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Failed to reduce unemployment. Failed to end Loadshedding. Failed to reduce corruption. Failed to reduce poverty. Failed to manage borders. Failed to reduce crime. Failed to reduce cost of living. Failed to improve SOEs. Failed to end lawlessness. A FAILED “president” !!!

ActionSA is faced by multiple scandals all happening at once, and we must not let them forget that, because the skies would have fallen if it was the EFF. If the EFF, like Action SA in East London, was involved in any way, shape or form in a protest that ended in burning cars, properties and violence, the media would not let us forget that. If the EFF, like Action SA in Ekurhuleni, fielded a Mayoral candidate who was tied to the murder of suspects under the guise of a drug bust, yet no drugs are seized or found, the media would not let us forget that. If the EFF leader, like the Action SA leader, had paid a political analyst R12 million to deceive South Africans, and pretend to write an objective autobiography about him, the media would not let us forget that. If the EFF, like the ActionSA in Parliament, had been idiotic enough to support VAT Increases under the foolish idea they could later be reversed because of a recommendation, the media would not let us forget that. If the EFF, like Action SA, had a gambling tycoon like Martin Moshal and mining magnates like the Oppenheimer’s as its funders, while South Africa suffers a crisis of gambling addiction and neglected mining communities, the media would not let us forget that. If the EFF, like Action SA, had an MMC who was DIRECTLY IMPLICATED AND EXPOSED FOR ACTIVELY MANIPULATING TENDERS in Tshwane, the media would not let us forget that. It is about exposing a double standard, regardless of how small the political party is. Action SA is a 1.2% political party, whose brand is ignorance, complicity, criminality and violence. Do not let them forget it.

Listen carefully. From this, it appears that he, and the government he leads, are of the view that the State should have a limited role in the economy, and it is the Private Sector that drives growth and development. You see it, in the latter portion, where he posits that (State) monopolies in network industries invariably lead to inefficiencies and competition unlocks that. He then says, without supporting it, that the privatisation (by stealth) will lead to lower costs over time. I’m not certain how this all tracks with the dream to build a Developmental State. Neither am I certain that it is tracks with the evidence we see across the globe where even developed countries such as the UK are attempting to roll back their Thatcher-era privatisation policies. They do so, having realised that the promised efficiencies and lower cost to consumers have not materialised, and instead it has simply enriched Big Business and their friends in politics. [This is an evolving enquiry.] 🎥@/SABCNews

2 jollof brothers and their south african jollofinas Emmanuel Onyia (44), Paul Ezeama (52), Patricia Pillay (31) and Zanele Namo (32) appeared in the Benoni Magistrates' Court on Monday, 30 March 2026, facing multiple drug-related and money laundering charges. The accused were arrested in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces by members of the North West Hawks and Pretoria-based Hawks' Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS). Their arrest emanates from a lengthy investigation conducted by members of the Serious Organised Crime Investigation about a syndicate involved in drug trafficking and money laundering in the North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. An extensive investigation culminated in a takedown operation, which was conducted between 27 and 29 March 2026 across three provinces. The operation started in Springs and Benoni in Gauteng, where Emmanuel Onyia, an alleged kingpin, was arrested along with his accomplice, Paul Ezeama. A search and seizure operation was conducted at Onyia's property where suspected cocaine, CAT, full moon tablets, phenacetin, pots and electronic scale were seized. Recovered drugs and chemicals are estimated at R200 000. Pillay and Namo were arrested on Saturday and Sunday in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, respectively. They were charged with money laundering after financial investigation conducted by the Hawks' Priority Crime Specialised Investigation linked them to Onyia. The accused were remanded in custody and will reappear in the same court on 13 April 2026 for bail application.

The President’s view on the role of the State intrigues me immensely.

WATCH | Dr ABC Okokoh, President of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo SA, apologises to South Africans for the consequences that have unfolded following the incident.