seek to exploit the three nations.

“’Westerners consider that we belong to them and our wealth also belongs to them. They think that they are the ones who must continue to tell us what is good for our states’, he said. ‘This era is gone forever. Our resources will remain for us and our population’s’.”

The meeting of the three military leaders was held a day before ECOWAS met in the capital of Nigeria, and outlines their position of not returning to ECOWAS.

“The Niamey summit also came a day before the United States is set to complete its withdrawal from a key base in Niger, underscoring how the new military leaders have redrawn security relations that had defined the region in recent years.”

French troops completed their withdrawal from Mali in 2022, and from Niger and Burkina Faso last year,

While pushing out Western colonial powers, the military leaders in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have increasingly pursued ties with Russia.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/niger-mali-burkina-faso-sign-confederation-treaty-as/

Botswana Eyes New Export Route To Exploit Huge Coal Resource

Bloomberg July 14, 2024

By Borges Nhamire, Matthew Hill and Mbongeni Mguni

Jul 13, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Three southern African nations signed a deal to proceed with a rail and port project to help land-locked Botswana export its massive coal reserves through Mozambique, although they still need to find the money to make it happen.

The African Development Bank has agreed to finance a feasibility study for the project, at a cost of about $4 million, Mateus Magala, Mozambique’s transport and communications minister, said Friday at a signing ceremony broadcast over state television.

The project involves upgrading existing rail lines running through the two countries and Zimbabwe, and building new connections. It also includes a new deep-water port south of Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, near a national park home to elephants and cheetahs.

Stranded Asset

Botswana has around 212 billion tons of coal reserves, according to the World Energy Council, and is eager to find ways to get it to market before the world’s efforts to transition to renewable energy renders it a stranded asset.

Read Also: Ships Sail For South African Coal After Russia Sanctions

The new port planned at Techobanine would cost as much as $1.5 billion according to a 2018 estimate, Magala said. It would also export coal from neighboring South Africa and Eswatini, as well as other commodities, he said by text message.

Mozambique’s a good option because South Africa’s ports are clogged, Eric Molale, Botswana’s transport and public works minister, said in comment streamed over the internet on Friday.

The plan — which includes a 1,700 kilometer (1,060 miles) rail connection and has been mooted for decades without gaining much traction — faces major hurdles. Financing for new coal projects has become increasingly scarce, as banks shun the dirtiest fossil fuel.

In Mozambique, Ncondezi Energy Ltd. had planned a 300 megawatt coal power plant in the center of the country. It signed a construction contract with China Machinery Engineering Corp. in September 2021, hoping Chinese financing would follow. It didn’t.

The same month, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced his government would no longer fund foreign coal projects. And after months of uncertainty, Ncondezi ultimately dropped the coal project and reinvented itself as a solar power developer. In 2023, it changed it’s name to Solgenics Ltd.

https://gcaptain.com/botswana-eyes-new-export-route-to-exploit-huge-coal-resource/

“US sanctions three, including two based in SA, for expanding Isis in Africa”

https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/us-sanctions-three-including-two-based-in-sa-for-expanding-isis-in-africa/

24 Jul 2024

The United States (US) government has imposed sanctions on three individuals – two of whom are based in South Africa – accused of expanding Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) activities in Africa.

The US Department of State said the three individuals are key financiers and enablers of Isis activities across central, eastern, and southern Africa.

According to the country, Isis leaders in South Africa historically used robbery, extortion, and kidnapping for ransom operations to generate funds for the group.

“They serve as critical links between far-flung Isis operations, allowing Isis leadership to leverage each affiliate’s capabilities to undermine peace and security in the region,” said US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller in a statement on Tuesday.

“Their destabilising impact spans much of sub-Saharan Africa, which underscores the need for the international community to continue to work together to share information on transnational Isis networks, their evolving financial methods, and measures to combat them.”

Threat to regional security and stability

The US Department of Treasury said the sanctions are due to the threat Isis poses to regional security and stability in central, eastern, and southern Africa.

“Treasury has targeted Isis’s efforts to expand operations and raise funds on the African continent with designations of South Africa-based Isis operatives, financial facilitators, and their business networks on 1 March 2022 and 7 November 2022, and a designation of a key Somalia-based Isis finance official on 27 July 2023,” the department said.

The sanctioned individuals are Abubakar Swalleh, who is based in South Africa and Zambia; Zayd Gangat, based in South Africa; and Hamidah Nabagala, who is based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Generating funds through crimes

According to the US Department of Treasury, Swalleh is an Isis operative who is involved in the physical transfer of funds from South Africa to the DRC.

Additionally, Swalleh allegedly facilitates the movement of Isis-affiliated people from Uganda to South Africa and vice versa.

“Mohamed Ali Nkalubo, a DRC-based Isis commander previously designated by the Department of State on 8 December 2023, relies on Swalleh to move funds and recruit members for Isis’s DRC affiliate. Swalleh moved to South Africa under Nkalubo’s direction, where he has been involved in robberies and kidnap for ransom,” the US Department of Treasury said.

Gangat is an alleged Isis facilitator and trainer.

Nabagala allegedly serves as an intermediary for Isis financial flows in central Africa. She allegedly funded the October 2021 Kampala bombing, which killed one and injured three others.

“In 2021, Ugandan authorities arrested an Isis operative who had received funding from Nabagala. She also sought to smuggle her three children out of Uganda to send them to Isis-affiliated camps in the DRC,” the department said.

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“Security Risk Analyst, Andy Grudko unpacks the military training camp saga in Mpumalanga”

https://youtu.be/XTpjt7QZXZA

Jul 27, 2024

“95 Libyans arrested in breakfast raid at ‘military camp’ in Mpumalanga”

https://www.citizen.co.za/news/military-camp-white-river-mpumalanga-libyan-nationals/

26 Jul 2024

Mpumalanga police arrested 95 Libyan nationals at a suspected military camp on a farm in White River on Friday morning.

While police have not yet made any allegations of extremism around the find of the camp, the 95 foreign nationals allegedly came to South Africa four months ago for what is believed to have been “security training”.

He revealed that illegal firearms, military equipment, cocaine, dagga, as well as other illegal substances, were confiscated during the joint take-down operation at the alleged military camp.

Isis SA cells named in US Treasury action against Isis

The discovery of the alleged training camp raises questions about South Africa’s border and national security.

Earlier this week, The Citizen reported that the United States (US) Treasury issued sanctions against three individuals allegedly working as financiers for a network associated with expanded Isis activities in Africa.

“They serve as critical links between far-flung Isis operations, allowing Isis leadership to leverage each affiliate’s capabilities to undermine peace and security in the region,” the statement read.

“Their destabilising impact spans much of sub-Saharan Africa, which underscores the need for the international community to continue to work together to share information on transnational Isis networks, their evolving financial methods and measures to combat them.”

The two in South Africa are Abubakar Swalleh, described as a “South Africa- and Zambia-based ISIS operative”, and Zayd Gangat, “a South Africa-based ISIS facilitator and trainer”.

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“Libyan government breaks it silence over arrests of 95 of its citizens”

https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/libyan-government-breaks-it-silence-over-arrests-of-95-of-its-citizens-cb632b94-7fca-4726-9fec-a4e5e2eef268

Published Aug 7, 2024

The Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) has broken its silence regarding 95 of its citizens arrested in SA at what is suspected to be a secret military camp almost two weeks ago.

The nationals are being charged with contravening the SA Immigration Act after provincial police raided a farm near White River in Mpumalanga last month, uncovering what appeared to be a secret military base for training the Libyan nationals.

Police had followed a tip-off from community members of Masoyi Village near the base.

Nearly two weeks after the arrest of its citizens, the Libyan GNU broke its silence, condemning the individuals for lying in their visa applications. Despite this, the government pledged to assist the South African authorities in resolving the issue and to support the suspects both diplomatically and legally.

In a letter addressed to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, and written in both Arabic and English, the Libyan GNU stated: “The GNU has tasked its military prosecutor and the Libyan embassy accredited to SA to communicate with the relevant authorities in Johannesburg to follow up on the circumstances of this case, stressing our readiness to participate in the investigations to uncover its circumstances and the parties behind it, while ensuring the safety of the detained citizens and their treatment in accordance with the relevant international agreements and procedures,” it read.

The Libyan government also said they would be investigating who had funded the trip.

The young-looking men were discovered to have misrepresented their intentions on their visa applications, claiming they intended to study in South Africa. However, it was later revealed that they were involved in training at an illegal military camp set up on a farm.

Home Affairs said the men entered the country with visas that were “acquired through misrepresentation in Tunis, Tunisia”.

“The visa cancellation means that all the affected Libyans are now undocumented foreign nationals,” said Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber.

They were arrested during a police raid in the early hours of a Friday morning.

The Saturday Star reported this weekend that the men flew from Benghazi in their home country to Tunis in Tunisia where they applied and obtained visas to study in SA.

It is suspected that a Libyan businessman, who later deserted them at the camp, flew in the men. It has not yet been uncovered why he had brought them into SA; however, the men, who are still in custody, intimated that they were in the country to train as security officers.

A multi-agency investigation is under way at the camp.

Defence Minister Angie Motshega said she was expecting a full report on all the questions raised.

They were remanded in custody after their case was adjourned on Monday for further remand.

The investigations include rumours that the men terrorised the village community they were living nearby with some allegations of rape.

Addressing the media on Monday after court, Monica Nyuswa, the regional spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority’s Mpumalanga division, said the NPA, together with the police, were working tirelessly to ensure that the outstanding investigations were getting finalised.

“The matter had been postponed to get an Arabic interpreter initially, as well as for further investigations. When they appeared in court today, the Arabic interpreter was present in court. The investigations will determine whether more charges will be added and whether more arrests will be made,” she said.

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It is not the first…

“The Counterterrorism Conundrum: Exploring the Evolution of South Africa’s Extremist Networks”

https://www.hudson.org/national-security-defense/the-counterterrorism-conundrum-exploring-the-evolution-of-south-africa-s-extremist-networks

Oct 23, 2021

The ANC has often likened its history of struggle against the apartheid regime to that of the Palestinian liberation movement and associated militant organizations. This has raised concerns over the extent to which authorities would overlook the activities of militant groups in South Africa, especially since several high-profile Palestinian militants have received VIP treatment when visiting the country as late as the 2010s.13

A classified report allegedly drafted by the country’s National Intelligence Agency in 1998 noted the presence of Hamas delegates and affiliated individuals in the country. The report detailed these individuals’ fundraising efforts and attendance at conferences near Pretoria that were attended by members of other Islamist militant organizations such as the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the Algerian Islamic Salvation Front, [Palestinian] Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah.14 The report stated that foreign Islamist militants “prefer[red] to keep South Africa [as a] rear base for military training, convalescence, fund raising, media and proselytizing,”15 claims that were later confirmed by the head of the National Intelligence Coordinating Committee in 2007.16 Kasrils, for his part, raised concerns in 2008 that al-Qaeda operatives were taking refuge in South Africa with the possibility of establishing networks.17

These assessments came after the arrest of two South Africans, Dr. Feroz Ganchi and Zubair Ismail, in a joint U.S.-Pakistani raid in Gujrat, Pakistan in 2004. Ganchi and Ismail were captured in the company of one of the perpetrators of al-Qaeda’s 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and were alleged to have been planning attacks in South Africa at the time of their arrest.18 Then in 2007, the U.S. government sought to add two South African cousins, Farhad Ahmed Dockrat and Junaid Ismail Dockrat, to a list of UN sanctions on al-Qaeda and Taliban members.19 According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the cousins worked as al-Qaeda financiers who had “facilitate[ed] travel for individuals to train in al Qaida camps” in Pakistan.20

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“Maandag, 29 Julie 2024. Insurreksie in Suid-Afrika”; Is the SA military involved regarding the illegal military camp?

https://youtu.be/VKv8s2NWw90

9:18 – [Translation] “We know in April, and apparently these [Libyans] arrived here in April, that there was a group of young men greeted at OR Tambo Airport by an army general and a butch female sergeant major. They boarded military busses and then departed. We must ask if there is a connection between these 95 Libyans discovered in White River and this group that was greeted at the airport by an army general… We must accept that there is something more behind this. I do not have any evidence except that this was witnessed by one of my own senior members because he needed to remove his car from a VIP spot so that the bus can arrive to pick up the people.”

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“Acquitted SAPS whistleblower reveals secret military training camp cover-up…”

https://youtu.be/IQzVLKH7rYo

Jul 30, 2024

A not-guilty verdict was handed down today for South African Police Services (SAPS) Whistleblower Patricia Morgan-Mashale - after almost two years of threats to her life liberty. This after she had been accused of spreading false allegations, circulating WhatsApp messages, and defamation. In this interview with BizNews, she goes into the agenda behind her malicious prosecution; and goes on to reveal how SMSes to former Police Minister Bheki Cele about secret military training camps were deleted from her phone while it was with the police; and how she was blocked by Zizi Kodwa, during his time as Deputy Minister for State Security in the Presidency, when she tried to follow up on the info shared on the secret military training camps. She also speaks about how she blew the whistle on firearms - meant for destruction - being stolen by police officers and sold back to the black market. Having lost her job in SAPS, Mashale now plans to start her own Whistleblower and Anti-Corruption Foundation.

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>The Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU)

Now South Africa has a government of national unity

“South Africa’s unity government: 4 crucial factors for it to work”

https://theconversation.com/south-africas-unity-government-4-crucial-factors-for-it-to-work-232533

Published: June 18, 2024 6.12pm CEST

Governments of national unity built on power-sharing arrangements are common in Africa and elsewhere in the world. Now South Africa also has a unity government, following the 2024 general election in which no party won a majority.

These governments foster stability through collaboration in grand coalitions. The premise is that in divided societies, stability can be achieved by elites working together in a power-sharing pact.

Whether political parties call them coalitions or governments of national unity, these are generally expedient solutions designed to mitigate political conflict or instability.

The ANC lost its majority but still won 40% of the votes in the May election, more than any other party. It has chosen to form a unity government, joined by the Democratic Alliance (previously the official opposition), the Inkatha Freedom Party, the Patriotic Alliance, Good and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania.

The ANC retained the positions of president (Cyril Ramaphosa) and speaker (Thoko Didiza). The Democratic Alliance’s Annelie Lotriet was voted deputy speaker.

Unity governments are often seen as unsustainable. This can be due to factors around political culture, most notably elite political culture. These are the values, beliefs and attitudes that shape political elite behaviour within political institutions.

Negotiating South Africa’s seventh parliament has essentially been an elite pact. The voting public was not privy to the terms of the agreement. Political elites crafted the way forward for the seventh parliament.

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>Negotiating South Africa’s seventh parliament has essentially been an elite pact. The voting public was not privy to the terms of the agreement. Political elites crafted the way forward for the seventh parliament.

“South African Government of National Unity (GNU) – 1994 – 1999” – History Repeating? 1 of 2

https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/south-african-government-national-unity-gnu-1994-1999

From 27 April 1994 to 3 February 1997, South Africa was governed by a Government of National Unity (GNU) under the leadership of African National Congress (ANC). Clause 88 of the interim Constitution of South Africa provided for the establishment of the Government of National Unity. After the first democratic election in 1994, 19,726,579 votes were counted and 193,081 were rejected as invalid. The African National Congress (ANC) in alliance with the labour confederation COSATU and the South African Communist Party fell slightly short of a two-thirds majority. The Government of National Unity was established and headed by Nelson Mandela as a president and FW De Klerk as his deputy president. Mandela’s cabinet included ministers from other political parties as well as members of the National Party and Inkatha Freedom Party.

The notion of Government of National Unity, encompassing all political parties that enjoyed a threshold of 10 percent of support in the electorate, came from the ANC as one amongst many instruments to ensure inclusivity during the transition period from apartheid to democracy, 1990 - 1994. The mission of the GNU was to oversee a new South African Constitution, as well asto radically improve the quality of life of all people of South Africa. Recognising that gross human rights violations and atrocities had been committed during the apartheid period, the GNU established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The TRC sought to uncover the truth about past violations of human rights, facilitate reconciliation and grant amnesty, provided that perpetrators fully disclosed politically-motivated crimes and provided evidence that led to investigations and prosecutions. The GNU contributed immeasurably in improving the spirit of reconciliation in South Africa.

The National Party withdraws from the GNU

The National Party (NP) held its Federal Executive Committee where it decided to withdraw from the Government of National Unity with effect from 30 June 1996. On 3 June 1996, the NP under the leadership of F W de Klerk, who was also the Deputy President at that time, announced its withdrawal from the GNU. The main reasons cited by F W de Klerk was the exclusion of joint-decision making from the final constitution, the NP’s lack of influence on government policy, his retirement from politics in August 1996, and that the NP had adopted its new role as a fully fledged opposition party. The NP inaugurated a new leadership under Marthinus van Schalkwyk. Later, the NP ended its cooperation with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on the ground of political bias.

From his speech during the debate of his budget vote on 3 June 1996 in Parliament, FW de Klerk, explained his decision to withdraw from GNU: “continued participation in the GNU was equivalent to a death sentence for even the broadest and mildest concept of Government based on consensus. Continued participation would be equivalent to detention on a kind of political death row. The survival of multi-party democracy, which depends on the existence of a strong and credible opposition, was being threatened by our continued participation in the GNU”.

The ANC, without reservations, accepted the NP’s announcement that it will withdraw from the GNU. Serious challenges faced the new government at that time included a stagnant economy with high and rising unemployment, high inequality between and within the different race groups and widespread poverty. To tackle these problems the government announced a Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) in 1996, which was essentially social democratic in orientation and aimed at the empowerment of the poor. Subsequently, the government abandoned the RDP in favour of a Growth, Employment, and Redistribution (GEAR) policy that aimed at job creation through a neo-liberal focus on structural reform of the economy, trade liberalisation privatisation and the attraction of foreign investment. However, the Government of National Unity lapsed at the end of the first Parliament in 1999.

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“South African Government of National Unity (GNU) – 1994 – 1999” – History Repeating? 2 of 2

https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Party-political-party-South-Africa

In June 1996 the National Party left the national unity government—its first time out of government since 1948. The party sought to recast its image by changing its name to the New National Party (NNP) in December 1998. In 1999, however, its support fell, and it won only 28 seats in Parliament. The following year the party formed the Democratic Alliance with the Democratic Party and the Federal Alliance, though the NNP withdrew in 2001. Later that year the party formed a pact with the ANC, its historic foe. After several years of declining popularity, in 2005 the party’s federal council voted to disband the party.

https://tpy.nelsonmandela.org/pages/part-i-democratic-breakthrough/forming-the-government-of-national-unity/3-1-the-path-to-a-government-of-national-unity

Although it took hard negotiation and intense debate for the ANC to accept the idea of a Government of National Unity , something like it was envisaged early on. In his Treason Trial testimony in 1960 Mandela acknowledged a phased transition to democracy as something that could be contemplated. The possibility was there in broad and vague outline in the document Mandela sent to President PW Botha in March 1989.107 That document drew on insight into the government’s thinking gained from the secret meetings with a government working group108; on discussions with his fellow prisoners from Pollsmoor; and consultations with the ANC leadership in exile.109

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>the Inkatha Freedom Party

IFP ties to the ANC, Oppenheimer Family

https://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/i-grew-up-in-the-anc-youth-league–mangosuthu-buth

Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme was the founder of the African National Native Congress. He was also my [Mangosuthu Buthelezi] uncle.

I grew up in the ANC Youth League at the University of Fort Hare. I was taught by Professor ZK Mathews, I knew Dr John Langalibalele Dube, I was mentored by Inkosi Albert Luthuli, and I worked closely with Mr Oliver Tambo and Mr Nelson Mandela. My personal history cannot be extricated from the history of the liberation struggle, or from that of the African National Congress.

The younger generation is seldom told that Inkatha was founded on the original ideals of the ANC, from which we have never deviated. They are not told that Inkatha adopted the colours and symbols of the ANC because it was created to pick up where the ANC left off when it was banned and when its leaders went into exile.

https://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/malemas-oppenheimer-claims-bizarre–ifp

Forty-six years ago, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi secured R5 million from Mr Harry Oppenheimer through the Anglo American and de Beers Chairman’s Fund, and he used it to build the Mangosuthu University of Technology, opening the door to vocational training for black South Africans.

Since its founding in 1979, having started with just 15 students, MUT has produced more than 50 000 graduates from across South Africa and the SADC community. This is a credit to the IFP and its Founder. The R5 million Oppenheimer donation did not disappear in the hands of the IFP. It built MUT.

Based on their shared philanthropy, a lifelong friendship developed between Prince Buthelezi and Mr Oppenheimer, which continued down the generations. That is why Mr Nicky and Mr Jonathan Oppenheimer attended Prince Buthelezi’s funeral.

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/oppenheimer-family-donation-relationship-ifp-history-elections/

22-05-24 12:34

Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Velenkosini Hlabisa says the R20 million donated by the Oppenheimer family, which is the third-richest in Africa, had no conditions attached to it.

Last Friday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) released its latest report, which shows just how much political parties received in donations in the last quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year. In total, political parties declared a record R172 million. Notably, the affluent Oppenheimers and mining magnate and CAF president Patrice Motsepe, together with Main Street 1564 (Pty) Ltd, continue to donate millions to the country’s political parties.

https://www.pmbhotrust.co.za/about-harry-oppenheimer/

Mr Oppenheimer was committed to and actively participated in the field of social investment; many of the enterprises initiated by him continue to flourish today. In 1958, he established the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust to handle the social responsibility projects supported by the Oppenheimer family. At Anglo American, The Chairman’s Fund, established in 1973, initiates and finances projects which contribute to community development on a large scale, particularly in the arena of education.

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>Democratic Alliance

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>Western Cape Progressive Party Youth Committee=> Progressive Reform Party->Progressive Federal Party=> now Democratic Alliance

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>[New National Party] formed the Democratic Alliance with the Democratic Party and the Federal Alliance, though the NNP withdrew in 2001. Later that year the party formed a pact with the ANC, its historic foe.

DA ties to the Oppenheimer Family

https://liberalism.co.za/progressive-party/

It was also decided at the inaugural congress that a commission would be established that would draw up proposals for a new constitution for South Africa. This constitution would bring about non-racialism in governance and entrench individual rights, which were absent from the 1910 Constitution (Swart 1991, 77–78). Donald Molteno was a constitutional lawyer and civil rights champion at the time of the founding of the Progressive Party and joined the party to chair its constitutional policy commission. (Other commissioners on the party’s constitutional commission included the former chief justice of South Africa, Albert Centlivres, native representative Edgar Brookes, judge Leslie Blackwell, businessman Harry Oppenheimer, Selby Ngcobo, Richard van der Ross, Eugene Marais, former UP leader Koos Strauss, and Kenneth Heard [Swart 1991, 80].) He was previously a native representative in the House of Assembly. Molteno grew up in Cape Town with a tradition of liberalism in his family (Lewsen 1987, 101).

https://www.brenthurst.org.za/about-bl/harry-frederick-oppenheimer/

[Harry Oppenheimer] loved Parliament – the cut and the thrust and the sense of power – and this was at a time when his then party, the United Party, felt they could easily become the government and were a real influence.

But though he was now out of Parliament he never lost his love for and involvement in politics. His view of the future of South Africa had always involved all South Africans and, in this regard, he was on the left wing of the old United Party. It would have surprised no one that he was the principal backer of the Progressive Party when it split form the United Party… my father’s support of the party and the principles it stood for (and Helen Suzman) never wavered, even though this support had a negative impact on Anglo American and De Beers. To him, some beliefs were more important than even these two great companies.

It was my father’s greatest political delight that he lived long enough to see democracy come to South Africa… my father’s political involvement went beyond South Africa. He may have been a South African first, but he was also an African and related to the continent as a whole. It is a great compliment to what he stood for that so many of Africa’s leaders could distinguish between a South Africa ruled in terms of apartheid and my father and his philosophy for Africa. I have always thought it worthy of note that during the days when Tanzania was leading the fight against apartheid my father would always stay in State House of the guest of President Nyerere whenever he visited Tanzania… He was, politically, ahead of his time in South Africa and he made sure the companies was associated with were as well.

Under his chairmanship, Anglo American and De Beers went through successful and difficult times, but they both remained – and still remain – true to his, and his father’s, tenet of faith. Business had to do with more than just making money – especially in Africa and other developing countries – it had to make a real contribution to development.

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>I have always thought it worthy of note that during the days when Tanzania was leading the fight against apartheid my father would always stay in State House of the guest of President Nyerere whenever he visited Tanzania… He was, politically, ahead of his time in South Africa and he made sure the companies was associated with were as well.

ANC and other liberation movement military training camps were in Tanzania

https://omalley.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/site/q/03lv03445/04lv03446/05lv03463.htm

Once banned in 1960 the ANC* moved swiftly to establish a foreign mission under Oliver Tambo and to set up a military training programme. All available literature on guerilla warfare was studied, particularly with reference to China, Cuba, Algeria and Vietnam, and the first group received training from the Chinese. Another group of recruits was trained in Morocco in 1962. In 1963 and 1964 the first African MK* guerilla training camp was established in Tanzania at Kongwa, to be followed later by others at Mbeya, Bagamoyo and Morogoro, with Morogoro doubling up as the ANC's local headquarters. With the arrest of Wilton Mkwayi in 1964 Joe Modise took over as MK commander and he established additional camps in Angloa, Zambia and Uganda. He also organized training programmes in the Eastern Bloc, Cuba, Algeria, Egypt and Ethiopia. Despite reports of internal feuding (notably over the SACP*'s different political philosophy) which reputedly caused low morale in the Tanzanian camps in the 1960s and again in 1975, a number of incursions were made into South Africa.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/tanzanias-ruling-party-lauds-unsung-heroes-of-south-africa-s-liberation-struggle/2493887

04.02.2022

Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has hailed exiled members of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) party who sacrificed their lives during the liberation struggle against the apartheid regime.

Dorothy Mwamsiku, CCM chairwoman for the Morogoro region, said at a great personal cost to themselves, exiled members of the ANC who lived in Morogoro used every political weapon to defeat the divisive apartheid era and fight for freedom and democracy in their country.

The emergence of organized popular liberation movements across Africa after the Second World War was crucial for achieving independence for many African countries.

As a staunch opponent of colonial rule in Africa, Tanzania played a pivotal role in assisting other African nations in their liberation struggles.

Julius Nyerere, the architect of Tanzania’s independence and the country’s first president, was a key figure in the struggle against foreign domination and helped promote the concept of Pan-African unity.

Observers say that Tanzania’s support for the ANC’s liberation movement went beyond rhetoric as Nyerere encouraged unity and solidarity among Africans.

According to Mwamsiku, Nyerere, who dedicated his entire life to the wellbeing of humanity, played a very important role in the struggle for South Africa’s independence.

The country offered itself as a base for those fighting for liberation, including South Africa.

“These movements benefitted from the safety and stability of the country, as well as the experience and guidance they received from Tanzania, which by then had already achieved independence,” she said.

Although the most visible contributions to South Africa’s liberation struggle apparently came from Tanzania’s political elites, Mwamsiku said ordinary citizens, notably the people of Morogoro, were generally very supportive of the cause for freedom.

Mazimbu, which attracted a growing number of ANC exiles who flocked to the country after the 1976 Soweto uprising, also served as a political strategy center for the freedom fighters.

According to him, some of the top ANC officials as well as men and women who went on to lead South Africa after independence lived in Mazimbu throughout the liberation struggle.

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>Business had to do with more than just making money – especially in Africa and other developing countries – it had to make a real contribution to development.

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The Oppenheimers continuing their legacy

IFP, DA, African leaders, Ukraine, Brenthurst Foundation, etc. signed “The Gdańsk Declaration: Solidarity for Democracy”

https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/news/the-gdansk-declaration-solidarity-for-democracy/

From 21-23 June 2023, the European Solidarity Centre and The Brenthurst Foundation staged a conference on 'Rolling Back Authoritarianism' in Gdańsk, Poland, the epicentre of political change in Poland and in Europe in the late 1980s. The event was attended by more than 50 leaders from Africa, Latin America, Poland and the Baltic States. At the end of the event, the Gdańsk Declaration was adopted unanimously. It lays out the commitment of all delegates to ending authoritarianism and introducing democracy, accountability and transparency. This is the full text of this historic declaration. The signatories are listed at the end of the document

We recognise that freedom is not free. Democrats everywhere need to be united, and work together to reduce the costs and risks of this formidable if achievable task. We must provide moral support to all comrades in struggle, from Ukraine to Uganda.

https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/about/

Born in 2004, the Brenthurst Foundation was established by the Oppenheimer family to build on the work of the Brenthurst Initiative of 2003. This was a programme that instigated debate around policy strategies in South Africa to accelerate economic expansion. The debate continues across the continent, driven by the sharing of ideas, data, and experiences.

The Brenthurst Foundation is part of Oppenheimer Generations.

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>The ANC retained the positions of president (Cyril Ramaphosa)

Roelf Meyer signed Gdansk Agreement and is back in South Africa

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/roelof-petrus-roelf-meyer

Meyer practiced as an attorney in Pretoria and Johannesburg until 1980, a year after he became a Member of Parliament for the National Party (NP). Until his retirement from politics in 2000, he played an important and often prominent role in South African politics. His positions included Deputy Minister of Law and Order and of Constitutional Development (1986 to 1991) and Minister of Defence, of Communication and of Constitutional Affairs (1991-1996).

In May 1992 he formed part of the government delegation at talks with the ANC at Groot Schuur, Cape Town. He was the government’s chief negotiator in constitutional negotiations and established an effective working relationship with the ANC’s chief negotiator, Cyril Ramaphosa. The negotiations between Ramaphosa and Meyer paved the way for the first fully democratic elections in 1994, after which Meyer continued in his post as Minister of Constitutional Affairs in the Cabinet of the new President, Nelson Mandela.

https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/news/south-africa-2035-the-good-bad-and-the-ugly/

It was against this background that, representing the In Transformation Initiative, I [Roelf Meyer] became involved in the development of the scenarios outlined in this book, along with the Brenthurst Foundation.

It is my hope that these scenarios will make our options clearer so that we make the right choices, in much the same way that Sunter’s scenarios helped move South Africa away from violent confrontation and towards democracy three decades ago.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-01-30-roelf-meyer-is-back-and-trying-to-help-save-sas-economy/

30 Jan 2019

Roelf Meyer became one of the best-known faces in South Africa during the transition to democracy when he led negotiations on behalf of the National Party with the ANC’s chief mediator, Cyril Ramaphosa. It’s 20 years since he left active politics to play a behind-the-scenes role in global conflict resolution. But Meyer is now working with the South African government once more: this time, to help jumpstart the economy.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-06-04-roelf-meyer-a-new-ruling-order-has-to-be-built-in-sa/

04 Jun 2024

We find ourselves in a similar situation today. Of course, it’s completely different in terms of background and history before the transition (in 1994). I’m not trying to replicate the two situations. (But it’s similar in that) we have a new administration coming into place after 30 years. We have to accept the election results and deal with the consequences. The previous six administrations were based on a departure point in which we had a clear ruling party. We have a new transition to make to a new administration in what will come up in the seventh administration. It’s new ground to address. Some things will stay the same. The most important thing will. There is no ruling party any longer. A new ruling order has to be built.

[Branko Brkic, Editor-in-Chief, Daily Maverick also signed the Gdansk Agreement]

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>It is my hope that these scenarios will make our options clearer so that we make the right choices, in much the same way that Sunter’s scenarios helped move South Africa away from violent confrontation and towards democracy three decades ago.

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>Under his chairmanship, Anglo American and De Beers went through successful and difficult times, but they both remained – and still remain – true to his, and his father’s, tenet of faith. Business had to do with more than just making money – especially in Africa and other developing countries – it had to make a real contribution to development.

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>Mr Oppenheimer was committed to and actively participated in the field of social investment; many of the enterprises initiated by him continue to flourish today. In 1958, he established the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust to handle the social responsibility projects supported by the Oppenheimer family. At Anglo American, The Chairman’s Fund, established in 1973, initiates and finances projects which contribute to community development on a large scale, particularly in the arena of education.

“Clem Sunter: SA at economic crossroads – Election ’24 parallels pre-94 watershed”

https://youtu.be/WQsY-x27M6k

Jul 11, 2023

1:26 – “All the research was done by very clever people in Anglo like Michael O’Dowd and Bobby Godsell and by a superb London team led by one of the great futurists in the world, Pierre Wack, a Frenchman who had been head of scenario planning at Royal Dutch Shell.”

9:26 – “I think it’s going to need a huge amount of support between government and private sector to produce that economy.”

South Africa is home to one of the world’s foremost scenario planners - an Oxford PPE and erstwhile top business executive who played a huge role in the late 1980s in steering the nation towards the High Road of negotiation, rather than a widely anticipated civil war. Now in his late 70s, futurist Clem Sunter’s passion for the country is undimmed. But he fears that today’s political and business leaders are not appreciating the arrival of the second watershed that was highlighted in the original High Road Low Road scenarios three decades back. In this absorbing interview he explains to BizNews’s Alec Hogg what’s really at stake in Election 2024. In short, that it’s “the economy, stupid…” and without a 1980s-type refocus, this time to promote entrepreneurship, all of the Young Democracy’s gains since 1994 will be lost and an economic wasteland awaits. - Alec Hogg

https://www.famousfaces.co.za/artists/clem-sunter/

Cape Town based Clem Sunter was voted by South African leading CEOs as the speaker who has made the most significant contribution to, and impact on, best practice and business in South Africa.

In July 2023, Clem predicted the Israeli Palestinian conflict, when Mossad, the Israeli Defence Force and the CIA failed to foresee it.

Born in England and educated at Oxford University, he moved to Zambia to work for Anglo American Corporation Central Africa before being transferred to Johannesburg. He spent most of his subsequent career in the Gold and Uranium Division, serving as its Chairman and CEO from 1990 to 1996 and he served as Chairman of the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund.

In the early 1980s, he established a scenario planning function in Anglo with teams in London and Johannesburg. With material gathered by his team members, Mr. Sunter put together a presentation entitled ‘The World and South Africa in the 1990s’ which became very popular in South Africa in the mid-1980s. In it, two scenarios were offered for South Africa: the ‘High Road’ of negotiation leading to a political settlement and the ‘Low Road’ of confrontation leading to a civil war and a wasteland. South Africa took the High Road.

Since 1987, he has authored or co-authored – with Chantell Ilbury – more than 15 books, several of which have been bestsellers.

He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Cape Town for his work in the field of scenario planning, a skillset which he continues to share with organisations worldwide.

“New York speech: What are we fighting for?”

https://youtu.be/3HzapWBEIOk [Embedded]

Aug 7, 2024

Here is the speech I [Ernst Roets] delivered in New York City in July 2024, at an event hosted by the New York Young Republicans Club. I spoke about South Africa, the Afrikaners and our Western heritage. Finally, I share some ideas on how to answer the question: What are we fighting for?

Watch the full event, including speeches by Jack Posobiec and Raheem Kassam, and the Q&A we had together, on the channel of the NYYRC: https://youtu.be/1n3MSfdwI1o

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Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), cultural movement and political party in South Africa that derives its main support from the Zulu people. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inkatha-Freedom-Party

“"WITHOUT BRITAIN THERE IS NO ZULU KINGDOM." ABBA AYALEW AMLAK”

https://youtu.be/jqxJrmCYNx0

Jun 27, 2024

7:58 – “It was the British who instituted the Zulu kingdom forced it into our history, into our consciousness. Without Britain there is no Zulu Kingdom, there is no Zulu King, there is no Zulu history.”

https://www.anglozuluwar.com/images/Journal_14/Dunn,John.pdf

JOHN DUNN

Native chief, British spy and polygamous founder of a huge family.

John Dunn holds a unique position in South Africa for creating a new social dimension. He and his forty-nine wives produced one hundred and seventeen children and the extended family throughout the world, at the turn of the millennium, must have numbered many thousands.

To be a member of the ‘Dunn’s Descendants Association’ is a source of pride for those who claim descent from that remarkable man who started life in South Africa on the lowest rung of the ladder. Yet by the time he was forty years of age, he had become one of the richest traders in Zululand and Natal, as well as friend, adviser and treasurer to King Cetshwayo who rewarded him with huge amounts of land and the accolade of chieftainship. John Dunn was respected for his business acumen by the white settlers of Natal but despised for his polygamous lifestyle with Zulu women.

His knowledge of the Zulu mind and the way they fought their battles was of inestimable value to Lord Chelmsford, the Commander-in-Chief and later General Wolseley, his replacement. Dunn played a vital part in the eventual success of the campaign.

Having lost all his possessions during the war, he was granted one of the thirteen chieftainships (the others were Zulus) when King Cetshwayo was captured and deposed. Once again, he became the greatest landowner in the whole of Zululand. His is a story of ups and downs and playing off one side against the other. Despite his many reversals of fortune, he managed to stay on top.

Being married to a woman of mixed race was not acceptable in white society, so John and Catherine kept to themselves preferring to raise their children among Zulu folk. His preference for Zulus over white settlers brought him into contact with Cetshwayo, one of five sons of King Mpande. On 2 December 1856, Cetshwayo fortified his position as heir to his father by slaughtering three of his brothers and some ten to fifteen thousand of their followers. Much of the credit for Cetshwayo’s victory was due to John Dunn who supplied armed and mounted men. Thereafter, Dunn introduced Cetshwayo to the customs and technology of the white-man. His ability to see both sides of the coin enabled him to become a valuable go-between among Zulus and British. He was largely responsible for the political and economic change that came about in Zululand during the period 1857-1879.

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>The ANC retained the positions of president (Cyril Ramaphosa)

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>Under his chairmanship, Anglo American and De Beers went through successful and difficult times, but they both remained – and still remain – true to his, and his father’s, tenet of faith. Business had to do with more than just making money – especially in Africa and other developing countries – it had to make a real contribution to development.

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“Unpopular Opinion | John Robert Dunn | Race | King Cetshwayo | Politics | Ramaphosa”

https://youtu.be/N1ZNGXN4GqM

Jan 21, 2024

When it comes to racial issues, is the enemy the colour of ones skin or the principal by which one lives by?

6:47 – “They identify themselves as Bapedi [in Limpopo] but the founder of their family, of their nation, is a white man. Are they black or are they white?”

7:03 – “Conrad Crouse who was sitting here on the couch next to me. He’s a white man. His father is a white man. His father is a white man. His father is Xhosa, a black man… Is he a white man? Is he a black man?”

10:46 – “Now I’m going to be direct… How much poverty is in South Africa? The President is a billionaire, two of his brother-in-laws are billionaires… Is the enemy the white man or is it the black man? Is the enemy race or is the enemy human selfishness and greed?”

15:06 – “What is racism? And is it a problem? Or is the problem humanity and the darkness in our hearts?”

https://www.africa-ata.org/atm_zulu.htm

Rather, John Dunn's exceptional place in history rests on his prominent role in events that were crucially important in the shaping of modern South Africa.

John Dunn father was Robert Newton Dunn who was born in 1795 in Scotland.

The white traders readily adapted to African social and cultural norms. The scarcity of white women prompted nearly two thirds of the white traders to take black wives and concubines., The British traders also found it convenient to become petty chieftains and govern Port Natal.

Status in the Zulu kingdom was measured by the number of wives and cattle in an individual's possession.

And Dunn acquired an abundance of both. Between 1858 and 1878 John Dunn emerged as one of the most powerful chiefs in the Zulu kingdom. He ruled over nearly twenty five square miles of territory land six or seven thousand black subjects.

Dunn served Lord Chelmsford well and was named Military Intelligence Officer and awarded the local rank of commandant .

From 1898 onwards many of John Dunn's descendants were forced to leave Dunn's land and seek employment in Natal, the Transvaal and the Cape. The Diaspora has continued to the present day of Dunn's descendants having settled as far afield as the United Kingdom, Canada Australia and the United States of America.

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“Lands with no private claims were deemed royal lands, and later, government property”

https://www.academia.edu/33972907/The_Colonial_and_Post_Colonial_Transformation_of_African_Chieftaincy_A_Historiography

The formalization of European imperialistic control over African territories saw the first encroachment on the nature and authority of the institution. Mahmood Mamdani, writing from a Marxist-inclined position in Citizens and Subjects noted that colonial rule brought with it European concepts of land ownership. 4 In the process, the colonialists made land synonymous with chiefly authority by investing all lands into the native political institutions of the communities in rural Africa. 5 Lands with no private claims were deemed royal lands, and later, government property, which was a deviation from African communal land ownership system. The colonialists therefore succeeded in transforming the ritual function of the chief into a political one. This enhanced chiefly authority over land was an aberration from the custom and practices of the people. It became “the foundation of native rule,” according to historian Mahmood Mamdani. 6 In a larger sense, Mamdani’s argument shows that this change enabled colonial powers to use chiefs as conduits to gaining concessions for the exploitation of resources for the good of the colonial metropole. He reflects that “chiefs were autonomous is not to say that they were independent.” 7 Thus, land re-organization not only empowered chiefs, but colonial powers as well. The reorganized political system based on new land tenure systems involving the colonial administrators and the chiefs was therefore a symbiotic economic relationship in which colonialists and chiefs acted together for their own mutual economic benefit.

Kofi Abrefa Busia also contended in The Position of the Chief in Asante that the African system was originally a non-feudal system. 8 Though not a Marxist, he viewed the influence of chiefs in colonial Africa through an economic lens. The right of usufruct, a practice undergirding African land tenure, was revoked in favor of a more Western system. Chiefs were made actual owners of land rather than the whole community. From them, the colonialists could easily obtain mining concessions, plantations, and other resources without much resistance. This was simpler for the colonial authorities because there were only the chiefs to convince and not the whole tribe or community for access to resources.

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Then consider…

“Mangosuthu Buthelezi on the Ingonyama Trust Imbizo”

https://youtu.be/QBstkewHyZ4

Jul 4, 2018

“The Ingonyama Trust and its tenure challenges”

https://theconversation.com/zulu-land-dispute-ingonyama-trust-furore-highlights-the-problem-of-insecure-land-tenure-for-millions-of-south-africans-in-rural-areas-211365

Published: September 21, 2023 3.27pm CEST

The Ingonyama Trust was established in 1994 by the then KwaZulu Government to administer all land it held. It is a corporate entity and administers 2.8 million hectares of the land in KwaZulu-Natal. The territory was once administered by the erstwhile KwaZulu homeland. This followed a deal hammered out earlier to entice Buthelezi and his Inkatha Freedom Party to take part in the elections that ended apartheid. The province is a stronghold of the party.

The Zulu monarch is the sole trustee, even though the land is owned by the Zulu people. The king represents the people and the land must be managed for their benefit and welfare.

The trust is plagued with disputes for not involving the community in its business transactions. There has been little evidence of collective benefit for the community.

The disputes expose unequal profit from trust assets, privileging a select few, instead of all the communal land holders equally. To sum up crisply: the trust has treated communal land like privately owned land.

In 2022, the Supreme Court of Appeal directed the Ingonyama Trust to cease letting trust land to the land beneficiaries to whom the land belonged. It was ordered to repay the rent.

Traditional rule versus democracy

The misapplication of tenure under the Ingonyama Trust exemplifies structural conflict between trust tenure and customary traditional rule.

The trust applies a form of traditional despotic rule that can be at odds with democratic principles enshrined in the constitution. Under traditional despotic rule or authoritarian rule, customary law is interpreted in a way that naturally limits the need for community consultation, consent and participation in all decision-making related to the land from the “subjects”.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00020184.2023.2261386

This article discusses the implication of the 2021 CASAC v Ingonyama Trust judgment on South Africa’s land governance policy trajectories. It explores the extent to which there are missing links between policy imperatives, the legal system, court processes and socio-economic emancipation. It argues that the failure of the state in policy design and implementation has turned courts into contradictory sites of struggle for emancipating land rights… We show that current land policies, including the one involving the Ingonyama Trust, has an intersectional genesis that includes old apartheid legislation and policies, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, as well as legislature and other political deals (such as negotiations to bring about reconciliation) that cannot be easily undone by any one court judgment.

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“Land expropriation without compensation is here to stay: Ramaphosa”

https://youtu.be/FWgRQzqnlNQ

Aug 22, 2018

“Opposition parties want land expropriation without compensation back on the table”

https://businesstech.co.za/news/trending/783300/opposition-parties-want-land-expropriation-without-compensation-back-on-the-table/

19 Jul 2024

South Africa’s main opposition parties plan to revive a bid to amend the constitution to allow for land to be expropriated without compensation.

Former President Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party, the Economic Freedom Fighters and other leftist groups will bring the proposal before the National Assembly, MKP parliamentary leader John Hlophe told reporters in Cape Town on Thursday.

“We shall fight for expropriation of land without compensation for equitable redistribution,” he said.

“MR.BEAN (Rowan Atkinson) - Communist Britain?! Freedom of Speech?!”

https://youtu.be/xxWMhB4Cfm0

Aug 11, 2024

“Britain is turning into South Africa From schools to prisons, our state is crumbling”

https://unherd.com/2023/09/britain-is-turning-into-south-africa/

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Lately I’ve been questioning if the gulf separating the two countries is as vast as I assumed. At first it was just small things, sotto voce echoes of South Africa protruding into British life. A man begging from cars stopped at the traffic lights. An epidemic of urban homelessness. Universities renaming buildings to repudiate links with the past. A steady trickle of stories about police no longer bothering to investigate crimes. Now, a prison escape in the capital and parents scared to send their children to crumbling schools. Once I started paying attention, though, the resonances grew ever deeper. The media loves to measure Britain against the GDP of American states, European healthcare and Australian quality of life. This is supposed to be self-deprecating, but maybe it is more flattering than we care to admit. Analogies to South Africa can expose things that comparisons with rich countries leave obscured.

Consider the cloud of scandal and dysfunction which has settled over the UK’s privatised utilities, namely water, energy and railways. These services have increasingly been marked by cronyism, private gain, mismanagement and underinvestment, all familiar symptoms of corruption in South Africa. For years the water companies have been paying out huge dividends to shareholders, while racking up vast debt piles and spilling sewage on a daily basis. Last year, Govia Thameslink Railway was awarded a lucrative new contract, despite one of its subsidiaries, Southeastern, being caught defrauding the public purse of millions. Then again, bad trains may end up being the least of our problems, for the National Grid has warned that the UK may face power cuts in the coming winter, and is urging businesses to reduce their electricity use. There is a growing realisation that Britain does not have the grid capacity needed for the government’s decarbonisation plans.

It is becoming clear, in other words, that Britain’s post-Eighties regime of privatisation has led to a subtle form of the South African disease. The state fails to maintain and improve infrastructure, while allowing the asset-stripping of national wealth by private interests. Who needs criminal syndicates when you have hedge funds and private equity firms? There was something especially South African in ministers’ claims that Thames Water cannot be renationalised, despite its severe debt crisis, because doing so would scare away the foreign investors who prop up the UK’s economy.

evident during the Covid pandemic, when the genteel traditions of British corruption — peerages in exchange for political and financial support — gave way to the handing out of state contracts worth billions to politically connected companies, often lacking relevant experience.

It is true that the UK economy’s voracious appetite for immigration, an easy source of cheap labour and consumers, resembles South Africa’s habit of exploiting migrants from elsewhere in Africa.

In South Africa, where 29 million people receive state welfare grants and only 7.4 million pay tax, the state is trapped in a doom-loop, with spending on social programmes hampering investment that could benefit the economy. But to look at projections for the British state’s ever-growing benefits, health care and social care bills, it seems we may be heading for a similar scenario.

Or to put it in terms a South African would understand: the British are gatvol.

“DA wants answers after over 5 million dockets are closed”

https://youtu.be/ZW8HdjuUolE

Aug 11, 2024

The DA wants police management and Minister Senzo Mchunu to tell Parliament why over 5 million dockets have been closed since 2018, due to alleged insufficient evidence.

This includes over 76,000 murder and 61,000 rape dockets.

DA Member of Parliament Lisa Schickerling elaborates.

“Human trafficking ring linked to SA nationals” who were arrested in Israel

https://youtu.be/j1q_SAV4L2E

Aug 10, 2024

Alarming revelations concerning a human trafficking ring linked to South African nationals in Israel came to light this month. Crime expert, Calvin Rafadi says that some of these people are lured with the promise of jobs. Meanwhile, some are trafficked for the trade of human organs.

https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/south-africans-and-nigerian-arrested-in-human-trafficking-raid/ar-AA1oakcP

Four South Africans and a Nigerian national were arrested for alleged human trafficking in Israel

Israeli investigators also rescued five South African women who were allegedly forced into prostitution

A report by News24 stated that Israel had a history of human trafficking for the sex trade as well as labour in agriculture and construction. Victims were predominantly from South and Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.

Next plandemic?

“Africa CDC to make declaration on Mpox outbreak”

https://youtu.be/3DBhKlrSxpk

Aug 12, 2024

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is this week expected to declare an Mpox emergency. This is after a new variant was found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are also concerns that the virus might spread quickly beyond the DRC borders. Infectious diseases specialist Dr Richard Lessells weighs in.

https://www.krisp.org.za/people.php?fullName=Lessells%20R

About Dr. Richard Lessells

rjlessells@gmail.com +27 31 260 4898

I am a Clinical Research PhD Graduate from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and am currently based at the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies. I was funded by a fellowship from the Wellcome Trust and my research is focused on evaluation of TB and HIV diagnostics, with a particular interest in drug resistance.

Affiliations:

Group Leader: KRISP - KwaZulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform, UKZN, Durban, South Africa.

Associate: Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa Advanced Clinical Care (CAPRISA ACC), Durban, South Africa.

Associate: Infectious Diseases Department, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN, Durban, South Africa.

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>I was funded by a fellowship from the Wellcome Trust

“Wellcome is now in official relations with the World Health Organization”

https://wellcome.org/news/wellcome-now-official-relations-world-health-organization

2 February 2018

Wellcome has been admitted as a non-state actor in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) by the WHO's Executive Board.

Wellcome can now work with the WHO and its partners towards shared goals in a more formal capacity.

'Official relations' means Wellcome can engage more directly with WHO processes, such as participating at sessions of its governing bodies, proposing agenda items and organising side events as a non-state actor.

Jeremy Farrar, Wellcome’s Director, says: "Improving health for everyone is something no one nation, organisation or sector can do alone. It requires strong leadership and partnership across borders and sectors. We look forward to working with WHO and all its partners in a more formal capacity towards shared goals in pressing areas such as universal health care, drug-resistant infections, climate change and health and being better prepared for inevitable epidemics."

Over the past three years, we have provided more than $8m in funding to WHO, supporting work such as:

• the successful Ebola vaccine trials in Guinea

• developing research ethics and governance processes

• research into the cultural contexts of health

• epidemic preparedness activities.

We will be sharing details about our joint work in due course.

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“Wellcome Trust director takes World Health Organization role”

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/wellcome-trust-director-takes-world-health-organization-role

December 13, 2022

Infectious disease specialist who came to national prominence during Covid will become WHO chief scientist

The Wellcome Trust’s director, Sir Jeremy Farrar, is to take up the role of chief scientist at the World Health Organization next year.

Sir Jeremy, an infectious disease specialist who became one of the UK’s most high-profile scientists during the Covid pandemic, is stepping down towards the end of his second five-year term at Wellcome, having led the medical charity since 2013.

He will be replaced at Wellcome on an interim basis by Paul Schreier, Wellcome’s chief operating officer and a former deputy vice-chancellor at Macquarie University in Australia, at the end of February. A global search for the permanent chief executive began earlier this year.

Sir Jeremy, a member of the UK Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), whose recent memoir Spike: The Virus vs the People criticised decision-making in Downing Street at the early stages of the pandemic, was responsible for launching Wellcome’s new strategy in 2020.

This will focus the charity’s spending – which will be about £1.6 billion next year – on funding discovery research projects to transform understanding of life, health and well-being, and supporting science-based solutions to address three of the most urgent health challenges facing us all: infectious disease, mental health problems, and the effects of climate change on health.

During Sir Jeremy’s time in office, Wellcome has also led innovations to promote healthy research culture, including the creation of longer career development “discovery” awards which will support individuals and teams for up to eight years, and the introduction of open access publishing mandates.

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“WHO emergency committee meets this week to discuss African mpox spread”

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/who-emergency-committee-meets-week-discuss-african-mpox-spread

The World Health Organization (WHO) has set an August 14 date for a meeting of its emergency committee to discuss developments regarding a surge of mpox activity in Africa and if the situation warrants a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

Some of the outbreaks in Africa involve the novel clade 1b strain that emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has been battling a severe outbreak since 2022. Some of the DRC's neighboring countries, which hadn't confirmed any mpox cases before, are now reporting cases. Also, the parent clade 1 virus is spreading in the DRC and two other countries, and the global clade 2 mpox strain is fueling outbreaks in some of the DRC's regions and in other African countries.

Health officials are working to better understand the spread patterns and if there are differences in transmissibility and disease severity among the clades. The DRC's outbreak has been marked by sexual spread for the first time in the African region, along with household contact and suspected contributions from respiratory transmission.

For now, the countries lack vaccines and treatments to battle the virus.

Second emergency committee for mpox in 2 years

The upcoming emergency committee meeting will be the second to grapple with mpox. In June 2022, the WHO convened an emergency committee to address challenges with the international spread of the clade 2 virus and said the situation didn't at that point warrant a PHEIC. A month later, the group met again and wasn't able to reach a consensus, but WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, considered their advice and declared a PHEIC.

After the group met for the fifth time in May 2023 amid a steady decline in clade 2 cases, Tedros accepted the group's recommendation that the situation no longer constituted a PHEIC and that long-term challenges could be best handled with sustained response efforts.

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>In July 2023, Clem predicted the Israeli Palestinian conflict, when Mossad, the Israeli Defence Force and the CIA failed to foresee it.

“Klaus Schwab | "The Next Step, You Do Not Even Have to Have Elections Anymore Because You Can Already Predict.”

https://rumble.com/v5aomqd-klaus-schwab-the-next-step-you-do-not-even-have-to-have.html?mref=r4f62&mrefc=3

https://rumble.com/embed/v58ce8d/?pub=4

Klaus Schwab | "The Next Step, You Do Not Even Have to Have Elections Anymore Because You Can Already Predict. Why Do We Even Have to Have Elections? We Know What the Result Will Be?" - Klaus Schwab (1/19/2017)

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>GNU

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>>21380026

“GNU ‘best tactical option’, Ramaphosa tells ANC alliance partners”

https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2024-08-05-gnu-best-tactical-option-ramaphosa-tells-anc-alliance-partners/

05 August 2024 - 12:58

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that a government of national unity (GNU) was the best tactical option for the ANC to take the country forward after the party lost its outright majority during the May 29 general elections.

Ramaphosa was providing his political overview at the beginning of the party’s three-day national executive committee (NEC) lekgotla in Johannesburg on Sunday. The lekgotla took place after a three-day meeting of the NEC.

In attendance at the lekgotla was the leadership of the SACP, an ANC alliance partner which has previously slammed the party’s decision to include the DA and the Freedom Front Plus in the GNU, and preferred “a minority government with forces such as the EFF”.

Ramaphosa acknowledged the role played by the SACP in the struggle against apartheid, including the leading role it played in advancing the principle of nonracialism in theory and practice as the first political organisation to organise on a nonracial basis in South Africa.

“In many senses, we have entered uncharted territory,” Ramaphosa said.

“We have suffered a strategic setback that has far-reaching consequences and implications for how we are going to conduct the struggle for the fundamental transformation of South Africa.

The party said it remained firmly committed to the advance of the National Democratic Revolution and the achievement of a united, nonracial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous South Africa, said Ramaphosa.

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Communist Tactic; National Democratic Revolution, “The many, many race laws of the ANC”, “boiling a frog alive” Part 2

https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/the-many-many-race-laws-of-the-anc

At the time the ANC/SACP was convinced that the revolutionary moment had arrived and they would soon be able to seize power from the ‘white colonialists’ by force, and then implement their programme. This was again set out in the 1962 programme through the concept of the National Democratic Revolution. The SACP proposed that in order to “correct the legacy of colonialism” the judiciary, armed forces and civil service would be purged of racially disloyal elements; race quotas implemented in university admissions; stringent measures put in place to ensure state institutions were “fully representa-tive of the nature of the population of South Africa”, and various actions (from land seizures to nationalisations) pursued to ensure that the wealth of the country was returned to “the people” from whom it had been “stolen”.

The two concepts were adopted by the SACP (which meant by most of the ANC leadership as well) in late 1962 and then by the ANC as an organisation in 1969.

The ANC has pursued its goals through salami tactics, slice by slice, or what Cyril Ramaphosa is reported to have once described as ‘frog boiling’. In his memoirs the late IFP MP Dr Mario Oriani-Ambrosini recounted that during the negotiations over the final constitution Ramaphosa had told him “of the ANC's 25-year strategy to deal with the whites: it would be like boiling a frog alive, which is done by raising the temperature very slowly…. He meant that the black majority would pass laws transferring wealth, land, and economic power from white to black slowly and incrementally, until the whites lost all they had gained in South Africa, but without taking too much from them at any given time to cause them to rebel or fight."

The “laws” used by the ANC to advance this agenda have included most obviously certain constitutional provisions, legislation, and (initially) white papers setting out binding government policy. Yet the ‘law’ has often been shifted in favour of the national revolution not by the introduction of new statutes, but by perpetual reinterpretation of previous ones. If the ANC was successfully challenged in the lower courts, a Constitutional Court dominated by its ideological allies would always be at hand to step in and get the NDR back on track.

If you wish to start adding up the ANC’s race laws – and see how they all fit together - all these need to be enumerated.

For instance, the SAPS under Jackie Selebi introduced an Employment Equity Plan in 2000 [28] that set racial targets (50/50 at management level and 60/40 at other levels) and a 70/30 quota on recruitment at all levels. These targets were subsequently ratcheted upwards. The Intelligence Services were exempted from the EE Act, but ministerial regulations were issued [29] in this regard in 2003.

Within five years of first being elected into office the ANC had rid the state -at national and provincial level - of much of its most precious managerial, professional and technical skill. It had abolished the merit system in the appointment of civil servants, and most requirements for formal qualifications, and replaced this with a crude political patronage system. It had then exported these policies both to the parastatals and to local government after 2000. Apart from profiting a multiracial ANC elite hugely the effect of all this was to gut the capacity of the state while strengthening the private sector.

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>>21405895

Communist Tactic; National Democratic Revolution, “The many, many race laws of the ANC”, “boiling a frog alive” Part 3

https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/the-many-many-race-laws-of-the-anc

By 2000 the ANC had largely removed from power “the old classes and strata” while bringing all state and parastatal institutions under the control and direction of the party. The ANC could now turn its attention to the next stage of the national revolution, namely the transformation of the private sector, and the economy.

The last stage of the national revolution was the direct expropriation of fixed white-owned property, including land.

The report of the Truth & Reconciliation commission lists 17 race-based laws passed by the parliament of the Union of South Africa between 1910 and 1948 in pursuit of racial segregation. It lists a further 26 passed by the National Party between 1948 and the passage of the Extension of University Education Act No 45 giving effect to apartheid. After that there are a multiplicity of laws passed related to the government’s policy of separate development.

For a few precious years in the early to mid-1990s South Africa was, for the first and last time, a country without operative racial laws. Over the past 26 years though the ANC has put in place a web of binding racial requirements through constitutional provisions, legislation, white papers, regulations, charters, and party resolutions; as it has sought to advance through the different stages of the revolution, towards the goal of pure racial proportionality, everywhere.

The article above has documented some eighty of these, but this is not a complete list. It lists only a handful of regulations. By one count the ANC has incorporated racial requirements into ninety acts of parliament, excluding the Constitution, though many of these relate to the application of the “representivity” principle to the boards of statutory bodies. In addition, there are a number of judgments issued by the Constitutional Court, bending the interpretation of the Constitution in favour of the national revolution.

One of the characteristics of the ANC is that it demands moral compliance with its racial project. Every institution in society has to formulate a little “race law” of its own, setting out how it expects to achieve the racial goals the ANC has set for employment, and then submit an annual report in this regard to the Department of Labour. In 2019 the department received 58 of these reports from national government, 133 from provincial government, 184 from local government, 133 from State-owned enterprises, 298 from educational institutions, 566 from non-profit organisations, and 26 113 from the private sector.

Zille’s remark was certainly implausible and hyperbolic. But as it turns out, she was not (far) wrong. The real problem, inadvertently highlighted by the controversy, is that such a large part of the media, civil society, and the DA do not see the ANC’s race laws as a problem. In fact they are barely conscious that they exist at all. And yet it is simply impossible to understand South Africa’s predicament without reference to the ANC’s racial project, the plunder that this enabled, and the institutional and economic destruction that resulted.

Water tanker mafia; “New mafia causing chaos in South Africa”

https://dailyinvestor.com/south-africa/59903/new-mafia-causing-chaos-in-south-africa/

4 August 2024

The water tanker mafia is entrenching itself in many municipalities across South Africa, causing chaos by deliberately disrupting the water supply to secure tenders.

While this mafia has been prevalent in KwaZulu Natal for over a year, offshoots are starting to spring up in the economic hub of Gauteng, which prolonged water outages have plagued.

The use of water tankers in Gauteng has skyrocketed as increased demand for water and deteriorating infrastructure have seen multiple areas go weeks without the precious resource.

This has resulted in the rise of a ‘water tanker mafia’ that profits from these supply disruptions, with Tshwane being particularly hard hit.

Themba Fosi, head of utilities, regional operations, and coordination for Tshwana, said the municipality spends around R98 million on water tankers annually.

“The water tanker mafia is being felt across the city, particularly in Bronkhorstspruit where, in several instances, we found our valves being tampered with,” he said.

“There is a huge amount of vandalism, and you see this is manmade and not due to infrastructure failure. Eventually, this leads to water tankers being the order of the day.”

“We have instances where invoices from water tankers are questionable. This tends to be a challenge for us because, in some instances, documents are falsified.”

Fosi explained that there were numerous instances across Tshwane where water pipes and valves had been tampered with or broken.

“These are the things we have found out as the city and the Tshwane metro police department. We also receive tip-offs from the community that they have seen some water tanker guys doing some shady work at our reservoirs or fire hydrants.”

“That’s information that is coming through. However, we don’t have the capacity to conduct an intense investigation. We rely heavily on the police when cases are lodged through them so that they can conduct investigations for us.”

Water scientist Dr Anthony Turton warned that the collapse of infrastructure has resulted in the water tanker mafia being entrenched in South African municipalities.

“This is part of a new trend where we can see that our infrastructure is not in healthy shape at all, and politicians are only waking up now,” Turton said.

This crisis has been exploited by the water tanker mafia, which deliberately sabotages infrastructure to win or prolong contracts to supply water to affected areas.

“There is a thriving tanker mafia in KZN that actively sabotages the water infrastructure. They do this to continue and prolong their contracts with the municipalities to provide water tankers across communities that need water,” Turton said.

He added that these tanker suppliers do not source their water from safe, potable sources. Instead, they take unsafe water from dams or rivers as they are paid per tanker.

“These elements thrive on chaos, and they need to be investigated with urgency.”

This mafia is among several groups with a vested interest in ensuring the supply of water is disrupted in South Africa. Turton warned that other groups see these disruptions as a way to foment social unrest.

“It is well-known across South Africa that the tanker mafias are very well entrenched,” he said.

“But, realistically, there are many vested interests in disrupting the system that may serve the interests of certain entities but not the national interest.”

He mentioned that acts of sabotage on water infrastructure are often a precursor to widespread social unrest.

“What we do know is during the 2021 looting in KZN, the precursor to that was tampering with valves and infrastructure. In fact, they destroyed valves in some municipalities.”

“We have seen videos of activists damaging water valves and infrastructure during recent unrest in Durban.”

“This could well be a part of a trend, and it is important we get on top of this. This has the potential to be a national security concern.”

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>The President is a billionaire, two of his brother-in-laws are billionaires

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>The right of usufruct, a practice undergirding African land tenure, was revoked in favor of a more Western system. Chiefs were made actual owners of land rather than the whole community. From them, the colonialists could easily obtain mining concessions, plantations, and other resources without much resistance. This was simpler for the colonial authorities because there were only the chiefs to convince and not the whole tribe or community for access to resources.

“Mine accused of disregarding obligations” but the government is complicit

https://youtu.be/AiZEk2UcgX8

Jul 30, 2024 #SABCNews

The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 requires South African mining companies to submit Social and Labour Plans to develop communities where they wish to operate, as a condition of granting them mining licences.

In the past 30 years, South Africa has seen many mining communities clashing with companies which they accuse of failing to comply with the law. [The Limpopo community of Atok, outside Burgersfort, is one such community which accuses the Bokoni Platinum mine - owned by African Rainbow Minerals (owned by Patrice Motsepe, Cyril Ramaphosa’s brother-in-law) since 2022 - of disregarding their obligations to transform their community. The company however, says it has been meeting its social responsibility obligations, and the majority of its workers are locals. https://omny.fm/shows/sabc-news-podcasts-playlist/thobela-hlokwa-residents-in-atok-outside-burgersfo]

SABC News Reporter Koketšo Motau has the story.

https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/04/16/we-know-our-lives-are-danger/environment-fear-south-africas-mining-affected

April 16, 2019

“We Know Our Lives are in Danger”: Environment of Fear in South Africa’s Mining-Affected Communities

Other mining areas in South Africa, including Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northwest provinces have had experiences similar to that of Xolobeni. While Bazooka’s murder and the threats against Nonhle have received domestic and international attention, many attacks on activists have gone unreported or unnoticed both within and outside the country.

https://groundup.org.za/article/mining-affected-communities-demand-more-development-in-their-towns/

8 February 2024

“While government is busy engaging only with business people about mining, the very communities that are affected by mining activities have been left out. So we are holding this summit to create a platform for communities to voice and discuss the issues they face,” he said.

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/who-are-the-menell-family-eff-question-links-to-ramaphosa/

The Urban Foundation is credited for transforming Ramaphosa from aspiring lawyer to mining magnate.

https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Urban_Foundation

Urban Foundation was established by people who had mining interests; Harry Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert and Clive S. Menell.

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/marikana-what-did-cyril-ramaphosa-do/

In August 2012, workers at the Marikana mine in Rustenburg staged a protest regarding their rights for a pay rise. After a week of demonstrations, the situation spiralled out of control, as police opened fire on the protesting miners, killing 34 of them.

At the time, Cyril [Ramaphosa] was a non-executive director of Lonmin. His company Shanduka was a minority shareholder in Lonmin, so this meant their profits were very much part of his business too.

He sent his emails on 15 August 2012, just a day before the 34 were gunned down. His choice of language – and subsequent suggestion that then-minister of police Nathi Mthethwa would be getting involved – has always been a sticking point for his critics.

“Total’s gas exit - PetroSA blunder loses SA R80bn investment, R100bn in lost taxes”

https://youtu.be/8MInnkm35u4

Jul 30, 2024

SA’s Government of National Unity faces a major stress test after oil major Total yesterday announced its exit from a highly prospective gas field off the Southern Cape coast. The French multinational and its partners had already invested R8bn in exploring the field, around 10% of the total investment to get a project of this size operational. JSE-listed company HCI is a 10% shareholder in the abandoned field. DA shadow minister James Lorimer has been regularly updating the BizNews community on SA’s oil and gas story. He explains to BizNews editor Alec Hogg how Total’s exit from the Brulpadda and Luiperd fields will cost the country at least R100bn in foregone tax revenues and calls for the cause - a dysfunctional PetroSA - to be urgently addressed.

https://totalenergies.com/news/press-releases/south-africa-totalenergies-exits-offshore-blocks-11b12b-and-567

Paris, July 29, 2024 - Following the decision of the partner CNRI to withdraw from Block 11B/12B, TotalEnergies also announces its withdrawal from this block, off the Southern coast of South Africa, in which its affiliate TotalEnergies EP South Africa holds a 45% interest.

TotalEnergies entered into Block 11B/12B in 2013 and made two gas discoveries, Brulpadda and Luiperd, which could however not be turned into a commercial development as it appeared to be too challenging to economically develop and monetize these gas discoveries for the South African market.

TotalEnergies has also decided to exit from offshore exploration Block 5/6/7 where TotalEnergies EP South Africa currently holds a 40% interest.

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>DA wants answers after over 5 million dockets are closed

“Farm attacks and murders are terrorism and sabotage” [Translated]

https://www.tlu.co.za/plaasaanvalle-en-moorde-is-terreur-en-sabotasie/

June 26, 2024

TLU SA declares that farm killings can no longer be considered a crime, but terrorism and sabotage.

"When a farmer and his workers, or any innocent citizen is hunted down with AK47s and R4 or R5 assault rifles and shot in cold blood, we realize that this is not ordinary crime, it is a terrorist attack and an act of sabotage against the country," says Bennie van Zyl, general manager of TLU SA.

"These incidents are not just a statistic that can be added by chance while the country's politicians in parliament are busy with egg dances for positions of authority," says Van Zyl. "Criminals and those awaiting trial bully each other to compete for a seat in the highest house of the land where this injustice against citizens has been ignored until now and has become commonplace."

The state has a constitutional responsibility to ensure the safety of its residents, financed by tax payments.

The recent attack on the farmer Francois Oosthuizen in KwaZulu-Natal, where he and two of his workers were attacked with assault rifles in their vehicle, can no longer simply be considered a crime. TLU SA asks: Is this not a war? Farmers, their families and workers can no longer carry out their duties to cultivate the land and produce food while he has to constantly look over his shoulder, knowing that at any moment, like so many of his predecessors, he will be just another victim of terrorist attack or sabotage can be Self-defense is no longer even an option because law-abiding citizens of this country are held hostage by criminals, and the SAPS' actions sometimes strengthen the criminals' hands and criminals know that they may never be found guilty.

Since 2019, the government has failed to effectively implement the National Rural Security Strategy. The serious injury of Oosthuizen, like many others, must not be dismissed as just another crime statistic. Here, a food producer was taken out of action with serious financial losses, not to mention the trauma and hospitalization that changed his entire life permanently. All this while the state remains absent.

Every commercial farmer's contribution to the nation's food supply is critical. If a farmer is eliminated, the food supply of around 2,000 people is threatened. Any responsible government will know that commercial farmers are an indispensable asset and must be protected at all costs. Food on the table is surely the greatest strategic asset of any country, and without it the country will grind to a halt.

Voters have clearly indicated that they are dissatisfied with the current government, and especially the poor security conditions. A new government of national unity will have to step in urgently, because it is unacceptable that South Africa, and specifically our farmers and their workers, suffer from security conditions.

We urgently need an effective and responsible new minister of the SAPS who will show the political will to take his task seriously, the SAPS will purge corrupt elements, including the criminals in its own ranks, ensuring that the SAPS, through effective work , now fulfills his civic responsibility by creating a safe state where citizens can live and work and that it is not this minister's job to serve an ideology or pamper crime with soft hands.

While this statement focuses on farm attacks, we recognize that crime across the country is out of control and no one is spared. The political will to address crime is largely absent. The government's constitutional responsibility to ensure crime prevention and combat has been largely absent for the past 30 years. South Africa's residents must be more purposeful from now on and consistently make their voices heard about the poor crime management of the past three decades and denounce it. Stop terror and sabotage and don't soften it to crime. This is much worse.

>>21415718

>Farm attacks and murders are terrorism and sabotage

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>>21405895

>the ANC's 25-year strategy to deal with the whites: it would be like boiling a frog alive

>>21405786

>GNU ‘best tactical option’, Ramaphosa tells ANC alliance partners

>The party said it remained firmly committed to the advance of the National Democratic Revolution

“The origins of South Africa's farm murder epidemic”

https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/the-origins-of-south-africas-farm-murder-epidemic#_ftnref11

20 June 2018

In Radio Freedom broadcasts through late 1984 and early 1985 the ANC in exile exhorted its young supporters on the ground in South Africa to completely discard adherence to the criminal law and basic Christian morality; to organise themselves into military-style units, to link up with MK operatives, to sabotage industries and farms, to rob whites and take their guns, and to use these (and whatever other weapons were at hand) to “eliminate” black policemen, councillors, suspected informers, and other categories of the enemy.

The targeting of white farmers was also top of mind of the ANC leadership in exile at that time. A discussion document for the Commission on Armed Struggle prepared for the ANC’s Kabwe conference, held in June 1985, stated: “We should liquidate and harass the enemy manpower, puppets and traitors including the rural bourgeoisie (white farmers…)”. The Commission on Strategy and Tactics talked about using the liberation movement’s urban strongholds as a springboard for launching the armed struggle in the rural areas. It stated:

“In the rural areas it is necessary to create underground and mass political bases as a foundation for the armed struggle. In areas where suitable conditions exist units must be sent to be based in the terrain to make contact with and train the local population for action against the enemy. We must undertake a sustained drive to clear the white farms and harass the enemy with mine warfare. Sustained armed activity in the rural areas is important both as a politicising factor locally and nationally, and as a tactic to disperse the enemy.”

Although a key reason for targeting white farmers was ideological –the start of an offensive designed to “seize the land” from the “white colonialists” - the ANC still remained formally committed to the principle, enshrined in the Geneva conventions, that MK would not directly target white civilians.

The ANC NEC’s January 8th statement of 1986, delivered by Tambo, stated that “the charge we give to Umkhonto we Sizwe and to the masses of our people is attack, advance, give the enemy no quarter–an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!”… Tambo added that MK had also “taken the armed struggle both into the Bantustans and into the enemy rural military zones, striking blows that have worried the enemy and its puppets.” He then stated:

“Much organisational and mobilisation work still needs to be done in these areas, raising to the fore such questions as the need to destroy the oppressive Bantustan system, to rise up against the blood-sucking white soldier-farmers and to address the central task of the landless masses seizing the land which rightfully belongs to them.”

In a broadcast on Radio Freedom on 21st October 1985 the ANC… exhorted farm workers to do the following:

“Sabotage his farming operations. Destroy his crops. Sabotage his implements and machinery. Daring actions of Umkhonto we Sizwe are not the only way of confronting the enemy. Sabotage operations are part of the people's war. And actions of the people are. Do not allow the Boers to arm you against the people. Take the guns and communication equipment [in their possession] and everything you can lay your hands on and turn them on the exploitative farmers. These are the actions we have to take to end this state of tyranny which occupies our land. Let us all unite and fight for a new South Africa where the land shall not be the property of white farmers only but shall be shared among all those who [work it].”

It is worth noting at this point the similarity between the message conveyed in this broadcast, and the words of the war song "Dubul'ibhunu" sung by MK cadres in exile:

Dubula! Dubula! Dubula nge s'bhamu

Dubul' ibhunu

Dubula' Dubula Dubula nge s'bhamu

Mama, ndiyeke ndidubul' ibhunu

Dubula' Dubula' Dubula nge s'bhamu

Ziyareypa lezinja

Dubula! Dubula! Dubula nge s'bhamu

[Shoot! Shoot! Shoot them with a gun

Shoot the Boer

Shoot! Shoot! Shoot them with a gun

Ma, let me "shoot the Boer

Shoot! Shoot Shoot them with a gun.

These dogs rape us

Shoot shoot shoot them with a gun.]

The intention was to focus initially on capturing the state machinery - through a combination of cadre deployment and pushing out of white officials and officers - before eventually turning, in the final stage of the National Democratic Revolution, to an ultimate solution of the land question in South Africa.

“MK party replaces 18 MPs”

https://youtu.be/9crO7CvEHl8

Aug 8, 2024

Umkhonto we Sizwe party is replacing 18 of its members of the National Assembly.

The bulk of them were sworn-in less than two months ago on 25 June.

MK party's spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says many of those who were on the list were not supposed to be there in the first place.

>>21405895

>For instance, the SAPS under Jackie Selebi introduced an Employment Equity Plan in 2000 [28] that set racial targets (50/50 at management level and 60/40 at other levels) and a 70/30 quota on recruitment at all levels. These targets were subsequently ratcheted upwards.

>>21415718

>Is this not a war?

“Anarchy in RSA; Action Society deeply concerned with criminal cases being closed without results”

https://actionsociety.co.za/anarchy-in-rsa-action-society-deeply-concerned-with-criminal-cases-being-closed-without-results/

13 August 2024

Action Society is deeply concerned with the latest revelation of unsolved crimes in South Africa. Between 2018 and 2024, 76 655 murders and 40 089 attempted murders in South Africa were closed and went unsolved; these cases were closed, placed in storage and never opened again. Rape cases that go unsolved totaled up 61 740 with unsolved sexual assault cases numbering at 5 523. The worst number was unsolved aggravated robbery cases which totaled at 256 162 and unsolved kidnapping cases coming in at 9 114.

To make matters even worse, South Africa has a shortage of 8 500 detectives and 527 voluntarily left the force from October 1 2023 to July 19 2024, making it almost impossible for these crimes to be solved.

“This is a massive issue. We have repeatedly stated that we need to stop focusing only on the poorly trained troops on the ground. But we need to ensure there are specialised personnel that can investigate these cases to the very end and bring justice to victims,” said Action Society spokesperson, Juanita du Preez.

The crime trends in South Africa keep on heading toward a state that resembles complete anarchy. It seems as though some, but definitely not all, members of our police sit with their boots on their desks, awaiting their latest paychecks while South Africans suffer and fear for their lives. There are many great cops who have a great passion for their work and are very good at it, but a rotten few give them a bad name.

“Over recent years South Africa has come to resemble a type of war zone and nobody feels safe in their homes anymore. Political appointments in police ranks have robbed the South African Police Service (SAPS) of the skills to solve crime,” said Juanita du Preez.

Much of this can be attributed to the previous minister of policies’ disastrous handling of crime and police resources in South Africa. Under his auspices, crime in South Africa went into a complete downward spiral and trust in police plummeted to an all time low with political interference coupled with an incompetent team.

“The sheer number of unsolved cases are almost unfathomable. How can things have been allowed to get this bad? However there is light at the end of the tunnel as we have a new minister of police at the helm, but he has a very big mess to clean up. We have already reached out to minister Mchunu with our suggested solutions on how we can ameliorate the crime situation in the country. We trust that he is the right man for the job and that our partnership can be fruitful and make our beautiful country safe once again for all South Africans,” concluded Juanita du Preez.

>>21396704

>Chiefs were made actual owners of land rather than the whole community. From them, the colonialists could easily obtain mining concessions, plantations, and other resources without much resistance. This was simpler for the colonial authorities because there were only the chiefs to convince and not the whole tribe or community for access to resources.

>>21379971

>Business had to do with more than just making money – especially in Africa and other developing countries – it had to make a real contribution to development.

>>21406188

>While government is busy engaging only with business people about mining, the very communities that are affected by mining activities have been left out.

Mervyn King: “The company… is the most important citizen in every country in the world”

https://youtu.be/WNV_DNM3s9E

Jun 18, 2023

https://www.mervynking.co.za/

Mervyn King is a Senior Counsel and former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa. He is Professor Extraordinaire at the University of South Africa on Corporate Citizenship, Honorary Professor at the Universities of Pretoria and Cape Town and a Visiting Professor at Rhodes.

He has an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the Universities of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and Leeds in the UK, an honorary Doctorate from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia and a honorary Doctorate in Commerce from Stellenbosch University in South Africa, is Chair Emeritus of the King Committee on Corporate Governance in South Africa, which produced King I, II, III and IV, and Chair of the Good Law Foundation.

He is Chair Emeritus of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) in London and of the Global Reporting Initiative in Amsterdam and a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group to the World Bank on Corporate Governance. He chaired the United Nations Committee of Eminent persons on Governance and Oversight and was President of the Advertising Standards Authority for 15 years and a member of the ICC Court of Arbitration in Paris for seven years.

He is chair of the African Integrated Reporting Council and chair of the Integrated Reporting Committee of South Africa.

He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards for promoting quality corporate governance globally from the ICGN, the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance, the Indian IOD and the Regenesys Business School. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce, honorary fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales; of the Institute of Internal Auditors of the UK; of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; of the Certified Public Accountants of Australia; of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations of the UK, of the Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a Chartered Director of South Africa.

He has been a chair, director and chief executive of several companies listed on the London, Luxembourg and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges.

He has consulted, advised and spoken on legal, business, advertising, sustainability and corporate governance issues in over 60 countries and has received many awards from international bodies around the world including the World Federation of Stock Exchanges and the International Federation of Accountants.

He is the author of five books on governance, sustainability and reporting, the latest being “The Auditor. Quo Vadis.”

He sits as an arbitrator and mediator internationally.

https://caribbeangovernance.org/blog/10680356

Long before the western world adopted ESG as a buzzword in corporate Governance, Professor Mervyn King and his counterparts in South Africa had embraced and develop principles and frameworks for embracing practices that went beyond the financial bottom line.

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>GNU ‘best tactical option’, Ramaphosa tells ANC alliance partners

“DA remains ANC’s ‘guest in the GNU, not its coalition partner’: Mokonyane lashes out at Zille”

https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/helen-zille-comments-on-gnu-rattles-anc/

1 Aug 2024

“From the beginning, Cyril Ramaphosa came up with this notion of a government of national unity, which he thought would be a better way to sell the concept of a coalition to his own party,” said Zille.

“However, this is not a government of national unity because a GNU would bring all parties together, including the EFF and the MK party, which it did not. But it still gave the president the fig leaf he needed to attract smaller parties that said they wouldn’t be in a coalition with the DA. The truth is, we are actually in a coalition because a coalition means that if a party withdraws, the government falls.”

https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2024-08-02-da-remains-ancs-guest-in-the-gnu-not-its-coalition-partner-mokonyane-lashes-out-at-zille/#google_vignette

02 August 2024 - 18:14

The ANC has lashed out at DA federal council chair Helen Zille, telling her that her party remains the ANC’s guest in the government of national unity and not its coalition partner.

The GNU was conceptualised and is led by the ANC which invited other political parties to be a part of it, the party’s leaders have said.

The party called comments by Zille on the GNU reckless and not in keeping with someone who was an invited guest.

But Mokonyane, and the party’s head of election Mdumiseni Ntuli, said the situation the ANC found itself in was a result of the “will of the people” which produced electoral results that failed to give one single political party an outright majority.

“I think we have embraced the GNU and we're leading it. Of course we understand that the GNU is going to remain a very contested terrain. It's not surprising the behaviour of Helen Zille for instance. All that she does and what she says, this is going to be a contested terrain. We said this right from the onset when we were arguing that it is the ANC that has invited everybody into the GNU, including the DA,” said Ntuli.

“So at times it sounds arrogant when we say it is the ANC-led GNU, but practically and in theory it's what it meant because we conceptualised this idea, we sold it to parties. Each one of them agreed and assented to the document on the statement of intent.

“What we have accepted as the ANC is that it’s going to be a contested terrain. The opposition is not going to [lay low] including those in the GNU because everybody wants to set the agenda for this country to prepare for 2026 and 2029.” [What is planned?]

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>The Urban Foundation is credited for transforming Ramaphosa from aspiring lawyer to mining magnate.

>Urban Foundation was established by people who had mining interests; Harry Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert and Clive S. Menell.

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>the situation the ANC found itself in was a result of the “will of the people”

“Will of the People” reminds me of…

“An insider’s explanation of the difference between a “free and fair” election and a “will of the people” election–Kriegler deputy’s memoir”

[Take note; Johann Kriegler served on the Transvaal board of the Urban Foundation. Kriegler served intermittently as an acting judge between 1976 and 1983, and in 1984 he was appointed permanently as a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa. [1] He was an acting judge in the Appellate Division from 1990 until 1993, when he was elevated permanently. https://wikimili.com/en/Johann_Kriegler#cite_note-:3-3]

https://africommons.com/2015/11/free-and-fair-election-kenya-kriegler/

Posted on November 7, 2015

In his book Birth: the Conspiracy to Stop the ’94 Election, Peter Harris, a South African lawyer who was in charge of the “election-monitoring division” of that country’s Independent Electoral Commission in 1994 (under Johann Kriegler, later appointed by President Kibaki to head Kenya’s 2008 IREC or “Kriegler Commission”, charged under Kenya’s 2008 post-election settlement with, inter alia, investigating the failed presidential vote) elaborates:

“Why would anyone want to run a free and fair election that will remove them from power? . . . Enter the election-monitoring division, whose primary job is to ensure that the election is free and fair. . . .

What constitutes a free and fair is a major issue for us. The high level of violence can have a major effect. In short, the tense situation in Bophuthatswana can jeopardize everything.

Declaring an election free and fair depends on a number of considerations, but chief among them is the ‘freedom of voters to vote in secret, free from violence and coercion’, and ‘access to secure voting stations’.

Since his appointment, Steven Friedman and his information and analysis department have been monitoring the situation closely. Their final talks will be to produce a report that will help the commissioners make a finding on whether the election was free and fair and a reflection of the will of the people.

I rather like the ‘will of the people’ bit; it reminds me of one of those classic legal catch-all clauses that provide an escape route if all else fails. It is a bit like ‘sufficient consensus,’ that famous methodology for reaching agreement at constitutional negotiations. In real terms this means if the ANC and the National Party agree there was ‘sufficient consensus’, then bugger the rest. The real reason I like ‘the will of the people’ is because, as we hurtle closer to this election, it is clear to me that there is a lot that can, and probably will, go wrong.

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>I have always thought it worthy of note that during the days when Tanzania was leading the fight against apartheid my father would always stay in State House of the guest of President Nyerere whenever he visited Tanzania… He was, politically, ahead of his time in South Africa and he made sure the companies was associated with were as well.

“Africa seeks clarity on GNU: Sophie Mokoena weighs in”

https://youtu.be/vFtBom79Ud0

Aug 9, 2024 #SABCNews

The ANC says many of its friends on the continent want clarity on the Government of National Unity.

Addressing representatives of different missions in South Africa, the ANC First Deputy Secretary General, who is also chair of Subcommittee on International Relations, Nomvula Mokonyane, sought to reassure diplomats that the country's foreign policy will not change.

0:22 – “ANC is the oldest liberation organisation on the continent and in fact even globally. When you look at political parties, ANC is a very very formidable, well known party… The party has been there since 1912 and it has got relations particularly with socialist organisations or parties in other regions on the continent with all those parties, the former liberation organisations… Most of the political parties on the continent and the struggle was modeled or was adopted by many countries following the launch of the African National Congress after 1912. Therefore there’s so much belief and understanding that the ANC, particularly South Africa in this case, must always provide leadership on specific African issues particularly when you look at a fight to ensure that there’s total liberation, economically as well on the continent… Now Africa is saying but, hang on, will this be possible for the ANC to lead us or to make meaningful input… for total liberation or emancipation because the issue of the economy… the land question, the minerals of the continent.”

4:02 – “Just in closing, we know the Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, will meet his counterparts from liberation parties in the SADC region. What will be on that agenda?… He is going to try and take all these parties on board. When you look at a country like Angola and that’s what the President did yesterday when he met his counterpart from MPLA who is the President also of that country. FRELIMO in Mozambique, they will have to take the leadership on board. SWAPO, you have CCM from Tanzania, Zanu-pf and also you have Botswana and therefore he is going to take these sister parties on board but also indicate to them how they arrived at this decision and going forward, how are they going to manage this decision. But I think above all how do they hope to claw back power.”

“Nyhontso: PAC didn't sell out to GNU”

https://youtu.be/S3OZ3p_xZXE

Aug 14, 2024 #Newzroom405

Pan Africanist Congress president Mzwanele Nyhontso joins #Newzroom405's Xoli Mngambi in the studio. He's here to respond to the party's former deputy secretary general Mbuso Dlamini who rejected the party's participation in the government of national unity calling it a sell-out deal between the ANC and the DA.

Nyhontso says Dlamini is no longer a PAC member as he hasn't been renewing his membership and the party moved on without him. He also rubbishes claims that the party sold out.

"We are not participating in the GNU because we are sellouts. We were invited to come and form a government because services need to be delivered," he says.

https://sundayworld.co.za/politics/pac-lashes-party-president-nyhontso-for-joining-sell-out-gnu/

PAC deputy secretary Mbuso Dlamini came out with guns blazing this week, denouncing the participation of the party in the government of national unity (GNU).

His criticism comes after the ANC, DA, IFP, FF Plus, PAC, PA and other smaller parties formed the GNU. Dlamini stated that his party was rejecting the GNU. It was also rejecting the participation of the PAC president, Mzwanele Nyhontso, in it.

“We as the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania wish to distance ourselves from the so-called government of national unity and Mzwanele Nyhontso’s participation in it under the name of PAC, as the minister of land and rural development. PAC vehemently rejects the sell-out deal between the ANC and the DA that was made after the elections on 29 May 2024.

“To us the GNU is nothing …but a secret merger between proponents of settler colonialism and capitalism [and] their black puppets to preserve and advance their interests. They do this than put the interests of the marginalised African first,” said Dlamini.

He said the PAC was rejecting any deal that seeks to put “the oppressor and the oppressed together to govern the country.”

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>DA remains ANC’s ‘guest in the GNU, not its coalition partner’: Mokonyane lashes out at Zille

>this is not a government of national unity because a GNU would bring all parties together, including the EFF and the MK party, which it did not

“GNU talks were on a knife-edge — Alan Winde on how Floyd Shivambu ‘saved South Africa’”

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-08-13-gnu-talks-were-on-a-knife-edge-alan-winde-on-how-floyd-shivambu-saved-south-africa/

13 Aug 2024

Describing the formation of the new government, Alan Winde, Western Cape premier and a member of the Democratic Alliance’s negotiating team in the post-election period, said the EFF and MK party were inadvertently forcing the GNU to work.

lan Winde, one of the Democratic Alliance (DA) negotiators for the Government of National Unity (GNU), has repeated DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille’s claim that EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu “saved South Africa” when he called for a caucus break during the first sitting of the new National Assembly, which allowed the DA and the African National Congress (ANC) to sign a coalition agreement.

Winde, who in June was sworn in as Western Cape premier for a second term, addressed the Cape Town Press Club on Tuesday about the GNU and coalitions.

He said he was asked by DA leader John Steenhuisen to be part of the coalition negotiations alongside party veterans including Zille and Siviwe Gwarube, who is now the basic education minister.

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>MK party replaces 18 MPs

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>GNU talks were on a knife-edge — Alan Winde on how Floyd Shivambu ‘saved South Africa’

“WATCH | Floyd Shivambu dumps EFF for MK Party”

https://youtu.be/i-j4uRjY5Hg

Aug 15, 2024

https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/08/15/manyi-believes-mk-party-better-equipped-to-recapture-the-country

15 August 2024 | 11:48

Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member of Parliament Mzwanele Manyi says the newly formed Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party is better suited to recapture the country from what he describes as "imperialists".

Manyi and EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu announced their resignation from the EFF earlier on Thursday, as they’ve decided to join the MK Party.

He believes former president Jacob Zuma’s party is more equipped to implement land expropriation without compensation, and policies similar to those of the EFF.

When Manyi left the African Transformation Movement (ATM) to join the red berets in May last year, he praised the EFF as a well-oiled machine capable of bringing about transformation.

But having now left the EFF to join the MK Party, he has cited the same reason for his departure from the red berets.

"Exactly what I said about the EFF, multiply that by two with the MK Party. For all those reasons, MK Party is head and shoulders in terms of state of readiness to take over the country. You could see that this is a serious party with momentum."

Shivambu, who also announced his departure from the EFF, refused to disclose what influenced his crossover to the MK Party.

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>Jeremy Farrar, Wellcome’s Director, says: "Improving health for everyone is something no one nation, organisation or sector can do alone. It requires strong leadership and partnership across borders and sectors. We look forward to working with WHO and all its partners in a more formal capacity towards shared goals in pressing areas such as universal health care, drug-resistant infections, climate change and health and being better prepared for inevitable epidemics."

>Over the past three years, we have provided more than $8m in funding to WHO, supporting work such as the successful Ebola vaccine trials in Guinea

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>The Wellcome Trust’s director, Sir Jeremy Farrar, is to take up the role of chief scientist at the World Health Organization next year.

Jeremy Farrar “Fighting pandemics should be funded 'like the military'”

https://www.wired.com/story/pandemic-threat-wellcome-trust-zika-ebola/

Apr 13, 2016 10:44 AM

Governments around the world need to invest in defending against pandemics such as Ebola and Zika in the same way they invest in the military, says the head of biomedical research charity the Wellcome Trust. "We spend gazillions to defend ourselves from military attacks, but from the beginning of the twentieth century far more people have died from infection. We are hugely vulnerable from a public health perspective," explains Jeremy Farrar, an expert on infectious diseases.

Funding such defences cannot be left in the hands of private companies, he argues, just as we don't expect the free market to fund aircraft carriers. "This is public health. Private pharmaceutical companies will make – quite rightly – decisions based on potential commercial return. This has to be incentivised by governments, taxpayers and philanthropy, then industry has to be persuaded that it's in their interest. Otherwise we are leaving a potentially disastrous situation in the hands of the marketplace."

Farrar, who is speaking at WIRED Health on 29 April, described sudden outbreaks of diseases with no known vaccines or treatments as the new normal.

"We've had Ebola for the last two to three years, now Zika. Since 1998 I've been involved in about eight major epidemics including SARS and bird flu. This is the new world. These are not rare events," Farrar explains.

Diseases are more likely to spread these days because of a number of factors. Firstly, the world is more connected, which means people travel more frequently. Secondly, increasingly dense populations mean more interactions between humans and animals, where most diseases originate. Climate change also plays a role, with rising temperatures and humidity providing the perfect breeding ground for disease carriers. "With no drugs, no vaccines and no diagnostic tests, an outbreak goes from being a relatively small affair to 30,000 people," he adds, referring to Ebola in West Africa, which quickly claimed more than 11,300 lives.

Beyond the human cost, there is a massive financial cost to epidemics and pandemics, estimated at $60 billion (£42.17 billion) annually. Many of these costs fall on the private sector, through increased insurance claims and a fall in tourism. "The impacts on societies if we don't get prepared in terms of business disruption and economic loss, are huge," Farrar says.

“Africa CDC Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency of Continental Security, Mobilizing Resources Across the Continent”

https://africacdc.org/news-item/africa-cdc-declares-mpox-a-public-health-emergency-of-continental-security-mobilizing-resources-across-the-continent/

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 Aug 2024 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.

This declaration, under Article 3, Paragraph F of the Africa CDC Statutes, empowers the organization to lead and coordinate responses to significant health emergencies. The statute mandates Africa CDC to “coordinate and support Member States in health emergency responses, particularly those declared PHECS or Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), as well as health promotion and disease prevention through health systems strengthening, addressing communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental health, and Neglected Tropical Diseases.”

The declaration will enable the mobilization of resources across affected countries, unlocking essential funding, strengthening Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), boosting surveillance and laboratory testing efforts, and enhancing human resource capacities to respond effectively to Mpox through a One Health approach.

Africa CDC Director General Dr. Jean Kaseya emphasized the urgency of swift and decisive action: “Today, we declare this PHECS to mobilize our institutions, our collective will, and our resources to act—swiftly and decisively. This empowers us to forge new partnerships, strengthen our health systems, educate our communities, and deliver life-saving interventions where they are needed most. There is no need for travel restrictions at this time.”

https://africacdc.org/people/dr-jean-kaseya/

H.E Dr. Jean Kaseya was appointed Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC) during the thirty-sixth African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in February 2023.

Before assuming his role as Director-General of Africa CDC, Dr. Kaseya had a distinguished career, holding multiple significant roles. At the national level, Dr. Kaseya has been entrusted with significant responsibilities, contributing his expertise to the health initiatives of his home country. These roles have included serving as a Senior Adviser to President Laurent Desire Kabila at a ministerial level, where he played a vital role in shaping healthcare policies and strategies. Additionally, he has taken on roles such as the Head of Routine Immunization within the National Expanded Programme on Immunization, showcasing his dedication to enhancing healthcare delivery at the grassroots level.

On the international stage, he has worked with prominent organisations such as UNICEF, Gavi, CHAI, and the World Health Organization, where he has been instrumental in driving forward various health initiatives of continental significance. Dr. Kaseya is a devoted family man and a proud father of three daughters.

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“WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/who-declares-mpox-outbreaks-in-africa-a-global-health-emergency-as-a-new-form-of-the-virus-spreads/ar-AA1oQrpG

8/15/2024

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent.

Earlier this week, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the mpox outbreaks were a public health emergency, with more than 500 deaths, and called for international help to stop the virus’ spread.

“This is something that should concern us all … The potential for further spread within Africa and beyond is very worrying,” said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

“We are now in a situation where (mpox) poses a risk to many more neighbors in and around central Africa,” said Salim Abdool Karim, a South African infectious diseases expert who chairs the Africa CDC emergency group. He said the new version of mpox spreading from Congo appears to have a death rate of about 3-4%.

https://covid19commission.org/salim-abdool-karim

Caprisa Professor for Global Health in Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health (USA)

Salim S. Abdool Karim, FRS, is a South African clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist widely recognized for scientific contributions to HIV prevention and treatment. He is Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, and CAPRISA Professor of Global Health at Columbia University, New York. He is the Chair of the South African Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19.

He is an Adjunct Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard University, Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Cornell University and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He previously served as President of the South African Medical Research Council.

Dr. Abdool Karim is ranked among the world’s most highly cited scientists by Web of Science. He serves on the Boards of several journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet Global Health, Lancet HIV and mBio. He is the Chair of the UNAIDS Scientific Expert Panel and the WHO’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee for HIV. He is a member of the WHO TB-HIV Task Force.

His awards include the African Union’s “Kwame Nkrumah Award” Africa’s most prestigious scientific award and the Canada Gairdner Global Health Award. He is member of the US National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Microbiology. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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“Vaccine Maker Shares Soar After WHO Declares Health Emergency Over Africa Mpox Outbreak”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/vaccine-maker-shares-soar-after-who-declares-health-emergency-over-africa-mpox-outbreak/ar-AA1oQv81

8/15/2024

Shares of Danish company Bavarian Nordic jumped as much as 17% during early trading in Copenhagen on Thursday, though gains fell to around 11% as trading continued.

The rally extends a climb of around 12% from the day before, when the WHO joined Africa’s top public health body in declaring a growing mpox outbreak a public health emergency.

Bavarian Nordic is one of the only companies in the world with an approved mpox vaccine and in practice it is the only company as the shot it manufactures is the preferred choice of global health authorities by far on account of the much lower risks of negative outcomes associated with it.

Bavarian Nordic sells the vaccine under three brand names worldwide—Jynneos, Imvamune and Imvanex—and U.S.-traded shares of the company were up nearly a third (33%) during premarket trading early Thursday morning.

Shares for Maryland-based Emergent BioSolutions, which acquired smallpox vaccine ACAM2000 from French pharma giant Sanofi in 2017—smallpox is related to mpox and the shot is believed to protect against it as well—had soared nearly 12% by market close on Wednesday, though shares dipped more than 3.5% during premarket trading Thursday.

Tonix Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. firm with an experimental shot in early-stage trials for horsepox with the potential for further applications to smallpox and mpox, also dipped 3.6% during premarket trading, paring gains of 2.7% from the day before.

What Treatments Are There For Mpox?

There are few specific treatments approved for mpox and many have not been extensively tested on the disease given the lack of cases. Those approved for smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980, have even less data, though the similarities between the two viruses mean therapies that work for one are likely to have at least some impact on the other. While they cannot prevent infection, therapies can help save patients, reduce symptoms and disease progression and potentially lower the risk of onward transmission. Antiviral drug tecovirimat has been approved for use against smallpox based on animal tests and while not authorized to treat mpox patients in the U.S., the drug was made available for this purpose under emergency protocols during the 2022 outbreak. The drug, marketed as Tpoxx by Siga Technologies, is still undergoing testing to be approved specifically for mpox. Siga shares were up nearly 27% at market close on Wednesday and were up more than 1% in premarket trading on Thursday.

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>Bavarian Nordic

“Bavarian Nordic says it can supply 10M mpox jabs by end of 2025”

https://www.politico.eu/article/bavarian-nordic-says-it-can-supply-10m-mpox-jabs-by-end-of-2025/

August 15, 2024 12:41 pm CET

The company said it is waiting to receive orders.

Bavarian Nordic can provide 10 million doses of its mpox vaccine to African countries by the end of 2025 to help them deal with the latest global public health emergency, the vaccine manufacturer’s CEO said.

“We have inventory and we have the capabilities. What we’re missing are the orders,” Paul Chaplin told Bloomberg.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said it needs 10 million doses to control the outbreak, which has spread from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to neighboring countries in recent weeks.

The Danish drugmaker and the European Commission have already donated more than 200,000 doses. Chaplin said the company has 300,000 doses ready for shipping immediately and could provide 2 million doses to Africa by the end of this year.

“We are in late August already, so it really does need some speed in the decision making to be able to do that,” he said.

Stockpiles of the vaccine are also held in other places, in preparation for future outbreaks. The European Union signed a contract for 2 million doses in November 2022 , while some countries in Europe also hold national stockpiles. The U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) this month issued an order to Bavarian Nordic to replenish its stocks of the vaccine.

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern on Aug. 14. A more deadly strain of the virus, spreading among children and via sexual contact, is of particular concern, WHO officials said.

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>Wellcome Trust

“WHO, Bill Gates and Wellcome Trust’s Global Vaccine Fund Lacks Transparency and Accountability”

https://expose-news.com/2022/10/11/gates-wellcome-trusts-global-vaccine-fund-lacks/

October 11, 2022

Working closely with the World Health Organisation (“WHO”), four global health organisations – the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gavi, The Wellcome Trust and CEPI – played a central role in creating the Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (“ACT-A”). And a consortium operated by Gavi, CEPI and UNICEF named COVAX is the vaccine pillar of ACT-A.

Throughout the spring and summer of 2020, the four global health organisations poured money into vaccine development and lobbied governments to pour money into them and their ACT-A initiative. However, from its inception, ACT-A has lacked transparency and accountability an investigation by Politico and Welt has found.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/14/global-covid-pandemic-response-bill-gates-partners-00053969

The four organizations had worked together in the past, and three of them shared a common history. The largest and most powerful was the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest philanthropies in the world. Then there was Gavi, the global vaccine organization that Gates helped to found to inoculate people in low-income nations, and the Wellcome Trust, a British research foundation with a multibillion dollar endowment that had worked with the Gates Foundation in previous years. Finally, there was the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI, the international vaccine research and development group that Gates and Wellcome both helped to create in 2017.

Gavi was founded in 1999 with $750 million from the Gates Foundation to strike vaccine deals with pharmaceutical companies for low-income countries. The vast majority of its financing is made up of donations from governments. The organization focuses solely on immunization and its board is made up of multiple representatives from the global south.

In July, CEPI announced it would donate $66 million to Clover Biopharmaceuticals to help the company through its clinical trials. CEPI, Wellcome and the Gates Foundation invested up to $449 million in Oxford University — including partnerships with the school and other companies — for vaccines. Wellcome granted $2.4 million to the Wits Health Consortium in South Africa to help with research on detecting and surveilling Covid.

Oversight and political leadership for ACT-A came through the facilitation council, a committee co-hosted by the WHO and the European Commission that included representatives from various countries, including the consortium’s co-chairs, South Africa and Norway.

“Namibia removes 31 countries from visa-exempt status”

https://youtu.be/JyFJ2ryWiGw

Aug 16, 2024

0:54 – “I think the tourist industry in South Africa is watching what’s happening in Namibia and it appears that South Africa wants to follow suit on the decision to impose visa restrictions.”

“Namibia to start enforcing visa on arrival for non-reciprocal countries next year”

https://thebrief.com.na/2024/06/namibia-to-start-enforcing-visa-on-arrival-for-non-reciprocal-countries-next-year/

June 27, 2024

Namibia is set to start implementing visas on arrival for citizens of countries that have not reciprocated the country’s exemption gestures from April 1, 2025.

Visitors can apply online or obtain visas upon arrival.

This comes as last month, Namibia resolved to introduce entry visa requirements for countries that have not reciprocated its visa exemption policy.

Information, Communication and Technology Minister, Emma Theofelus, made the announcement on Thursday after Cabinet approved the move through Cabinet Decision No. 8th/21.05.24/002.

“Visa fees will be introduced with N$1,600 for non-African Union (AU) members and N$1,200 for AU members still requiring visas on arrival. Visa prices are subject to annual review based on currency exchange rates,” she said.

To streamline arrival processes, the visa on arrival form will be merged with the arrival form, and departure forms will be discontinued.

“This will allow for increased staffing at arrival counters.”

Namibia used to have visa exemptions for around 55 nations, with only 18 of those having reciprocated the exemptions.

Notably, 18 countries such as Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and others will remain unaffected by the changes, as they have reciprocal visa agreements with Namibia.

However, 31 countries could be impacted by the new visa requirements.

These include nations such as Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Uzbekistan.

The decision aims to foster equal treatment among nations regarding visa regulations.

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“Namibia and Botswana remove a barrier to freedom of movement, abolish the use of passports”

https://theexchange.africa/countries/namibia-botswana-abolish-passports/

One of the main initiatives of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which aims to remove barriers to Africans’ freedom of movement, employment, and residence on their continent, is the free mobility of Africans within it.

With the intention of encouraging the Member States to issue visas to improve the free movement of African nationals on the continent, the project tries to change Africa’s laws, which remain largely restrictive on the movement of people despite political vows to remove borders.

Once fully embraced by all Member States, the free movement of people within Africa is expected to have many important positive effects, including an increase in intra-African trade, commerce, and tourism; easier labour mobility; knowledge and skill sharing within Africa; the promotion of pan-African identity, social integration, and tourism; an improvement in trans-border infrastructure and shared development; the encouragement of an all-encompassing approach to border management; and the promotion of the rule of law, human rights, and shared development

Nationals of Namibia and Botswana will no longer require passports to travel between the two nations after the presidents of those nations decided to open their borders to one another.

https://publicsectormag.net/2023/02/26/namibia-botswana-abolish-passports-for-citizens-crossing-border/

February 27, 2023

National leaders of Botswana and Namibia have signed an agreement that will allow their citizens to cross the two countries’ border without passports.

Starting immediately, citizens of the two southern African countries will only be required to produce their identity cards at crossing points.

Namibian President Geingob says the move is a key step toward integration among countries of the Southern African Development Conference (SADC), and ultimately the entire continent.

“We are taking the first steps towards realization of (the) SADC Protocol on the facilitation of movement of persons, not only goods but persons,” Geingob said. “In the same vein, steps like these could form a foundation whose stepping stones may lead to the path in inspiring Africans to attain continental integration.”

>>21422477

>One of the main initiatives of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which aims to remove barriers to Africans’ freedom of movement, employment, and residence on their continent, is the free mobility of Africans within it.

People prefer ‘apartheid’

“Miss SA xenophobia controversy sparks tribalism debate”

https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/style-beauty/miss-sa-xenophobia-controversy-sparks-tribalism-debate-5a5f67a4-3899-48bd-863f-480b7779b353#google_vignette

Published Aug 5, 2024

The 2024 pageant stirred controversy when finalist, Chidimma Adetshina faced xenophobia after it was discovered that she has a South African mother who is of Mozambican descent and a Nigerian father.

The xenophobic backlash began on social media, with critics questioning her citizenship status and her right to represent South Africa in the pageant, arguing that only South African born individuals should compete.

These views reflect the broader xenophobic attitudes in South Africa, where immigrants are often blamed for various social and economic problems. Adetshina’s experience identifies the difficulties immigrants face in being fully accepted, even when they hold legal status and contribute positively to the country.

Furthermore, the impact of xenophobia on the Miss South Africa pageant has led to a conversation about tribalism.

Tribalism is when one strongly identifies with a specific group like a tribe or ethnic community, prioritising the interests and needs of that specific group over others, which leads to exclusion or conflict with other groups.

https://www.arise.tv/updates-on-chidimma-adetshinas-citizenship-status-to-be-provided-through-parliament-says-south-africa-home-affairs-minister/

17:04, 16th Aug, 2024

South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, has said that the investigation into the citizenship status of Chidimma Adetshina is “active and ongoing”, and updates will be provided only through official channels, including in Parliament.

Schreiber confirmed this on Thursday while addressing news surrounding Adetshina, who was forced to withdraw from the Miss South Africa competition amidst backlash and accusations of not being South African.

Adetshina then decided to step back from the competition for her family’s safety, although she remains a figure of public interest as the investigation continues.

>>21435214

>Miss SA xenophobia controversy sparks tribalism debate

>>21396704

>Chiefs were made actual owners of land rather than the whole community. From them, the colonialists could easily obtain mining concessions, plantations, and other resources without much resistance.

>>21406188

>The Urban Foundation is credited for transforming Ramaphosa from aspiring lawyer to mining magnate.

>>20971056

>For instance, in a little known effort of great importance, Idasa organized five high level trips for drafters of the new South African constitution to England, Switzerland, Portugal, the US, Canada, India, and Australia, in 1994 and 1995, with a group drawn from all the major parties.

>>20971069

>In 1993 and 1994 Slabbert and Boraine stepped down from leadership of Idasa. Slabbert took on an organizing role in the new Open Society Foundation, funded by the democracy philanthropist George Soros.

>>21379910

>The ANC retained the positions of president (Cyril Ramaphosa)

>>21405857

>Discrimination on one or more of the grounds listed in subsection (3) is unfair unless it is established that the discrimination is fair.

https://ourconstitution.wethepeoplesa.org/cyril-matamela-ramaphosa/

Cyril Ramaphosa: Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly that was responsible for drafting the democratic constitution.

The South Africa’s citizens were not involved in the drafting of its constitution.

George Orwell: 'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.'

“Miss SA Controversy | SAHRC warns against xenophobic comments about Chidimma Adetshina”

https://youtu.be/BaUkYK6GB6o

Jul 31, 2024 #SABCNews

Let's take you back to our top story now; a petition has emerged calling for the disqualification of Chidimma Onwe Adetshina from the Miss South Africa pageant.

Adetshina, a 23-year-old beauty queen, was born to a Nigerian father.

To speak more on this, let's welcome Sandra Makoasha South African Human Rights Commission Commissioner.

1:07 – “It’s also important and we note and warn members of the public against sexist, xenophobic and racist comments which fall foul of the Constitution as well as the equity act especially the prevention of unfair discrimination. We also would like to encourage members of the public to adhere to the South African Social Media Charter which is a great document for guiding them in these type of actions.”

4:53 – “We are hearing within this particular instance that a lot of concern also leveled at the fact that black on black hate is still very much prominent amongst our communities.”

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>>21422250

The drama continues…

“MK founder spills the beans, unmasks Zuma’s real agenda…”

https://youtu.be/tph33-OaLKw

Aug 17, 2024

The real founder of the MK Party, Jabulani Khumalo, is laying criminal charges against former President Jacob Zuma. In this interview with BizNews, he describes how a discovery during the past week has left him no choice. “So this will be the second case of fraud against President Jacob Zuma and his family because he is doing this because he thinks he's a God of South Africa or of the world, I don't know.” Khumalo goes on to reveal how MK has been hijacked by Zuma's cronies. “So I'm thinking that Zuma is now creating a cabal that is going to finish the country. Because if you put corrupt people together, what are you bringing? What are you doing?” Khumalo tells the full story of the founding of MK, how Zuma became involved, and how he reneged on a deal not to bring in “tainted” people. “…he agreed that if Umkhonto we Sizwe wants to move forward, we should be using people with good names, people who would want to work for the community, people who are clean, who are not going to cause us problems with all these corruption cases…But as we moved on, he brought in his daughter…his daughter started to be crazy and started making lots of problems within the organisation…I never registered (MK) for Zuma's cronies to come back and fight the State, to continue where they started looting.” As for Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Deputy President Floyd Shivambu joining MK, he says: “I don't believe - even in my sleep - that Floyd and (CIC Julius) Malema will ever be split. This could be orchestrated for us to be fooled and to lose the MK without knowing.”

5:07 – “We had an agreement with [Jacob Zuma]. The first agreement was that in uMkhonto we Sizwe we don’t want people… whose name are in the State Capture, whose name is being announced on certain corruptions. We don’t want those people.” [Is Zuma not guilty of this?]

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>>21435199

Is Floyd in the MK to spread the EFF ideology?

“EFF expands to neighbouring African countries”

https://youtu.be/rmMM33W8-Ag

Aug 18, 2024

The EFF has expanded its footprint to neighbouring countries such as Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Eswatini. EFF Zimbabwe leader Innocent Ndibali and Eswatini leader Nombulelo Motsa speak to Aldrin Sampear about the resignation of the former president, Floyd Shivambu.

“South Africa on the edge over political ‘assassinations’”

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/south-africa-on-the-edge-over-political-assassinations–4725202

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

South African politicians have become targets of assassination in recent months, throwing the country’s leadership on the edge.

The latest victim, Moshe Mphahlele, was the Johannesburg regional leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the opposition movement led by firebrand Julius Malema. He was shot dead in Gauteng, the metropolitan region that covers Johannesburg, during a protest on August 3.

The assassination of Mr Mphahlele adds to the list of political figures who have been brutally silenced.

The motive or even the killers remain unknown but EFF leader Julius Malema alleged that those responsible for the death of the party’s regional deputy secretary returned to the scene to “contaminate” it.

Leading up the May 2024 elections, South Africa saw a significant increase in assassinations, with a total of 40 recorded since the previous years. These attacks predominantly targeted local officials, politicians, and activists.

Moreover, there were 35 assassinations in the first four months of 2024, including 10 targeting politicians, averaging approximately one hit every two weeks.

This is according to information provided by Rumbidzai Matamba, an analyst at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, who has been conducting research on assassinations in South Africa.

Ms Matamba’s 2024 report, co-authored with researcher Chwayita Thobela, highlights a total of 488 politically motivated assassinations that occurred between 2000 and 2023. The report defines “political assassinations” as the deliberate killing of politicians, councillars, public servants, administrators, political activists, whistleblowers, and other members of civil society for ideological or strategic reasons.

Ms Matamba believes ANC members have been the primary targets of political assassinations. “The significance of the ANC’s factional politics is that the overwhelming majority of the cases in the GI-TOC database were killing of ANC members, mostly commissioned by other ANC members, making it largely an intraparty problem, while an average of just two cases per year involved other political parties,” she said.

South Africa has experienced a concerning increase in politically motivated violence, with the number of politically-linked assassinations steadily rising since 2010. According to the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime, 31 political assassinations were recorded in 2023.

It was noted that violence tended to increase following national elections in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019, leading to a surge in killings.

“It’s the paid assassins who are arrested, not those who plan, those who pay,” said Thami Ntuli, chairman of the South African Local Government Association.

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>only about 15% of all murders are solved

“Six men shot and killed in uMlazi”: "some of the weapons were from leftover arms caches from the unrest in the early 1990s, while others were obtained through thefts from law-enforcement authorities"

https://www.iol.co.za/news/six-men-shot-and-killed-in-umlazi-0238a0e7-ebaa-4310-a66f-d369e64c61b8

Published Aug 18, 2024

On Saturday night six men were killed in an informal settlement in Section V6 in uMlazi, south west of Durban.

In November last year, following another mass shooting, financial and organised crime investigator from IRS Forensic Investigations South Africa, Chad Thomas, said the main reasons for mass shootings in the province was the easy proliferation of weapons.

He said some of the weapons were from leftover arms caches from the unrest in the early 1990s, while others were obtained through thefts from law-enforcement authorities.

“KZN has a culture of violence and it has become very easy to settle scores through murder for hire,” said Thomas, adding that we were living at a time where accountability was at a low and perpetrators believed that there would be no consequences for their actions.

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“Businesses in Mthatha close down due to alleged extortion”: “We find out everybody is in fear”

https://youtu.be/Y4Ib9ifBhpc

Aug 19, 2024

There are growing concerns about businesses closing down in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape due to alleged extortion. President of the Eastern Cape Chamber of Business Vuyisile Ntlabathi says it's hard for victims to come forward because their lives are in danger.

4:56 – “There’s a huge network of these criminals and they have infiltrated the police service big time.”

5:31 – “It started when there was this big, huge illegal occupation of the government buildings. It actually started there. Now it has escalated. Even then, there were police officials that were involved. So it’s huge… so much damage has happened and the police is highly infiltrated… people have no confidence with the local police.”

7:17 – “Those guys are heartless. What they want is money and they shoot to kill. You can imagine the types of guns they are wielding here around town which we cannot even find them when you see the President[‘s]… VIP protection wielding that kind of guns here. They’ve got the high power guns… I don’t know whether they’re licensed to do that but they display that in public. We find out everybody is in fear.”

“Govt accused of awarding security tenders to non-compliant companies”

https://youtu.be/kxzi0InM16U

Aug 18, 2024

Members of the South African Cleaners Security and Allied Workers Union have been camping outside the Gauteng Health Department for over 12 weeks, after a security company contracted to the department dismissed them. The company allegedly deducted UIF from employees, but never made contributions. Union General Secretary, Andries Potsane, claims the government is awarding these security tenders to non-compliant companies.

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>>21439801

“South Africa – The Deadliest Country in the World!”

https://youtu.be/8_JgAHdyaxU [Embedded]

Jul 26, 2024

Lions, gun battles, disease, murders! I survived them all, but how?

0:12 – “Growing up in South Africa was an exercise in survival. There’s a reason I’ll never go back to South Africa.”

14:50 – “I’ve had friends murdered in South Africa… The most devastating was somebody I grew up with, a young girl who was a like a little sister to me and it really sucked a lot because I kind of knew this was coming. I knew she was having trouble with a stalker in South Africa, an ex-boyfriend who was a stalker. Somebody that she’d been dating and you know there’s a big cultural… difference because he was quite traditional African culture and she was from the Netherlands. She grew up in South Africa, she was South African but her family was from the Netherlands… She didn’t really quite understand how traditional African culture can be sometimes. The fact of the matter… they broke up and he was doing that whole ‘no one else is allowed to have you if I can’t have you’ type… of nonsense. When I met her in China, she came for a wedding and I was there… I warned not to go back. I said, “Listen this sounds dangerous, this sounds bad. Don’t go back to South Africa. Stay here in China or go to Europe.” But she went back and two weeks later she was murdered in a very horrific way by this stalker.”

“My Mom was Kidnapped at Gunpoint!”

https://youtu.be/lVNu-tJR0dg

Aug 5, 2021

“Rescued from a Murderer! How My Dad Saved my Mom!”

https://youtu.be/5-nVweRrz2k

Aug 11, 2021

Few of the messages posted below his video;

@Clark_Kent_ZA

Black South African and serpentza is spot on. Every member of my family has been robbed. I was robbed at knife point, experienced a break-in and nearly got hijacked by fake police.

@stephanterblanche4597

South African here. Survived 4 attempted hijackings, one home invasion (beaten to a pulp), a shootout when the restaurant I was eating at was robbed, 3 explosions (during apartheid when the ANC's terrorism campaign was in full force). Lost a colleague who was robbed in his house and hacked to death with an axe.

@wifegrant

The day before I immigrated to the US, there was a armored truck robbery by the bank I was at. The guy at the ATM next to me was shot in the leg. In the 90's, we had multiple farm attacks on our farm. My parents would sit at the windows in the dark house and shoot at the people shooting at our house with AK's. We hid under our beds as kids whenever that happened. It happened a few times. Twice they shot at our house after putting our fields on fire. I've seen bodies twice while walking to school in the morning too. Our neighbors were murdered. The wife was "assaulted" and they both were decapitated with barbed wire.

@michaellawson6533

I lost 13 friends and acquaintances in 9 years through murder. I got away twice. Burgled 6 times in 2 years, lost 300 beehives to political arsonists and finally left South Africa. Glad to be in a safer place now.

@capet5593

My family and relatives have been carjacked, home envisioned, attacked, robbed at gunpoint, shot at. You will always know someone in your circle where this has happened. Winston is not exaggerating.

>>21439819

>She didn’t really quite understand how traditional African culture can be sometimes. The fact of the matter… they broke up and he was doing that whole ‘no one else is allowed to have you if I can’t have you’ type… of nonsense

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>>21396698

>Status in the Zulu kingdom was measured by the number of wives and cattle in an individual's possession.

Women/girls are regarded as possessions in Africa

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10091185/

Gender-based violence – An increasing epidemic in South Africa

South Africa is considered to be the rape capital of the world with 10 818 rape cases reported in the first quarter of 2022.1 The rate at which women are killed by intimate partners in this country is five times higher than the global average.2 Gender-based violence (GBV), a widespread and common occurrence in SA, is deeply ingrained in homes, workplaces, cultures and traditions.

Why is GBV so prevalent in South Africa? Is it because of the way males are brought up to exert power and control over vulnerable women? South Africa is well known as a very patriarchal country and many cultural and traditional events and activities entrench this patriarchal behaviour reinforcing power over women… The issue of consent is blurred with Lobola where many wrongly assume that the woman now belongs to a man (a possession that he can use as he pleases).

https://briefly.co.za/37583-all-details-lobola-what-lobola-lobola-letter-sample-wear-ceremony-more.html

Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Did you know lobola and lobolo mean the same thing in South Africa?

Lobolo or lobola is practised in the Swazi, Zulu, Silozi, Xhosa, Shona, Ndebele, and other South African communities. During a lobola ceremony, bridewealth or bride price is paid to the bride's family.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060788/

In some African countries, for example South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, D.R.Congo, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Lesotho, the tradition of paying lobola or a “bride price” is very common.

https://www.youthandpolicy.org/articles/domestic-violence-in-south-africa/

In the rural communities of South Africa, girls as young as twelve enter into forced marriages with older men (see Mwambene and Sloth-Nielsen, 2011). The perceived financial gains from Lobola (the bride price) encourages parents to marry off their daughters at an early age, undermining their human rights (Sibanda, 2011).

https://www.mewc.org/index.php/gender-issues/human-rights-of-women/2534-zimbabwe-girl-married-off-at-14-her-father-paid-70-as-lobola

ZIMBABWE: Girl Married Off at 14: Her Father Paid $70 as Lobola

A 15-YEAR-OLD girl from Marange who was married off to a geriatric member of the largest polygamist Johanne Marange Apostolic Sect — but was lucky to escape, this week bared her soul and exposed the torturous abuse she encountered at the hands of the churchman and her own father.

>>21435296

>black on black hate is still very much prominent amongst our communities

>>21406188

>While government is busy engaging only with business people about mining, the very communities that are affected by mining activities have been left out.

It has been brewing for a long time.

“The real black-on-black violence in South Africa”

https://www.spiked-online.com/2015/04/20/the-real-black-on-black-violence-in-south-africa/

20th April 2015

Foreign nationals have become collateral damage in a standoff between the ANC and the masses.

On Thursday 16 April, a peace march was organised by the South African government and various NGOs against recent attacks by local South Africans on mainly black foreign nationals. This trumped-up PR exercise was met with an opposing march by local protesters, one of whom was quoted as saying: ‘Our government doesn’t listen to us, and that’s why we’re doing this.’ Police used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse counter-protesters and several arrests were made.

Attacks on foreigners erupted in Durban over the Easter period. To date, seven lives have been lost and over 1,000 foreign nationals have been driven out to makeshift camps in sports grounds near the South Africa Indian suburbs of Chatsworth and Isipingo. It is commonly thought that the violence broke out because of inflammatory remarks made by the Zulu king, Goodwill Zwelithini, three weeks ago. But, in reality, anti-foreigner sentiment has been simmering in South Africa over a much longer period.

Back in 2008, after the killing of 62 foreign nationals during a wave of violence, then president Thabo Mbeki said South Africa ‘bowed its head in shame’. He promised that he would do everything in his power to prevent similar attacks in the future. However, attacks on black foreign nationals have continued over the intervening years. Three months ago, Soweto erupted into violence after a Somali shopkeeper shot dead a young South African boy who was trying to steal from his shop. The current violence appears to have been sparked by a similar incident in Durban.

Black-on-black violence was one of the hallmarks of the Apartheid era, and was thought then to have been provoked by the white nationalist government in order to undermine the anti-Apartheid African National Congress (ANC). But what is motivating the new wave of black-on-black violence? [It never ended]

The media and the NGOs accuse the locals of xenophobia, or, more recently, ‘Afrophobia’, as the targets are mainly foreign nationals from other African countries.

Migrants and refugees, fleeing their own wartorn and poverty-stricken countries, have poured into already overcrowded settlements and are competing with the locals for scarce employment opportunities. To make matters worse, most grassroots organisations were closed down after the ANC came to power in 1994, meaning today there is no forum in which these issues can be properly debated or resolved.

After all, while foreign nationals have been waiting for a government response to their plight for the past three weeks, native South Africans have been sidelined and ignored by the ANC for most of the party’s 21-year reign. With no alternative, with no viable political opposition to vote for, some have lashed out. The resulting violence is best understood as a desperate bid on the part of South Africa’s ignored masses to be heard.

>>21439918

>On Thursday 16 April, a peace march was organised by the South African government and various NGOs against recent attacks by local South Africans on mainly black foreign nationals.

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>GNU

>>20971069

>Tutu chaired the TRC. [Alex] Boraine served as the vice chair.

NGOs became ‘Now Government Officials’ in the ‘new’ South Africa: “NGOs shifted their attention to policy research, first for the ANC and subsequently for the Government of National Unity” [1999]

https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/south_africa_anti-apartheid_ngos_in_tran.pdf

Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 10, No. 1,1999

Nelson Mandela (1996) has written: "Non-governmental organizations played an outstanding role during the dark days of apartheid. Today, many people who received their training within the NGO sector play important roles in government." In fact, to some, the acronym NGO is taken to stand for Now Government Official. In some respects the former shadow state has become the new state. Nonetheless, although prime responsibility for reconstruction rests with the state, it has been acknowledged that "irrespective of how much a government may regard itself as being a 'people's government,' implementation of its programme and projects, without participation of the civil society, will tend towards a top-down approach, with its inherent disadvantages" (Currin, 1993, p. 168). Accordingly, the value of NGOs concerned with people-centered development, socioeconomic upliftment, and service delivery has been recognized. Beyond this, NGOs that have turned to playing the part of watchdog over democratic practices have been supported by a range of donors (such as the U.S. Agency for International Development [USAID]) concerned about strengthening civil society through "democracy and governance" programs (consider Clayton, 1996).

Overall, there has been a move to develop carefully constructed programs and projects (often demand driven) and to address policy issues. During the 1990s, as the transition unfolded, a number of NGOs shifted their attention to policy research, first for the ANC and subsequently for the Government of National Unity (see Kraak, 1995). In particular, there has been much concern about land issues, labor reforms, what the post-apartheid social services (health, education, safety, and security) should look like, and with the structure of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

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>Salim Abdool Karim

>>21422340

>“WHO, Bill Gates and Wellcome Trust’s Global Vaccine Fund Lacks Transparency and Accountability”

>>21435199

“Mpox: Brace yourself for another Lockdown” – Part 1

https://www.iol.co.za/opinion/mpox-brace-yourself-for-another-lockdown-7e74652d-420a-4fe6-92ac-ea9f6d45176e

Monday, August 19, 2024

The dreaded Professor Salim Karim has resurfaced on the public stage, the Lockdown is on the horizon.

The Bill Gates funded Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has this week declared Monkey-Pox (MPox) as a public health emergency.

Africa CDC Director General Dr Jean Kaseya said: ‘Today, we declare this PHECS to mobilize our institutions, our collective will, and our resources to act—swiftly and decisively.

This empowers us to forge new partnerships, strengthen our health systems, educate our communities, and deliver life-saving interventions where they are needed most. There is no need for travel restrictions at this time.’

The World Health Organisation (WHO) followed suit declaring Monkey-Pox a public health emergency of international concern, ‘new sexually transmissible strain of the monkeypox virus, is an emergency, not only for Africa, but for the entire globe’.

One wonders if Monkey-Pox as a public health emergency on the African continent, is a play on words, considering that many disparagingly refer to us Africans as monkeys.

To add insult to injury, the MPox is allegedly sexually transmitted, the same claim as with HIV – AIDS. When will we Africans stop being portrayed as the wretched of the Earth!

Let’s not forget the Small-Pox outbreak falsely attributed to dirty blankets and which wiped out almost the entire population of the Khoi in the Western Cape province of South Africa and paved the way for the colonisation of the Cape.

I fear that this ‘public health emergency’ will soon morph into a National State of Disaster, plunging the entire country into yet another Lockdown, at the whims and mercy of the ‘expertise’ of Prof Karim. During the COVID-19 Lockdown, Prof Karim played a pivotal role as Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19.

I requested Prof Karim to appear in court and produce (within 14 days) an isolated and purified physical sample of the SARS Cov-2 virus (not a culture isolate or any mixture within which the supposed virus is, nor photograph or the RNA-sequence only) to me at a place and with security measures of his choice.

I was flabbergasted to learn that Prof Karim informed my attorney that he (Karim) does not work in that position anymore, and that we should not request such information from him nor from the President, according to him such a request should rather be directed only to Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the then Minister of COGTA.

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“Mpox: Brace yourself for another Lockdown” – Part 2

https://www.iol.co.za/opinion/mpox-brace-yourself-for-another-lockdown-7e74652d-420a-4fe6-92ac-ea9f6d45176e

Monday, August 19, 2024

The Lockdown means the suspension of constitutional democracy and the Bill of Rights. The 2020 Lockdown turned this country into an open-air prison ruled by dictate, where ‘effective midnight tonight’ was Ramaphosa’s favourite despotic refrain!

Lockdown is a prison term, meaning confining prisoners to their jail-cells, however, it has recently been commandeered as a term for a public health emergency.

The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out was a mass public medical experiment, the like of which has never been conducted before. There are many reports of Covid- 19 vaccine injuries.

Surely, these necessitate an independent public investigation, a commission of inquiry akin to the Zondo-Commission before we plunge into another Lockdown and mass vaccinations.

The Gates Foundation is heavily invested in the vaccine industry, which is always the go-to treatment for any so-called virus outbreak, hence a vaccination drive for Mpox is sure to follow.

Prof Karim is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Global Health at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – need I say more? [https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/leadership/scientific-advisory-committee ]

Believe it or not, SARS-Cov-2 virus has not been proven to exist. On Feb. 16, 2016, the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court in Germany, in a dispute between two virologists on the existence of the Measles Virus, ruled that the methods employed to determine whether the virus exists or not, were invalid.

The method that virologists use to prove the existence of viruses, are what they refer to as cell- culture. The technique roughly works as follows - a swab is taken from a suspected infected person, then placed in monkey kidney cells amongst other chemicals.

When there is a reaction, usually the cell dies, that reaction is attributed to the presence of the said virus. The problem with this experiment is how do you discount the probability that the effect or reaction was not caused by the other elements. Where is the experiment where only the so-called virus is present?

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“Mpox: Brace yourself for another Lockdown” – Part 3

https://www.iol.co.za/opinion/mpox-brace-yourself-for-another-lockdown-7e74652d-420a-4fe6-92ac-ea9f6d45176e

Monday, August 19, 2024

People often ask, ‘if you say that there might not be a virus, then why are people dying or getting sick’? Sickness and or death is not proof of the existence of a virus, thus the need for medical and post-mortem investigations. There are many different causes of sickness and death, it is not just viruses.

The Lockdown was accompanied by an aggressive media campaign, which influenced public perceptions.

I personally took a case to court under the slogan ‘Show Us The Virus’ , as mentioned above, to this day no proof was ever produced; the court, instead, dismissed the case with punitive costs orders against me - for daring to ask such a question; without compelling Ramaphosa, the Minister of Health and Prof Salim Karim to provide proof of the virus they claimed to exist.

‘He who makes a claim should prove it!’ This simple legal maxim was violated when the courts ruled against me!

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>It started when there was this big, huge illegal occupation of the government buildings. It actually started there. Now it has escalated. Even then, there were police officials that were involved. So it’s huge… so much damage has happened and the police is highly infiltrated… people have no confidence with the local police.

“KZN Shootout I Police officer among KZN robbery suspects: Colonel Netshiunda”

https://youtu.be/SKZw6Q4Ovzw

Aug 19, 2024 #SABCNews

KwaZulu-Natal police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has expressed concern over the use of police uniforms to commit crimes. This follows a shootout in Lindelani, Durban, yesterday, where suspects dressed in police uniforms were involved in a confrontation with the police. The incident resulted in three fatalities, including an on-duty police sergeant from Kwa-Mashu Police Station. Three suspects are still on the run. The suspects were linked to an earlier robbery in Richmond Farm. For more on this, we're joined by KwaZulu-Natal SAPS Spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda.

2:00 – “We have had incidents where people were robbed by people masquerading as police officers but in this case, there were real police officers with real police uniform because one of those who were wounded was a sergeant working at Kwa-Mashu Police Station who was on nightshift duty on Saturday night then instead of going home to rest, he joined his gang for an armed robbery. It is concerning that we’ve got police officers who are working with criminals. So that defeats the purpose that maybe some of the operations we plan are known by criminals before we can execute them. Simply because they’ve got their friends in the force.”

6:38 – “It emerged of course that amongst those fatally wounded in a shootout in the province was in fact an on duty officer. Raising all manner of questions around the extent to which officers themselves may very well be involved in the proliferation of crime in places like KZN.”

“South Africa’s state capture database disaster”

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/555961-south-africas-state-capture-database-disaster.html

18.08.2024

Anonymous sources have rubbished claims that investigators can’t access Zondo Commission evidence due to a technical problem with a database, alleging they are being actively blocked from seeing the information.

This is according to Rapport, which cited sources with insider knowledge of the work conducted by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and its specialist anti-corruption Investigating Directorate.

It follows a News24 report last week that evidence stored in the database had become inaccessible due to a “lack of maintenance”.

For two years, the NPA and its Investigating Directorate (ID) have been begging the Ministry of Justice for full access to the database.

However, the NPA said an expert who worked for the Zondo Commission told them the data was no longer accessible due to lack of maintenance.

According to Rapport’s report, the NPA and ID struggled to get their requests for evidence attended to even while the database was accessible.

Some requests were never handled, while others took weeks or months to get a result. Information that was eventually handed over was often filtered, one source told the paper.

Losing access to the data entirely raises questions about future prosecutions of individuals and institutions who were implicated in state capture.

The NPA said the justice ministry is now procuring another provider’s services to restart access. The ID has also sought the services of experts to help the NPA regain access to the evidence.

By December 2020, the commission said it had collected an exabyte (one billion gigabytes) of data.

It had issued 2,736 summons and interviewed 278 witnesses, generating 51,669 pages of recorded transcripts, and collected 159,109 pages of affidavits and other evidence exhibits

According to the commission’s website, the inquiry cost the taxpayer almost R1 billion — far more than any prior South African judicial inquiry.

This is not the first time this year that technical problems have been blamed for the loss of crucial evidence.

In February, the ANC said a broken laptop was to blame for failing to hand over records and documents relating to its cadre deployment committee meetings between 2012 and 2018.

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said the laptop of an official in the deputy secretary’s office had crashed in June and that he had deleted emails that likely contained data over the year

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There is a cover-up.

“[BREAKING NEWS] White River Raid | State withdraws criminal case against 95 Libyan nationals”

https://youtu.be/JBnlbRc356A

Aug 15, 2024

0:46 – “[These 95 men were] quite upbeat. They knew that this was going to be happening this morning here in court.”

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/actionsa-disappointed-over-withdrawal-of-charges-against-95-libyans/

16 August 2024, 10:22

Action SA has expressed concern on the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) decision to withdraw the charges against 95 Libyan nationals.

They are now set to be deported to Libya.

Party leader Herman Mashaba says the NPA has failed South Africans.

“Our court system should have really established the identities of each and every one of them to understand why they’ve decided to come and do military training in South Africa, what were they aiming to do.

“So for us as South Africans now all of a sudden no one is telling us why these people contravened our immigration laws, why were these people doing military training on the grounds of SA. And our government just decided to send them back to Libya. And I think we’ve got to be really careful and question this as SA,” he adds.

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2024-08-16-many-questions-remain-unanswered-after-charges-against-libyans-are-withdrawn/

16 August 2024 - 06:00

However, here are some of the questions the NPA has not answered about this:

• What representations did the lawyer make that formed the basis of the NPA's decision to withdraw the charges?

• If the NPA says there was no prospect of successful prosecution in the matter of the Libyans and there was not enough evidence, on what basis handing over the suspects to Home Affairs?

• What does this withdrawal mean for the investigation against other people who were part of the alleged illegal activities discovered at the camp?

• Why did the NPA decide to withdraw the case rather than allow the court process to conclude even if it led to deportation?

• On what basis are the police investigating other individuals involved in the camp if the NPA insists there was no crime committed?

• What made the NPA come to the conclusion that there was no prospect of success when it had right at the beginning believed that there was a misrepresentation by the Libyans?

Before magistrate Eddie Hall granted the request by the state to withdraw the charge, officials from the department of home affairs came inside court with large files in boxes containing the names of the 95 men while the court was in session.

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“Businesses in Mthatha shut down due to extortion”

https://youtu.be/j3oX2CYeOaM

Aug 20, 2024

There are growing concerns as businesses in Mthatha, Eastern Cape are forced to shut their doors due to extortion. A well-known medical practice had to permanently close due to criminal activities in the town. Newzroom Afrika's Ntsiki Nohiya has more.

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“EXTRA: Extortion City with Randolf Jorberg | Carte Blanche | M-Net”

https://youtu.be/LNwDLpT67Cg

Aug 8, 2024 #carteblanche #nightlife #southafrica

It was a murder that outraged regulars at a popular night spot on Cape Town's Long Street; a senseless killing meant as a message for the owner and a reminder of the violence of those demanding protection money. In 2015, former Beerhouse owner, Randolf Jorberg, paid his last respects to a trusted doorman and finally gave in to the demands of the extortionists. But after living with a deep sense of injustice, he sat down with Govan Whittles to finally give a detailed account of what led to his doorman's death, and how Cape Town's underworld continues to operate.

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“Killings in Khayelitsha | Carte Blanche | M-Net”

https://youtu.be/5Y_H0okb3cM

Aug 19, 2024 #carteblanche #southafrica #news

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.

In June this year, four-year-old Enzokuhle Dladlu was playing outside on the street in Khayelitsha when four gunmen entered a barbershop in her neighbourhood and opened fire. One man and three children were killed in the shooting: Enzokuhle was one of them. In Khayelitsha, these mass shootings have become tragically common as rival gangs force businesses and civilians alike to pay protection fees or risk being killed. In a new report, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime has identified four growing extortion economies in the province, including transport, construction and township economies. Carte Blanche examines how protection rackets in Khayelitsha are expanding their illicit business portfolio, targeting street vendors, spaza shops, and even churches.

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“ANC wants soldiers deployed to EC to deal with extortion”

https://youtu.be/ZVyd_2TcLH8

Aug 19, 2024

Eastern Cape ANC is calling on the government to deploy soldiers in crime hotspots in the province following a surge in extortion cases in places like Mthatha and Gqeberha. Provincial spokesperson Loyiso Magqashela says there's a R1 billion road being constructed by Sanral in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality that has been blocked by individuals extorting money from the service provider.

https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/787245/criminal-mafias-standing-in-the-way-of-south-africas-big-turnaround/

19 Aug 2024

The escalation of the prevalence and severity of criminal extortion groups targeting construction sites across South Africa continues to impede the country’s economic potential.

“Extortion in the construction sector has reached worryingly high levels, derailing and delaying projects worth billions of rands,” said national project manager of Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA), Roelof Viljoen.

What started off as a few “business forums” in KwaZulu-Natal invading and extorting construction sites in around 2014/15 (as outlined by a report by Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane for the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime) has now morphed into a national crisis of booming “construction mafias.”

According to the State Investigating Unit (SIU), the “construction mafia refers to extortion groups that typically seek to forcefully extract protection fees from local construction companies and contractors or extort a portion of the cost of an infrastructure project, or that specific individuals affiliated with the mafia are recruited to work on the site.”

“At the outset of a project, they invade the construction site, walk into site offices [very often] heavily armed and threaten individuals or their families,” explained construction attorney, Euan Massey.

“No progress can take place until their demands are dealt with [which] can also extend to violence and in the worst cases, has resulted in murders,” he added.

Irish-Qhobosheane explained that most mafias posing as legitimate “business forums” demand 30% of the contract value of the project as “protection” against violence and work stoppages.

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>Water tanker mafia; “New mafia causing chaos in South Africa”

“STRATEGIC ORGANIZED CRIME RISK ASSESSMENT: SOUTH AFRICA”

https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GI-TOC-Strategic-Organized-Crime-Risk-Assessment-South-Africa.pdf

SEPTEMBER 2022

Since 1994, organized crime has exploited both the shortcomings of the political transition and the opportunities afforded by globalization, leading to a flourishing of crime at all levels of society, which has had severe consequences for the state, and which we evidence through an overview of the 15 main illicit markets currently active in South Africa today. Examining these markets provides several insights into the key traits of organized crime in South Africa and the context of South African organized crime at the local, state and international level. The state’s response to organized crime, which is a key part of this context, is assessed in detail. The section concludes with suggestions as to how to prioritize a response.

South Africa faces a complex, hybrid criminal threat. Having originated in highly constricted conditions under apartheid, in three decades organized crime has spread across the country and forged links around the world. It has been quick to seize opportunities, robust in the face of (often weak) law enforcement pressure and assertive in protecting its spheres of influence. But organized crime in South Africa is not an insurmountable challenge, and a well-led and resourced law enforcement strategy would pay quick dividends.

Our assessment of 15 illicit markets traces how organized crime has flourished in South Africa and highlights its profound social, economic and political harms. Violence – always present in society – has become embedded in the evolving criminal economy; depredation of the natural environment and critical infrastructure has run rampant; and entrenched gangs and extortion networks have sought to establish criminalized forms of governance that operate beyond the remit of the state monopoly. Its victims can be found across the social spectrum, but invariably South Africa’s poorest citizens have suffered the most.

The state’s means of response – its institutions – have been left weakened and corrupted after a decade of state capture that saw elite corruption become endemic and crippled essential service delivery. Efforts to tackle corruption and crime have been more recently hampered by the coronavirus pandemic, which has not only diverted state resources and attention, but also presented an opportunity for criminals to expand illicit enterprises and strengthen their control over territory and people alike.1

The three phenomena identified above – the growth of organized crime, rise of elite corruption and erosion of state institutions – have often overlapped and intersected in South Africa’s past, but now have converged to form a self-sustaining, self-protecting and self-expanding criminal economy. Although many markets remain highly violent and liable to fragmentation, they are underpinned by robust criminal incentives and mechanisms that have consistently fuelled growth and criminal expansion.

There have also been indications that some politicians and even police in the specialized unit are complicit in stock theft.

According to underworld sources involved in the organized violence market, the police are complicit in assassination, receiving payment from gang bosses in exchange for guns and obstructing investigations (by ‘losing’ evidence, for instance).

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“'Process of issuing visas for the 95 deported Libyan nationals fraught with irregularities'” 1 of 2

https://youtu.be/q_JiH0Bw1-g

Aug 20, 2024 #SABCNews

This has been revealed by Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber, and his team, which has briefed Parliament's Home Affairs Portfolio Committee on a range of issues.

https://www.citizen.co.za/news/visas-of-95-libyans-handwritten-irregularity-flagged/

20 Aug 2024 03:17 pm

The study visas issued to the 95 Libyans found at the Milites Dei Academy in Mpumalanga were handwritten due to the system at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s (Dirco) mission in Tunis being offline.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs recently received a report on the investigation into the 95 Libyans who have now been deported.

In total, 100 Libyans were granted visas. However, three were deported on arrival following interviews by immigration officials at OR Tambo International Airport. The other two never made it to South Africa.

The 95 Libyans entered the country on different dates and in groups through OR Tambo International Airport.

The first group of 24 entered the country on 25 April, the second group of 24 entered the country on 26 April, the third group of 24 on 24 May, and the last group of 23 on 29 May 2024.

They were all issued study visas and were meant to stay in the country for six months, until December 31.

95 Libyans: investigation results

• Application forms used were outdated and did not comply with the forms prescribed in the Immigration Regulations

• There was no indication on some application forms that the applicants were applying for study visas, however, the official decided to grant study visas

• Critical information was omitted, such as the place of birth in some cases and the addresses of the applicants for their country of origin

• The applications did not contain any proof of sufficient funds as prescribed

• A preliminary check of a Momentum Membership indicates that the membership certificate is fraudulent (This was done telephonically)

• The Certificate of Criminal Status (Police Clearance) was not verified during the processing of the application

• The agent submitted the applications. None of the applicants appeared in person

According to the report, the official at the Tunis embassy who processed the visa applications did not consult, seek advice and receive confirmation from the Department of Home Affairs before approving the visas.

Dirco said it had launched an investigation. Officials from the department, state security agency and home affairs will be travelling to Tunis to look at the submitted documentation.

The Libyans were deported at the weekend, and their country paid for their travel back home.

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“'Process of issuing visas for the 95 deported Libyan nationals fraught with irregularities'” 2 of 2

https://www.citizen.co.za/news/visas-of-95-libyans-handwritten-irregularity-flagged/

20 Aug 2024 03:17 pm

Libyans in South Africa

According to Border Management Authority commissioner Dr Mike Masiapato, 588 Libyans entered South Africa through the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) and the Cape Town International Airport between 1 January and 14 August 2024.

Of the 588 Libyans who entered South Africa, 463 departed through these airports.

As of 14 August, 125 Libyans are still in the country.

Since the discovery of the military training camp, 114 Libyans entered the country, 97 of them have since left.

The country’s intelligence has expressed concern over the influx of Libyans entering the country. All ports of entry are now on high alert for Libyans.

National security at risk

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber told the committee that as long as the department’s system was outdated, paper-based and manual, it remained vulnerable to fraud.

Schreiber said the department could not even audit the system, even if it wanted, due to the outdated system.

He said: “How can South Africa regard ourselves as a serious nation when we still allow entrance into our country based on hand-written documents that even a child could forge?

“How can South Africa regard ourselves as a serious nation when we fail to use modern technology like machine learning that can verify the authenticity of a document better than any human being ever could?

“Which person on earth could justify the use of such an antiquated, broken and vulnerable system when we live in the year 2024, with technology at our fingertips that could instantly solve every one of these problems?

“Incidents of identity theft, long queues, visa fraud and corruption will keep happening, over and over and over again, forever, if we fail to digitally transform Home Affairs.”

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>DA ties to the Oppenheimer Family

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>IFP, DA, African leaders, Ukraine, Brenthurst Foundation, etc. signed “The Gdańsk Declaration: Solidarity for Democracy”

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>[ANC] has chosen to form a unity government, joined by the Democratic Alliance (previously the official opposition), the Inkatha Freedom Party, the Patriotic Alliance, Good and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania.

“Brenthurst Foundation paid for DA leader’s trip into Ukraine” Part 1

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-05-07-brenthurst-foundation-paid-for-da-leaders-trip-into-ukraine/

07 May 2022

DA leader John Steenhuisen has confirmed that his six-day “fact-finding mission” to Ukraine, which ended on Friday, 5 May was funded by the Brenthurst Foundation.

John Steenhuisen will arrive back in South Africa on Saturday following a nearly week-long visit to Ukraine on a fact-finding mission.

In a WhatsApp message after his arrival in Warsaw on Friday afternoon, Steenhuisen said it’s “been a very gruelling trip to be honest”.

Steenhuisen earlier refused to disclose details about the funding of his trip or the names of his travel companions.

Brenthurst Foundation director Greg Mills said the foundation funded Steenhuisen’s trip with its photographer Richard Harper.

He said the foundation’s aim was to provide “a level of education” about international issues.

“The role of the foundation is to expose people to best and worst practices,” he said.

The foundation has funded a number of trips for politicians from across the spectrum, such as the monitoring mission during the Somaliland elections last year. The foundation covered that trip as well which Steenhuisen declared in the register of members’ interest.

Steenhuisen came under fire this week as questions were asked about who backed the trip, but he has only been willing to disclose that it was a “private funder”.

Mills cited security reasons for the secrecy while they were in Ukraine. “When you’re in a place like Ukraine you have to be discreet about your movements,” he said. Ukraine has been under attack by Russia for over two months and a lot of the country’s civilian architecture has been destroyed.

Mills had been to Ukraine twice before in two months, and the idea for Steenhuisen to join him had come up while in conversation.

“The importance of taking John is that there is a parliamentary voice. It’s incredibly admirable. How many politicians would put themselves in harm’s way?”

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“Brenthurst Foundation paid for DA leader’s trip into Ukraine” Part 2

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-05-07-brenthurst-foundation-paid-for-da-leaders-trip-into-ukraine/

07 May 2022

“This is a war for freedom,” [Steenhuisen] said in a video message on his timeline [https://x.com/Our_DA/status/1521170141312126977]. “Ukraine has now become the new frontier of freedom in the world, in the battle against tyranny and imperialism. It is important that we understand, particularly in Africa, what the impact of this war on our continent and especially in South Africa will be.”

Ukrainian ambassador to South Africa, Liubov Abravitova said she saw Steenhuisen when he applied for a visa, but that her government had nothing to do with the organisation of the trip.

She said, however, that there was a longstanding invitation for National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, from her Ukrainian counterpart to visit.

Steenhuisen failed to inform the South African authorities of his travels – something that is not a legal requirement, but which the Department of International Relations and Cooperation has encouraged citizens to do when they go to conflict zones.

The DA leader said, however, that the department “has actively sabotaged meetings with role-players” before. During his last trip to the Middle East some meetings he had set up in with Palestinian authorities were cancelled due to what he believed to have been South African government interference.

Following the visit he will report back to his party, Parliament, civil society and international foreign policy think-tanks.

The Brenthurst Foundation was established in 2004 by the Oppenheimer family to build on the work of the Brenthurst Initiative, which was a programme that “instigated debate around policy strategies in South Africa to accelerate economic expansion”.

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>Marikana

“2024 Marikana Massacre Memorial Lecture” Part 1

https://youtu.be/6oN-tKmn7yc

Streamed live on Aug 7, 2024

“The Marikana Massacre 16/08/2012 exposed South Africa’s Fake Democracy and Fake Revolutionaries” displayed behind the podium. Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala makes an interesting speech.

57:30 – Introducing guest speaker Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala

1:00:50 – Dr Tshabalala starts her speech, it is worth listening to it. Key points:

• “The talk is really aligned to the fake democracy, not just of South Africa but of this continent.”

• She discusses the chronology on what happened leading to 1994, the “Madiba miracle” and “the Rainbow nation, there is not even black in that colour by the way”. This includes;

o 1959 – the international Anti-Apartheid Movement was formed.

o 1960 – British Prime Minister Macmillan addressed the parliament in Cape Town in a speech that was dubbed “The Winds of Change”.

o The same year, 1960, Sharpeville massacre occurred – “Macmillan was in operation”.

o That same year, 1960, the ANC and PAC was banned – “Macmillan was in operation”.

o Jumped to 19 September 1976 – Ian Smith of Rhodesia meets with Henry Kissinger to talk about majority rule in Rhodesia. “Who engineered the so called Mugabe miracle of 1980? America, England and their network of evil.”

o The following year in South Africa 1977, The Urban Foundation dubbed the thinktank was founded by Harry Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert and Clive Menell. This foundation introduced for the first time neoliberal housing. “Before 1977 no African was enslaved what we call a bond. Housing was the responsibility of government. You paid rent which was peanuts really. They introduced it because they were already preparing for the new South Africa.”… “A house of 1 000 000 take 20 years to pay off but it takes a car of 1 000 000 to pay off in 5 years to pay off. Madness.”

o “In 1982, Harry Oppenheimer meets Henry Kissinger to talk about majority rule and transition after Apartheid. I hope you see not even white South Africans are represented here. Its capital talking to a mass murderer who runs capital, Henry Kissinger of the United States.”

o Same year, 1982, Mandela was released from Robben Island to Pollsmoor Prison. “I love history, it does not lie.”

o 1983, Oppenheimer controls the Chamber of Mines. “He is involved in the establishment of the National Union of Mineworkers [NUM] and Cyril Ramaphosa is put in charge after going overseas.”

o Same year, 1983, the UDF (United Democratic Front) was formed. Oppenheimer founded and funded them.

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“2024 Marikana Massacre Memorial Lecture” Part 2

https://youtu.be/6oN-tKmn7yc

Streamed live on Aug 7, 2024

o 1984, Hendrik van der Merwe, director for the Centre of Intergroup Studies at UCT begins his mediation between the Apartheid regime and the ANC. “That’s the year we were doing mass funerals in this country. Where Soweto was burying 100s. Pretoria was burying 80. Cape Town was burying 100s. People were dying.”

o Same year 1984, Hendrik van der Merwe, starts meeting Mandela in Pollsmoor Prison.

o 1985 was the era of the ‘young lions’… “We really believed we were going into a revolution. I thing that’s what sad about it.”

o “September 1985, delegation of white businessmen led by Gavin Relly, Anglo America, and Zach de Beer, Progressive Party funded by Oppenheimer. They meet a list of Oliver Tambo, Thabo Mbeki, Chris Hani, Mac Maharaj and Pallo Jordan in Zambia. Why have they not been telling us, I was part of MK then? Why are they not addressing us in the camps and saying guys we are negotiation? You know what they used to say to us in the camps then, “We shall never negotiatiate. We have learned from the mistakes of everybody else. That’s selling out comrades”… That’s what Joe Modise was telling us at the time.”

o “In 1988, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet, they sign an agreement. I am trying to show you who is in power. That agreement they signed what took our camps out of Angola to Uganda and Tanzania further away from the enemy we were fighting. Who took the decision? Reagan and Gobachev. We are just parcels but what they use as an excuse? “Let Namibia go.””

o “In 1989, the South African Reserve Bank Act is passed. Can I tell you?… South African Reserve Bank shall operate in secrecy.”

o 1990, the Independent Development Trust (IDT) established, taking over the think tank called the Urban Foundation. Anton Rupert and Clive Menell chairs it.

o 1990, the Gencor Executive Chairman, Derek Keys, is appointed as Minister of Trade and Industry. “It was the first time they allow a minister who’s not National Party trained to ascend the reigns.”

o 1991, they pass the VAT {Value Added Tax).

o Same year 20 December 1991, CODESA starts. “13 April 1992, Mandela shocks us. I’m divorcing Winnie [Mandela] because Winnie was not faithful.” She suggests that the ANC is paying Mandela’s children off to keep quiet. “The big issue of this is when Mandela made that announcement, he then… moves in with the Menell family and Clive Menell is one of the founders of the Urban Foundation which was started in 1977 and also aligned with NUM formation.”

o “September 1992, the former Gencor Executive Chairman and former Minister of Trade and Industry is appointed Minister of Finance. It is said here, “The financial takeover is completed.”… Why do you think we haven’t moved an inch in terms of prosperity since ‘94? Do you know teachers argue that at least during Apartheid you had an increase, some of them say twice a year. It’s not happening… They took a [$850 million] loan from the IMF to pay off the Apartheid debt.”

o “1992, the leader of the South African Communist Party, Joe Slovo, comes with what is called the “Sunset Clause” which means the coalition government will be put in place following the democratic election but it included guarantees and those guarantees were to keep the economic state as is.”

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>my father [Harry Oppenheimer] would always stay in State House of the guest of President Nyerere

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>ANC and other liberation movement military training camps were in Tanzania

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>Women/girls are regarded as possessions in Africa

“2024 Marikana Massacre Memorial Lecture” Part 3

https://youtu.be/6oN-tKmn7yc

Streamed live on Aug 7, 2024

o “April ’93, Chris Hani is gunned down in cold blood… It means that Chris Hani was against the “Sunset Clause”. He started opening his big Xhosa mouth.”

o “In April ’94, we ushered into the so-called “Madiba Miracle”.”

o “I put a question to you. Why zoom in on the mines? Why was it formed with Oppenheimer money? Why is being controlled by Oppenheimer? I put a question to you. Has it never crossed your mind the NUM officials, the ANC officials and the Lonmin officials, there was still another hand behind?… I still want to know, who of the worst agreed to this shooting, this cold blooded killing? Because they would not do it if their handlers had not said, “go ahead.”

o “For years COSATU was nothing but a gate keeper… They delayed worker’s struggle… Whoever funds the ANC, funds COSATU.”

o “How is Starbucks making more money out of each cup of coffee than those coffee growers?… How are you paying more for South African gold than the British pay?”

o “How is it that… in all the exile years of the so-called liberation movements of South Africa, the ANC got 99.9% of the lion’s share of support? You know, only China supported the PAC. People were starving in PAC camps in case you were not aware… The whole world supported the ANC.”

o –“You will see they chose for you. You also know that the release campaign was also started by Oppenheimer? I hope you know.”—

o Kwame Nkrumah said, “Do not go the IMF, World Bank route because if you do, you will be enslaves forever.”

o “Only 5% of that money [$30 trillion] is direct government corruption, 30% is criminal activity but 65% are corporate crimes which we don’t call out. Tax evasion, tax avoidance, profit shifting. We started hating Zuma because the Rand started falling but what’s the expose now? The banks colluded from 2006 before he came into power to around 2013 tampering and lowering the Rand.”

o “All that I have read here happens with a very intelligent process called “dumbing down of the mind”. Do you think it is an accident that the pass rate in South Africa is 33%? It’s not… The battle for the mind is the biggest battle.” [Macmillan did mention something similar in his 1960 speech, “Wind of Change”; “The struggle is joined and it is a struggle for the minds of men.” (https://youtu.be/c07MiYfpOMw) Embedded]

o “Neoliberalism… What is it actually?… It is not capitalism. Capitalism was founded by Adam Smith… Neoliberalism came out of the 2nd World War… Before the end of the 2nd World War, 1945, any economist who talked of neoliberalism was classified as an Anarchist. I hope you remember that… Neoliberalism says, [1] government is nothing but a post office between capital and the people… [2] let capital flow… [3] whoever wins the majority, is the one that rules.”

o “Stop making television your outlet for information. That’s in English, it’s called disinformation or misinformation.”

o “The mess in which we live is not accidental. Somebody paid somebody and somebody paid somebody for us to end up in this nonsense that we live in right now called freedom. It happens with every other country… So they have 2 ways to deal with an Africa. If they can change your mind, they will - Mandela’s was changeable. If they can’t change your mind like Steve Biko, they kill you.”

o “The ANC’s given us a youth that more sexual than intelligent. Youth that drinks more than they think. Young people that know more about American than Africa, their own country.”

o “That’s where patriarchy and abuse creeps in exactly. Remember, it happens at country level. Whoever pays for the South African election, owns us. Whichever man pay for you, owns you women.”

o “Can we continue fighting to make sure that every known official… every Lonmin official, every ANC official that was involved in this murder is finally brought to book… Can we bring Marikana back to the table? They want us to forget about it. Marikana is proof that the ANC anti-black. They want it silenced.”

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>“In 1988, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet, they sign an agreement. I am trying to show you who is in power. That agreement they signed what took our camps out of Angola to Uganda and Tanzania further away from the enemy we were fighting. Who took the decision? Reagan and Gobachev. We are just parcels but what they use as an excuse? “Let Namibia go.””

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>>21380026

>“All the research was done by very clever people in Anglo like Michael O’Dowd and Bobby Godsell and by a superb London team led by one of the great futurists in the world, Pierre Wack, a Frenchman who had been head of scenario planning at Royal Dutch Shell.”

Additional chronology of South Africa before 1994:

• 1961, South Africa received its so-called Independence, a year after MacMillan’s “Wind of Change” speech

• https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/chronology-meetings-between-south-africans-and-anc-exile-1983-2000-michael-savage

1985 Chairmen of leading corporate groups (Sir Timothy Bevan (Barclays Bank), Lord Barber (Standard Bank), Evelyn de Rothschild (Chair of Rothschild’s), George Soros, with representatives of Shell, Courtaulds, BP and Gold Fields and (from SA) Tony Bloom (Premier Group) and Chris Ball (Barclays), invited by Anthony Sampson to lunch at the Connaught Rooms, London, to meet with Oliver Tambo, in London.

(Anthony Sampson, The Anatomist, p. 228).

Sampson followed the Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, on several trips abroad, including his tour of Africa in early 1960, reporting for the Observer. He was later to write the first biography of Macmillan (Macmillan: A Study in Ambiguity (London: Allen Lane, 1967).

https://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/3302

• Date: May 29, 1988

Place: Foreign Ministry Guest House, Moscow

Participants: Chester Crocker, Assistant Secretary, US Dept. of State

Anatoly Adamishin, Deputy Ministre, USSR MFA

Priscilla Clapp, A/PolCouns, US Embassy, Moscow

Vasillen Vasev, Director, 3rd African Dept., USSR MFA

Soviet interpreter

In Fact, Admishin said, Luanda has asked Moscow to tell the U.S. during the Summit that Angola was ready for trilateral economic cooperation with the U.S. and Soviet Union in three specific areas: diamonds, gold, and ferrous metals. (Adamishin asked that Crocker keep this to himself until it had been raised at higher levels in the course of the Summit.)

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/16874-document-02-memorandum-conversation-between

• 1990: “Lastly, that edition of Optima commented on the “valiant efforts” (Barber 1987a, p. 68) of Dr. Chester Crocker, the then American Assistant Secretary of State for Africa. Both De Beers and Anglo American were obviously enormously enamored with Crocker. By 1990 [the year Mandela was released], they had appointed him as a director of Minorco, which was based in Luxembourg and “the main overseas investor for Oppenheimer funds” (Kanfer 1993, p. 362). A high-profile appointment to such an entity suggests a very different imperative to that which Oppenheimer voiced in his interview with Nielsen (1985) regarding investing beyond South Africa.”

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2655201 [As posted on previous SA threads but the document is now removed from the internet]

From 1981-1989, [Chester Crocker] was U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs. As such, he was the principal diplomatic architect and mediator in the prolonged negotiations among Angola, Cuba, and South Africa that led to Namibia’s transition to independence, and to the withdrawal of Cuban forces from Angola.

https://www.usip.org/publications/2007/01/leashing-dogs-war

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>Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala

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>>21454006

Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala Biography

https://mamakhanyisilelt.com/

I am Khanyisile, Litchfield-Tshabalala (Dr – PhD and Rear Admiral Junior Grade, Retired); a Facilitator, Trainer, Public Speaker, Writer, and a Consultant on Illicit Financial Flows and Tax, International Finance Institutions’ transparency, accountability, and community engagement. This includes social accountability. What sets me apart from my peers, is that I love Afrika above my own family. And this is a known fact to all who have interacted or worked with me. A veteran of uMkhonto WeSizwe, and an exiled freedom fighter, I came back and joined the SA Navy, where I rose to being the first Female Admiral in the history of the SA Navy. I am now a Retired Admiral.

https://www.pa.org.za/person/khanyisile-litchfield-tshabalala/

Ms Litchfield-Tshabalala was a member of the ANC before joining the EFF.

She also has a masters degree in criminology from UNISA, and is in the process of completing her PhD with the Atlantic Internation University in Hawaii [Now completed].

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>Gencor Executive Chairman, Derek Keys

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>We started hating Zuma because the Rand started falling but what’s the expose now? The banks colluded from 2006 before he came into power to around 2013 tampering and lowering the Rand.

Take note; the Rand value dropped prior to Mandela changing his mind about nationalism.

“Keys to unlock the South African economic shackles: The former head of Gencor is trying to bring Pretoria and the ANC together to repair the country's battered economy, John Carlin reports” [1992]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/keys-to-unlock-the-south-african-economic-shackles-the-former-head-of-gencor-is-trying-to-bring-pretoria-and-the-anc-together-to-repair-the-country-s-battered-economy-john-carlin-reports-1560461.html

Friday 30 October 1992 00:02 GMT

DEREK KEYS, South Africa's Minister of Finance, Trade and Industry, has a stack of filthy pictures. Nothing that would be sold next to a certain book by Madonna, you understand, just a stark representation of how bad the state of his country's economy is.

The pictures - graphs of dire economic trends actually - have proved formidable shock tactics, helping Mr Keys to earn a good deal of respect and trust from Nelson Mandela.

Last month, the president of the African National Congress told the Johannesburg Star of a briefing he had received from the head of the ANC's economics department after a meeting with Mr Keys. 'He brought a statement from Keys which is well- considered and spells out in detail the actual state of our economy. And I got frightened,' Mr Mandela said. This from the man who precipitated a stock- market crash two days after his release from prison in early 1990 when he reaffirmed the commitment of his movement to nationalisation. Today, Mr Mandela has dropped the dreaded 'N-word' from his lexicon altogether.

'When Mr Mandela made his first speech after coming out, everybody immediately had to reassess their positions. Since then there's been a great improvement in the ANC focus in terms of economic systems. And that has come about because they have got acquainted with what the problem is, what means are likely to be at their disposal for addressing it.'

Mr Keys came to the job - and politics - in May, responding to a request from President F W de Klerk to give up his post as executive chairman of Gencor, South Africa's second-largest mining finance house, and take over the management of the national economy.

There is a strong sense that, while Mr Keys is not privy to all the secrets of state concerning the National Party's central obsession with retaining a strong grip on power in 'the new South Africa', he is left very much to his own devices in the economic terrain.

One task he has set himself - and he defined its resolution as critical to the pursuit of economic growth - involves active political engagement 'to stop the economic civil war'.

The way to stop the war, Mr Keys believes, is through consultation. 'In my maiden speech I mentioned 'the golden triangle' which is a hallmark of all societies that have managed to turn in above-average economic performances - by which I mean the establishment of a consensus between business, labour and the state.'

Substantial difficulties exist in realising this concept at this time, Mr Keys said - specifically, political difficulties. But progress is being made. He recently met leading representatives of business and the ANC-allied Congress of South Africa Trade Unions, with the objective of establishing a national economic forum, a notion rejected by the government before Mr Keys assumed his position.

Mr Keys said he was particularly encouraged on this score last month when he and Tito Mboweni [who later became the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank], a leading ANC economist, shared a platform at a conference in London. 'When it came to the aspect of looking towards the future, his and my speech could have been exchanged without anyone in the audience noticing.'

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>Derek Keys: "to stop the economic civil war"

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>“All the research was done by very clever people in Anglo like Michael O’Dowd and Bobby Godsell and by a superb London team led by one of the great futurists in the world, Pierre Wack, a Frenchman who had been head of scenario planning at Royal Dutch Shell.”

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>“In 1989, the South African Reserve Bank Act is passed. Can I tell you?… South African Reserve Bank shall operate in secrecy.”

“Gencor fades, but scars remain”

https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/gencor-fades-but-scars-remain-743970

Published Feb 5, 2006

Cape Town - Gencor, the now dormant investment holding group, is a pale shadow of its former self.

On January 16 the company announced that it would seek voluntary winding up now that a high court bid by a tribal authority to force it to pay for the environmental rehabilitation of the asbestos-contaminated town of Heuningvlei and the Bute mine in North West had been settled.

The company was no stranger to empowerment; in the 1960s, Afrikaner nationalists [a select few] encouraged Anglo American to sell assets to a forerunner of Gencor, which went on to produce Sappi, Gold Fields and Implats, among others.

[In 1953, Sanlam, FVB and Bonuscor established Federale Mynbou to facilitate the entry of Afrikaners into mining (Sanlam, 2021). The breakthrough was the takeover of Genmin by Federale Mynbou in 1964 through the assistance of Anglo. Fine and Rustomjee (1996: 161) say the move that signaled “a conscious accommodation of Afrikaner by English capital or compromise in the face of conflict”. (https://www.wits.ac.za/media/wits-university/faculties-and-schools/commerce-law-and-management/research-entities/scis/documents/BEE%20Transactions%20in%20SA%20after%201994.pdf)]

With the prospect of an ANC-led government coming to power in 1994, Gencor was unbundled and its assets sold off.

Derek Keys, a former Gencor chief executive and the finance minister in the government of national unity, persuaded the then governor of the Reserve Bank, Chris Stals, to authorise Gencor to ship $2.1 billion abroad to buy Billiton from Royal Dutch Shell.

Months later Keys retired as finance minister to become the chairman of Billiton. After several asset shuffles and purchases, Billiton became BHP Billiton, one of the world's largest minerals companies.

Yet it was not for the enormous wealth that it generated that Gencor would be remembered in its dying days. The company had an appalling record of human rights abuses and an equally terrible safety record. As a gold producer, it had among the highest numbers of deaths and disabling injuries.

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>So they have 2 ways to deal with an African. If they can change your mind, they will - Mandela’s was changeable. If they can’t change your mind like Steve Biko, they kill you.

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>my father [Harry Oppenheimer] would always stay in State House of the guest of President Nyerere

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>ANC and other liberation movement military training camps were in Tanzania

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It reminds me of this…

“THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. H.F. VERWOERD: British-American Scheming and The Founders of the New South Africa” [1994] Part 1

https://www.radiofreesouthafrica.com/dr-hf-verwoerds-murder-haunting-naspers/

By Jaap Marais

Excerpts below

The revolutionary developments in South Africa culminating in the April 27, 1994 general elections and the handing over of political power to the Communist-controlled ANC have been gaining momentum since the assassination on the 6th September 1966 of Dr H F Verwoerd, the South African Prime Minister, by the Communist Demetrio Tsafendas. And it is therefore well to look afresh at the developments in their historical contexts.

How successful this government was, may be seen from the evidence by opponents and enemies of Dr Verwoerd, for example that of the now defunct Rand Daily Mail, which on July 30, 1966 (five weeks before the assassination of Dr Verwoerd) wrote as follows:

Surfeit of Prosperity

Rand Daily Mail – July 30, 1966 [Rand Daily Mail was owned by Anglo American. (https://hsf.org.za/publications/focus/issue-39-third-quarter-2005/the-rand-daily-mail-convenient-scapegoat)

“At the age of nearly 65 Dr Verwoerd has reached the peak of a remarkable career. No other South African prime minister has ever been in such a powerful position in the country. He is at the head of a massive majority after a resounding victory at the polls. The nation is suffering from a surfeit of prosperity and he can command almost unlimited funds for all that he needs at present in the way of military defence. He can claim that South Africa is a shining example of peace in a troubled continent, if only because overwhelming domestic power can always command peace.

This strong position was achieved by Dr Verwoerd under a policy of separate development (apartheid). The living standards of blacks were rising at 5,4% per year against that of the Whites at 3,9% per year. In 1965 the economic growth rate was the second highest in the world at 7,9%. The rate of inflation was 2% per annum and the prime interest rate 3% per annum. Domestic savings were so great that South Africa needed no foreign loans for normal economic expansion.

It was plain that in these circumstances South Africa was poised to become the dominating and unifying force in Southern Africa against the British-American-supported terrorist onslaught on the Portuguese territories of Mozambique and Angola and on Rhodesia and South West Africa.

It is well to recall that, for instance, the Frelimo terrorists received substantial financial support from the Ford Foundation of the USA, acting most likely as a front for the CIA and the State Department and that the ANC, while banned in South Africa, had its head office in London; and almost every Communist who left South Africa for safer ground, did not go to the Kremlin, but to London. And unquestionably, the Anti- Apartheid Movement (more correctly: the Anti-Afrikaner Movement) in Britain was a British Secret Service operation against South Africa – not forgetting that the US and Britain in an act of war already in 1961 instituted an arms boycott against South Africa; and that the USA was behind Liberia and Ethiopia’s application to the International Court in 1961 to break South West Africa’s ties with South Africa.

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“THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. H.F. VERWOERD: British-American Scheming and The Founders of the New South Africa” [1994] Part 2

https://www.radiofreesouthafrica.com/dr-hf-verwoerds-murder-haunting-naspers/

By Jaap Marais

Notwithstanding the British and American influence in international affairs, South Africa was growing stronger and stronger.

From the Book – Verwoerd is Dead by Jan Francois Botha

In the history of South Africa his name will live for ever as the leader, who, when his country was threatened with internal disorder and with economic sanctions, boycotts and open aggression from overseas, stood as a symbol of defiance, and the will and determination to survive.”

It was evident that the British-American tactics had failed and that the direct opposite of what they were trying to achieve was actually taking place.

Dealing with the anticipated decision for the return of South Africa to the Commonwealth after the April 27 election, the author (Jack Viviers) said that if FW de Klerk would be a party to such a decision “it would remove a large part of the hate from the view held by a considerable number of influential Britons on Afrikaners”. This animosity is a seldom acknowledged fact, the usual thing being to accuse the Afrikaners of “still fighting the Boer War”. The article reads further: “The attitude of the British, particularly the mandarins of the British Foreign Office, who were in the vanguard of the fight against the National Government, was explained to me by an equally influential Brit… Lord Deedes, former editor of the Daily Telegraph… ” So the British government was fighting the South African government – a continuation, by other means, of the Boer War. [Does this explain the farm murders that continue until today/]

What follows this remarkable admission by Lord Deedes is even more remarkable. “While South Africa grew to become the economic giant of the continent, the other members of the Common-wealth virtually sank into poverty. This was the complete opposite of what they had hoped. That South Africa, under an Afrikaner government with their policy of apartheid, and no relations with the Commonwealth, should have become the economic giant of Africa was making the British Foreign Office and the US State Department to think what they had thought was unthinkable.

It was evident that Dr Verwoerd was winning the cold war conducted against the Afrikaner government of South Africa from the British Foreign Office and the US State Department.

South Africa’s increasingly powerful position in the sub-continent foreshadowed a Southern Africa of White-controlled governments, economically and militarily equal to any threat or adventure from outside and also to the challenge of the communist-led and British-American supported terrorists operating in Southern Africa. (Significantly, the first terrorist attack by Swapo took place within three weeks after the assassination of Dr Verwoerd, as if they were waiting for the event).

As has been the practice of imperialists even in the days of the Roman Empire, the present-day American and British imperialists latch on to the rich minorities in other countries. And this was also done in South Africa. The representative of the New York Herald Tribune, Arnold Beichman, wrote in the Johannesburg Sunday Times (20th June, 1965) that ‘prominent businessmen and industrialists in South Africa exert great pressure on the Prime Minister in the hope that he and his Cabinet would stop their anti-American speeches… Among the business groups which have expressed their dissatisfaction in private circles were prominent insurance companies, banks and liquor undertakings in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

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“THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. H.F. VERWOERD: British-American Scheming and The Founders of the New South Africa” [1994] Part 3

https://www.radiofreesouthafrica.com/dr-hf-verwoerds-murder-haunting-naspers/

By Jaap Marais

Having identified these three types of businesses, Beichman came so close to naming the specific businesses that it was not necessary to say that the spokesmen were A D Wassenaar of SANLAM (insurance), Jan Marais of Trust Bank, and Anton Rupert of Rembrandt (liquor) – all three having had strong British and American connections. Wassenaar was married to the daughter of a former Lord Mayor of London, and he was a founder member of the Council of Foreign Relations front organisation, the United States-South Africa Leader Exchange Programme (USSALEP). Jan Marais boasted that his bank was run on American lines and that he was constantly visiting the USA.

Rupert was not only a founder member of USSALEP, but the key figure in its founding. He was financed by the Rothschild group in getting his tobacco concern on a sound basis and in acquiring tobacco interests such as Rothmans in Britain. Although strongly anti-British during World War II, he soon loosened his ties with the Afrikaner nationalists and became an exponent of a Pax Americana, hosting Bobby Kennedy on his visit to South Africa in 1961 and in various ways demonstrating his identification with British-American objectives.

These Afrikaans-speaking businessmen, in their movement away from their Afrikaner nationalist compatriots, inevitably moved closer to the internationalist Anglo-American financial interests, represented by Harry Oppenheimer’s Anglo- American Corp., which constituted the core of hostility to Afrikaner nationalism, and which was the successor to the financial interests that forced Britain in the war against the Boer republics in 1899-1902. (See J A Hobson: The War in South Africa, James Nisbetl, London, 1900)

Dr Verwoerd had been preparing to meet the challenge from these quarters and for this reason he unofficially instituted an investigation into the Anglo-American Corp. under the leadership of Prof Piet Hoek. The Hoek report was a very thorough job, and was privately circulated late in1965, early 1966, and evidently Oppenheimer, Rupert and others had been aware of the investigation. When Dr Verwoerd, on the 25th January 1966 said in Parliament: “We shall oppose the power concentrations and monopolies which occur in our country, and which constitute a real danger”, it was an oblique but unmistakable reference to the Hoek Report. Those who were involved in ‘the power concentrations and monopolies” knew what this would mean to their interests. And consequently they would have thought of ways to stop it.

The Oppenheimer empire had complete control of the English newspapers in South Africa, and they dutifully conformed to the requirements of protecting the money power interests and of promoting the British-American objectives in Southern Africa against Afrikaner nationalism.

These were the forces and the most prominent persons ranged against Dr Verwoerd and the policy of separate development in the ‘sixties. Dr Verwoerd was at the peak of his power, having successfully overcome the diplomatic and economic effects of leaving the Commonwealth in1961; uniting the white nation as never before; succeeding in creating an economic boom of unprecedented proportions; launching a program of military preparedness; crushing the Rivonia Slovo-Mandela-Communist plan of overthrowing the government by violent means; refusing to institute economic sanctions against the Rhodesian government of (an Smith after UDI and giving the Rhodesians moral and other support; practically annihilating the parliamentary opposition in the March 1966 general elections; and, very important, having the possibility of foreign intervention eliminated as a result of the International Court verdict in South Africa’s favour on the South West Africa issue.

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“THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. H.F. VERWOERD: British-American Scheming and The Founders of the New South Africa” [1994] Part 4

https://www.radiofreesouthafrica.com/dr-hf-verwoerds-murder-haunting-naspers/

By Jaap Marais

They had been so sure of getting a verdict against South Africa on the South West Africa [now Namibia] issue that three days before the announcement of the Court’s verdict on the 18th July, 1966, the American Ambassador to South Africa delivered an aide memoire to Dr Verwoerd’s government that the USA would accept the Court verdict and expected the contending parties to abide by it.

The implication of this was that if Dr Verwoerd had refused to abide by an adverse verdict it would have constituted cause for military intervention by the USA in the guise of the United Nations Organisation, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in anticipation of a court verdict against South Africa having the year before provided what the Chicago Tribune had called a “battle blueprint” entitled “Apartheid and United Nations Collective Measures” by Amelia Leiss for military operations against South Africa. The Carnegie Endowment has been documented “as a powerful policy- making force inside the State Department” (Freeman Digest, June, 1984).

With the court verdict going against the US expectations, the whole elaborate scheme devised for acting against South Africa with the object of ending Dr Verwoerd’s rule, came to an abrupt end, leaving Dr Verwoerd very much stronger than before and his opponents completely frustrated.

This development must be seen as the failure of the ultimate plan for stopping Dr Verwoerd, all other possibilities having been previously eliminated: the parliamentary opposition of the former United Party and the former Progressive Party, enjoying American and British support, had been rendered impotent through the loss of support; the Communist-inspired plans of overthrowing the government by violent means had been effectively thwarted by the clean-up of the Rivonia gang, ending in the conviction of Nelson Mandela and his cohorts; the break-up of the SA Communist Party cells and the arrest and conviction of its leader, ex-Rhodes scholar, Abraham Fischer, The only remaining option for stopping Dr Verwoerd was foreign intervention on the question of South West Africa, on the grounds of an anticipated international Court verdict against South Africa.

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“THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. H.F. VERWOERD: British-American Scheming and The Founders of the New South Africa” [1994] Part 5

https://www.radiofreesouthafrica.com/dr-hf-verwoerds-murder-haunting-naspers/

By Jaap Marais

When this failed in July 1966, there was only one option left – put an end to Dr Verwoerd’s life. Cillie – Rupert and “Verwoerd must go” plan.

Nine days before the assassination of Dr Verwoerd The Sunday Tribune (Durban) published a front page report banner headlined ‘Verwoerd must go’ plan: Cape Nats back Anton Rupert” It will be noticed that it is alleged that Piet Cillie, editor of Die Burger spearheaded the campaign and that Rupert was to replace Dr Verwoerd. It is stated that “There has been a carefully planned operation to isolate Dr Verwoerd and force a show-down” Neither Rupert nor Cillie ever repudiated this sensational report in public.

Paragraph 86: “lt is impossible to establish with any certainty exactly what was said. However there is no doubt that Dr Verwoerd’s death was mentioned on that morning, three days before his death. What makes these incidents more than a coincidence is the fact that this was said at the ship which was visited daily for almost 40 days by the man who killed Dr Verwoerd, where he bought a pistol and tried to buy a knife which he wanted to use – according to at least one statement made by him subsequently – to kill Dr Verwoerd.

The fact that Dr Verwoerd’s death was mentioned at that ship was probably more than pure coincidence’. Although significantly saying: ” That the fact that Dr Verwoerd’s death was mentioned at that ship was probably more than pure coincidence”, the Commissioner, strangely, did not go into this any further! If it was not coincidence, then of course it pointed to prior knowledge of Dr Verwoerd’s impending death. Yet the Commissioner just left it at that, and for instance did not even inquire into the connections of the Eleni, which incidentally left Table Bay harbour on the day of the assassination.

This was made more intriguing by another incident. On the day of the assassination, September 6, The Evening Standard of London carried the following report: “Young man on Dieppe-Newhaven ferry asked if there was any news of the Verwoerd’s assassination – last Friday (i.e.2nd September). Man he asked was Mr Allan Lomas, New Liberal candidate for Islington East in last General Election. Mr Lomas said today: “I was waiting to buy newspaper and coffee when young man asked – because he had no change to buy a paper – whether there was any report on Verwoerd assassination. I scanned paper and said he could borrow it as I was finished. I looked in Sunday papers and made inquiries about any attempts on Dr Verwoerd’s life but of course found nothing.”

In May 1959 he went to Britain and while there he was noticed in the company of leftists. Tsafendas said that some of these persons in private raised the possibility of having the Prime Minister of South Africa shot. Less than a year later in April 1960 Dr Verwoerd was, at short range, shot twice in his face by David Beresford Pratt, who had also been to Britain and had been involved in political activities of the Liberal Party. Miraculously Dr Verwoerd survived this attempt on his life.

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“THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. H.F. VERWOERD: British-American Scheming and The Founders of the New South Africa” [1994] Part 6

https://www.radiofreesouthafrica.com/dr-hf-verwoerds-murder-haunting-naspers/

By Jaap Marais

This is of the same quality as the second paragraph of the Chapter of the Commission’s report entitled “Were there accomplices?” It reads as follows: “The Commission could find no evidence which could justify a finding that there were accomplices”.

In itself this would have caused eyebrows to raise, but what made it more suspect was the remarks of the man who had appointed the Commission, B J Vorster, Dr Verwoerd’s successor. The day after the assassination (September 7) The Star (Johannesburg) had a headline: “No sign of assassination plot. This was the work of a lone killer says Vorster”.

Apart from this flagrantly irresponsible and grave infringement on the province of the subsequently appointed Commission of Enquiry, Vorster’s role as Minister of Justice and therefore of Security, making him responsible for the security of Dr Verwoerd, is extremely questionable. It is the more questionable in view of his role in subsequently systematically destroying the foundations upon which Dr Verwoerd had built.

Another example of his handling of the events after the assassination centred on a press report that the Security Police had had a file on Tsafendas, and that when the head of the Security Police was phoned on the day of the assassination he in a short while had a file with him. The amazing thing that then happened was that Vorster issued a statement that “the report that the Security Police had a file on Tsafendas was devoid of all truth’. This was an evident cover-up as it was later revealed that the Security Police had had no less than four files on Tsafendas.

But only one was available from a room with “dead files”. One had been destroyed without authority, another had also been destroyed, and the fourth was completely missing. Vorster’s statement denying that there was a file was therefore calculated to mislead the public Vorster protected.

The revelations about the various files came only after Vorster, in the emotional atmosphere subsequent to the assassination, had been elected to succeed Dr Verwoerd.

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>In 1982, Harry Oppenheimer meets Henry Kissinger to talk about majority rule and transition after Apartheid.

“THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. H.F. VERWOERD: British-American Scheming and The Founders of the New South Africa” [1994] Part 7

https://www.radiofreesouthafrica.com/dr-hf-verwoerds-murder-haunting-naspers/

By Jaap Marais

Vorster, unknown to most of his supporters, was on friendly terms with Anton Rupert, who was allegedly involved in the “Verwoerd must go plan”. And Vorster, Rupert and other financial imperialists subsequently worked together in destroying what Dr Verwoerd had built.

It was later revealed in two books – South Africa Inc. and E Oppenheimer and Son – that Vorster had had cordial relations with Harry Oppenheimer of Anglo-American – something that would have destroyed his chances of succeeding Dr Verwoerd, had it been known to the majority of the National Party Caucus.

who benefited from the death, then there are several obvious candidates.

The first is Vorster and his immediate associates, who were put at the levers of power – an immense gain both personally and politically. The second group is the Verwoerd opponents in the National Party, like Anton Rupert and Piet Cillie. The third is the money powers with in the lead Harry Oppenheimer and Anton Rupert, who opposed Dr Verwoerd and knew that he was going to limit their monopolistic operations.

Most Important

The fourth, and perhaps the most important is the British-American powers behind the ANC, who were out to break the Afrikaners’ political power and get South Africa in line with the other Communist-controlled Southern African States of Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Tsafendas undoubtedly was a Communist, but it is not to the Soviet and the KGB that one must look for clues to the assassination of Dr Verwoerd. Tsafendas’ Communist leanings was a useful shield behind which others in Britain, the USA and probably also Israel, as well as some in South Africa operated. For all of these Dr Verwoerd constituted a stark obstacle to their aims. In his adherence to principles he was gaining in power and international stature.

All but Black majority rule

What must be noted is that the government formed by the new State President is all but representative of Black majority rule. The government presently consist of 27 ministers and 12 deputy ministers, apart from the President and two deputy presidents. Of the 18 ANC representatives in the Cabinet appointed by the President at least 10 are members of the Communist Party, and several more suspected Communists. And of the nine deputy ministers representing the ANC at least four are Communists. The significance of this is that the South African Communist Party (SACP) on its own would not have been able to get a single member of parliament elected, yet it is in a commanding position in the government – in the name of majority rule!

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“THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. H.F. VERWOERD: British-American Scheming and The Founders of the New South Africa” [1994] Part 8

https://www.radiofreesouthafrica.com/dr-hf-verwoerds-murder-haunting-naspers/

By Jaap Marais

This is of particular significance in view of the existence and operations of “the creeping coup” in the SACP revealed by The International Freedom Foundation in April 1991. It was initiated in the early eighties by Slovo, Maharaj, Kasrils and the deceased Hani “to capture every senior position within the ANC”. international Freedom Foundation said that this process was “virtually complete”.

The Foundation revealed that only eight of the 35 member National Executive Committee (NEC)of the ANC were not Communists before the release of Mandela. After Mandela and Sisulu had joined the NEC the ratio was 26 Communists against ten non-Communists. The operations of this “creeping coup” are probably behind the late appointments of Communists as Ministers and deputy ministers.

Oppenheimer further said that Mandela had sought his approval of two Cabinet appointments -probably those of Derek Keys and Pik Botha, the former having come from one of the companies closely associated with Oppenheimer and the latter being a Freemason who is a holder of The Order of Malta (in the company of Dr Piet Koornhof, former Cabinet Minister and ambassador). Both departments – Finance and Mineral and Energy Affairs – are close to the heart of the money powers in South Africa and it is most likely that Oppenheimer would have sought to have “his men” appointed.

The national unity of the government trumpeted by Mandela is a fiction, as may be seen from the fact that in the April election only 2% of Blacks voted for the NP, the Democratic Party and the Freedom Front, while only 3% of Whites voted for the ANC. The near disastrous economic position of the country and the absence of respect for law and order in the wake of incessant “change” and “reform” make an orderly transition to a radically new constitutional set-up impossible.

The “government of national unity” is doomed to fall apart. The new situation presents a formidable challenge to the Afrikaners and their English speaking White compatriots. The hardcore of the Afrikaner people is accepting that the new constitutional set-up will not last long and will lead to ethnic friction and political disintegration, a matter to be dealt with separately in a subsequent review.

The spirit of rejection and resistance among Afrikaners, which was treacherously deflected by Gen Constand Viljoen and his cronies, is again rising. And there is capable leadership outside Parliament to wield it into a force.