“I speak to a SAPS member in KZN about the riots.”- https://youtu.be/dYWBigd_Xp0
“The cop wants to remain anonymous but it is important to get some info on the ground.”
“Unrest across the country”- https://youtu.be/rbJa5lKjni8
This video demonstrates well what happens between looters, police and soldiers. The media finds it amusing how looters struggle with their loot and fight each other for it.
“While Ramaphosa fiddles South Africa burns”- https://youtu.be/S6sfDK6rSnY
Last night while Ramaphosa was lecturing South Africans on covid precautions this is what was happening in the streets.
“The culture of darkest Africa destroying the once bright future of South Africa”- https://youtu.be/IGKCuW-XCnM
“There are several different cultures in South Africa but the drumbeat of Shaka's South Africa is, right now, taking the country back to its darkest age.”
They want to start another Mfecane as Dudu’s tweet shows in the beginning! As a reminder;
Mfecane (isiZulu, Zulu pronunciation: [mfɛˈkǀaːne][note 1]), also known by the Sesotho name Difaqane or Lifaqane (all meaning "crushing, scattering, forced dispersal, forced migration"[1]), was a period of widespread chaos and warfare among indigenous ethnic communities in southern Africa during the period between 1815 and about 1840.
As King Shaka created the militaristic Zulu Kingdom in the territory between the Tugela River and Pongola River, his forces caused a wave of warfare and disruption to sweep to other peoples. This was the prelude of the Mfecane, which spread from there. The movement of people caused many tribes to try to dominate those in new territories, leading to widespread warfare; consolidation of other groups, such as the Matebele, the Mfengu and the Makololo; and the creation of states such as the modern Lesotho.
Although the Mfecane caused a decrease in the population of the eastern part of South Africa, the resulting consolidation of larger settlements and political power is not, according to some sources, believed to have left the vast stretches of pastureland uncontested.[2] How many people died as a result of all the conflict is unknown but the death toll estimates cited most frequently are 1 to 2 million.[3][4][5][6][7] "In the seventy years or so after 1760, the political face of the region north of the Orange (River) and east of the Kalahari was profoundly changed," concluded Professor John Wright.[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mfecane
“Soldier [Captain] arrested for cash-in-transit heist”- https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/western-cape/soldier-arrested-for-cash-in-transit-heist/
The Hawks National Priority Violent Crimes team (NPVC), together with the Attaqua K9 Unit from Oudtshoorn, have arrested a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) member following a cash-in-transit heist at a petrol station in Oudtshoorn on Monday 19 July 2021.
The 36-year-old SANDF Captain, attached to the Infantry School in Oudtshoorn, was arrested on Friday 23 July 2021 and will be the fourth suspect to be charged after three suspects were arrested shortly after the incident.
This comes after security guards from Fidelity Cash Solutions were robbed while collecting cash from a petrol station. One of the security guards was accosted by two armed suspects while on his way back to his armoured vehicle. He was disarmed of his service pistol and robbed of a bag containing cash.
Minutes after the robbery, the Hawks’ team stopped a Nissan Sentra and arrested three occupants. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of the stolen security guard firearm and sealed money bag containing the stolen cash, along with a second firearm which had its serial number filed off.
The Hawks team also found a full set of SANDF uniform in the Nissan Sentra. None of the three occupants were soldiers. A loyal service medal was pinned to the jacket with the name and rank of the SANDF member.
Further probing found that the vehicle that was used in the robbery, a white Toyota Tazz fitted with false number plates, had been driven by the SANDF member. The white Toyota Tazz drove away from the crime scene and stopped next to a silver/blue Nissan Sentra and the stolen goods were transferred from the Toyota Tazz to the Nissan Sentra.
On Wednesday 21 July 2021, the Hawks team followed up on information received from Oudtshoorn detectives on the whereabouts of the Toyota Tazz used in the robbery. The Tazz was found parked inside a garage of a residence in Oudtshoorn, not far from the Infantry School. The set of false number plates used in the robbery was found inside the vehicle.
Consequently, the SANDF member was arrested. The suspect is due to appear tomorrow, 26 July 2021, in the Oudtshoorn Magistrates Court on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances.
“Port cyber attack: Now Road freighters concerned about goods” – Durban Port- https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/port-cyber-attack-now-road-freighters-concerned-about-goods/
The Road Freight Association has raised concern about the movement of cargo through Durban Port and the country's image to the world.
The Road Freight Association (RFA) said it was “dismayed and gravely concerned” about the cyber-attack on Durban Port.
RFA CEO Gavin Kelly said in a statement on Friday that the attack had created “massive delays and unreliability of the movement of goods across all modes of transport” with road freight bearing the brunt of the impact.
Transnet advised its customers on 22 July that it was “currently experiencing a problem with some of its IT applications, and we have had to shut them down to identify the source of the problem”.
Kelly said the RFA had received confirmation from Transnet that it has “identified the source of disruption to its IT systems and that the technical teams continue to work around the clock to ensure that the impact remains minimal”.
“The gates to ports are closed which means no trucks are moving in either direction. This has immediate effect: the queues will get a lot longer, deliveries will be delayed and congestion will increase. The manual processes being used are also creating problems in terms of operations. Road freight operators already have a huge backlog resulting from last week’s civil unrest. The delays at the port will further exacerbate the problem. Deliveries will become unreliable and unpredictable – adding further inefficiencies into the supply chain,” Kelly said.
“The system needs to be adapted to ensure this sort of thing cannot happen in future. In the meantime, an alternative system, even if manual, needs to be put in place to ensure freight keeps moving into and out of the ports.”
“The implications for South Africa, both in the short- and long term, are serious. The past five years have seen our ports deteriorating further,” Kelly said.
In a World Bank report issued earlier this year, the Port of Durban was listed as one of the three worst ports in the world – out of 351 ports that were assessed.
“The effects of the cyber-attack are going to result in further reputational damage to South Africa. This further threatens our country’s status as the ‘Gateway to Africa’ for the import and export of goods. If this matter is not addressed urgently, the non-functioning of our ports will be yet another reason why international traders and shippers will choose other ports in Africa through which to move our goods,” Kelly said.
“Tucker: It's time to hold our leaders accountable” - Afghanistandated Aug 13, 2021, at https://youtu.be/-kphx-mT7cU
Tucker Carlson weighs in on Afghan cities falling to the Taliban, taxpayers funding the chaos in Afghanistan, and the administration's failure to see this coming on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' #FoxNews #Tucker
“South Africans PREPARE do NOT be like the Afghans you will see in this video | South Africa”- https://youtu.be/vPf9upuLj2Y
“August 23rd Information Now Confirmed - South Africa”- https://youtu.be/mUjn8UiZidA
He raises valid points.
“How Bheki Cele is terrorising the poorest people in South Africa” and dwindling middle class- https://youtu.be/QVwvJC8ir8Y
Sources;
“SHIRLEY DE VILLIERS: Cele’s slip is showing again; Operation ‘show your receipt’ reveals true colours of the thin blue line” - https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/opinion/2021-08-13-shirley-de-villiers-celes-slip-is-showing-again/
“‘They saw items on the kitchen table and just took them’” - https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/the-saw-items-on-the-kitchen-table-and-just-took-them-20210725
“South Africa’s middle class is in trouble” - https://businesstech.co.za/news/finance/513260/south-africas-middle-class-is-in-trouble/
“Davos 1999 - Nelson Mandela” – World Economic Forum- https://youtu.be/vN6FBVeSuJA
“Nelson Mandela addresses the participants of the World Economic Forum's 1999 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, and looks back on his struggle against apartheid and tenure as president of South Africa.”
It is interesting to compare what was said back then to today.
Noteworthy statements;
3:39 – Klaus Schwab (KS) states; “The World Economic Forum takes great pride in having accompanied you and all South African, our friends, over the last decade. The late 80s and early 90s, we were searching for ANC officials living in exile camps and integrated some already at the time into our community… Let me say to these that South Africa holds a powerhouse of young people and young talents whom we have met here and in your country over the last decade. Young well-educated and dynamic politicians are ready to continue your work and the private sector is nurturing new entrepreneurs who can drive the South African region to a prosperous future.”
17:20 – Nelson Mandela (NM) states; “Last year, the World Economic Forum gave a global lead to the international business community in the fight against HIV/AIDS. I am pleased to be able to report to you that late last year, a national partnership against AIDS was launched in South Africa by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki bringing together all sectors of our society including the private sector to combat this epidemic.” [Now they are ‘fighting’ COVID globally]
22:58 – NM “When South East Asia and South Korea and some Latin American countries successfully followed an export-oriented path to industrialization, a new orthodoxy was established on industrialization that relied on the globalized market place. For many, globalization was no longer seen as the complex historical process but as an economic policy.”
25:25 – NM “These matters must be addressed in the multilateral forum if we are to ensure that Africa is able through its own efforts to reintegrate into the world economy. They form part of those changes to economic, social and political world order which are needed if we are to realise our dreams of a better world for all humanity.”
26:26 – NM “It has been my great privilege to fight a struggle for freedom that the world adopted as its own and which has been victorious in my lifetime.”
32:38 – KS “South Africa will not become again marginalized but become a very strong pillar of the international economy and international decision community. I think that’s also very important.”
“Newsroom: Bernard Hotz on Terrorism funding”dated Feb 11, 2015, at https://youtu.be/jMJWO-sgc0w
South Africa has been steadily moving up the Global Terrorism Index ladder from being ranked 140 out of 162 countries in 2010 to 48th place in 2014.
Last week, it was reported that South African companies and individuals alike, could be unwittingly funding terrorist organisations like Al-Shabaab, Hezbollah, ISIS and Boko Haram.
This was the stern warning of head of business crime and forensics at Werksmans Attorneys, Bernard Hotz.
Hotz claims to know of at least two fake NGOs, previously based in South Africa, who raised money for "orphans" but the money was instead being sent to Islamic terror organisations in the Middle East.
According to Hotz, client confidentiality and the law prevents on-going investigations being made public, making such occurrences go under radar.
Bernard Hotz joins us today in studio to delve further into the matter.
“‘PARASTATALS ARE EASY TARGETS FOR TERROR GROUPS’” dated 5 February 2015 at https://ewn.co.za/2015/02/05/Parastatals-are-easy-targets-for-organised-crimes
A top Gauteng lawyer has warned that parastatals like Eskom, South African Airways (SAA) and Telkom are more vulnerable to organised crime and terror activities in this country than ever before.
"These organised terrorist are astute. Where is it going to be easiest for them to get funding? It's easiest where corporations are in disarray."
Hotz says South Africa is also seen as a soft target by terror groups and organised criminals as the country has limited intelligence capabilities.
“SA an attractive destination for terrorism funding networks”dated 4 Feb 2015 at https://mg.co.za/article/2015-02-04-sa-an-attractive-destination-for-terrorism-funding-networks/. Below are excerpts.
South Africa is increasingly becoming more attractive to terrorist organisations with funding and training taking place within the country, according to the head of business crime and forensics at Werksmans, Bernard Hotz.
Ironically, the ability of terrorist groups to set up networks here that provide funding and a venue to co-ordinate activities elsewhere could be protecting South Africa from terrorist attacks, at least by al-Shabaab.
“It is believed that an al-Shabaab terrorist attack within South Africa may actually do more harm than good,” Hotz told journalists on Wednesday. “If evidence is true, al-Shabaab [is using South Africa] to fund and possibly organise high-value attacks within Somalia and the wider East African region.”
“An attack on a nonantagonistic safe haven could prompt a backlash by the South African authorities, which could place aforementioned channels at significant risk of being curtailed,” he said.
Salomon said: “With lawlessness, government corruption and a wide range of preferred terrorist financing methods available, al-Qaeda could indeed partake in elicit and unregulated trade in Southern Africa to sustain itself.”
Hotz said South Africa is seen to have high levels of lawlessness and officials and limited investigative intelligence capabilities.
There are some known incidents where terrorist organisations have funded themselves through a publicly traded entity on the JSE or through acquisitions by foreign entities, he said.
Money could also be moved through multi-party transactions in which a South African company is unwittingly used as the middleman for the indirect transfer of funds.
“Historically al-Qaeda and Hezbollah operatives have been discovered to have had operations financed though South Africa, which is possibly continuing to date,” he said.
“It’s speculated that Boko Haram might have operations in South Africa … but it is more difficult to ascertain due to the growing relationship between South Africa and Nigeria.”
Hotz said Yassim al Qadi, a US designated terrorist financer, invested $3-million for 12% interest in Global Diamond Resources, which mined diamonds in South Africa.
A local seafood business is alleged to act as an al-Qaeda co-ordinating unit for Jihads who have been trained in Mozambique and subsequently enter South Africa illegally.
Al Aqsa Foundation, which was established in South Africa in 1992, is on the list of US designated terror organisations and fronts, he said.
Hotz encourages companies who do not want to be used unwittingly to educate themselves around the mechanisms to funder terrorism, such as money laundering, proceeds from investments, multi-party transactions and virtual currencies like Bitcoin, and though corrupt bank officials.
Hotz said there was increased evidence of co-operation between organised crime and terrorist organisations.