SA Politics Thread Part 13 The Days of Madlanga

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From 'The Daily Disappointment' on FB...

The Commander-in-Chief of Crime Intelligence

Just when you thought the Madlanga Commission was done showing us how Crime Intelligence operates like a luxury shopping network, Tuesday's session arrived with a brand new plot twist. It turns out our top spies weren't just taking orders from dodgy businessmen. They were also allegedly moonlighting as a personal, on-demand arrest service for EFF leader Julius Malema.

Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson, Chakalaka as we call him, served a hot and spicy text trail before the commission. The messages allegedly show Malema using businessman Mohammed "Mo" Sayed as a WhatsApp middleman to reach Crime Intelligence boss Feroz Khan.

The text was straight to the point. Malema forwarded an Operation Dudula poster with a very direct instruction: "Must be arrested tonight."

Malema was apparently worried about the group's upcoming campaign against undocumented foreign nationals. But sending a quick text to a top spy boss to order immediate, overnight arrests? That is not how a constitutional democracy works. It completely obliterates the separation between political figures and state police forces.

The favors apparently went both ways. The commission heard that Khan allegedly used Malema’s concerns to push his own intelligence agenda. Khan fed specific parliamentary questions to the EFF through Sayed.

The goal? To trick the former Inspector-General of Intelligence, Isaac Dintwe, into a public lie during an oversight session. It is a masterclass in institutional manipulation.

Malema has already filed an affidavit strongly denying the whole thing. But these allegations perfectly expose the terrifying reality of our state organs.

Our intelligence agencies are clearly not independent. They are just weaponized toolkits used by politicians and their connected friends to manage the country by text.

At this rate, we might as well just dissolve the legislature, run South Africa via a giant WhatsApp group chat, and save ourselves the overhead.
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TheChamp said:
Mazzotti in particular is not the kind of public knowledge I was aware of, to the contrary I seem to recall denials from the EFF.
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When you go back and dig, some interesting things appear. And it's probably why everyone thinks they denied it.

They appealed to the press council, saying that it was Carnilinx that donated to the EFF, not Mazzotti. And the donation was once-off, to help them register as a party. Now he's saying (in a sworn affidavit) that it's public knowledge that Mazzotti (not Carnilinx) donated to the EFF (not once-off anymore).

Also Khan was referenced sitting next to Mazzotti in 2024 already.

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Appeal Decision: News24 vs Adriano Mazzotti - The Press Council of South Africa

SUMMARY The articles in question were headlined, Top cop attending EFF gala a ‘shameful, offensive’ slap in the face of South Africans – Public Interest SA (published on 30 July 2023); and, Adriaan Basson| It’s easy to criticise Malema, but what about the thousands of EFF supporters? (published...
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I think Juju is digging his hole deeper with that statement...
 
The goalposts have shifted slightly. Here is the commitment made of eradicating All pit toilets in schools by March 2025.

The DA ministers fast learning that shouting from the opposition benches and actually governing are two different things.

www.dailymaverick.co.za

Here’s my promise — by 31 March 2025 all pit toilets in SA schools will be eradicated

I am deeply committed to closing all pit toilets in our schools and ensuring that every pupil and teacher has access to safe, dignified sanitation facilities. This is not just a priority for me; it is a moral obligation for the country.
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TheChamp said:
Why is it interesting?
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Suppose it is interesting (for me anyway) in the sense that most municipalities in the country are almost totally dysfunctional. Not sure the PP is the way to tackle service delivery issues. But I guess this works to embarrass the DA some before an election (this PP isn't much more competent or independent than the bumbling Busi - she seems happy to have got the job, he Phala phala white wash remains a stain) and it does seem they don't do well in those areas.
 
R13... said:
Suppose it is interesting (for me anyway) in the sense that most municipalities in the country are almost totally dysfunctional. Not sure the PP is the way to tackle service delivery issues. But I guess this works to embarrass the DA some before an election (this PP isn't much more competent or independent than the bumbling Busi - she seems happy to have got the job, he Phala phala white wash remains a stain) and it does seem they don't do well in those areas.
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Definitely political hatchet job from her. Has she even looked at Jozi ?
 
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