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Corruption, COGTA and the latest lawyers against me

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There are many rotten reasons why Knysna, like South Africa, can no longer fly. This is my additional submission against corruption and maladministration to COGTA Chair Faith Muthambi, sent last month. It is part of my previously promised 100 days of activism which I expect will end with me in prison, maybe as early as next month. My last expose was 21 July 2020. On 23 August, I stated that I had no interest in new issues. Despite more political drama and cronyism, I kept silent. However, this post addresses … 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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Knysna’s Ratepayers will sue Gratz, Myers and possibly others

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The Knysna Ratepayers’ Association (KRA) will sue ex-Acting Municipal Manager Dr Michele Gratz and ex-DA Councillor Peter Myers. THE WAR FOR KNYSNA GETS ANOTHER BATTLEGROUND “All propaganda has to be popular, and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.” – Adolf Hitler Part of this relates to the attempted, illegal takeover of Knysna, and the propaganda campaign I exposed one month ago. The schemers needed to discredit the KRA which they knew would stand against them. Peter Myers, however, … Read the full article…

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No bullshit please, will the real Mayor and Municipal Manager step forward

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This is my letter questioning Knysna Mayor Elrick Van Aswegen and Municipal Manager Louis Scheepers regarding the alleged theft of fire donation cash, staff suspensions, kickbacks and other fraud. I begin with the political battle background to today’s important Council Meeting. Today will be the third Special Council Meeting in three weeks in my beautiful yet politically scarred town of Knysna. The crisis of morality and corruption there has become symbolic of DA dirty tricks and Public betrayal. The DA deliberately became opposition, created a crisis, and then tried to … Read the full article…

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Knysna’s CFO Mbulelo Memani must go too!

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Municipal Manager Louis Scheepers and Mayor Elrick van Aswegen. You haven’t responded to my questions and evidence regarding corruption and maladministration. Consequently, I’ll squish these new BIG ISSUES into bullet points that the Public can also quickly understand. These are further reasons for you to consider my demand that CFO Mbulelo Memani must go! Were we robbed of the emergency fire donation money? If not, provide an accounting for the past 3 years, and a bank balance statement for today, 15 June 2020. Explain why the money wasn’t used on … Read the full article…

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I’m shooting honesty at you, what you gonna fire back?

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To Knysna Directors, Politicians and their Bosses in Cape Town. If we skip the bullshit, we’ll get more done. I’m shooting honesty at you, what you gonna fire back? I don’t have to hide my intentions because I’m proudly on the side of Knysna which I’m hoping will one day reclaim the title of ‘The Prettiest Town in South Africa’. We must acknowledge the political and pre-covid financial crisis, and do our best to fix as quickly as possible. We’ll probably have to hurt a whole lot more before the … Read the full article…

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Dear DBSA, about that R71m loan to corrupt Knysna

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Hi Ben Mokheseng and Sebolelo Matsoso, and your Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). Again, I contact you from our imploded Knysna Municipality. I have news and a document pertaining to alleged corruption by Chief Financial Officer Mbulelo Memani and Deputy Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa. This is for your meeting about us on Monday, June 15. I WAS DISMAYED THAT DBSA DOESN’T CARE It’s impractical that you shut down my queries. Instead, as expected, you contacted Knysna Municipality about me. Unfortunately our country has a history of banks caring about money … Read the full article…

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Fraud allegations against Knysna ANC Deputy Mayor and Chief Financial Officer

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Knysna Municipality is a battle zone. It’s full of the ghosts and the bleeding. In between are skeletons. The latest of many to be unearthed are allegations of corruption against Chief Financial Officer Mbulelo Memani and ANC Deputy Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa. The author in the 4-page letter below is (now suspended) Municipal Manager Sitembele Vatala. Vatala is scarred by complaints too. However, here it must be explained why Memani wasn’t suspended and investigated by an independent contractor. It must be uncovered why, instead, Vatala was suspended. There is also no … Read the full article…

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