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ARREST OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL DUMISANI KHUMALO @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KKASIBC_AFRIA The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is concerned about the arrest of Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, the Head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence Division, a development that once again exposes the deep rot within of South Africa’s law enforcement agencies. Lt. Khumalo’s arrest, reportedly linked to unlawful senior appointments within crime intelligence, is a scandal of national significance.  It comes at a time when crime intelligence is expected to lead in the fight against gender-based violence, cashin-transit heists, cross-border drug and sex trafficking, and the broader web of organised criminal networks that are tearing our communities apart. Instead, we are faced with the reality that the very head of this unit, appointed to restore credibility after years of dysfunction, is now in police custody, alongside senior officers including Brigadier Daniel Ncube, Brigadier Nozipho Madond...

PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA CABINET RESHUFFLE  @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA On 25 June 2025, I removed Mr Andrew Whitfield from the position of Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition in terms of section 93 (1) of the Constitution. It is not common practice for the President of the Republic of South Africa to provide reasons either for the appointment or dismissal of Members of the Executive.  However, due to several unfortunate statements and outright distortions by a number of people, especially Mr John Steenhuisen and Mr Whitfield himself, it is necessary for me to make a public statement on the circumstances surrounding Mr Whitfield’s removal. Mr Whitfield was removed as a Deputy Minister because he undertook an international visit without the permission of the President. His travel to the United States was a clear violation of the rules and established practices governing the conduct of Members of the Executive. This requirement is known to all Min...

RUMBLE IN THE GNU JUNGLE  ANC VERSUS DA @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA Madam Speaker, Yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa put South Africa’s future at stake. Shortly before Cabinet met yesterday, he informed me that he intends to remove Andrew Whitfield as Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition. I requested twenty-four hours to speak to Whitfield and my party. However, before I could even do so, just three hours later, Whitfield received a letter informing him of his removal. The apparent reason for this sudden and ill-considered decision is that Whitfield did not obtain permission to travel abroad earlier this year. But the facts contradict even this flimsy reasoning. In fact, on 12 February, Whitfield had written to the President requesting permission to travel to the United States, as required by the Ministerial Handbook. Ten days later, he had still not received any response from the presidency, and departed on the trip. Whitfield subsequently wrote to...

70TH ANNIVERSARY FREEDOM CHARTER , KLIPTOWN 1955  @KASIBC_AFRICA  @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Freedom Charter with a recommitment to the struggle for true liberation.  On this day, we honour those who gathered in Kliptown in 1955 and proclaimed boldly that "The People Shall Govern!"   The Freedom Charter was the result of a mass democratic process, coordinated by the Congress of the People, which included the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), the Coloured People's Congress (CPC), and the Congress of Democrats (COD). Over many months in 1955, ordinary South Africans from townships, villages, and workplaces submitted demands for the kind of South Africa they dreamed of.   These voices were collected and consolidated into the Charter, which was formally adopted on 26 June 1955 in Kliptown, Soweto, during a mass assembly of more t...

BOARD OF THE IDC ( INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ) @KASIBC_AFRICA   @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) rejects the appointment of African National Congress (ANC) loyalists to the board of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), in a clear case of patronage.  The most recent appointments, including Ayanda Dlodlo, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube, and Dr Sydney Mufamadi, represent a continuation of a corrupt practice in which key state institutions are hijacked to reward political loyalty, not competence.  The IDC is a critical public finance institution, established to promote industrial development and economic transformation. Its mandate is to stimulate job creation, promote black industrialists, support localisation, and build inclusive economic growth. It is funded by public money and exists to serve the people, not the political elite.  However, the ANC has repeatedly used the IDC and similar state-owned institutions as vehicles of...

MAKE KASI GREAT  ORBIT COLLEGE ON HISTORIC PROMOTION TO THE BETWAY PREMIERSHIP @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, congratulates Orbit College Football Club on their historic promotion to the Betway Premiership following their 1-0 victory over Cape Town City FC at Olympia Stadium in Rustenburg on Wednesday, 25 June 2025.  This outstanding achievement by Orbit College marks a significant milestone not only in South African football but in the landscape of higher education, particularly within the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. As a public TVET college, Orbit College’s success highlights the immense potential and holistic development within the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) system.  In light of this historic feat, the Minister reiterates the department's strong encouragement for all students to actively participate in the College Sport Arts and Culture Sout...

SCOPA LAUNCH INQUIRY INTO RAF FINANCIAL MATTERS @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA  The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has today resolved to launch a full committee inquiry into allegations of maladministration, financial mismanagement, wasteful and reckless expenditure, and related financial misconduct at the Road Accident Fund (RAF).   This decision follows months of repeated attempts by the committee to obtain truthful, complete information from the RAF Board and executive management, to little avail. The committee cannot perform its work effectively if state entities do not provide it with complete and truthful information, with adequate context and supporting information.   Some of the issues of concern for the committee include but are not limited to: •Failure to perform adequate background checks on senior management and executive appointments who nonetheless have access to and manage significant sums of public funds despite having a deeply ...