"Foreign-funded" campaign attacking me — Mantashe

[Hanno Labuschagne]

"Foreign-funded" campaign attacking me — Mantashe

Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe has alleged that a "foreign-funded" campaign against him aims to destabilise his department's work and sour his relationship with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

These allegations were made during an interview with the City Press on Sunday in light of Mantashe increasingly being isolated in the ANC in a year when the party is set to elect its new Top Six.

Mantashe is currently part of this elite group, but his tenure as energy minister has seemingly put him out of contention for deputy president.

 

[3WA]

Who is it? Can we donate to them?

 

[Willie Trombone]

“The money is from the UK, goes through UCT — through an institution I will not name — which channels the money to the CSIR and civil society,” Mantashe said.

 

[Gazg]

Shame........Children's fund?? I thought you said you were "from the trenches"......

 

[Danie_V]

Yes that's how funding works for universities and research institutes liker the CSIR. Nothing unusual. Oddly enough the fossil fuel lobbies used to be famous for such funding, and then suppressing outcomes they did not like (that of course is wrong), and setting up fake environmental foundations. But plain funding that delivers an outcome you don't like, does not make it wrong per se. Problem is, SA also has lots of intelligent engineers and scientists that don't just swallow fake info from the fossil fuel lobby groups.... So if a Minister wants to start giving opinions, policies, etc they need to make sure their "facts" are right.

 

[boboudts]

Who cares sweatie....you you stick with your marxist chinese buddies we'll stay with ours!

 

[Fuzzbox]

The HAZENILE mine will support and fund your campaign.
It couldn't perhaps be because you are clueless about the department that you run.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

"Foreign-funded" campaign attacking me — Mantashe

Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe has alleged that a "foreign-funded" campaign against him aims to destabilise his department's work and sour his relationship with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

These allegations were made during an interview with the City Press on Sunday in light of Mantashe increasingly being isolated in the ANC in a year when the party is set to elect its new Top Six.

Mantashe is currently part of this elite group, but his tenure as energy minister has seemingly put him out of contention for deputy president.

/agshemblack

 

[ToxicBunny]

I'll happily donate to this campaign.. Get me their banking details.

 

[IdlePhaedrus]

Ja gweezy, the CSIR (whose least cost analysis of power sources you clearly dislike) and some or other Children's fund (weird) is out to get you suggests you are now playing the victim card (#ZumaMuch?).

This is only marginally better than the race card, but only just.

I hope you are relieved of your position at the DMRE by Tuesday. Feint hope though, as squirrel's spine is made of jelly.

 

[Enzo Matrix]

Who cares sweatie....you you stick with your marxist chinese buddies we'll stay with ours!

Sweatie or sweetie?

 

[Jordan_Za]

Can only imagine the pain a commie feels when they choose the foreign campaign narrative to complain about but aren’t allowed to say CIA.

 

[Tman*]

Ah yes, the foreign funded campaign.

Also referred to as French Champagne, and Colonel Sanders attacking Gwede's waist line

 

[j4ck455]

Mantashe claimed the campaign against him was being driven by money from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation in the UK and moved through several channels in South Africa.

“The money is from the UK, goes through UCT — through an institution I will not name — which channels the money to the CSIR and civil society,” Mantashe said.

“The fact that we are aware makes us able to actually deal with the reality that we are confronted with.”

The minister said the information came from a report provided by the CSIR, but it has denied being aware of the issues.

So obvious, it must be Greta that is hunting down Gwede (because he thinks he is vitally important, to who knows what).

 

[grok]

Sinista turd fosses at work again, coming for the commies..

Njoy!

 

[mojoman]

Lol...its always someone else up to something or other...
If its not the whites then its the foreigners or aliens from another galaxy...

Any excuse other than their own stupidity and sheer incompetence...

Where is the CRAP crew to protect and serve?

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Lol...its always someone else up to something or other...
If its not the whites then its the foreigners or aliens from another galaxy...

Any excuse other than their own stupidity and sheer incompetence...

Where is the CRAP crew to protect and serve?

Feverishly Googling whataboutisms from the NP era....

 

[Ferog]

'That was when he called on attendees of a mining conference in Australia to invest in “Hazenile”, a fake mineral that was punted as a breakthrough for the battery industry in an April Fool’s joke article from Smarty Energy International.'

Do we have a cadre in the ranks of gweezy trolling him or is he just so stupid?

 

[Bigjay84]

Some one forgot to take their meds again

 

[ToxicBunny]

'That was when he called on attendees of a mining conference in Australia to invest in “Hazenile”, a fake mineral that was punted as a breakthrough for the battery industry in an April Fool’s joke article from Smarty Energy International.'

Do we have a cadre in the ranks of gweezy trolling him or is he just so stupid?

He worked at mines so he thinks he knows mining, but he was a recreation officer and welfare officer so had sweet Fa to do with actual mining... So I'd say he is that stupid when it comes to mining and minerals and such.