Oscar Pistorius - Guilty or Not Will We Ever Know the Truth

The Oscar Pistorius case has now been in the media for well over a month, and set to continue after he has received a psychiatric evaluation by four professionals, who will present their findings to the court within the next month. The extensive coverage of this trial often causes the attention of other stories to go unnoticed, as public interest in Oscar is high.

While I have not followed the entire case and only read the headlines occasionally, a friend followed the proceeding with keen interest and has come to the following conclusion. I must say, I think it probably does make sense.

With the Oscar Pistorius trial of the killing of Reeve Steenkamp, I would like to point out some things.

This trial could have been over within a week. Instead, it has carried on, and yet the end is far off.

Oscar should have made sure Reeva was in a safe place and/or in bed before he proceeded to shoot at what he thought were intruders in his bathroom, which could be highly likely. He failed to check were Reeva was. Details where his gun was at the time in relation to where Reeva was, and how he proceeded after getting his revolver needs to be made clear to the court.

He failed to make sure she was safe, and that is where the incident revolves around. It is obvious he did not ensure her safety in the first place. That is why he should be found guilty. It is up to the courts to decide what the charge, verdict and sentence is.

I know of many fatal shootings where the loved one was shot by mistake. Sometimes the victim sneaks out of the house, completely unknown to the house owner, who does the shooting, and is shot by mistake.

Anyone who decides to take it upon him or her to defend a house and/or family should find out first where those they protect are. This is not always easy or possible.

The emphasis, should be, "Make sure whom you are shooting at. . ."
The prosecution did not bring this matter to the fore.
All this talk, "I thought the person in the bathroom was an intruder. . ." Is a waste of time?
Judge should rule. "You never made sure where Reeva was. . . You are guilty. . . "

I am aware of well trained people have shot by mistake their loved ones. Sometimes a loved one sneaks out of the house, and the person doing the shooting has no idea that the victim was in another place to where he believed him/her to be.

You could be hanged for doing something stupid like that! (Those were the days.)
This needs to be balanced as 9 out of 10 serious criminal incidents are not solved in South Africa. Crime needs to be stopped before it happens, not expect the police to solve, or fail to solve an incident after it has happened. At the same time, do not commit a crime when trying to stop a crime.

What do you think about the court case, is it a waste of time and money or will justice truly prevail.

South Africa - What a Difference Twenty Years have made AMENDED

This article is an amended version after attracting a lot of comments and Tim Flack kindly corrected my original article to reflect his knowledge on the story.  His comments are posted in RED.  While another friend who has exceptional knowledge and experience in the arms industry quoted his corrections to both mine and Tim's version and are highlighted in YELLOW

What a difference twenty years have made for the South African National Defense Force (SANDF)> Looking as some photos one quickly realizes a lot has changed over the years. The changes can be defined as good, bad or downright daft.

Tim: this is somewhat correct, however the SANDF is a completely different monster compared to the SADF of pre 94, for obvious reasons. after integration there was a change in the way things had to be done, in terms of the constitution that came in to place in 96.

Before the 1994 election, South Africa had to defend her borders from communist {***these "communists" called freedom fighters, are recognised by government as freedom fighters, they were involved in creating many of the freedoms we know and enjoy today, id be careful using the rooi gevaar too loosely}, guerilla warfare. The international sanctions did not improve the arms industry. The government at that time did not drop dead and let it be; instead, they began to manufacture their own weapons.

The army under that period was the pride and joy of the country. The army was well organized, disciplined and dependable. It was the young soldiers guided and trained under the experienced ranking officials during their two year national service period.{they still are trained by experienced instructors and do 2 years national service}

The youngsters were not treated like weak and useless members of society, from day one their training gave them discipline, showed them respect and mirrored them as the protectors of our country. Endurance, performance and physical fitness combined with mental stamina turned the young men into the proud South African Army. {again, the same is still in place, only there are women trained and there arent as many as there were back then, the force is only 79 thou8sand strong}With how many combat fit soldiers? 20 000 ?

During the years of border conflicts, the South African soldiers diligently served their country, their family and friends. Although many youngsters lost their lives in the bloody battles and will, always be remembered as heroes. Those who returned to tell the story of the most desperate survival tactics and living in a war zone, or not knowing if death will engulf you, are the ones proudly honored.

Now we have a defense force that is oh so, well who knows? {exactly, no one bothers to care, or ask the people that work with them on a daily basis}

Oops, what happened?

 {this picture is not of an SANDF soldier, it was a picture of one of the thousands of M23 rebel forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, they had thier arses handed to them by the SANDF in december, one story that came from that is our special forces operators were very active, one such man, took the longest killshot in jungle warfare known to the military community, one of 2.2kms. a shot impossible to the SEALs and SAS>} Nonsense it was 1,3 km only. It was only the 4^th shot that hit the rebel as the barrel was cold and the shots were going all over the place. M23 responded by putting mortars onto our sniper’s location whence he had to be evacuated after being hit by shrapnel. With the shots going all over the place , the rebels did not hear it!! That’s why with only the 4 th shot the rebel could have been hit!!

Oh yes, no more physical training, dancing is better, after all we do have a dancing president. Oh dear what on earth would happen if war raged against our country, will the dancing soldiers manage to protect us?

again this is not the SANDF the cammoflage pattern is that of Mkhonto we Sizwe the ANCs army that was in angola, and that trained in Russia, Vietnam, Germany. But the photo was taken in the RSA!!!

South Africa A Failing Democracy – Focus on the Special Forces and NPA {i cannot figure out how you came across this link, the Prosecuting authority and the South African Special Forces Brigade dont even work remotely in the same field. they didnt pre 94 and they dont now. Wrong , they do!!  Due to the covert nature of Intel work , SF undertakes all the dangerous work on their behalf. This stems from the old CCB days. In this process they sit together on strategic committees and SF needs legal guidance from the NPA. It works the same in the rest of the world.

A focus on the Special Forces and the National Prosecuting Authority (NAP) of South Africa can be a link to the failing democracy of this country, ( a democracy only fails when the loosing team isnt in charge, and 11 million people voted ANC, we may not like it, but its succesfull democracy none the less.). Two powered departments with powerful control and directly under the watchful eye of Jeff Radebe. {incorrect, Jeff has no say over special forces in the SANDF, only the minister Mapisa Nqakula, and the President do, they wouldnt be too happy if Jeff had to mingle in thier man\dates, and chain of command. Jeff has a say in that he as Chair of the NCACC approves the Imports of weapons. Furthermore the allegations are that he has got serious presidential aspirations. Also he was apparently a spy / impimpi during apartheid as SF like any other Spexops would be running their own intel component. In Seal Team six its called Greyfox!!

Special Forces of South Africa

An important point to remember is that the Special Forces are not part of the regular South African Army. They fall directly under the Chief of the SANDF.{ directly under Joint Operations division, who in turn falls under Gen Shoke the CSANDF, then, Minister Mapisa Nqakula, and the President}

The first Special Forces Unit was established in 1972 under the apartheid regime and known as Recces ( no SA established a Special Forces capability in 1968 , the Special Forces capability realized in 1972 with the establishment of 1 Reconnaissance Commando at the Infantry School in Oudtshoorn. Recce was a nick name taken from Reconnaissance). During this time, the Special Forces were directly involved in the 30 year long border war with Namibia and Anglo. (23 years '66-89)

The Special Forces specialize in maritime related activities and special force regiments in overland techniques usually long-range infiltration.

 ( operators are specialist Airborne, every single special forces operator MUST be a paratrooper, they are specialists in: land, seaborne and airborne operations, in any terrain or environment, in any climatic condition, under any amount of stress or strain, in a focused, calm and professional manner. 

Over the years there have been structural changes and the Special Force training are considered one of the harder courses in the world. A soldier must meet exceptionally high requirements to attend Special Forces Selection and only South African citizens are allowed into this structure.

Today the Special Forces are nothing else but an organization which has an extensive record of theft.( sorry i call bullshit here, someone has lied to you/ seems like you have failed to read. Ask any supplier to SF how his contracts are being stolen , check the role of Jamie Smit , the uber manipulator!!!) The Special Forces have been exonerated by the Minister of Finance and do not have to provide audit reports for the 2010 to 2013 years( for security reasons, their operations and equipment are all classified top secret Yep , but you can find it all on the internet!!). There are rumors that this department, together with Armscor is directly responsible for the death of the 15 South African troops in Central African Republic (CAR) early this year.( real reason is, that soldiers, die in a war, anf the 13(2 died after from wounds and one committed suicide) were not special forces, they were ! Parachute Battalion, Correct with 9 SF wounded amongst those. They fought like demons! The first rule is to make the opposition pay and not sacrifice your own troops. What about the Para-bat Major that sat crying under a tree and got a medal? Fought like a lion , more like pissing himself to death. The reason why our troops in CAR were disadvantaged in this battle is because the officers from DI ( Defense Intelligence)and the SSA (State Security Agency) sent false reports to Pretoria advising them that the Seleka rebels were armed with Ak’s and wooden clubs. Therefore Pretoria refused to listen to the Commander on the Ground and supply him with G5’s and Mortars in order to set loose an airburst hell. Why has Genl Shoke and his command not been prosecuted for culpable homicide? They must take responsibility. ) The story known is that The Special forces and Armscor did not pay the import duties on the weaponry imported into South Africa, and subsequently the South African Revenue Services refused to release the arms. (again, not true,SARS has no oversight into military matters, if the president deploys members they go in diplomatic passports and arent restricted in equipment and movement, however there was a logistical hitch, the SANDF does hire out heavy lift capability, and there was a dely in getting reinforcements thereWrong , the Import duties were paid much later by Armscor and this saga has not yet reached finalization. This comes from court documents. The logistical hitch only came once the Minister took action!! Why must your soldiers first die before you take action? Unnecessary!!  ) This was a direct cause of the death of the South African Soldiers in CAR who did not have enough weapons to protect them.

months.

Indeed that’s correct , but when false affidavits are submitted because certain people are promised indemnity. In Vanessa Du Toit’s affidavits she claims that NGAM had no permits. Yet in her attachments they are there. Therefore the magistrates did not read , can not read and is clearly prescribed to issue such warrants which immediately compromises the validity thereof.  The same with those of Maphyanwa and Jamie Smit. False affidavits with all the facts on the table!!

At no stage could NGAM find joy in the courts. The judges were intimidated and they all postponed.  The strategy has been to bleed NGAM dry , steal their money by creating confusion on whats owed to them , commit slander right up to the International arena.

On the basis of the comments by Tim Flack , why is he not arrested yet? Is he not posing a danger to the state?

These acts allow people to be killed,( the Child protection act doesnt, it protects children) and no action can be opened against the perpetrator. The Action of Section 47 does protect land owners and home owners, who can kill intruders if their lives are in danger.

The child protection act allows minors to kill people and not get arrested. Minors who are actually guilty of a crime are placed into the care of their parents. It is a known fact that police officers cannot be bothered with the complexity of another murder case and don’t want to fall foul of the law.
The witness protection act has a distinct protocol of favoring the wrong people. In one, instance the murder of Erika Croeser is highlighted. Her killer was under the witness protection act and not arrested, which resulted in the wrong person going to jail.

The Special Forces are allowed to kill and are protected by Section 25(2A) (special forces can kill as ordered to, but that section doesnt allow for it if you read it And what about the allegations that Special units from the Military and the SAPS were involved in bank heists etc?  ). There are members of this unit who are protected by the law and now employed by the South African Police (SAP) (not correct the SAPS have no commant over SANDF special forces they have their own spec, the Special Task Force Not correct – SAPS reigns supreme in as far as criminal legislation goes. The role of Criminal Intelligence has not yet been dissected as this is where all the nonsense stems from. Not against criminals , but against the citizens of the country in order to steal and to promote these peoples’ own private interests. The DG of SSA , Denis Buthelezi is one of those.) and remain more lethal than before, working undercover in various units. Paid by the SAP, the Committee of the Communist party, the CIA and the MI6 (nonsence, CIA are American, and MI6 ((Military Intelligence, Section 6 ) would never be allowed access to the SANDF special Forces Wake up little suzi , the interaction of all the forces international and local is of such a nature that everybody will try to gain an info peddler . Makes them look good. Why has the GOC SASF then lost 3 laptops with all its info in the past year? Did he need urgent cash? Was it ever reported?  The British MI 6 has been a part and parcel of the RSA as the Bits have vested interests here since the 1800’s. Why would they not be looking at safeguarding their interests? The lady doth protestest too much, hm?)

With all the high profile people controlling the basis of the safety of its citizens, it remains an alarming fact that democracy is no longer prevalent.
In closing
The Special Forces and the National Prosecuting Authority are two vitally important departments in the democracy of South Africa. These departments would be able to protect and promote the true democracy of people if there were honest and responsible governance in control. Jeff Radebe as a controlling factor of these vitally prominent structures constitutes the failing of democracy on a huge level.

id seriously reconsider your sources here. careful of men that say they were special forces, lies abound and pigs fly in these tails of murder and special operations, Read the court documents , which apparently the Judges had failed to do! Wena , that nice luke warm water which is lulling you off to sleep , its going to boil just now , remember the frog in the luke warm water which got bunt and died? SASF has got many brave soldiers , extremely brave . They all have the same common problem as all soldiers of such units the world over , when they have reached the end of their shelf life, they are dumped on the waste heap of all broken political promises. The same viewpoint of the Dutch Reformed Dominee (Priest) , Punt Janson as a National Party minister when he went on record stating , that a black man must be dumped in the homelands whence he has reached the end of his economical value.

The same exists with SF operations all over the world. And then you have some who think that they can milk the system with their special skills . The problem lies herein as well as the fact that the political powers that be , show no deceny of appreciation towards these people , whence in service and thereafter!!

South Africa - Sins of the Fathers - Part 4

Sins of the Fathers – Part 4 – Wasted Time

There is one refrain that is continually presented whenever one speaks to anybody who had been involved in what was known as the “Border War.”

The Afrikaners by means of FW De Klerk reneged on promises to all the participants in the border war.

32 Battalion was let down; they bled and died for the South Africans because they were given shelter and a small salary.

The ANC government has actually integrated these past 32 Battalion soldiers into the SANDF. These soldiers are giving their loyalty to their new country.

Nevertheless, it is not only 32 Battalion, 101 Battalion has also suffered because of this cowardice on the side of the Afrikaners by not sticking to their promises.
Today the former soldiers find themselves at a place called “Vingerkraal,” destitute and in poor conditions.

When looking at all these aspects and with hindsight – a blindingly orthodox field, one cannot but fail to raise some serious questions.

Why did South Africa under the National Party leadership continue with the war in Angola? Was it because the Generals of the SADF received “incentives” from Savimbi, the leader of Unita? Who received diamonds on a large scale? Certain Cabinet Ministers? Was the public misled?

The ANC had shown greater pragmatism, although the Defense Force is a shadow of its former self. The SA Special Forces is indeed a cluster of excellence. However, they were shown to have been involved In the Civil Cooperation Bureau (CCB), which was an operation, run by the SA Police and who bungled it on a monumental scale. If it was not for SA Special Forces, the Defense Force would have run into serious problems in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These are the same Special Forces where the management is hell bent on seemingly stealing. Whilst the troopers in the various theatres are working their butts of, they seem hell bent on enriching themselves. In this regard, they have clearly co-opted the judicial system in the RSA. In this regard, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) seems to be nothing else but a crime-ridden club who is referred to in letters to the President as a white collar criminal organization. Yet, it might all be true.

In this regard, a company NGAM had supplied weapons to SA Special forces via Armscor. The SASF and their Intelligence counterparts, with whom they had been working closely in the past had tried to steal the contracts of NGAM. False accusations were raised against the personnel of NGAM; raids were affected based on suspicions. Anything was done to slander them and create suspicion, all because these people want to steal. They had crippled NGAM’s business; they used SARS (The Revenue Service) for fictitious assessments. They had roped in the courts; the situation has reached such a level that

no faith can be held in the courts. This all because certain people want to steal and this emanates from a small group at SA Special Forces. They have tried to destroy NGAM financially, the same way in which they had set out to destroy many other companies.
When Armscor lost Arbitration for some R 300 million to an Australian company, the RSA government wants to change international agreements. This certainly bodes ill for the RSA in the International Commercial sphere! Many International companies are stating publicly that they refuse to do business with Armscor or Denel. Both companies belong to the state, and they are active in the Defense Industry. The Intelligence services have been monitoring various companies ‘communications in order to pass their trade secrets on to those two companies. In all of these aspects, the Afrikaners are prevalent. It is clear that there is no leadership amongst the Afrikaners, and this leads to the question as to whether the Afrikaners was nothing else but cannon fodder in order to create the bidding of the same politicians who have now left them in the lurch?

The question is why Dr Verwoerd was murdered? Was he a threat to business interests? Afrikaner business interests? While trying to answer these questions, one has to

delve deeper into the history of the country and go back to the Anglo – Boer war that ended in 1902. Which families fled the fighting in South Africa and sat it out in order to return with all their cattle from Lesotho and Swaziland and in the process became exceedingly rich? Once this issue is understood then one can begin to understand how it all fits together.

Tollgate was an example of stealing from this group, now Pinnacle Point – the property group, even the issue of NGAM becomes abundantly clear when having regard thereto.

Thus, who is the threat for the future of the RSA? People such as the personnel of any company that performs, even to the benefit of the country?

The fact of the matter is that the NPA is an institution that must be thoroughly investigated. As for the SA Special Forces, if the management keeps on endangering the lives of all and sundry with their insatiable appetite for abusing state resources, then they must be shut down, and a new institution formed in order to safeguard the skills built up over so many years.

Que vadis South Africans?

A case of throwing the pearls before the swine!!!

South Africa – Hendrik Verwoerd Jeff Radebe and Pik Botha

While there might not be a direct or indirect link to the three politicians, their lives and ambitions were diverse and overflowed with a marked transformation. Regrettably, Verwoerd lost his life at a time when the political scene in South Africa was on the brink of a total makeover. Perhaps his foresight and aspirations to develop, change and turn South Africa into a first class world country did not undoubtedly match the plans of international and local people.

Hendrik Verwoerd, Jeff Radebe and Pik Botha are all connected to South Africa through the political arena. The combination is probably regarded as pointless and striking no connection, yet there are some obvious fascinations we will encounter as we try to find the source of the failing democracy of South Africa.

Spotlight on Hendrik Verwoerd

We remember Hendrik Verwoerd as the mastermind behind the creation and implementation of apartheid during the past 1950's and early 1960's. As the first Prime Minister of the Republic of South Africa, Verwoerd was responsible for the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and other terrorist organizations.

Verwoerd was born in the Netherlands, and his family moved to South Africa in the early 1900's. He remained a conscientious student and received several doctorates. He studied

in Germany and received his master's degree in psychology and philosophy. At this time, he was introduced to the study of eugenics.
It is recorded that Verwoerd formed the apartheid policy on the Nazi ideology. He deliberately stayed away from eugenic theories and strongly emphasized environmental influences rather than traditional tendencies.
During 1948,, the National Party narrowly won the general election and the apartheid regime became a reality. Hendrik Verwoerd was actively involved in politics during this time and became the Minister of Native Affairs in 1950. During his time as minister, he implemented the National Party program and laws relating to the Population Registration Act, the Group Areas Act and the Pass Law Act were enacted together with the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act. The basis of an apartheid system.

During 1958, he was elected as the prime minister and referred to the architect of apartheid by implements segregation laws. There was a time when Verwoerd described apartheid as a system of good neighborliness'.

Negotiations during 1960 to end the British Commonwealth rule bore fruit, and in May 1961 South Africa became an independent country
During 1960, the change from the main British power to a republic and during that year South Africa became an independent country. Black ambassadors from Commonwealth countries were refused entry into South Africa.

Nine days after the tragic Sharpeville massacre, Verwoerd received a death threat.
David Pratt an English business man and farmer fired two shots at Verwoerd after he delivered a speech at Function in Johannesburg, on April 9, 1960.
Verwoerd survived this assassination and his perpetrator was institutionalized and later on committed suicide.

South Africa continued to develop complex military equipment, aircrafts, and armored vehicles and began to tap into nuclear and biological weapons. As a country, South Africa continued to flourish economically. The United Nations wanted an end to the apartheid system and began to institute an arms embargo and sanctions against the country. This began to have an adverse effect on the economy. The country had the potential to become a first world country and the trade embargos made this fact impossible.
It was three days before his death that Verwoerd held a meeting with the Government of Lesotho and a shared collaboration to work towards amicable solutions without interfering in the internal affairs was achieved.
During 1966 the second attempt to assassinate Verwoerd succeeded. A parliamentary messenger Dimitri Tsafendas stabbed Verwoerd in the neck and chest. Dimitri escaped the death penalty on the grounds of insanity.

What was the reason for his assassination? Was there conclusive evidence that it was because of his epitome apartheid legacy? Was he assassinated because he began to dismantle the bitter twisted apartheid system that threatened to destroy the flourishing economy of South Africa?

Spotlight on Jeff Radebe

Jeff Radebe currently holds the position of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development of Security under the Zuma administration.

Born in Cato Manor, South Africa, in February 1953 and forcibly moved to KwaMashu, a township in 1958 by the apartheid regime.

He was a student at the Karl Marx University and joined the ANC in 1977. Radebe completed an LLM in International Law in 1981. Radebe was sent to Mozambique and Tanzania on a secret mission for the ANC. In Dar es Salaam, he worked as a journalist for a radio station.

Back in South Africa he was arrested in 1986 and sentenced to a ten year imprisonment term on Robben Island, under the terrorism act. Radebe was released from prison in 1990 after a successful 12 day hunger strike.

Jeff Radebe is married to Bridgette Radebe the first black, female mining magnate. Her sister is the billionaire mining magnate Patrice Motsepe.

When Nelson Mandela was elected as president of the country, Radebe served as Minister of Public Works. Under the Mbeki administration, he was appointed as Minister of Public Enterprises, and then served as the Minister of Transport.

His appointment as Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development calls for the control and administrative support to the courts and supervision of the National Prosecuting Authority. The legal services to the departments of state and the law reform provision are another responsibility Radebe has.

Radebe plays an essentially crucial part of the Zuma administration is a leading candidate for acting president while Zuma is out of the country.

Radebe is likened to the apartheid minister of Foreign Affairs, Pik Botha in many aspects. The assumption of comparison is the truth of his lifestyle, and desire to succeed. Is he a shenanigan who will trample the wealth of the country while living an opulent lifestyle?

Is Radebe a threat to the Zuma administration? Does Radebe have the power to overthrow the president?

Spot light on Pik Botha

Without emphasizing too much about the lifestyle excessive squander of government funds, we can recall Pik Botha the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Pik Botha will always be referred to as one of the most colorful public figures.

Pik (so named because of his stature) served under the Apartheid government since 1953 and retired from the political scene in 1996.

During his early career years, he remained in foreign services and actively involved in the International Court of Justice in The Hague between the South African and Namibia matter. He also served as a law advisor and ambassador to the United Nations.

While he is no angel and does have a few incidents that he is not proud of, he is considered to be a liberal, in comparison to other members of the former National Party of the apartheid era.

While serving under the Vorster government, he remained a firm favorite, among the people of South Africa. Pik heavily criticized for his lack of experience and young age, forged ahead and served as foreign minister of the government.

During 1985 Pik Botha drafted a speech to announce the release of Nelson Mandela but the ruling president at that time PW Botha rejected this document. Within a year from forming this controversial document he publicly stated that South Africa could have a black president.
During 1998, he travelled to some African countries and signed a peace protocol with the president of the Republic of Congo. At the signing, he referred to this as a new era for South Africa and stated that the government was removing racial discrimination.

Under the post apartheid government, Pik Botha served as Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs from 1994 to 1996.

Pik Botha remained a firm supporter of Thabo Mbeki after his departure from politics. He has heavily criticized the ANC government's affirmation action policies and stated that a constitutional settlement would never have been signed based on their current policies.

Pik Botha, a liberal and colorful character certainly left his mark within the political scene, can only wonder if his naughty boy attitude followed the new generation of Politicians into the future.

In Closing

Hendrik Verwoerd, Jeff Radebe and Pik Botha are all linked to apartheid. There is a real possibility that Verwoerd died for trying to fix the injustice of apartheid. Pik Botha used his foreign minister portfolio to attract support from other countries and used his popularity to cover some published deceitful deeds. Is Jeff Radebe following in Pik's footsteps?

South Africa - What a Difference Twenty Years have made

What a difference twenty years have made for the South African National Defense Force (SANDF)> Looking as some photos one quickly realizes a lot has changed over the years. The changes can be defined as good, bad or downright daft.

Before the 1994 election, South Africa had to defend her borders from communist, guerilla warfare. The international sanctions did not improve the arms industry. The government at that time did not drop dead and let it be; instead, they began to manufacture their own weapons.

The army under that period was the pride and joy of the country. The army was well organized, disciplined and dependable. It was the young soldiers guided and trained under the experienced ranking officials during their two year national service period.

The youngsters were not treated like weak and useless members of society, from day one their training gave them discipline, showed them respect and mirrored them as the protectors of our country. Endurance, performance and physical fitness combined with mental stamina turned the young men into the proud South African Army.

During the years of border conflicts, the South African soldiers diligently served their country, their family and friends. Although many youngsters lost their lives in the bloody battles and will, always be remembered as heroes. Those who returned to tell the story of the most desperate survival tactics and living in a war zone, or not knowing if death will engulf you, are the ones proudly honored.

Now we have a defense force that is oh so, well who knows?

Oops, what happened?

Oh yes, no more physical training, dancing is better, after all we do have a dancing president. Oh dear what on earth would happen if war raged against our country, will the dancing soldiers manage to protect us?

South Africa A Failing Democracy – Focus on the Special Forces and NPA

A focus on the Special Forces and the National Prosecuting Authority (NAP) of South Africa can be a link to the failing democracy of this country. Two powered departments with powerful control and directly under the watchful eye of Jeff Radebe.

Special Forces of South Africa

An important point to remember is that the Special Forces are not part of the regular South African Army. They fall directly under the Chief of the SANDF.

The first Special Forces Unit was established in 1972 under the apartheid regime and known as Recces. During this time, the Special Forces were directly involved in the 30 year long border war with Namibia and Anglo.

The Special Forces specialize in maritime related activities and special force regiments in overland techniques usually long-range infiltration.

Over the years there have been structural changes and the Special Force training are considered one of the harder courses in the world. A soldier must meet exceptionally high requirements to attend Special Forces Selection and only South African citizens are allowed into this structure.

Today the Special Forces are nothing else but an organization which has an extensive record of theft. The Special Forces have been exonerated by the Minister of Finance and do not have to provide audit reports for the 2010 to 2013 years. There are rumors that this department, together with Armscor is directly responsible for the death of the 15 South African troops in Central African Republic (CAR) early this year. The story known is that The Special forces and Armscor did not pay the import duties on the weaponry imported into South Africa, and subsequently the South African Revenue Services refused to release the arms. This was a direct cause of the death of the South African Soldiers in CAR who did not have enough weapons to protect them.

Was this democracy or greed, what was more important, the money or the lives of the innocent soldiers who lost their lives?

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)

The National Prosecuting Authority is under the control of Jeff Radebe, Minister of Justice. The NPA is known to be a corrupt institution. It is alleged that if this department cannot find any wrong against people they want to incriminate against, the department will create an issue to use in the courts of law.

It is a known fact that the South African Courts are in shambles, the judges are under intense pressure to reduce the backlog of outdated cases. There are instances when everything is done to accommodate certain criminals who are hiding in the State structures.

Some of the laws that allow the NPA specific protection are the Child Protection Act, the Witness Protection Act, Criminal Procedure Act Section 25(2A) and Criminal Procedure Act Section 47(49).
These acts allow people to be killed, and no action can be opened against the perpetrator. The Action of Section 47 does protect land owners and home owners, who can kill intruders if their lives are in danger.

The child protection act allows minors to kill people and not get arrested. Minors who are actually guilty of a crime are placed into the care of their parents. It is a known fact that police officers cannot be bothered with the complexity of another murder case and don’t want to fall foul of the law.
The witness protection act has a distinct protocol of favoring the wrong people. In one, instance the murder of Erika Croeser is highlighted. Her killer was under the witness protection act and not arrested, which resulted in the wrong person going to jail.

The Special Forces are allowed to kill and are protected by Section 25(2A). There are members of this unit who are protected by the law and now employed by the South African Police (SAP) and remain more lethal than before, working undercover in various units. Paid by the SAP, the Committee of the Communist party, the CIA and the MI6

With all the high profile people controlling the basis of the safety of its citizens, it remains an alarming fact that democracy is no longer prevalent.
In closing
The Special Forces and the National Prosecuting Authority are two vitally important departments in the democracy of South Africa. These departments would be able to protect and promote the true democracy of people if there were honest and responsible governance in control. Jeff Radebe as a controlling factor of these vitally prominent structures constitutes the failing of democracy on a huge level.