EFF SLAMS HELEN SUZMAN FOUNDATION’S 'POLITICAL WITCH-HUNT' AGAINST JULIUS MALEMA

EFF SLAMS HELEN SUZMAN FOUNDATION’S 'POLITICAL WITCH-HUNT' AGAINST JULIUS MALEMA

KASIBC_AFRICA — Sunday, 17 May 2026

Online Editor : Chanon Lecodey Merricks 

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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has fiercely condemned a fresh legal battle launched by the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF), calling it a politically motivated attack aimed at stripping EFF President and Commander-in-Chief, Julius Malema, of his seat on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

The HSF has filed papers in the Western Cape High Court, demanding that Parliament step in and decide whether Malema is still "fit and proper" to serve on the JSC. The foundation claims that the CIC’s vocal criticism of certain judges and court rulings actively undermines the independence and integrity of South Africa's judiciary.

An Attack on Democratic Criticism and Free Speech

The EFF has hit back hard, labeling the court bid as a dangerous and dishonest attempt to muzzle elected leaders and criminalize free speech. According to the red berets, the HSF is trying to set a toxic precedent where Members of Parliament who dare to question or criticize the judiciary are locked out of critical constitutional oversight bodies.

The party completely rejects the myth that judges are "gods" who exist above criticism, stating that judicial oversight is protected under freedom of expression.

 "Judges are not beyond scrutiny, particularly in a society where the judiciary has increasingly become a site of political contestation, selective morality, and inconsistency in the application of justice," the EFF stated.

"Deafening Silence" on Phala Phala Exposed

The EFF further slammed the HSF as a biased, liberal pressure group, exposing their alleged hypocrisy when it comes to defending the establishment.

The red berets pointed out that while the HSF is rushing to court to target Malema, they remained completely silent during President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala scandal—which involved allegations of millions in undeclared foreign currency, kidnapping, and abuse of state resources.

The EFF's  View:

The HSF never rushed to court to demand accountability from Ramaphosa, nor did they complain when Parliament suppressed impeachment proceedings.

The Pattern :

The EFF argues that the HSF consistently gatekeeps the JSC, running to court whenever judicial transformation or political perspectives outside their own establishment views gain ground.

An Unelected Group Trying to Redesign the Law

The fighters warned that this court application is a massive institutional overreach. The HSF isn’t just targeting Malema; they are asking the Western Cape High Court to declare parts of the Judicial Service Commission Act invalid. 

They want the court to force the JSC to adopt a binding code of conduct and punitive sanctions for commissioners.

The EFF argues that an unelected lobby group is trying to use the courts to hijack powers that belong strictly to Parliament, fundamentally reshaping constitutional bodies to fit their own ideological agenda.

Deflecting from Ramaphosa's Failures

Ultimately, the EFF views the timing of this lawsuit as a desperate political distraction.

Faced with a crashing economy, skyrocketing unemployment, and deep-seated poverty, the establishment is allegedly manufacturing "constitutional outrage" against Julius Malema to silence the loudest voice of opposition in the country.

The EFF maintains that it will not be intimidated by court cases sponsored by liberal elites. They have vowed to keep exposing corruption, challenging judicial inconsistency, and fighting for the right of ordinary South Africans to speak truth to power.

What is your take on this major political and legal showdown? 

Is the HSF overstepping its bounds, or should JSC commissioners face stricter codes of conduct? 

Drop your thoughts in the comments below!

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Home Affairs makes Six Arrests in South Africa

Home Affairs makes Six Arrests in South Africa

BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA

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Home Affairs makes two more Arrests, bringing the May total to Six

The Department of Home Affairs has secured another two arrests through coordinated operations targeting corruption and fraud as the Department intensifies its crackdown on criminality within immigration and civic services systems. These latest breakthroughs bring the total number of arrests linked to Home Affairs-related corruption and fraud cases in May 2026 thus far to six.

Both arrests were the result of close collaboration between investigators from the Department’s Counter Corruption and Security Services branch and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation.

In the first operation, a naturalised foreign national was arrested at the Harrison Home Affairs office in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, during a targeted operation conducted by the Department.

The arrest follows an investigation into allegations that the suspect falsely claimed paternity of five foreign children, leading to their fraudulent registration on the National Population Register under a naturalised South African identity document.

In a second operation conducted at the White River Home Affairs office on 11 May 2026, a senior immigration officer was arrested on charges of corruption following an entrapment operation. 

The arrest relates to allegations that the official demanded payment before returning identity and travel documents belonging to a Mozambican national. The official was arrested during an authorised entrapment operation by the department.

The Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, said: “We are now securing dismissals, arrests and prosecutions on a near-weekly basis as Home Affairs ramps up our cleanup operation. Every crooked official and complicit member of the public must know that it is now only a matter of time until their turn arrives. 

As our crackdown accelerates, the days of sleeping soundly are over for the corrupt, as they now need to spend every moment wondering when it will be their turn. 

My answer to them, is simple: sooner than you think. We will not rest until we have rid Home Affairs of every single rotten apple through this combination of dismissals and criminal convictions.”

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THE US$150 MILLION OPEC FUND DEVELOPMENT POLICY LOAN TO SOUTH AFRICA

THE US$150 MILLION OPEC FUND DEVELOPMENT POLICY LOAN TO SOUTH AFRICA 

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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) rejects the continued enslavement of South Africa through endless foreign policy loans, following the announcement that the Government of South Africa has secured a new US$150 million development policy loan from the OPEC Fund for International Development. 

This loan, which is linked to so-called “structural reforms” in energy and freight transport, represents yet another attempt by the National Treasury to mortgage the future of the country through debt arrangements that have neither a coherent industrial strategy nor a credible infrastructure development plan capable of transforming the productive capacity of the economy. 

South Africa today faces an expanded unemployment crisis affecting more than 40% of the population because the National Treasury has surrendered the economy to neoliberal experiments, privatisation and austerity, while abandoning the developmental responsibilities of the state. 

The EFF notes that the OPEC Fund loan follows a long list of policy loans secretly entered into with international financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, African Development Bank, New Development Bank and other foreign lenders, all under the false promise that debt-driven reforms would stabilise the economy and attract investment. 

Instead, these loans continue to lock South Africa into exploitative profiteering policies that undermine economic sovereignty, weaken state capacity and advance the privatisation of strategic state functions in energy, transport and logistics. 

We maintain that the National Treasury has deliberately hidden behind technical language such as “structural reforms”, “fiscal consolidation” and “investor confidence” while ordinary people experience collapsing public infrastructure, deindustrialisation, unemployment, inequality and deepening poverty. 

The reality is that these policies continue to reproduce the apartheid economy and apartheid spatial planning where millions remain excluded from economic participation and trapped far from centres of opportunity. Over the past five years, the National Treasury has repeatedly claimed that debt-toGDP would stabilise, yet government debt continues to rise from crisis to crisis. 

Treasury now projects gross loan debt at over R6.1 trillion, while debt-service costs alone consume more than R420 billion annually, diverting resources away from healthcare, education, housing and economic development. 

The incompetence of the National Treasury is reflected in its obsession with austerity, arbitrary expenditure ceilings and endless regulations that even government departments themselves routinely fail to comply with. 

Their only consistent achievement has been the destruction of state capacity, collapse of public services, rising municipal failures and suppression of economic growth through cuts in public expenditure. 

The EFF maintains that the only sustainable solution is the amendment of the Public Finance Management Act through the EFF Private Member’s Bill currently before Parliament, which seeks to make it compulsory for Ministers of Finance to obtain parliamentary approval before committing South Africa to foreign policy loans and debt agreements with international financial institutions. 

No single Minister must be allowed to secretly mortgage the future of the country and surrender democratic sovereignty to external financial interests without the consent of Parliament and the people of South Africa. 

 The EFF reiterates that South Africa will never resolve unemployment, inequality and poverty through debt dependency, privatisation and neoliberal austerity. 

What is required is a sovereign developmental state capable of driving industrialisation, infrastructure expansion, mass employment and economic transformation under democratic public control. 

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THE PASSING OF COMRADE KAOBITSA “BUSHY” MAAPE

THE PASSING OF COMRADE KAOBITSA “BUSHY” MAAPE

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THE ANC MOURNS THE PASSING OF COMRADE KAOBITSA “BUSHY” MAAPE 

The African National Congress (ANC) has learned with a deep sense of loss and sadness of the passing of Comrade Kaobitsa “Bushy” Maape, a longstanding member of the movement, former Premier of the North West Province, freedom fighter, uMkhonto we Sizwe operative, and former Robben Island political prisoner. 

Comrade Maape dedicated his life to the struggle for liberation, the advancement of the people of South Africa, and the empowerment of communities through education, serving the movement with discipline, humility, and unwavering commitment throughout his life. 

Comrade Maape was recruited into the underground structures of the ANC during the apartheid era and became an operative within the liberation movement. In 1986, he was imprisoned for his political activities and incarcerated on Robben Island, where he continued pursuing education and intellectual development despite the harsh conditions of apartheid imprisonment. 

His passion for education remained a defining feature of his life, as he believed deeply in the power of learning to liberate and uplift communities. 

Following his release, he served the people in various leadership roles, including as Chairperson of the ANC in the Kgalagadi region, senior government official in the North West Province, and Premier of the North West Province from 2021 to 2024. 

The ANC dips its revolutionary banner in honour of Comrade Bushy Maape and extends its heartfelt condolences to the Maape family, his comrades, friends, and the people of the North West Province. 

His life remains a testament to a generation of cadres who sacrificed greatly for freedom, democracy, education, and development in South Africa and yet are not in formal leadership structures. May his revolutionary soul rest in eternal peace. 

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Oversight Visit to Settlers Hospital amid Water Challenges in Makhanda

Oversight Visit to Settlers Hospital amid Water Challenges in Makhanda

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Commission for Gender Equality conducts oversight visit to Settlers Hospital amid water challenges in Makhanda

On 06 May 2026, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), in line with its constitutional mandate, conducted an oversight visit to Settlers Hospital in response to public concerns about water access challenges at the institution. The Commission met with the Acting Chief Executive Officer (ACEO) and the Matron to assess the impact of water disruptions on healthcare services. At the time of the visit, the hospital's water supply was stable.

Hospital management informed the Commission that the recurring water challenges are linked to longstanding infrastructural shortcomings, including ageing systems and outdated water mapping. The hospital continues to receive municipal water tank support during broader outages affecting the town.

The CGE observed three boreholes on the premises, although additional pumping capacity is required to optimise supply. The Commission also observed acceptable standards of cleanliness across key units, including maternity, neonatal, nursery, and theatre sections. Management further indicated that regular water quality testing is conducted.

The Commission was informed that the recent incident involving women carrying water within the hospital occurred during a temporary disruption over the long weekend. The hospital responded immediately after being alerted, while mothers in the pediatric section reportedly fetched water from a borehole-connected tap during the disruption.

In an engagement with the CGE, the Municipality highlighted worsening drought conditions in Makhanda and indicated that interventions are underway, including plans to expand dam capacity. While acknowledging the historical and infrastructural dimensions of the crisis, the Commission remains concerned that communities, healthcare institutions, and particularly women continue to bear the burden of systemic failures in service delivery.

Persistent water insecurity undermines the constitutional rights to dignity, equality, healthcare, and access to sufficient water. Due to the extended duration of engagements, the Commission was unable to proceed with its intended engagement at the local university.

The Commission calls for urgent collaboration among all stakeholders to address recurring water shortages in the district. The CGE will continue to monitor developments relating to water access and service delivery challenges in Makhanda and surrounding areas.

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