“Azania Critical Theory | Willem Gravett | TPP #41”

https://youtu.be/WX55C4Mpzjc

Apr 23, 2025

In this week's episode of The Pioneer Podcast, Dr. Willem Gravett, a law lecturer at Akademia, is back for another conversation on the phenomenon of Azania Critical Theory. We discuss the meaning of this theory, where it is taught and what the consequences of this theory could be.

4:08 – “Azania Critical Theory pretends to be something… that originated on the African continent. It did not. It is nothing but American Critical Race Theory.”

13:39 “Azania Critical Theory is really revolutionary violence dressed up in intellectual finery but at its heart beats repression and revolution and division and destruction… Marxism started out as a theory, Nazism started as a theory. Today’s radical theory turns into tomorrow’s grim reality if we don’t listen or take head of the lessons of history.”

17:25 “The research actually shows it’s when you have like Azania Critical Theory, the proponents of dehumanization… coupled with an exaggerated sense of victimhood which is exactly what Azania Critical Theory is. It portrays black peole as forever oppressed as if 1994 didn’t happened.”

19:36 “Azania Critical Theory is not about mending relationships and broken systems in South Africa. It’s about ending South Africa completely so that a black socialist utopia can be built ontop of the ruins.”

27:21 “Theology becomes anti-theology, he divine becomes anti-divine, the law becomes anti-law which is really what the proponents of Azania Critical Theory wants because they view the legal system in South Africa as violent, as white law and as not being able to address any of the issues that black people face.

30:08 “[George Orwell] “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable and to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind.” And this is what in my view Azania Critical Theory is.”

“Pretoria Girls High School pupils speak out”

https://youtu.be/KjkfX061EUo

Jul 26, 2024

“Richard Wilkinson: School Capture - The ludicrous persecution of the Pretoria Girls High principal” – Part 1

https://www.biznews.com/rational-perspective/pretoria-girls-principal-richard-wilkinson

Published on: 23 Jun 2025, 9:49 am

Key topics:

• Twelve girls cleared of racism, principal now targeted for misconduct.

• Principal found guilty over finance hire, husband's volunteer gardening.

• Case highlights political power struggle, not genuine racism claims.

I am sure that you are tired of reading about the “racism” saga at Pretoria High School for Girls. Goodness knows that I am tired of writing about it. But – nearly a year after this story first surfaced and long after the original allegations of racism were comprehensively debunked – the principal of Pretoria Girls, Mrs Erasmus, has now been found guilty of two counts of misconduct in what can only be described as an appalling and despicable travesty of justice.

And so, here I am – writing my ninth instalment on the topic. In some respects, I believe the latest developments are the most shocking and most revealing yet.

In July 2024, twelve white Matric girls were suspended from Pretoria Girls on charges of serious misconduct. Their suspension letters were vague and very poorly drafted, but it emerged that the central allegation was their participation in a so-called “whites only” WhatsApp group where racist messages were allegedly shared. In reality, the truth was quite the opposite. The messages in question simply expressed frustration at being subjected to relentless race-baiting by some of their classmates.

After being briefed by a group of concerned parents, I published a series of articles on the matter. Around the same time, the Gauteng Department of Education launched a high-profile and extremely aggressive publicity campaign against the girls in the lead-up to their disciplinary hearings, fueling sensational press coverage. This controversy drew the attention of Advocate John Mullins SC, a senior counsel at the Pretoria Bar. At very short notice, he assembled a team of lawyers who worked around the clock on a no-fee basis in preparation for the hearings.

Despite intimidation from the EFF – who led a group of schoolgirls in chanting “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer” at the gates of the school – and despite shockingly poor and biased reporting from a gleeful press pack (coverage so flawed that the Press Complaints Council later ordered the Daily Maverick to issue a retraction and apology), the girls held their nerve and stood firm. On 1 August 2024, all twelve were found not guilty of the charges brought against them.

Clearly incensed by this finding, Gauteng’s MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, launched a sweeping new investigation into what he claimed was a “culture of racism” at the school. His handpicked investigator, Charles Mdladlamba, was presented as an independent party. In truth, however, Mr Mdladlamba had been on the Department’s panel of lawyers since 2014 – and, according to the Department’s 2023 Annual Report, received R 500,000 in fees for one assignment alone. Regardless, the principal and several senior staff members were suspended whilst Mr Mdladlamba conducted his investigation – an exercise which dragged on for 95 days.

The school governing body requested a copy of the report from the Gauteng Department of Education. Inexplicably, they were instructed to file a request under the Promotion of Access to Information Act. They complied – only for their application to be rejected on spurious and plainly irrational grounds.

The school governing body then launched urgent legal proceedings to compel the Department to release the report. Regrettably, Advocate Mullins SC and his team were left with no choice but to remove the matter from the urgent roll after the presiding judge made comments which strongly suggested that he would not approach the matter with an open mind – a deeply troubling development documented in detail by legal academic (and witness to the proceedings), Dr Willem Gravett, in this article.

Meanwhile, former President Thabo Mbeki became personally involved in the matter. He visited both the school and the Gauteng Department of Education, interviewing key role players and, crucially, reviewing the full transcript of the WhatsApp conversation that had triggered the saga. In October 2024, President Mbeki addressed a detailed 13-page letter to Premier Panyaza Lesufi and MEC Chiloane. In what amounted to a devastating and scathing indictment of the Gauteng Provincial Government, he highlighted numerous egregious abuses of power, including clear instances of dishonesty and deliberate distortion by departmental officials.

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Pretoria High School for Girls | 'Distinctive culture of racism at school'

https://youtu.be/QG_M12vFTqQ

Nov 4, 2024

“Richard Wilkinson: School Capture - The ludicrous persecution of the Pretoria Girls High principal” – Part 2

https://www.biznews.com/rational-perspective/pretoria-girls-principal-richard-wilkinson

Published on: 23 Jun 2025, 9:49 am

Undeterred, the political assault on Pretoria Girls intensified. On 25 March 2025, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education conducted an oversight visit to the school. What transpired was an outrageous spectacle in which Mrs Erasmus was subjected to over four hours of hostile and aggressive questioning by ANC and EFF MPs. At the same time, the Gauteng Provincial Government proceeded with disciplinary action against Mrs Erasmus and other school officials – a process that culminated in the guilty verdicts which were delivered late last week.

Acting on the basis of Mr Mdladlamba’s still-unpublished report, the Gauteng Department of Education charged Mrs Erasmus with three counts of misconduct. The disciplinary hearing was presided over by a man identified as Mr V Phephenyani.

The first allegation concerned the now-infamous WhatsApp group that sparked the original scandal in July 2024. Mrs Erasmus was accused of failing to enforce the school’s Learner Code of Conduct after becoming aware of the issue in October 2023. Mr Phephenyani dismissed this charge, finding that there was “no substance from the employer’s claim against the accused.”

This is a perfectly obvious and logical finding, for if the WhatsApp group contained no racist content then how could Mrs Erasmus possibly be accused of mishandling the situation when it was first brought to her attention? The significance of this finding cannot be overstated, and so I will state it plainly and emphatically:

Even the Gauteng Department of Education’s own handpicked lawyers have now implicitly acknowledged that the so-called “racist” WhatsApp group contained no racist remarks, and that Mrs Erasmus responded entirely appropriately. Moreover – despite searching for 95 days – Mr Mdladlamba failed to identify a single other instance of racism at the school.

The second allegation concerned the appointment of the school’s finance manager. It was claimed that the position was not properly advertised and that, accordingly, the appointment contravened the school’s selection and recruitment policy. This allegation is strongly disputed. In any case, the appointment was made by the school governing body – not by Mrs Erasmus. At most, Mr Phephenyani found that Mrs Erasmus erred in not giving the school governing body proper advice at the time when the appointment was made.

It is worth noting that no claim has been made that the finance manager is incompetent, or that the school’s finances have suffered in any way as a result of the appointment. On the contrary, Pretoria Girls’ financial position remains strong – no small achievement given the growing challenge of non-payment of school fees. Incidentally, I understand that one of the departmental officials who made inflammatory remarks about the twelve white girls in July 2024 is himself a parent at the school – and is reportedly over R100,000 in arrears on his account.

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“Richard Wilkinson: School Capture - The ludicrous persecution of the Pretoria Girls High principal” – Part 3

https://www.biznews.com/rational-perspective/pretoria-girls-principal-richard-wilkinson

Published on: 23 Jun 2025, 9:49 am

The third allegation is arguably the most absurd of all. It concerns the voluntary actions of Mr Erasmus, the principal’s husband, who – at no cost to the school – assisted with garden maintenance. This arrangement was approved by the school governing body, as recorded in its 2019 meeting minutes. Nevertheless, Mr Phephenyani found that Mrs Erasmus had allowed her husband to "improperly supervise" gardening staff and that this might create the impression of nepotism or favouritism. Precisely how Mr Erasmus benefits from pruning roses in a voluntary capacity remains a mystery.

During his investigation, Mr Mdladlamba also discovered that, on 2 March 2024, Mr Erasmus had signed out a vehicle which he had driven off campus – an act which Mr Mdladlamba characterised as the improper use of school property. In reality, the situation was perfectly regular and mundane. The vehicle – a bakkie – belonged not to the school or the Department, but to the school governing body. Mr Erasmus had used it, with the governing body’s full knowledge and permission, to collect gardening equipment from Builders Warehouse for use in the school gardens. He also collected some terracotta pots which had been donated to the school – all in aid of his voluntary upkeep of the school grounds.

In the final analysis and at its core, this was never about racism. It was – and remains – about power and control.

Why Pretoria Girls? Why this school in particular? Perhaps its status as one of Gauteng’s historic heritage schools is intolerable to the racial nationalists and ideological Marxists who dominate the province’s leadership. Perhaps its academic excellence is an embarrassment in the face of widespread educational failure elsewhere. And undoubtedly, its sound financial standing presents an attractive target for the ANC and its allies in the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union. Envy, jealousy, greed, loathing, opportunism – the truth likely lies in a toxic mix of all of these.

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>noting her views that an institution or company’s “social license to operate” is more important than its legal license

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>a deeply troubling development documented in detail by legal academic (and witness to the proceedings), Dr Willem Gravett, in this article.

“Still tilting at the white windmills”

https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/tilting-at-windmills–judge-mothas-quixotic-quest-

Willem Gravett |

10 January 2025

In the judiciary, impartiality is not merely a virtue – it is a cornerstone of justice. Judges are tasked with interpreting and applying the law objectively and dispassionately, without fear or favouritism. However, in yet another controversial display, Judge Mandlenkosi Motha has shown himself to be more an ideologue than an adjudicator, a partisan figure rather than a paragon of judicial neutrality.

Those familiar with Judge Motha’s judicial philosophy will not find this surprising. On a previous occasion I described him as the judicial personification of Don Quixote, who no longer sees reality for what it is but enters a fantasy world where he acts as a gallant knight, selflessly striving to free the world from evil (“Our Own Judge Quixote”). Commenting on a previous case, I argued that the judge shrouded himself in the rhetoric of Critical Race Theory (CRT), championing its polarising principles under the guise of judicial activism. In that case, Judge Motha forsook neutrality and objectivity, adopting as his premise that the foundational organising principle of society “is entrenched systemic racism” engineered by white people to subjugate and marginalise black people.

That case, troubling as it was, pales in comparison to the judge’s recent conduct in the urgent application brought by the Pretoria High School for Girls School Governing Body (SGB) against the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE). In this application, the SGB sought, among other relief, an order compelling the GDE to make available to the SGB the investigative report prepared by Mdladlamba Attorneys. This report was commissioned by the GDE “to determine whether a culture of racism exists at the school.” On 4 November 2024, the MEC presented the outcome of this inquiry with great fanfare during a widely televised press conference held at the school. Yet, the SGB was denied access to the report, both before and after the GDE’s broadcasting of its findings, violating principles of procedural fairness and natural justice.

At the outset of the hearing on 10 December 2024, and without having heard either counsel on the matter, Judge Motha made gratuitous and unsolicited remarks that veered far from the legal issues and ventured into ideological commentary. Referring to the matter as emblematic of racial divides in South Africa, he asserted that “racism is a sensitive topic and at the centre of what is happening today,” framing the SGB’s case as part of a broader socio-political agenda rather than a straightforward legal dispute. These comments betray Judge Motha’s belief, aligned with CRT, that racism is the normal state of affairs in society – pervasive, immutable, and lurking everywhere and always just beneath the surface.

Judge Motha further referred to the report by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation regarding the same matter, stating dismissively that “the less said about it, the better.” He subsequently added that it was crucial to talk about the issue of race, and he suggested that the former president seemed to want to “sweep it under the rug.” These claims are patently false.

As South Africans, we must insist on a judiciary that upholds the rule of law and adheres to the principles of justice. The blindfold of Lady Justice is not a mere symbol; it is a reminder that the scales of justice must be balanced, free from the weight of ideology. Judge Motha’s actions serve as a cautionary tale of what happens when ideological overreach intrudes into judicial decision-making.

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>despite shockingly poor and biased reporting from a gleeful press pack (coverage so flawed that the Press Complaints Council later ordered the Daily Maverick to issue a retraction and apology)

Daily Maverick: “Apology to Parent Group, Pretoria High School for Girls”

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-03-04-apology-to-parent-group-pretoria-high-school-for-girls/

04 Mar 2025

On 5 August 2024, Daily Maverick published an article with the headline Pretoria High School for Girls racism row – independent probe to be launched [https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-08-05-pretoria-high-school-for-girls-racism-row-independent-probe-launched/]. A Parent Group of Pretoria High School for Girls lodged a complaint with the Press Council.

The Parent Group complained that the article misrepresented the charges against the 12 white pupils who were suspended as well as the reasons for their acquittal by the School Governing Board’s disciplinary inquiry. They submitted that the pupils were charged with expressing “inappropriate opinions” under the school’s learner Code of Conduct and Social Media Policy, which refers to “racism, sexism, sexual harassment, or public use of hate speech, or expression of opinions to cause spread of hate” and also to “any content that amounts to hate speech or discrimination… [and] include[s] comments that are threatening, harassing, illegal, obscene, defamatory, slanderous or hostile towards any individual or entity…”

Deputy Press Ombud Tyrone August upheld this complaint.

The Parent Group also complained that the article misrepresented the reason for the Gauteng Department of Education’s new enquiry into racism at the school. They stated that the reason given by the Department’s spokesperson – “the report of the SGB’s ruling makes no mention of racism or discrimination against learners, whereas there has been a strong presumption of the existence of such at the school” – was false.

August upheld this complaint. He found that Daily Maverick chose to continue to rely solely on the account of the GDE and its spokesperson, Steve Mabona, even when additional information subsequently became available.

Daily Maverick apologises to the Parent Group for the errors.

The Deputy Press Ombud dismissed other aspects of the complaint.

The original article has also been updated to include this apology.

Visit www.presscouncil.org.za for the full finding. DM

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>ordered the Daily Maverick to issue a retraction and apology

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>5 August 2024, Daily Maverick published an article with the headline Pretoria High School for Girls racism row – independent probe to be launched

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>signed the Gdansk Agreement

“Disarming Disinformation”: Maria Ressa, Natalia Antelava, Branko Brkic in conversation with Julie Posetti

https://youtu.be/TW6smb76Zys

Jul 16, 2024

34:27 – “With every day we don’t do things globally and urgently, we losing an inch of that power. It’s crumbling every day. We need to do something together.”

Branko Brkic: Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of Daily Maverick, Signatory of “The Gdańsk Declaration: Solidarity for Democracy”

https://features.dailymaverick.co.za/gamechanger/book/text/01-03-prologue.html

When Branko Brkic arrived in South Africa on Friday 13 December 1991, he was travelling light.

Landing at Jan Smuts International, he was equipped with seven kilos of luggage – the sum total of his worldly possessions – and a one-month tourist visa. Branko had R2,500 to his name and spoke virtually no English. He was 29 years old; a book publisher from Yugoslavia in urgent need of a new home. Slobodan Milošević’s war was razing through Belgrade’s intelligentsia, almost tanking the remains of Branko’s publishing company – then the country’s biggest independent book publisher.

https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/news/the-gdansk-declaration-solidarity-for-democracy/

1. Branko Brkic, Editor-in-Chief, Daily Maverick, South Africa

https://www.news24.com/business/companies/daily-maverick-co-founder-branko-brkic-steps-down-as-editor-in-chief-20240829

29 Aug 2024

Branko Brkic has stepped down as editor-in-chief fo Daily Maverick, the news and analysis website he co-founded, after 15 years at the helm.

The site was founded by Brkic and CEO Styli Charalambous in 2009.

Daily Maverick reported on Thursday that Brkic was “relinquishing his day-to-day duties”, but will still be involved with “other aspects” at the company. His deputy, Jillian Green, will take over as editor-in-chief.

“It’s been an honour and privilege of my lifetime to serve people of South Africa. The Daily Maverick journey was from the first, and it will be to the last day, a period that has truly defined me,”Brkic was quoted as saying.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-08-29-branko-brkic-to-step-down-as-daily-maverick-editor-in-chief/

29 Aug 2024

Daily Maverick’s transformation from a startup (incorporated on 1 September 2009, it went live on 30 October that year, with a staff of six) into a current global media leader was nothing short of remarkable, especially considering the tougher conditions African publishers endure relative to other markets.

Branko started his career as a book publisher in his native Yugoslavia. In South Africa, he was a launch editor of Timbila (SANParks’ magazine), and launched ITWeb’s Brainstorm, Maverick and Empire magazines, before founding Daily Maverick in 2009. DM

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Project Kontinuum: “Global News Industry Launches ‘Choose Truth’ Campaign Ahead of World News Day” Led by Branko Brkic

https://wan-ifra.org/2024/09/global-news-industry-launches-choose-truth-campaign-ahead-of-world-news-day/

September 23, 2024

More than 100 countries, hundreds of news organisations, media associations, and individuals will join forces to highlight the importance of fact-based journalism. They will invite their audiences to support trusted news outlets.

World News Day is co-organised by WAN-IFRA’s World Editors Forum and the Canadian Journalism Foundation, with this year’s campaign theme “Choose Truth” developed by Project Kontinuum – a campaign incubator led by Daily Maverick founder Branko Brkic.

“World News Day offers a moment to reflect on the vital role that independent and courageous journalists play in communities worldwide. Their work provides the evidence that leads to truth,” said David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail and founder of World News Day.

The “Choose Truth” campaign emphasises the unwavering commitment of journalists to report the facts, while acknowledging the public’s challenge of navigating a toxic information environment flooded with misinformation and disinformation.

In a joint article for World News Day, Brkic and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa wrote: “The noise and violence will eventually subside, and the discourse based on truth and decency will return. For now, we fight – every moment of every hour, of every day … We will defend Truth.”

WAN-IFRA President Ladina Heimgartner, Head Media Ringier AG and CEO Ringier Media Switzerland, said: “With ‘Choose Truth’, we underscore our shared commitment to defend the principles of fact-based journalism. In a world overwhelmed by misinformation, the responsibility of journalists to provide accurate, reliable, and independent news has never been more critical. This campaign is a reminder that truth is not just a choice – it is the foundation of a free and democratic society.”

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-09-26-journalismmatters-first-choose-truth/

26 Sep 2024

The theme of this year’s World News Day, “Choose Truth”, is the first global campaign from Project Kontinuum, which was established by Daily Maverick founder and editor-in-chief Branko Brkic, to reaffirm journalism’s critical role throughout the world. This message could not be more critical or more timely.

https://www.projectkontinuum.com/

Based in London, Project Kontinuum is a non-profit organisation, led by veteran publisher and editor Branko Brkic. Branko founded South Africa’s Daily Maverick, respected worldwide for its fearless investigations and critical analysis.

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>The blindfold of Lady Justice is not a mere symbol; it is a reminder that the scales of justice must be balanced, free from the weight of ideology. Judge Motha’s actions serve as a cautionary tale of what happens when ideological overreach intrudes into judicial decision-making.

“Kill the Boer: An unprecedented judicial collapse - Koos Malan and Willem Gravett” – Part 1

https://www.biznews.com/leadership/kill-the-boer-unprecedented-judicial-collapse

Published on:

23 Jun 2025, 4:18 pm

Since 1994, we have been assured that the Constitution entrenches a robust system of checks and balances — a protective “gospel” promising that when our rights are threatened, the courts will stand guard. Chief among these guardians are the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), portrayed as impartial arbiters of justice.

That gospel was shattered in March this year. In a decision of extraordinary consequence, the Constitutional Court upheld the SCA’s finding — itself affirming the Gauteng High Court — that Julius Malema’s repeated chanting of “Dubula ibhunu” (Kill the Boer, kill the farmer) does not constitute hate speech. In the context of the present case these chants were made publicly, accompanied by firearm-mimicking gestures, on six occasions.

According to the courts, the “reasonable listener” would interpret the chants metaphorically — as symbolic calls to end land and economic inequality rooted in the armed struggle against apartheid, not literal incitement to violence.

But this conclusion defies both logic and evidence. All three courts flagrantly disregarded Malema’s own self-incriminating statements, choosing instead to treat his rhetoric as benign political metaphor. Had they taken his words seriously — as the Constitution requires — the outcome should have been the exact opposite: a finding that the chant was a literal call for extermination of white South Africans, especially Afrikaners and white farmers.

What unfolded was a triple-tiered travesty of justice — a legal failure not of nuance, but of will.

The courts’ non-judgment – Ignoring Malema’s own damning words

All three courts — the High Court, the SCA, and the Constitutional Court — committed the same fundamental error: they ignored the most crucial evidence in the case. That evidence came directly from Malema himself. In televised proceedings, under oath, Malema made it unmistakably clear that “Kill the Boer” was not a metaphor. It was a literal call for the mass slaughter of the country’s white inhabitants, especially Afrikaners and white farmers, held in abeyance until the EFF’s “commander-in-chief” gives the signal.

Malema testified that “all white people are criminals” and should be treated as such. Asked what it would mean to “get rid of white people,” he replied:

“If we go into a conference or into parliament and make a constitutional amendment that all whites must be driven to the sea, and any white who remains here is going to be killed . . . It is an institutionalised decision.”

In a public speech in Newcastle, he declared: “We are not calling for the slaughter of white people — at least for now.”

When pressed under oath, he refused to commit to renouncing such violence: “I will not do it,” Malema stated emphatically.

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“Kill the Boer: An unprecedented judicial collapse - Koos Malan and Willem Gravett” – Part 2

https://www.biznews.com/leadership/kill-the-boer-unprecedented-judicial-collapse

Published on:

23 Jun 2025, 4:18 pm

Asked whether he would embrace violence to “decolonise South Africa”, Malema responded:

“Colonisation is violent. It is like racism. And the only [way] to deal with violence you must be violent. Therefore, there is nothing wrong in engaging in a revolution and one to be suggesting that you cannot be engaged in violence. Revolution itself is violence.”

When asked whether he would endorse the use of violence for his revolutionary aims, Malema responded emphatically in the affirmative:

“M’Lord when the time comes and the conditions on the ground necessitate that arms must be taken, we will do so without hesitation.”

He continued:

“I am not scared of killing. A revolutionary is a walking-killing machine, not scared of death. If that need arises I will kill…”

Later he added: “We are very angry. We are ready to kill.”

When asked if chanting “Kill the Boer” might incite violence, and whether that concern would stop him from using it, he replied bluntly: “No.”

These statements were on the record, under oath, and nationally broadcast — yet the courts acted as though they were never uttered. The High Court ignored them. The SCA ignored them. The Constitutional Court, in turn, refused to even hear the appeal. Their silence was not mere oversight. It was a deliberate legal abdication.

Malema’s testimony left no room for ambiguity. His own words refuted the idea that “Kill the Boer” could be metaphorical. His violent rhetoric was not aimed at a system but at people — living, breathing citizens of South Africa.

By ignoring this, the courts fabricated a false context to justify their conclusion. They acted as though Malema’s most incriminating statements were irrelevant — or worse, invisible. That is why we call this a non-judgment. It was not an act of interpretation. It was an act of deliberate evasion and fabrication.

“Shoot The Boer” [Documentary]

https://www.outpoststudios.net/p/shoot-the-boer

May 27, 2025

The real story of farm attacks in South Africa

South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, affecting every ethnic group and every region in the country. However, in recent years, farm attacks, often resulting in murder, have come to the world’s attention, becoming a politically volatile problem for the rainbow nation. The Trump administration has declared that these attacks have become targeted, and so brutal, that the victims’ plight is the same as those fleeing war, and so granted Afrikaaners refugee status.

But what’s really going on? Are farm attacks a uniquely racially charged crime in a country struggling with daily violence on its streets? Are unscrupulous politicians ignoring them, or even encouraging them?

James Glancy travelled to South Africa to speak to the victims of farm attacks, to see the devastation this brutal violence is wrecking on farming in South Africa, and what effect it has on those left behind.

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“The racially motivated and brutal killings of white South African farmers | James Glancy | EP17”

https://youtu.be/-DX8nQiO-Ig

Premiered Jul 6, 2025

Ayaan is joined by former British military soldier and MEP turned documentary filmmaker James Glancy. James’s latest film, Shoot the Boer, is a documentary about the murder epidemic in South Africa, focusing specifically on the racially motivated and brutal killings of white South African farmers. He speaks to Ayaan about how gratuitous violence is being used to send a message to other white South Africans, why the government has no interest in helping the farmers, and how continuing down this path will deprive the entire country of food and turn it into a failed state.

16:12 – “I find it very sad to look at what’s happening there on a massive level and what’s already happened in Rhodesia, we know the lessons, and look at what the Labour government is doing in Britain right now. We’ve tried to take productive farms out of British families with the regressive farm taxes. All that’s going to happen there is that British farms will be end up taken over by big corporations and we will end up reducing British output. So Labour are doing this in a sort of a more subtle way.”

17:30 – “By the way, the racism against whites now is not just in South Africa today. It’s terrible in South Africa. The only way the ideology of communism is spread in the 21st century is through these grievance narratives against whites.”

27:11 – “They [South Africa] have a massive border crisis like we have in Britain but way worse. They have a completely porous border so their population is growing so much. So lots of Africans are coming down and that feeds into the violence, that feeds into the poverty.”

35:14 – “If the right loses the next election, Britain probably will be too far gone to recover, especially under mass immigration, and we’ll be heading the same direction of Rhodesia, Zimbabwe and South Africa in 15 years time.”

“No US–SA Reset: Trade hopes ignore deeper political concerns - Joshua Meservey (Hudson Institute)”

https://youtu.be/ak9b-qJ37Fc

Jul 4, 2025

WASHINGTON TURNS UP HEAT ON RAMAPHOSA AND MTN ON IRAN LINKS AS TARIFFS LOOM

The South African government’s belief that a diplomatic “reset” followed the Trump–Ramaphosa meeting in Washington is misguided, according to a leading Washington policy expert. Joshua Meservey of the Hudson Institute argues that Pretoria may have misinterpreted the meeting, assuming that a trade and investment deal would suffice to restore relations. However, he contends that such a deal would not resolve the deeper, long-standing political concerns tied to ANC decision-making.

Meservey also warns of the looming threat of U.S. tariffs on South Africa, noting that the government has yet to formulate a strategy to avert them.

His comments come amid renewed scrutiny of both the South African government and telecoms giant MTN, following a call by U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for a sweeping investigation into the Bank of New York Mellon’s (BNY Mellon) relationship with MTN. Stefanik raised concerns over MTN’s alleged links to Iran and Hamas, and further claimed that President Ramaphosa—formerly MTN’s chairman—had “amassed significant personal wealth through his association with MTN.”

Meservey noted that South Africa’s ties to Iran have long been on Washington’s radar, citing what he describes as Pretoria’s “strong affinity” for Tehran and the Iranian regime. MTN, he said, is once again emerging as a central figure in this broader inquiry.

He also warned that Stefanik’s intervention could carry weight, given her close ties to the Trump camp: “She is clearly close to the Trump administration, and in the American system, the executive branch can act far more swiftly than the legislature.”

Meanwhile, legal efforts by Turkish mobile operator Turkcell—alleging that MTN secured Iran’s mobile licence through bribery—have faltered in the U.S. and UK, but the case has reached South Africa’s Constitutional Court. In April, the Supreme Court of Appeal granted Turkcell a procedural victory, confirming that South African courts do have jurisdiction to hear the matter. MTN is now seeking leave to appeal against the $4.2 billion claim, which Turkcell is opposing.

MTN has consistently denied the allegations, calling them a “fabric of lies” and a “frivolous shakedown.

11:14 – “The potential that MTN technology and technologies were used by the IRGC including the Quds force which is the terrorist arm of the Iranian military including potentially to facilitate the October 7th attacks… If MTN’s technology was really used in this way, I don’t need to explain to your audience the potential ramifications of that if the link is strongly established.”