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.

The Thesen Islands property development scandal begins…

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“This is a coastal town they forgot to close down. Come Armageddon, come.” – Morrissey  The Democratic Alliance’s favourite property developer, Chris Mulder, enters a new scandal. Some of his family and MEC Local Government Anton Bredell join the rollercoaster on Thesen Islands in Knysna. This likely involves millions of profit made from alleged illegal additions to The Boatshed (which includes the île de païn restaurant, The Lofts Boutique Hotel, and The Terraces accommodation). It’s expected that this is the beginning of a bigger controversy involving corrupt municipal staff and … Read the full article…

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The not-so-secret Webber Wentzel investigation into Oudtshoorn

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Today’s Council meeting in Oudtshoorn is likely to be scandalous. But controversy is all the town knows, so maybe it’s business as usual, as it has been the past decade. It’s a neverending political ‘sex’ scandal. The ANC screwed the town. Then the ANC and DA, together, screwed the town. Then the Western Cape Government screwed the town. Now the DA and the Western Cape Government, together, are doing the screwing. When the Public hasn’t given permission to be bent over, there’s no pleasure, only rape. MACPHERSON & LE ROUX … Read the full article…

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The suffering ‘Ostriches’ of Oudtshoorn (and ‘Mayor’ Chris MacPherson)

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This complaint addresses fraud in the town of Oudtshoorn and allegedly involves DA Mayoral candidate Chris MacPherson. I submit to the political and the administrative, addressing DA Federal Executive Chair Helen Zille and Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. THE SECRET AIRPORT ACCOUNT This audio recording, circa 2012/2013, allegedly features (then DA Speaker) Christopher Macpherson and Charles Meyer (ex- Chair of the external Audit Committee). One of the biggest scandals in Oudtshoorn at the time was the estimated 2000 Chinese aeroplane training flights per month, with no money going to the … Read the full article…

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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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Interview with an Apartheid policeman, assassin and Stratcom operative

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“Mpho Lakaje speaks to Paul Erasmus, an apartheid police officer on how he was given orders to spread propaganda and how to carry out assassinations. Erasmus joined the nationalist security branch at the age of 21. Erasmus says the history that was taught in schools during his time was suited to the apartheid nationalist propaganda. After 1976, Paul Erasmus was tasked with targeting white South Africans who were working against apartheid. Erasmus says the white leftwing in South Africa were seen as enemies and had to be killed. When Nelson … Read the full article…

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Warning: South Africa’s disaster (and COGTA’s top secret plan)

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Remember COGTA’S ‘Top Secret document’ that the DA revealed this week? The DA claimed that the ANC were going to destroy our democracy with a “power grab”. It’s an important read but the DA’s abuse of it smells of swart gevaar tactics, and denies our current economic and health crisis. OUR SOUTH AFRICAN DISASTER The biggest impression I gained as I skim-read that 45-page document is that our National Government was rightfully scared almost 3 months ago. That’s how old the document is, something the DA forgot to tell us … Read the full article…

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