SA Politics Thread Part 11: The GNU Normal

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Inertia said:
Still trying to convince everyone that you didn’t disappear on a 3 week meditation retreat after the 2024 election results? As someone else noted, we must have all gone into a collective hallucination because we all saw it 😂
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The first step in solving a problem is admitting you have one, having memories of things that did not happen is not something to be taken lightly.
 
TheChamp said:
The first step in solving a problem is admitting you have one, having memories of things that did not happen is not something to be taken lightly.
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Yes, I think we need to talk about all the memories of ANC service delivery you have been peppering us with. Are the service deliveries in the room with you now?
 
Inertia said:
Why has no journalist asked the president or his spokespersons about the two previous commissions of inquiries into the SAPS and why their recommendations have never been implemented?

Did any of those reports flag the same general concerns that led to the current fiasco? Does anyone even know what was in those reports? Are they public documents?

Why do none of these journos ask real and serious questions like these instead of just reprinting press releases?
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Some journalists have though, couch stuffer probably wont answer, he is too busy boiling the ANC like frogs.
 
Inertia said:
Still trying to convince everyone that you didn’t disappear on a 3 week meditation retreat after the 2024 election results? As someone else noted, we must have all gone into a collective hallucination because we all saw it 😂
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I didn't see this to be fair, i distinctly remember him moaning about how the people let him and his looting movement down.
 
Unhappy1 said:
I didn't see this to be fair, i distinctly remember him moaning about how the people let him and his looting movement down.
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It is easy to search to know truth but not sure what is that going to prove in either case. Results were announced 2nd June. "SA Politics Thread part 6"

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Here comes the spin, because they saw that nobody was singing the great one's praises...

President Cyril Ramaphosa was left with no choice but to establish a judicial commission of inquiry to address the crisis within the SA Police Service to safeguard the institutional integrity of tainted law enforcement agencies and to prevent recurring issues.

This is according to Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya.

Magwenya emphasised that while Ramaphosa was aware of the public’s scepticism regarding commissions of inquiry, he has introduced firm deadlines to guarantee meaningful and timely outcomes.

Magwenya further clarified that the brief delay in the president’s address resulted from Ramaphosa prioritising consultations with his GNU partners to apprise them of his decision. Ramaphosa’s address was meant to start at 19:00 on Sunday night, but the president only took to the podium at 19:30.


Ramaphosa established a judicial commission of inquiry into the police and other law enforcement agencies as a response to explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi last Sunday.

Ramaphosa announced the inquiry and its terms, which include investigating all spheres of policing, the judiciary, and intelligence on Sunday, a week after Mkhwanazi set the cat among pigeons with allegations directly implicating Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.

This is over and above several commissions that have probed corruption and police, including the Zondo Commission and the Farlam Commission.

Ramaphosa also announced that Professor Firoz Cachalia would take over as the acting police minister, while Mchunu was placed on a leave of absence pending the outcomes of the inquiry.

On Monday, Magwenya shed light on Ramaphosa’s decision to establish a judicial commission of inquiry, emphasising South Africa’s commitment to constitutional democracy and the rule of law.

He explained that a competent, independent body was needed to investigate allegations made by Mkhwanazi.

The police or law enforcement agencies- some of which were implicated in the claims - couldn’t carry out such an investigation without a conflict of interest.

“And so, in a nutshell, the president needed a competent, independent authority that would investigate Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi’s allegations. That would not have been the police, that would not have been any of the law enforcement agencies that Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi has made allegations against.”
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MalcomZ said:
Current scenes in Johannesburg as the MK protests in support of General Mkhwanazi.

The MK states it will intensify the protests and take them, no scratch that, roll them to the Union Buildings. 🤣

https://twitter.com/x/status/1944715359006667056
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Nothing like a bit of roly-poly to grab the attention of the government...
These guys are hardcore and we must respect that...
 
Agent69 said:
Just for top trolling and control, DA should check if having an Acting Minister is legal...
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EFF already raised that point.

DA is fcking around on this to be honest. First confusing suspension with paid leave, then not disputing that they were consulted like Vincent claims, and also unable to spot possible legal issues...
 
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