RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN AFRICA

No Fear No Favour - The truth is visual........

JOHANNESBURG  31 JANUARY 2013 - 21:10



NIGERIA - 2013

This is a brutal example of how far the struggle between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria has reached.

Muslims are determined to impose their 'religion' all over Africa as well as in other continents and countries

of the world. Islam has but one goal: rule the world at any cost!"

"And where are the International Human Rights Organizations?

Christians are burnt alive in Nigeria: a horrific Holocaust right in front of International indifference!

As denounced by Father Juan Carlos Martos, on behalf of the Missionari Clarettiani, via del Sacro Cuore di Maria, Rome, Italy."

"By publishing this graphic document on Facebook, I have intended to make the world aware of certain terrible events totally ignored or minimized by the mainstream media; an authentic genocide so cruel and inhuman only comparable with the most hateful and vile acts in the Nazi extermination camps."

"To my great surprise, Facebook has criticized me for the publication of this graphic document as a proof of the Holocaust that Christians have been suffering in Nigeria in the last ten years. According to Facebook's Security policy of the 'social' Network, this photo has been classified as 'pornographic', 'violent' or 'inappropriate' and hence I was disallowed to publish any picture for a week. And I was threatened drastic measures if I insist publishing any document that prove the terrible violations of Human Rights in Nigeria.

This attitude by the (Spanish) Facebook Management is an attack to the freedom of expression as much as a shameful insult to the 500 victims (only in this horrible episode) slaughtered by Islamic terror only for being Christian."

"I thought that this social network, originated in the United States, would not bend its knees in front of terror Especially, when still healing their wounds suffered in the gruesome 9/11 attack, just as our own 3/11 at Madrid railway station, all innocent victims of the wild fury and insanity of Islamic terror."

"This seems even more unacceptable in Spain, a Democratic state, where the rights of opinion, expression and religion are guaranteed by the Constitution (Art. 16 and 20), if there is an attempt to limit such rights, let alone through threats and coercion thus weakening their freedom of expression by condemning as "inappropriate" a graphic document (not a photomontage) which reflects a brutal reality in all its crudeness."

"Contrarily, the Administrators of Facebook Spain should welcome this public protest advocating that such a barbarian act will never be replicated and that its perpetrators will be brought to justice. This is a right and duty of every citizen: a service to society, ultimate goal, I feel, of any network that defines itself as 'social'."

"Regrettably, if the murders continue, this is greatly because truth is always hidden to the sovereign people, so that they may not be aware and 'disdained' by it: complicit silence by the mainstream media leads to the indifference of the international political community facing this unspeakable Holocaust! Let alone the cowardice already rooted in the western world facing the Islamic terror. A consequence of the stupid "Alliance of Civilizations": another regrettable incident of our former Prime Minister Rodriguez Zapatero."

"Can you imagine the reaction of the Islamic terrorist organization in the (impossible) case of a massacre of Muslims in a mosque, by the hands of Christian terrorists? And how widely would our media cover and condemn the crime and the criminals?"

"Therefore, from this modest blog, I ask a favour from all people who are reading me: please distribute this photo and its comments using all the media you have. If only for commemorating these martyrs since, unfortunately, Facebook seems to be on the side of the executioners by preventing the publication of such tragic events."

Juan Carlos Martos cmf Segretariato di PVMissionari ClarettianiVia Sacro Cuore à Maria-500197-Rome

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With all our technology the truth sometimes never gets revealed!

Genocide of races, religions, political groups, labour, children, foreign populations, and minorities   have been common since the creation of mankind~! 

Even when told by the Catholic Church.

The Global community just shrug their shoulders and walk past!

Murder on FARMERS  in South Africa should be included on this list!

Fais Ombud finds Sharemax directors liable for investor's loss

Special Investigations Author: Julius Cobbett| 31 January 2013 00:57 Fais Ombud finds Sharemax directors liable for investor's loss

Scathing determination declares Zambezi syndication 'nothing more than a Ponzi scheme.'

JOHANNESBURG – Fais Ombud Noluntu Bam has found four Sharemax directors liable for an investor’s loss.
The determination is unusual because it is normally only financial advisers who are held liable for bad investment advice.
However, in a lengthy determination, Bam has set out why she believes the Sharemax directors should be held accountable. The determination was signed on Tuesday. It can be downloaded in two parts here: part 1, part 2.
The determination could pave the way for thousands of other investors to claim losses from Sharemax’s directors.
In her latest determination, Bam is scathing of the Sharemax directors, who she accuses of “violating the law.”  Bam's determination was received after close of business on Wednesday and the Sharemax directors were not immediately available for comment.
Bam writes: “The facts before this office support the conclusion that the investment, as promoted and executed by Sharemax, was nothing more than a Ponzi scheme. The directors of Sharemax violated the law and on this basis [they too] must be held liable for the investors’ loss.”
The complaint in question was laid by pensioner Gerbrecht Siegrist, 73, who is now destitute after investing her capital in two Sharemax-promoted syndications: Zambezi and The Villa.
The complaint was initially laid against her financial adviser, CJ Botha. However, the following six respondents were added to the complaint: Sharemax Investments, FSP Network (trading as Unlisted Securities South Africa), and the following four Sharemax directors: Gert Goosen, Willie Botha, Dominique Haese and Andre Brand.
Siegrist’s late husband left her an amount of money which was intended to provide her with an income. This money was placed in conventional investments, but on Siegrist’s broker’s advice, she invested R460 000 in Zambezi on April 2, 2008, and a further R120 000 in The Villa on July 15, 2008.
Siegrist’s broker, CJ Botha, claims that Siegrist instructed him to invest in Sharemax. But, says Bam, in the same breath Botha “admits that the complainant wanted an investment where her capital would be safe.”
Bam notes that Zambezi was a risky investment unsuitable for pensioners. Yet she notes that brokers who sold Sharemax products “almost without fail targeted pensioners.”
Bam found that the directors of Sharemax and FSP Network “were aware of the fact that the scheme [Zambezi] was both illegal and not commercially viable and yet they recklessly took investors’ funds. Investors whom within their knowledge were almost without exception pensioners who could ill afford the inevitable loss.”
Key to Bam’s determination is the finding that Sharemax and its directors were ultimately responsible for advice rendered by CJ Botha.
Bam links Sharemax to Botha through FSP Network, which traded under the name Unlisted Securities South Africa (USSA).
USSA provided many financial advisers with the necessary Financial Services Board (FSB) licence necessary to sell Sharemax products. The business was described by Bam in a previous determination as “nothing short of the hiring out of a licence for a small monthly fee.”
For more on USSA, see: the following articles: Broker offers widow costly Sharemax advice, FSB linked to Sharemax “licence for hire” scheme, and FSB official’s husband pays 13% return.
At its peak, USSA had 1376 representative brokers, all of whom sold Sharemax products. Bam notes that all of USSA’s registered brokers were only allowed to market Sharemax products.
What’s more, Sharemax director Gert Goosen was also USSA’s sole director and key individual.
Bam writes that Sharemax and USSA were “joined at the hip.”
“What Sharemax attempted to do was to create a buffer between itself and the brokers and the investors,” notes Bam. “This was a futile exercise as in law, Sharemax and its directors will, ultimately, be responsible for the conduct of their section 13 representatives.”
Bam says that Sharemax director Dominique Haese “gives no explanation as to why Sharemax stood by and took money from investors, via their ‘supervised’ broker network, who were clearly investing in a product that was not suitable for them.
Bam says that Haese must have known that the majority of the investors brought in by the representatives were pensioners.
Bam ordered all seven respondents, jointly and severally, the one paying the other to be absolved, to pay Siegrist the amount of R580 000. If the respondents comply with the order, they are entitled to Siegrist’s share certificate.
Image source: A risk-reward matrix from Bigstock

Released men linked to dozens of armed robbery cases

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Court records show that the prosecutor, Yuri Gangai, told the court that if the men were granted bail they would automatically be deported.

31 January 2013 | PAUL KIRK

    

THE six men acquitted last week in Durban of robbing a casino walked out  of Westville Prison despite being being linked to dozens of armed robberies and murder in other parts of the country.

The group, which allegedly terrorised banks, cash-in-transit companies and casinos around the country, were arrested by members of the Cato Manor Serious and Violent Crimes Unit during 2010 – weeks after they allegedly robbed Sibiya Casino north of Durban. 

The modus operandi used during that robbery mirrors that of a gang that  stormed the Carnival City Casino on Monday. 

When the group was initially arrested  it was decided they  would first  stand trial in Durban for the Sibiya Casino robbery where a patron  was shot dead, as this had been the most recent case against them. 

After the Durban trial they  were to be taken to Gauteng to stand trial.

Spokesman for the Police Ministry, Zweli Mnisi, did not respond to e-mails and telephone calls at the time of going to press. 

During a bail application after their arrest, prosecutor Yuri Gangai told the court that the six men had featured in 35 to  40 armed robbery dockets. Thulani Hlatswayo, Malvern Ndlovu, Lumkani Dube, Bongani Lukhele, Philani Gumpu and Innocent Shabalala are also wanted for at least three armed cash heists in which police officers were shot.

According to an affidavit by Captain Neville Eva of the Cato Manor unit, which was used to oppose bail, Ndlovu and Dube are allegedly linked to nine and 12 robberies respectively in Gauteng.  Lukhele and Gumpu are linked to three robberies in Johannesburg.  

Eva said the Home Affairs Department had told him that the men were all Zimbabweans and that only Hlatswayo and Shabalala were in the country legally. Gumpu boasted that he had been a former Zimbabwean special forces soldier and had served as a bodyguard to President Robert Mugabe. 

In opposing bail, according to court records, Ndlovu has six arrests warrants issued against him relating to the armed robbery of banks.

Court records seen by The Citizen  show that the prosecutor in the case, Yuri Gangai, told the court that if the men were granted bail they would automatically be deported as they were illegally in South Africa. But instead of being deported when released from prison, the men walked free.

Durban’s Daily News yesterday reported that a suspended member of the Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit had tipped off police in Gauteng that the Carnival City robbery was being planned from the prison where the men were being held. The newspaper quoted the un- named suspended officer as saying that he was certain the Carnival City robbery was carried out by the group released from Durban.

Several sources said that the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) had been tipped off that the  group might be acquitted and might  plan more 
robberies. 

These sources all told The Citizen that no specific information on where the men planned to strike had been provided. The sources all indicated that the SA Police Service  had been warned that, should the men be acquitted, they should not be released as they were wanted for scores of cash heists. 

Sabric spokesman Bongani Diako could not be reached at the time of going to press.

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Why were the investigating officers not in Court?

THE PROSECUTOR YURI GANGAI (Russian?) HAD A DUTY TO KEEP THE PRISONERS IN CUSTODY?

Was he in any way involved in their negligent/criminal release?

The NPA is responsible for this miscarriage of Justice!

IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THESE CRIMINALS SHOULD BE SUSPECTED OF ROBBING CARNIVAL CITY CASINO ON MONDAY MORNING?

The members of the suspended Cato Manor Serious and Violent Crime Unit cannot be held responsible for this National blunder!

Telkom: Political party funding questioned

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FILE PICTURE: Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa - ANC Representative....

TELKOM is sponsoring today’s New Age business breakfast with Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa, but neither the newspaper nor Telkom would say yesterday how much the sponsorship was costing the utility.

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TNA spokesman Gary Naidoo said he did not know how much Telkom was spending. Telkom spokesman Pynee Chetty said: “Details of Telkom’s product advertising agreements and sponsorship between Telkom and its media stakeholders are confidential.”

Earlier this month, City Press
reported that some of the biggest state- owned companies were paying millions of rands to bankroll the business breakfasts hosted by the Gupta family.

These included Transnet, Telkom and Eskom.

It was previously reported that Telkom had sponsored 12 business breakfasts to the tune of R12 million in the 2012/13 financial year, according to the newspaper.

Following the report,  DA leader Helen Zille pulled out of a TNA breakfast, saying that   she did not know it had been  sponsored with  public funds.

Zille said she had written to President Jacob Zuma asking for a commission of inquiry to be appointed into the funding of the paper.

“We believe that the information we have collected so far represents more than sufficient evidence to warrant a full judicial commission of inquiry into the government’s funding of The New Age,” she said.

Zille added that such an investigation should establish precisely how much of The New Age’s revenue was derived from the state, as well as  the legality of using public money to fund a pro-government newspaper that was ostensibly started by a benefactor of Zuma and the ANC.

Political analyst Ralph Mathekga said yesterday that at  the heart of the row  was the question of the secret funding of political parties.

“There needs to be more effort to ensure that there is disclosure as to which companies fund which political parties,” said Mathekga. “Voters deserve to know this information so that companies do not capture political parties through...  donations.” 

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Disclosure of party funding is the way to go, say experts

31 JAN 2013 07:19 - THALIA HOLMES

Some say the regulation and forced disclosure of private funding for 

political parties will help build confidence in South Africa's leadership.

Against the backdrop of a vociferous 10-day row between Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille and the New Age, South African political experts are calling for the private funding of political parties to be regulated by law.

The spat between Zille and the newspaper came to a head on Wednesday when the DA's leader, following allegations of hypocrisy regarding party funding from the New Age, revealed the name of a party donor whose identity she had previously undertaken to protect.

Addressing journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, Zille revealed that Stefan Nel, an executive director from the Gupta-owned Sahara Computers, had donated a total of R300 000 to the party. She said the money came from his personal bank account.

Just the day before, Zille wrote in a newsletter on the DA website that the party "makes a commitment of confidentiality to our donors".

"Ideally," wrote Zille, "the DA would prefer full transparency. But if we were the only party to apply it, most of our donations would dry up – together with any prospect of sustaining democracy in South Africa."

Political analysts say that the DA's move to protect – and then reveal – Nel's identity has highlighted the need to enforce the disclosure of private donations made to political parties.

"What has happened in the past few days has indicated that the problem is not only with the governing party, it's with the system," Steven Friedman, director for the Centre of the Study of Democracy told the Mail & Guardian on Wednesday.

"If you don't have regulations and forced disclosure, you have problems."

'Disadvantageous catch-22'
Fabian Scherer, political analyst at Political Analysts South Africa, said that as long as parties were not obliged to disclose the origin of their private donations, they were operating in a "disadvantageous catch-22 situation".

"The party is faced with a difficult choice," said Scherer. "Either it keeps the donor's name secret, and therefore promotes doubt about the moral integrity of its financing, or it discloses the name and frightens off future donors."

Juli Kilian, spokesperson for the Congress of the People (Cope) underscored this difficulty. 

"Donors to opposition parties fear reprisal and loss of business from government," she said. "They will only support when they are assured of confidentiality."

But in Friedman's opinion, opposition party donors should see disclosure as a safety net against mistreatment, rather than as a risk.

He said that if a company made a public donation to an opposition party and was then unexpectedly rejected from a government tender soon afterwards, it would be "very obvious" that the company was falling prey to political mistreatment. At the moment, when companies befall such treatment, the offending parties are not held accountable.

"I think that disclosure is actually the best thing for opposition party donors," he said.

'Encourages corruption'
According to Martins, the current lack of legislation makes it difficult to examine if private donations are being accompanied by a shady kickback for the donor.

Friedman agreed. "I certainly think our current system encourages corruption," he said. "The DA said 'we didn't give any favours in return [for the donations from the Gupta companies]'. But if we don't know who made the donation and how much they donated, then how do we know that is true? The public is entitled to more than the say-so of the senior politician."

In an interview with Polity.org.za, political analyst Ebrahim Fakir said that the non-disclosure of party funding not only affected the health of the South African democracy but subverted "our entire system of public values".

According to Fakir, the public cannot know the level of influence that is being exercised over a party by a private donor if they do not know the extent of its donations.

'Reduction of confidence'
Anonymous party funding "contributes to the reduction of confidence in the democracy," said Martins, and Kilian said it directly undermined the democratic process.
"Buying off government politicians by cash or kind in government has become a way of life. The more bribes [the politicians] get, the more money they can spend on patronage and expensive election campaigns to stay in power," she said. In her opinion, "an entire new regime of party political funding is needed. There is just too much chicanery going on and transparency must become institutionalised."
Mametlwe Sebei, founding member of the newly-formed Workers and Socialist Party (WASP), said his party undertook to fully disclose its funding details.
"We are going to be absolutely transparent [about who donates to our party] and we are going to fight for all parties to be transparent," he said.
Whilst WASP did not intend on taking a "morally purist" point of view and would not reject endowments from small businesses, it would not canvas any big businesses for money, he said. Rather, it would rely on the donations of its working-class members.
"It is the only way we can keep ourselves pure from corruption," said Sebei.
When queried about the ANC's policy on party funding disclosure, ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu said that he could not comment on queries of a "financial nature". ANC treasurer general Zweli Mkhize was not available for comment.


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No wonder the price is exorbitant and the service delivery zero.......

What confidence?

Parastatals 'bullied' into supporting the 'New Age'

25 JAN 2013 00:00 - AMABHUNGANE REPORTERS

The public enterprises department is alleged to have leaned heavily on state-owned enterprises to enter into financial agreements with the "New Age".

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The New Age is owned by the politically well-connected Gupta family, which enjoys friendly ties with both President Jacob Zuma and Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.
Evidence of the direct involvement of the ministry in the parastatals' doing business with the newspaper comes in the wake of disclosures that Eskom, Transnet and Denel spent R25-million on sponsoring New Agebusiness breakfasts. The breakfasts, which feature political heavyweights, including Zuma, and which industry experts say are highly profitable for the newspaper – are also broadcast live by the South African Broadcasting Corporation at no cost to the sponsors or the New Age.
The newspaper is secretive about its business and does not submit its circulation for auditing, but state and parastatal support appears to form the backbone of its circulation, advertising and sponsorship income.
According to accounts by several sources and documentary evidence, Siyabonga Mahlangu, who is special legal adviser to Gigaba, has been key in putting pressure on the state-owned enterprises. "Mahlangu was the person who arm-wrestled all the parastatals to support the New Age," a former board member of a state-owned enterprise said.
A parastatal manager said Mah­langu, a former ANC lawyer, was perceived as serving the political interests of Gigaba, who considered the good opinion of the New Age and its political and financial backers to be valuable.
But Gigaba's spokesperson, Mayi­hlome Tshwete, denied it and said the minister "has never instructed, implied or insinuated for the New Age to be given preferential treatment". He said Mahlangu also denied claims that he had pressured any parastatals "into deciding which newspapers they should buy".
Intimately involved
However, the Mail & Guardian has seen evidence that Mahlangu was intimately involved in working out the details of SAA's subscriptions to the New Age. Two well-placed sources, who asked not to be identified, also said that Mahlangu had initiated discussions with SAA about the New Age and, as a result, the airline bought more copies of the paper than before and at a higher price.
One of the sources also claimed that Eskom had been put under similar pressure, which resulted in the parastatal's decision to contract the New Age to host six breakfast sessions at a total cost of R7 185 658.
Eskom refused to answer questions about Mahlangu's involvement but said: "The decision to sponsor was reached as a result of mutual discussion over a period of time.
"The main benefit for Eskom and its shareholder was brand awareness and highlighting of the need to conserve electricity. The breakfasts also created opportunities for constructive engagement with our stakeholders in different parts of the country."
A person privy to discussions within Eskom, however, confirmed that pressure to sponsor the breakfasts had come from Gigaba's department.
In the case of SAA, according to documents seen by the M&G, before the intervention by the department of public enterprises early last year, the airline was already receiving a total of 40 770 copies of the New Agea month, or roughly 2 000 a day, for R2 a copy.
Internal SAA assessment
In March last year, the New Age had a meeting with George Mothema, the head of stakeholder relations in the office of the SAA chief executive officer, Siza Mzimela.The newspaper punted a proposal for subscriptions to be pushed up to 7 000 a day at the full cover price of R3.50 a copy and for SAA to commit itself to advertising amounting to nearly R10-million a year. But the proposal ran into resistance from the SAA marketing staff, who argued the New Age was poor value for money because it charged advertising rates comparable to its competitors but had a much lower circulation and readership. Tellingly, the internal SAA assessment was that the only real value the newspaper offered was with "government marketing".
But, despite this, the company concluded an agreement in April for 3 000 copies a day at the full cover price, which means SAA now gets about 63 000 copies a month. By comparison, the airline's next biggest subscription is to the Star, which supplies about 50000 copies a month at less that R4 a copy, a steep discount on its R6.70 cover price.
It appears SAA also committed itself to spending a relatively small amount annually on advertising in theNew Age.
But the airline's spokesperson Tlali Tlali said: "The assertion that SAA received an instruction from the shareholder's office to get into a contract with the New Age is pure fiction.
"The New Age is one of the daily publications supplied to SAA. We recently increased subscription volumes after we held discussions with the publication. The decision was based on and informed by a number of considerations. These included the need to improve on our service offering in line with our customer needs and global airline trends. This move also provides for product variety for our passengers."
Malicious allegations
A former New Age insider, who asked not to be named, said: "That newspaper's relationship with government is rock solid. You could say there is a mandate to support the New Age.
"We tried to source advertising from the private sector, but they would ask us: 'Guys, where are the numbers?' They would not advertise without circulation figures.
"But with the parastatals it was different … In some cases, more junior media practitioners in government would also be cautious of advertising in the paper because they could not justify the spending.
"A simple phone call from one of the Guptas to a minister and the junior official would phone back, asking why the New Age had tried to make him look stupid by going above his head and calling his superior. After that, he would agree to advertise."
The New Age dismissed the allegations as malicious and untrue.
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One party State - One Party Media!

Speculation circles around Motsepe's big announcement

30 JAN 2013 07:52 - CHANTELLE BENJAMIN

Patrice Motsepe is set to make a historic announcement - and speculation is rife it might be about the purchase of Independent Newspaper Group.

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Motsepe, who is an African Rainbow Minerals ;executive, is due to make his announcement on Wednesday in Johannesburg and is one of the people who expressed in interest in the media group. He was recently in Davos – as was Denis O'Brien, Independent News and Media's biggest shareholder who met with President Jacob Zuma around "shareholdings in South Africa" – ;according to Bloomberg.
Motsepe also expressed an interest in extending his holding in platinum leading to discussions that his announcement may be related to the four shafts in Rustenburg that Anglo American Platinum is looking to mothball.
While in Davos, he told Bloomberg, that African Rainbow Minerals regarded platinum as a key sector, and that they were looking for opportunities to buy platinum mines.
African Rainbow Minerals and Anglo American Platinum already have a joint venture at Modikwa Deep.
Independent News & Media, the indebted Irish media group that owns the Cape Times Pretoria News,and theStar, is believed to have appointed Hawpoint and Investec as advisers on a possible sale of INM's South African businesses, which account for a third of group revenue and half of its operating profit.
Other names bandied about as potential buyers of the South African arm are Shanduka Investment Holdings, owned by Cyril Ramaphosa and Sekunjalo Investment Holdings.


Low bids
But it was reported last week by Ireland's Sunday Business Post that Independent News & Media received offers far less than expected for its South African media group.
Offers fell below the €250-million linked to the sale, with one reportedly at around €150-million.
The publisher took radical steps to restructure in recent years, which included selling its flagship UK title the Independent, in response to high levels of debt and tough trading.
The Sekanjalo consortium led by the philanthropist Iqbal Surve is the frontrunner to secure the unit, but  is still hopeful of reaching a higher price through a competitive process, according to the newspaper.
The company announced last July that it had appointed advisors to look at a range of options for its South African operations.
The publishing group generates about two-thirds of revenue from local newspapers in Ireland, including the dominant daily and Sunday titles north and south of the border, and the rest from its South African unit, where it is the leading newspaper publisher. – Additional reporting by Reuters

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WHY DOES THIS ANC 'SMOKE BLOWER' HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO DEVOS TO DISCUSS LOCAL 'TAKE OVERS?'

Is he trying to push up the price of platinum on the Global markets, or is he punting for Jacob Zuma?

Whatever his agenda, he must keep all his spare cash for ANC funding!

IF ARM IS HIS MAIN GOAL HE SHOULD BE IN THE BAFANA TEAM.

We MAY need another 'Media Take Over' on this site.......