Category Archives: Same Shit Different Government

Commentary and updates about Mike Hampton’s controversial book about Democratic Alliance corruption, ‘Same Shit, Different Government’. Includes related press coverage.

It’s cool being in the circle of the corrupt CFO

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CFO Mbulelo Memani has run the Knysna Municipality’s Finance Department as his personal kingdom. I previously exposed a long list of allegations against him but that was only the beginning. Although his corruption and maladministration have been known for at least 6 months, the investigation was deliberately delayed and he’s never been suspended. Two acting Municipal Managers and all the political parties of the Council have given him special treatment. Two municipal staff members were rumoured to have been suspended for leaking information about his crimes. I now reveal that … Read the full article…

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Dr Louis Scheepers, here’s another chance to be a moral man

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Hello, Dr Louis Scheepers, Acting Municipal Manager of Knysna. Our teleconference was deliberately turned into a disaster by you and Mayor Elrick van Aswegen. It’s disappointing that you, like your predecessors, so quickly chose the side that’s been working against our town. I send this email in the hope that you’re uncomfortable with your choice, and that your deployment by the ANC won’t get in the way of us being productive. I even selected a photo of you looking morally ambitious. Secondly, I was motivated because you’ve shown some common … Read the full article…

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Complaint to MEC Bredell regarding his corruption letter to Knysna

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MEC Anton Bredell, so there’s check and balance, I’m CCing your right-hand man, Graham Paulse, and Melanie Joffee, Senior Manager with the Western Cape Auditor General’s office. I’ll ask her two important questions near the end. In the interests of justice, I’ll ask you many. I refer to your letters to Knysna regarding alleged fraud, maladministration and corruption. They were dated 30 April and 23 June 2020. Was your intention for them to fail? Accountability: “The state of being answerable; responsibility for the fulfilment of obligations; liability to account for … Read the full article…

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Breaking News: MEC Bredell’s corruption letter to Knysna Speaker Titi Gombo

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This corruption letter will slap more than Knysna to attention. Desperate to hang onto power, the leadership of the Democratic Alliance has been leopard crawling through the fynbos and ostrich droppings in our Garden Route towns. There are forces afoot, so this letter cannot be considered an honest step towards accountability by the Western Cape Government (WC). But it is interesting. WHAT’S IN THE LETTER? The letter was sent by MEC Local Government Anton Bredell to Knysna Speaker Titi Gombo (ANC). The many corruption and maladministration issues within appear to … Read the full article…

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Secret Recording: Ex-DA boss James Selfe interfered in Oudtshoorn

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Another secret recording, this time of Lieutenant Colonel James Selfe. He’s the third big Democratic Alliance (DA) name to be involved in illegal, political interference in Oudtshoorn. If you don’t know who he is, you don’t understand the forces that control the DA and, especially, the Western Cape. I previously labelled him as the Mafia Boss of the DA. Although Zille had a fight with him, and she has taken his position as DA Federal Executive Chair (DA FedEx), he obviously still plays a major role in the party. He’s … Read the full article…

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Complaint to Public Protector against Premier Winde for illegally interfering

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The Democratic Alliance has been interfering in towns in the Southern Cape for their political benefit. The conflict of interest of MEC Anton Bredell, who doubles as the DA’s Western Cape Chairperson, has been well reported on this website. The GOOD party has already laid a complaint against him, with the national office of the Public Protector. They’ve now added Premier Alan Winde. Yesterday, 5 July 2020, Brett Herron, Western Cape MPL and Secretary-General of GOOD, released the following statement. PREMIER ALAN WINDE ADDED TO PUBLIC PROTECTOR COMPLAINT ON DA … Read the full article…

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