The Southern Africa Society

01/07/2024

1. *Paul Mashatile*: Previously implicated in various ANC internal controversies but not proven guilty of corruption.

2. *John Steenhuisen*: No significant allegations of corruption.

3. *Rosemary Nokuzola Capa*: No significant allegations of corruption.

4. *Mzwanele Nyhontso*: No significant allegations of corruption.

5. *Chupu Stanley Mathabatha*: Linked to maladministration issues during his tenure as Limpopo Premier.

6. *Siviwe Gwarube*: No significant allegations of corruption.

7. *Reginah Mhaule*: No significant allegations of corruption.

8. *Solly Malatsi*: No significant allegations of corruption.

9. *Mondli Gungubele*: Investigated by the Zondo Commission for state capture involvement but not conclusively found guilty.

10. *Velinkosi Hlabisa*: No significant allegations of corruption.

11. *Dickson Masemola*: Previously implicated in maladministration and tender irregularities.

12. *Zolile Burns-Ncamashe*: No significant allegations of corruption.

13. *Angie Motshekga*: No significant allegations of corruption.

14. *Bantu Holomisa*: No significant allegations of corruption.

15. *Richard Mkhungo*: No significant allegations of corruption.

16. *Kgosientsho Ramokgopa*: No significant allegations of corruption.

17. *Samantha Graham*: No significant allegations of corruption.

18. *Blade Nzimande*: Linked to allegations of nepotism and mismanagement in past roles.

19. *Nomalungelo Gina*: No significant allegations of corruption.

20. *Nomakhosazana M**h*: No significant allegations of corruption.

21. *Jomo Sibiya*: No significant allegations of corruption.

22. *Phumzile Mgcina*: No significant allegations of corruption.

23. *Enoch Godongwana*: Linked to an alleged sexual harassment case which was later dismissed.

24. *David Masondo*: No significant allegations of corruption.

25. *Ashor Sarupen*: No significant allegations of corruption.

26. *Dion George*: No significant allegations of corruption.

27. *Narend Singh*: No significant allegations of corruption.

28. *Bernice Swarts*: No significant allegations of corruption.

29. *Aaron Motsoaledi*: No significant allegations of corruption.

30. *Joe Phaahla*: No significant allegations of corruption.

31. *Nobuhle Nkabane*: No significant allegations of corruption.

32. *Buti Manamela*: Linked to state capture allegations but not proven guilty.

33. *Mimmy Gondwe*: No significant allegations of corruption.

34. *Leon Schreiber*: No significant allegations of corruption.

35. *Njabulo Nzuza*: Implicated in internal ANC controversies but no proven corruption charges.

36. *Mmamoloko Kubayi*: Previously implicated in tender irregularities during her tenure as Minister of Human Settlements.

37. *Tandi Mahambehlala*: No significant allegations of corruption.

38. *Ronald Lamola*: No significant allegations of corruption.

39. *Alvin Botes*: No significant allegations of corruption.

40. *Tandi Moraka*: No significant allegations of corruption.

41. *Thembi Nkadimeng*: No significant allegations of corruption.

42. *Andries Nel*: No significant allegations of corruption.

43. *Gwede Mantashe*: Linked to the Bosasa scandal, where he received security upgrades to his properties funded by Bosasa.

44. *Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala*: No significant allegations of corruption.

45. *Maropene Ramokgopa*: No significant allegations of corruption.

46. *Seiso Mohai*: No significant allegations of corruption.

47. *Senzo Mchunu*: Linked to past allegations of maladministration but no proven corruption charges.

48. *Polly Boshielo*: No significant allegations of corruption.

49. *Cassel Mathale*: Linked to past allegations of maladministration during his tenure as Limpopo Premier.

50. *Khumbudzo Ntshavheni*: No significant allegations of corruption.

51. *Nonceba Mhlauli*: No significant allegations of corruption.

52. *Kenneth Morolong*: No significant allegations of corruption.

53. *Mzamo Buthelezi*: No significant allegations of corruption.

54. *Pinky Kekana*: Previously implicated in corruption related to travel irregularities but not proven guilty.

55. *Dean Macpherson*: No significant allegations of corruption.

56. *Sihle Zikalala*: Linked to internal ANC controversies but no proven corruption charges.

57. *Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams*: Previously faced criticism for breaching COVID-19 lockdown regulations.

58. *Jane Sithole*: No significant allegations of corruption.

59. *Sisisi Tolashe*: No significant allegations of corruption.

60. *Ganief Hendricks*: No significant allegations of corruption.

61. *Gayton McKenzie*: Known for his controversial past and involvement in criminal activities before entering politics.

62. *Peace Mabe*: No significant allegations of corruption.

63. *Patricia De Lille*: Previously faced corruption allegations but cleared of wrongdoing.

64. *Maggie Sotyu*: No significant allegations of corruption.

65. *Parks Tau*: Linked to maladministration allegations during his tenure as Johannesburg Mayor.

66. *Zuko Godlimpi*: No significant allegations of corruption.

67. *Andrew Whitfield*: No significant allegations of corruption.

68. *Barbara Creecy*: No significant allegations of corruption.

69. *Mkhuleko Hlengwa*: No significant allegations of corruption.

70. *Pemmy Majodina*: No significant allegations of corruption.

71. *David Mahlobo*: Linked to state capture allegations but no proven corruption charges.

72. *Isaac Seitlholo*: No significant allegations of corruption.

73. *Sindisiwe Chikunga*: No significant allegations of corruption.

74. *Mmapaseka Steve Letsike*: No significant allegations of corruption.

75. *Pieter Groenewald*: No significant allegations of corruption.

76. *Lindiwe Ntshalintshali*: No significant allegations of corruption.

14/06/2024

Big day for SA: The birth of a GNU (Government of National Unity).

A GNU (Wildebees in Afrikaans) is an awkward animal.

Nonetheless, the birth of such brings hope, and will also hopefully send all the right signals to foreign investors.

02/06/2024

14/05/2024

A Case for Secession ~ Foreword by Cuan Elgin, Author of Bulala and Return to the Covenant

“Freedom!”

“This is a cry which has echoed down through the centuries, in various forms: Freedom from slavery. Freedom from oppression. Freedom from exploitation. Freedom from unjust laws and unjust taxes. Freedom from … et cetera.

“It is also a cry which has been expressed in modern times in various “of” forms: Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Association. Freedom of Religion … et cetera.

“Sadly, the reality today is far removed from that ideal. The minorities of this country find themselves not just marginalised, but actively discriminated against by a corrupt, inept and blatantly racist regime. A slew of race-based laws are being enforced, and the Western Cape Province—in particular—finds itself in the unenviable situation where it, as the only province which has managed to remain out of the authoritarian grasp of the current regime in terms of voting, is still subject to its heavy-handed rule.

“The Western Cape Province’s population is made up largely of ethnic minorities, who share much of the same culture, language and ideals—alien to the country at large—and yet, is subject to the same, centralised governance that has brought such poverty, unemployment, mismanagement, corruption and crime, to the country as a whole. Now, even private property is under threat by an avaricious and unjust regime.

“This is a province which is largely self-sufficient in terms of agricultural production, manufacturing and the like, and is a tourism Mecca. The people of the Western Cape wish to free themselves from the shackles which hold them back from true freedom, and in this, they can point to many examples of successful countries which have, in a peaceful, orderly and democratic manner, succeeded in doing exactly that. Is it any wonder then, that the cry of “Freedom!” now echoes louder and louder, in the Western Cape? It is an idea whose time has come.”

06/04/2024

EXTRACT from my forthcoming (3rd) book 'HINDSIGHT 2020'

Jan van Riebeeck, the founding father of Cape Town, their Mother City – and thus by extension, South Africa itself - made this Vow two years after landing; on 6th April 1654:
‘Today is the second anniversary of our safe arrival with the ships
Drommedaris, Reijger & Goede Hoop at this place through the Holy guidance of God to build this fortress and establish this settlement according to the instructions of our lords and masters [Dutch VOC] and the Lord God has hitherto given his abundant blessings to the satisfactory & successful accomplishment of all these matters. We therefore have resolved and also for the first time begun to celebrate this 6th day of April in the Name of the Almighty, and henceforth to set it aside for all time as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, so that our descendants may never forget the mercies we have received at the Lord’s Hands, but may always remember them to the Glory of God.’
This Vow was commemorated in the establishment of a holiday
on 6th April 1952, during the Van Riebeeck Festival, in celebrating
the 300th anniversary of the 1652 landing. From 1980, it became
known as Founders Day, but was abolished by the incoming ANC
government in 1994. While more of a prayer or a statement of intent than formal Vow or ‘Covenant’, it was nonetheless, a commitment made before and to God. As such, descendants of the Dutch settlers - the Afrikaner-Boers of today – were and are, morally obliged to keep 6th April of every year as, ‘a day of thanksgiving and prayer’ so as, ‘never to forget the mercies received at the Lord’s Hands’.

04/08/2021

Picture of the day 📸 New World Safaris 📍

12/05/2019

The biggest winners in the 2019 elections are the Freedom Front (VF+), who stole hundreds of thousands of votes from the Democratic Alliance (DA). The main reason? The DA have allowed the towns they control to be flooded with illegal squatters; all at the expense of their own voters.