

RSA: Respect for Parliament and its oversight role (09.12.2016)









There are one of these days the President Jacob Zuma, the man with 700 counts of corrupt activity, the man with close knitted connected to enterprises who deals with the government and with the past-control of the government has to step down. The initial evidence are overbearing, the reason for his succession not to arrive in time, is because of greed and hope that the new Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane will put the case into oblivion.
Even it by all kinds of laws and all kinds of court verdicts, he can still not save his face as His Excellency, that time has sailed away into utter boundaries non-existence to mankind. The reality is that the Presidency under Zuma is so flawed that a line in the sand would only be crooked and never straight. The pathway is always to control, gain access to public funds and eat of the plate of government contracts without putting in the governance or transparent agreement between set-public company and set-de-facto government entity. Something that has been Modus Operandi under Zuma!
Put any Company Name and any Government Entity name, and somehow you could find the connection between the giant Zuma family tree and the foreign investors who are interconnected with the Zuma clan. This is not just loose talk, it is a reality and this is the ANC reality of our current day. The DA and others showed the paperwork and the justifiable evidence of these connections. It is just that the President doesn’t want to realize how this put him in caged room instead of a free-space to move as he pleases.
The lies, the deception, the power-struggle that he used to tarnish Mbeki is long gone, his fellow ally Malema is now an arch-enemy with his EFF, and the DA has no interest in keeping a crony-infested government so that the two turn President can fester in extravagant lavish living conditions and shelf away monies inside and around his fire-pool at Nkandla. That gravy-train should have fallen into pieces besides a lion on the hills of Kwa-Zulu Natal.
That the Tourist Minister Derek Hanekom sent a motion where he asked for the resignation sends clear signals that the ANC leadership is fatigued of the continues pressure of inactive behaviour and corrupt dances of the Presidency during this tenure. The Public Funds used on defending and embezzle for the President has been a giant toll on a strained economy that has flatten and lost its spark. Cyril Ramaphosa of ANC has now big questions to ask himself how much he wants to save his fellow ANC comrade and to what effect would he suffer from the dipping confidence in the President. This is something that should be very-low for every relevant leak of evidence of the conspiracy of graft and embezzlement from the highest office.

Cosatu and Sadtu the Unions has already endorces Cyril Ramaphosa as a successor to Zuma, so the ones that built Zuma are now turning away; it was the unions and ANC-Youth League that we’re able to shelve the former President Thabo Mbeki. The history could repeat itself as the new PP could still file in a case against her former PP, but that would only serve her loyalty to Zuma and not to the Republic.
Also the ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe has issues to tackle as the Motion arrives while he is running the political party and all their branches. The issues remaining if the ANC can handle this sort of pressure while the President uses the Hawkes, PP and others to send message to his “enemies” that they can be put into submission, not only him. The problem is that if the ANC NEC doesn’t act swift, their reputation as other than public cronies for Zuma will be evident, that the President and his Company Men has taken control of the fearless Anti-Apartheid Movement and used it as a tool to progress their own pockets instead of the people. That is not the legacy the founders of this historical party wished to see, neither the ANC Stalwarts nor Historicals that seen their built up party has turned sour instead of sweet.
We can Question if the ANC NEC own self-interest or their own pay-check mentality will save the President, or if they will some sort of pride to actually act as men and woman of the same Republic who created faith in Institutions and Procedure over Big-Men mentality. This has lead the way for the cases and courtship of the President as he has had a massive amount of counts of corruption put on him during his long time serving as President.

What can happen out of all this that hasn’t occurred already? The Supreme Court and the High Court of Gauteng has put Court Orders and levied fines against the Executive Zuma, but he has still walked like the proud self-righteous man he is. Though not deservingly as the timing and acceptance of his inability to keep his hands out of the cookie jar hasn’t been well enough thought off. Because the repercussions and added stress on the system takes a toll on his Party and that legacy they want to leave behind.
Though the Civil Servant portrayal of him is dying breed together with the work for the common man, as his battles is for the wealth attributed while he was in public-service and wanted to be the next man to eat. This proves the pivotal shift that needs to be at the ANC NEC and their cronies, who has to have a paradigm shift, a walk to Jericho moment; where the ANC seems to want to redeem their ill-will and their attitude towards cronyism and corruption. While willingly get rid of the arch-king of the tricks and trades, the President Zuma who has steered the ship into this harbour where the sails only set when greased enough.
We can ask, if they have the courage or if this political charade, what the outcome will be and if the ANC will act with real change. In the meantime we can question the will and power to make a change. If this will be fall of Zuma, part of me hope so, the other doubt it; because the trials and tribulations has occurred now for years without any real consequence for the President Zuma. Peace.
“President Jacob Zuma is taking the State of Capture report by the Public Protector on review. This follows Public Protector’s recommendation that the president set up a commission of enquiry to probe further activities relating to the State of Capture report” (SABC Digital News, 2016)

Chosen by an independent jury, the award winners reflect a nuanced view of Africa and encourage people to get more involved with the continent and its People.
BERLIN, Germany, November 24, 2016 – Foreign Minister Steinmeier issued the following statement today (23 November) on the awarding of the German Africa Award to Thulisile Madonsela:
“Thulisile Madonsela is being honoured today with the German Africa Foundation’s 2016 German Africa Award. This is a good choice and sends an important message!
In her role as Public Protector, she rendered outstanding services to democracy and the rule of law in South Africa for many years. But not only did she bring renown and prestige to the position, she always listened to people’s concerns, including and indeed especially as someone in the political spotlight. Her elegant modesty and calmness created trust and encouraged people. And she is certainly courageous. As the first woman in this position, she revealed what many people had suspected, gave a voice to the individual and was an advocate for the poor. This was not without conflict, but even death threats could not stop Ms Madonsela from fighting for what she believes in. She stood up boldly for what civil societies around the world rightfully demand, namely functioning democracies, the separation of powers, and reliable and trustworthy statehood.
Ms Madonsela is also renowned and admired for her work far beyond her own country. Today’s prize pays tribute to a courageous woman and puts the spotlight on what counts. My warmest congratulations!”
Background information:
Since 1993, the German Africa Foundation has awarded the German Africa Award to honour outstanding individuals for their long-standing endeavours to foster democracy, peace, human rights, art, culture, the social market economy and social concerns. Chosen by an independent jury, the award winners reflect a nuanced view of Africa and encourage people to get more involved with the continent and its people.
Since being awarded for the first time by former German Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker over 20 years ago, the prize has always been awarded by leading German politicians, including Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Federal President Horst Köhler. From the beginning, it has been very highly regarded in both Germany and Africa, receiving wide coverage in the media. In 2015, Federal President Joachim Gauck awarded the German Africa Award to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Houcine Abassi of Tunisia.
This year’s prize has been awarded to lawyer Thulisile Madonsela for her role as Public Protector in South Africa. The award ceremony will take place today at the Allianz office at the Brandenburg Gate. The prize will be awarded by Norbert Lammert, President of the German Bundestag.
Thulisile Madonsela is being honoured for her exceptional endeavours to defend the constitution and for her work in fighting corruption in South Africa. She served as Public Protector until October 2016, working tirelessly to uphold the principles of the rule of law in South Africa. Thulisile Madonsela was the first woman in this position, which was established to investigate corruption and abuse of power in the administration and government. As Public Protector, she took on many difficult cases, for which she also achieved international renown.

The EFF will not participate in the Question and Answer session in parliament today because we do not recognise Jacob Zuma as president of the Republic. Firstly, Jacob Zuma was found by the Constitutional court to have violated his oath of office, and thereby undermining the constitution in that he failed to uphold and protect it. Zuma failed to do this in relation to the processes of the upgrade of his private home in Nkandla where he unduly benefited from the abuse and misuse of state funds.
Secondly, the State of Capture report has also found that Jacob Zuma is continuing to violate the Code of Ethics in his business dealings with the Gupta family. As a matter of fact, Zuma has allowed the country to be led politically, by the Gupta family which South Africans did not vote for. It is beyond any doubt that Zuma is at the centre of a Gupta criminal syndicate and they have turned South Africa into a kleptocracy. Zuma is in the middle of rapacious and callous looting of State resources for his own benefits.
Zuma has recently admitted that he knows who else in stealing South Africa’s money through corruption and he has not reported it. Keeping silent on corruption makes one to be party to the corruption being committed, so Zuma has publicly admitted to a criminal offense and is therefore a criminal.
After the declaration from the highest court in the land that Zuma has violated the constitution, it is immoral to legitimase and normalise a fugitive by participating in a Question and Answer session. We refuse to normalise him, and reject the hypocrisy and failure of parliament to think Zuma can comply and answer about the country when he has been declared in the highest court in the land to be in violation of the law of the land. Zuma is a fugitive and the entire continuation with him in all sessions, whether symbolic or real, as if he is normal will not help change the situation.
The EFF’s non participation in the question session today must never be mistaken for cowardice. We are going to the ground to mobilize mechanisms on how we will protect South Africa’s parliament from a criminal. It must be very difficult for any criminal and thug to address South Africa’s Parliament.
ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
MBUYISENI QUINTIN NDLOZI (National Spokesperson)



The President urges all parties to act as guided by the Constitution and respect the processes that are unfolding in respect of the Report.
PRETORIA, South Africa, November 11, 2016 – The Presidency is concerned about continuing public statements by the former Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela on matters relating to President Jacob Zuma and the report entitled State of Capture.
Adv Madonsela has discharged her duties as the Public Protector and has no further role to play in the process regarding the said Report. Her unwarranted public attacks on the President, as happened in Stellenbosch on Thursday, are unbecoming and are not helpful. It would be prudent therefore, for the former Public Protector to step back and allow legal and constitutional processes to unfold unhindered.
The Presidency remains concerned as well by the leaking by Adv Madonsela to television channel ENCA, of her discussion with the President to the ENCA television channel. This conduct has serious implications with regards to ethics, confidentiality and the protection of information gathered during investigations by the Office of the Public Protector. It is also not clear why Adv Madonsela decided to leak only the audio recordings of the discussion with the President despite the fact that she had interviewed several witnesses.
The President urges all parties to act as guided by the Constitution and respect the processes that are unfolding in respect of the Report.