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.

Hunger Strike Day #26 – weight loss

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The photos I post on Facebook at 6am are from the past. They’re not what’s happening now. On May 1, I took a photo of myself at Windhoek airport, meaning to begin my hunger strike against corruption then. The Namibian government implied I’d be deported if I wasn’t a good guest. I complied but got sick the same day, losing 5kg over the next two weeks. My protest began quietly on May 16. I lost another 5kg by May 31, the day I returned to South Africa. As I don’t … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!

Dewa Mavhinga, will Human Rights Watch stand for me against the corrupt?

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Dewa Mavhinga, as the Southern African Director of Human Rights Watch, will you stand for me against the corrupt? Will you be the first NGO to show no favouritism to the Democratic Alliance (DA)? I hate adding this but it’s uncomfortable fact that the two things most ‘justice NGOs’ in South Africa have in common are similar ‘liberal’ funders and their refusal to defend me against the fake liberal DA. Together, they result in third common denominator – hypocrisy. For the belief in human rights to exist, there has to … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!

Free Audio Book: Same Shit, Different Government

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It’s free. Stream or download the audiobook of ‘ Same Shit, Different Government’. The convenience is that you can jump to the topics that interest you most, or download only those parts you wish to keep. Option 1: Download the flac audio files from Dropbox. Option 2: Stream it from the player below (give it a couple of seconds to load). Or go directly to the BandCamp book page. This is the continuation of spreading the truth and getting myself deeper into trouble. I was motivated to record it after … Read the full article…

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William Archie Whitehead and Lorna Daniels are not South African at heart

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William Archie Whitehead is South Africa’s High Commissioner in Namibia. Lorna Daniels, previously State Security, is his assistant who met me in Windhoek. On the phone, Whitehead, who is likely paid very well, said he’s only a postman. Lorna Daniels received a lot of information about corruption from me yet refused to act urgently, saying she’d send it to DIRCO, and then return to me in two weeks. She’s another government liar, likely also paid very well. As with the meeting she cancelled with me on May 4, she hasn’t … Read the full article…

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Deathfast: Arranging my arrest & incarceration is difficult

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I’m back in South Africa today. I don’t want to fall into the dirty hands of bad cops so have repeatedly asked the leadership of the SAPS and NPA to arrest me. It’s concerning that they’re unwilling to do so, especially since they’re also unwilling to discuss my evidence of corruption against the Democratic Alliance (information which they have). Until my demands are met, my hunger strike against political, media and police corruption continues. I refuse to give into those destroying my country. If I’m arrested by anyone but the … Read the full article…

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Video: Hunger Strike Day #16 – be prepared to die

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There’s that saying “If you want peace, prepare for war.” If I want justice and peace, I must be prepared to die. This is my final video before I leave Namibia for South Africa. After my message to Ramaphosa, I show you read receipts from a number of government agencies who have not accepted my request they arrest me. I want that rather than being in the hands of bad cops such as Mowat in Durban and Bergh in Cape Town. At the very least, my efforts are on record. … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!