Johan Raats

The only man who could stand before us and deliver a presentation without ever glancing at notes. The only General who could speak at length without interruption, commanding the room with ease. The only General whose words draw every ear, whose presence silences distractions. The only General whose delivery is clean, clear, and wrapped in unshakable confidence. That is the kind of leadership I am proud to be represented by!

Does it matter what he says? He says lots of things. Lots.

The contrast between the #MadlangaCommission & the parliamentary committee is stark. Too many MPs are using the live broadcast to grandstand & promote their own party's interests. They try to score cheap points & humiliate some witnesses instead of focusing on finding the truth

As someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse, not only would I not have flown on his plane if I had any inkling of what he was doing—I would have turned him in myself and led the call for justice for his crimes, not sweetheart deals.

Bill Clinton just DESTROYED the Republican witch hunt in his Epstein deposition — and made Donald Trump look absolutely pathetic by comparison! BREAKING: While Republicans tried to turn the Jeffrey Epstein tragedy into another cheap partisan circus, President Bill Clinton showed up, raised his right hand under oath, and told the truth straight to their faces. No dodging, no whining, no hiding behind endless delays like a certain orange ex-president we all know. Right from the start, Clinton laid it out like a real leader: "America is built on the idea that no one is above the law — even Presidents, ESPECIALLY Presidents." BOOM! That's the kind of accountability today's MAGA Republicans can't stand, because their whole game is "rules for thee but not for me." He centered the REAL victims — the girls and women Jeffrey Epstein horrifically abused — and demanded justice and healing for them, not more political point-scoring. Republicans? They've been treating this nightmare like a piñata to whack for clicks and Fox News soundbites. Clinton didn't mince words about the GOP's shameful tactics: They dragged Hillary Clinton in for SIX HOURS of nonsense, even though she had ZERO connection to Epstein — never met him, never flew with him, never visited his islands. Clinton called it what it was: pure spectacle, not fact-finding. "Whether you subpoenaed 10 people or 10,000, including her was simply not right." Mic drop! Then came the line Republicans are already melting down over: "I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong." He backed it up with facts — he knew NOTHING about Epstein's crimes, cut ties years before the monster's 2008 plea deal came to light, and said if he'd ever suspected anything, he would've "turned him in myself" and fought for justice. Even with perfect hindsight, Clinton said he saw zero red flags because Epstein hid his evil so well from EVERYONE. That's not evasion — that's honesty. Contrast this with Donald Trump, who Epstein himself called his "closest friend" for years, who wished Ghislaine Maxwell "well" after her arrest, and who STILL refuses to testify or release the full Epstein files he promised to declassify. Trump hides, deflects, and rages on Truth Social while Clinton steps up like an adult. Bill Clinton just exposed the GOP's hypocrisy in real time: They weaponize victims' pain for political attacks on Democrats but go radio silent when it comes to holding Trump accountable. This isn't about "gotchas." It's about truth, justice, and putting survivors FIRST — something Republicans clearly forgot how to do. SHARE if you're proud of President Clinton for showing up, telling the truth, and reminding everyone what real leadership looks like!

It is remarkable how Linda Gxasheka keeps accusing former EMPD chief Revo Spies - a key Julius Mkhwanazi whistleblower - of fraud when there is NO basis for that claim. Yet she did everything she could to ignore the evidence of fraud and corruption against Julius Mkhwanazi.

Rassie's 1st Alignment Camp, I did not see 2x 18 years olds included. 🤣 Just something on Kai Pratt (I know Markus is the more well known one) - Kai Pratt, last year Oakdale outside Riversdale (just good things comes from there), Still Bay surfer and SA Schools, comes highly rated by Oom Daan and Rassie, plays loosehead but can swing to tighthead, will play from the bench for the Juniors vs Georgia II in jersey 18 this week. So there is 2x 18 year olds in that 49 man squad. This is only February.

Temba Bavuma's commentary is so poor. He lacks confidence, looks very nervous and not spontaneous in his responses. How on earth did he get the gig in the comm box. He is so bad that he makes Athar Ali Khan look like a legend 😂😂😂

@SuperSportTV @SSRugby - are you aware that the Six Nations starts tomorrow with France vs. Ireland in Paris, 22:00 tone precise! Your TV Guide shows ‘Supersport Variety’?? Italy vs. Scotland on Saturday is also showing ‘Supersport Variety’?? Get a grip please! 🤷‍♂️

Obstruction and forward passes are legal if you wear a Sharks jersey Christ alive the officiating today is embarrassing

@SSRugby where is Matt Pierce, he is missed on the URC commentary. Today's chap who worked with Joel, what's his name, is very biased #ssrugby

I can understand why you never see SA refs in the knock out stages of a competition. That was one of the poorest performances from a ref I’ve seen in a while. Completely shutting out one team and giving the other everything. #SHAvSTO

If I was Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu or Damian Willemse, I would take up a contract with Leinster, Bordeaux or Toulouse Their chances of winning the URC were shattered over the last 2 weeks by corrupt and incompetent South African referees

BREAKING: Music legend Bruce Springsteen just released this incredible song that will be sure to piss Trump off beyond belief. “Streets of Minneapolis”. He wrote this song about Alex Pretti and Renée Good Saturday and recorded it yesterday. Share it far and wide and play it as loud as you can

A mother stood outside the school gate in tears. Her two young boys were sent home because they didn't have uniform shoes. She had no money and no plan B. School 🏫 management called the police to chase her away but through God's grace,the two police helped her and bought 👞 school shoes for kids,gave her pocket money for her to buy groceries for her kids. Two SAPS officers, Sgt. Gonaseelan and Constable Maharaj, didn't add to her pain and embarrassment. They drove the family to a shop and bought brand-new school shoes for the boys, ensuring they walked into class with their heads held high. May God bless these two police officers reaching out to their community.

💙🤍 Done and dusted...penned till 2029

Meet Solly Malatsi, a minister brave enough to put connectivity over ideology. Starlink isn’t about Elon, it’s about schools online, rural clinics connected, jobs created. South Africa needs internet, not endless BEE paperwork that enriches cadres and blocks progress.

That public corrective moment was not flattering for a senior advocate of Adv Ngcukaitobi’s stature Adv Ngcukaitobi's performance at the #MadlangaCommission is testament to how even the most decorated legal minds can stumble, not because their intellect has dimmed, but because poor judgment, ethically questionable alliances and a willingness to play in the mud for problematic clients can erode their standing in the public eye. What happened there looked like a lack of preparation and a sneaky underhanded tactic. Mchunu, in his testimony, confidently pushed the false claim that Mrs Sarah Burger was arrested by the PKTT and detained for days on charges of corruption that were later withdrawn. Mchunu alleged that he based this on a piece on News24 but when commissioners combed the article line by line, it became clear that the arrest was by the Hawks. I'm saying this could mean that Adv Ngcukaitobi failed to prepare enough by verifying Mchunu's version of things, including reading that same article that fell apart at the Commission. □ Also, Mchunu and his legal team did not notice a devastating contradiction in the Minister’s justification for disbanding PKTT, relying on Burger's affidavit signed nine months AFTER the disbandment. □ Adv Ngcukaitobi attempted to re-examine the Minister on evidence that has NOT yet been led, even though the Commission had clearly agreed that this portion of testimony would only be dealt with in January 2026. Adv Mahlape Sello, SC, ever the guardian of due process, caught Adv Ngcukaitobi's maneuver instantly and put her foot down, halting the ambush-style attempt, and pulled the brakes on what was quickly becoming a reckless and procedurally improper exercise. And that public corrective moment was not pretty. It left us, spectators, asking uncomfortable but necessary questions about the Adv's professional values, strategic intentions and ethical compass. And this is not new: legal giants have fallen before due to questionable intentions. Take Michael Cohen, once a formidable attorney in the U.S. and the trusted fixer for Donald Trump. He was sharp, connected, feared — until his choice of cases and his proximity to power poisoned his reputation. Eventually, he was criminally convicted, disgraced and stripped of the prestige he once enjoyed. His downfall wasn’t due to lack of legal skill; it was the moral corrosion that comes from defending the indefensible. Sometimes it’s not legal brilliance that fails, it’s character, judgment and the willingness to tether oneself to a cause that cannot withstand the light. In the end, even the brightest legal stars fade when they abandon the principles that made them shine. #SenzoMchunu #Mkhwanazi #witnesses #AdHocCommittee #mchunu

Now it makes sense why Gayton McKenzie and Kenny Kunene were gunning for the SAPS ministry. It's the thug's playground. #MadlangaCommission

A witness to the Madlanga Commission has been murdered at his own home. His crime was evidently his willingness to testify about a possible state cover-up. This is what state failure looks like.