Storm over Malema’s VIP protection

Jacob Zuma called Mal Emmer into his office one day
and said,
Julius , I have a great idea!

We are going to go all out to win back the Afrikaner vote’.

‘Good idea Pres, how will we go about it?’ said Jules.

‘Well’ said Zuma ‘we’ll get ourselves two of those short safari suits,
some proper vellies, a comb and a hat with a leopard-skin, Oh and a Rottweiler .

Then we’ll really look the part. We’ll go to a nice old country hotel bar,
in Put-Sonder-Something and we’ll show we
really enjoy the country way of life, ………. Oh! and remember
not to mention apartheid or colonialism
Right Pres’ said Julius.

So a few days later, all
kitted out and with the requisite Rottie at heel, they
set off from Pretoria .

Eventually they arrived at just the place they were looking
for and found a lovely pub and, with the dog,
went in and up to the bar.

‘Good evening Meneer Landlord, two of your best klippies & cokes, large ones please’ said Zuma
‘Good evening, President’ said the landlord,
‘two large ones coming up’

Jacob & Jules stood leaning on the bar contemplating
new taxes, nodding now and
again to those who came in for a drink, whilst the dog lay
quietly at their feet.

As they drank their brandy they chatted about how
heart-rending it was that farmers were being driven off the land by drought and how the economy had forced many out of business.

All of a sudden the door from the adjacent bar opened and
in came a grizzled old farmer. He
walked up to the Rottweiller lifted its tail and looked
underneath, shrugged his shoulders and walked back to the other bar.

A few moments later, in came another wizened farmer who followed
the same procedure, to the bewilderment of Zuma and Mal Emmer.
People of all ages and gender followed suit over the next
hour.
Eventually, unable to stand it any longer, Julius called
the landlord over. ‘Tell me’ he said , ‘Why
did all those people come in and look under the dog’s
tail like that??? Is it an old country custom?

‘Good Lord no,’ said the landlord. ‘It’s
just that someone has told them that there was a Rottweiller in
this bar with two arseholes’

I am not surprised he needs the security with the remarks he makes!!

Dave,

Superb logic.

Julius Malema works for the ANC not the state if he needs protection that should be the ANC’s problem not the state. They should be the ones paying for the bodyguards not the state.

Careful Patrick. If we are going to insist on proportional representation, it cuts both ways. Sometimes women will have to stand back so that there are enough men. Sometimes black will have to stand back so that there are enough white. Otherwise the people won’t “represent the dmographics”

Bloody stupid! Isn’t it?

DA,

Care to comment on this?

NEHAWU has expressed its anger and disgust over the racist remarks made by the speaker of the Western Cape provincial legislature, Shaheed Esau,that black women are over-represented in the legislature and would have to be replaced by white Afrikaans speaking people.

NEHAWU demands that this racist misogynist with his barbaric, patriarchal, racist and backward views be removed as the Speaker of the legislature because he is not fit to hold public office. The union vows to fight all attempts to make the Western Cape the last outpost of racial exclusion and we are not going to tolerate patriarchal bigots whose view of the world is blinkered by racial bias to victimize blacks and divide our society.

It would be an exaggeration to say we did not expect divisive and misogynistic tendencies from the Western Cape legislature but the statements by the speaker have spelt out the real big plan of the provincial government. We therefore challenge the Democratic Alliance to show South Africans that they are committed to racial harmony and the vision of a society that is defined by equality, integrity and justice for all by distancing themselves from these puerile statements and dismissing the speaker with immediate effect.

The speaker has introduced a culture of favouritism, nepotism and of micro-managing basic operational issues which are now centralised in his office without proper process being followed. This has created a sense of paralysis, fear, intimidation and despondency amongst the staff in the provincial legislature since his appointment.

NEHAWU is also totally opposed to the new proposed restructuring process in the legislature because there was never any meaningful consultation and will result in managers being demoted to officers.

The Provincial Legislature should be a symbol of a new democratic and transformed state that so many people of this country fought and died for and this country’s painful history demands that all of us fight to eliminate racism and sexism.

The constitution of our country was achieved through sacrifices by our heroes and heroines who laid down their lives for the liberation of black people and we will not sit idle while some misogynist tries to tear it apart.

NEHAWU demands that the National Government and the Ministry of Local Government investigate this matter and intervene. The union also called on the Muslim Judicial Council of which the speaker is a member to investigate his conduct and take appropriate measures.

Or do you agrees with his sentiments?

Yes Patrick JD’s remarks are a disgrace -thats exactly how everyone feels when Phumzo makes blatant racial comments and slurs about the white population. Let me look through previous blogs to see where you’ve corrected him. Hmmm … wonder if I’ll find anything – probably not

JD,

Your racist remarks are a disgrace to this blog.

No wonder you hides behind initials.

Bugger of, you runting pest.

Dianne Kohler Barnard, Shadow Minister of Police
7 November 2009

Earlier this year a DA parliamentary question revealed that President Zuma’s VIP protection bill was costing South Africans R1-million a month. Now it appears that VIP protection for the ANC Youth League president Julius Malema is costing nearly one-third of that amount, despite the fact that Malema has not even been elected to government.

Julius Malema is not a member of parliament or even of a provincial legislature. He is not a member of the executive. Nor is he a visiting head of state, though given the size of the man’s ego one could easily be forgiven for thinking we were dealing with a reincarnation of Idi Amin. As an ordinary citizen, how can R300,000 a month of taxpayers’ money – or R3.6-million a year – possibly be justified?

And what threat does Malema face? The only people issuing death threats in this country at the moment are the ANC Youth League.

Now we have millions of rands of state money protecting someone who threatens, insults and bullies with impunity. This constitutes an irretrievable blurring of the line between party and state, and the DA will be submitting parliamentary questions to ascertain the precise rationale for this allocation, and to establish whether any wrongdoing has occurred.

VUYISA
YOURE SURNAME COMES FROM WHERE? AN ANTCIENT BLACK TRIBE FROM THE NETHERLANDS
OR IS IT A CASE OF DIE BAAS VAN DIE PLAAS EN DIE OUSIE MAAK GROOT GERAAS EN DIS HOE SY VERDIEN DIE MIELIE PAP EN MAAS SO YOU RECON YOU 100% XHOSA OH WHAT SHAME THE RUNTS OF THE GREAT TRIBES THAT MOVED DOWN TO SOUTH AFRICA A DISGRASED FACTION OF THE ZULU’S THAT WERE CHASED TO LIVE IN THE MOUTAINS

Phumzo once again you let you imagination run wild. What is left of it anyway. Malema obviously fears his life because he knows he seriazly peed on someones battery. I think none of the politicians deserve protection of any kind. After all if they do their work and meet up with their promises thereby not pi$$ people off they wouldnt need protection.. NOW WOULD THEY

Dear Angelofdeath

I have a few blogger I would like to add to Vernons list…… Let me see where do I start

Dear Angel of Death
This year you took away my favourite singer Michael Jackson, my favourite actor Patric Swayze, my favourite actress Farrah Fawcett.
Please note my favourite politician is Julius Malema

@Dave – I agree you with you 150%!! It riles me that the SAPS are always complaining that there is such a shortage of manpower to enforce law but yet when an MP rolls through town in his armoured black BMW X5,(paid for by you & me & all the other taxpayers), his entourage consists of about 10 cop cars… And that’s another thing where do the cop cars come from – I thought that there was an extreme shortage of police vehicles – well, that’s the excuse used when you call 10111.

Why do these MP’s feel so threatened by their own people – the people who voted them into power, the majority – that they need an armed police escort wherever they go? Are they scared of being mugged, hi-jacked or robbed? But hang on, the ANC has ‘categorically stated’ that South Africa does not have a crime pandemic, that crime in this country is under control… I don’t know which country they are living in, but it certainly isn’t the same one I am living in.

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Just another one of the present clan raping and stripping our country!
How long are we still going to stand this?

Let me understand this. The media – in order, presumably, to make up news (their own agenda) – are going to sponsor R300 000 a month for Malema. Possibly as agents for the CIA / the KGB / the Klueless Klucks Kan’t? Hau Phumzo. This new South Africa is truly a marvellous place.

Chrispie, this R300 000 is coming from people with own agendas – media.
As for disliking Malema, who cares…enjoy democracy…entitlement to your opinion. I think you’re the first threat to Malema’s life.
Apply for VIP protection if you feel threatened…

I don’t like Julius Malema and quite frankly I think he is endangering himself because of all the rotten garbage that “accidently” slips out of his mouth…nonetheless if he is being threatened then he like any SA citizen has a right to be protected…R300 000 pm though is ridiculous

That is the South African way!!! Pay for the VIP protection of a loud mouth looking for trouble and then can’t take the heat.

I would rather see THAT money allocated to the hungry school kids that their so call youth leader that couldn’t even pass woodwork.

But hey, who gives a hoot about hungry kids, kids being abused and raped. They don’t need any protection or food!

Viva ANC Viva!

And I am not mixed either – just pure thoroughbred mongrel. That’s what all the Nats said too! Meanwhile, back at the ranch… (and under the railway bridge…).

People like J.D are needed to entertain us. I am not mixed, ndingumXhosa qha ke. Someone who has an identity crisis is one who hides under initials, and would not give a real name. I have no respect and take no heed for comment made by faceless creatures. I never hide who I am. Yimikhwa yeembengethe leyo.

Hi Phumzo. My protestations are simply that every police officer on body guard duty is one less for maintaining law & order.
A few years back the chief of police in Geneva (if I remember correctly) wanted to resign because there had been 9 murders in his city during the year. Imagine if that could be the case in any South African city.

Dave, as far as I can remember all people of colour are benefiting from this service irrespective of race, creed nor political affiliation. So I don’t see your protestations dude.

Phumzo, How much work have you done today? Have you added to the “bottom line” of your company/government department? Does your supervisor know how much time you waste on the internet, or does he join you in your mindless drivel? Every cent you waste in this manner is a cent less for your hero, Malemmer. Think about that!

J.D. At the risk of being thought liberal, your blog was unnecessary personal. People like Phumzo (and others) have also fallen into that mire. Robust debate is part of democracy, but let’s disagree like civilised people.

Actually Phumzo, a lot of people did not keep quiet. Admittedly some of us did not have our own broadband at the time, so you wouldn’t have seen us on the blogs. It’s an old-fashioned-honesty thing. And where do you store the file that allows you instant access to what everybody blogged over the years?

More importantly: Do you, personally, believe that it is acceptable for taxpayers to have to fund bodyguards? It doesn’t matter what somebody you support would like to do or what somebody you don’t support has done. Is it right or is it wrong? Are you comfortable with the understaffed, under-equipped and under-paid SAPS being glorified car guards?

In a democracy all people are equal under the law. Which means that every S.A. citizen has the “right” to a 24 hr police bodyguard.

If the new South Africa is ever going to be anything worthwhile, let’s get the basic principles in place and apply them impartially. If something was done wrong previously, that can never be an excuse for doing wrong again.

Ok, let’s put this way, why did you keep quiet when Cope’s Lekota was granted VIP protection?

which is why they hate the org that ended apartheid privileges.”

Excuse me? What ended apartheid? IF I recall correctly it was Western Nation financial sanctions that brought the then government to sanity. Tutu was one of the people calling for such sanctions.

I do not “hate” Tutu nor any other organisation for their actions. Never will!

Pumza you are yet again tarring everyone who has an opposing opinion your ‘opinion’ with the same brush.

May I suggest you re-read Steve Biko.

@Vuyisa: Why you should have a problem with someone, in your words, being “hell-bound to see good done by the ANC” escapes me. I thought you were an ANC supporter.

I am against the SAPS being used as body guards for anybody. That is not their function.

In your first blog on this matter, you make the claim that the danger to Malema is from “prominent people who are emptying state coffers for personal gain”. I am no friend of Julius Malema but, in your own blog, the alleged danger and threats are from within the ANC.

The worst I do is exercise my right to freedom of opinion. If that makes me Julius’ “enemy”, so be it. It’s his “friends” who want him dead!

PHUMZO SHAME NEVER HAD TO WORK FOR ANYTHING EVER YOU ARE THE PRODUCT OF A GOOD WHITE EDUCATION AREN’T YOU, YOU SHOULD BE THANKFULL. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR THE STRUGGLE OF YOURE PEOPLE?

VUYISA JANTJIES
NICE SURNAME DON’T SUSPOSE YOU KNOW THE ORIGIN HEY. EVER WONDER WHY SOME OF YOURE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE LIGHTER IN COMPLECTION OR HAVE THINNER NOSES YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE. GIVE YOU 3 GUESES WHY BUT TRUST ME YOU ONLY NEED ONE

JULIUS DELEMA WHAT A TOOL BUT NOT BIGGER THAN HIS FOLLWERS

And the ANC stooges like the saying “finish and klaar” seeing it came from a prime role model of corruption, Selebi.

I like the one “look north, for there lies your hinterland”

Trying to score political ground over sensationalising **** like “Malema has Bodyguards”. Only if the opposition parties in SA can have an agenda better than criticising the ANC, they will remain an Opposition.

And Phole – stout, definitief ja (my ma het so gese) maar rasse-hater, nie in die lewe nie.

Phumzo, my dirty past is starting to smell like roses against your present and future.

Who would shoot Julius anyway? He shoots himself in the foot almost every week! Seriously, I believe he is not as much of a buffoon as what he wants us to believe. When he makes his irratonal comments and other ANC leaders then introduce a more moderate view or idea, the publc are more accepting of the more moderate view in contrast to Julius’rambling. A master stroke in pschologically manipulating the masses!

R300k per month? – let me see – that’s R10k per day. If each bodyguard gets R500 per day (R15k per month), that’s about three 8-hour shifts of seven bodyguards.

Now, I reckon I could provide him with perfectly effective protection – courtesy a Durex over his head – at half the price. He would then be able to walk around completely incognito – were it not for the fact that everybody knows him as “that big pr*#k Malema”.

The other R160k is to pay for speedfines…oops I forgot, Malemmer does not pay for speedfines. Maybe for bribes? I am sure like the rest he has to bribe his way around South Africa.

I didn’t hear this **** when your promising stooge, Terror Lekota, enjoyed the same VIP protection. But what can you expect from losers?
We won’t you to tell us what to do, and when to do it.
Malema was granted the VIP protection by the SAPS, finish and klaar!! Who are you to question that decision?
I’d understand if you were questioning if Malema is still under threat, as we have done with Lekota.

Learn to understand that the ANC will be your govt for the long time to come. Blame your dirty past, if blaming is the way to go.

I didn’t hear this **** when your promising stooge, Terror Lekota, enjoyed the same VIP protection. But what can you expect from losers?
We won’t you to tell us what to do, and when to do it.
Malema was granted the VIP protection by the SAPS, finish and klaar!! Who are you to question that decision?
I’d understand if you were questioning if Malema is still under threat, as we have done with Lekota.

Blind fools in paradise – except it won’t be paradise for long – it will end up being Zimbabwe

The other R160k comes from the hotel rooms and airfares for the bodyguards to follow Julius around. That’s my best guess.

The other R160k i think comes from the hotel and airfares combined, and other things like that. That’s my guess

The cost of a bodyguard is R35 000 per month and Malema’s detail apparently comprises of 4 members. Simple arithmetic tells me that is R140,000 per month. Can someone please explain where the other R160K comes from.

Dave, The levels to which you hate ANC leaders and the ANC are blinding you to reality. It is nonsensical to engage someone who really is hell-bound to see good done by the ANC and its leaders. You never had a problem with Lekota getting bodyguards, and any other SA’n for that matter. Malema, just the name, is your problem. Hamba !!

@ Phumzo, as to police protection – A few years back I was attacked in my own home. I was told by the attacker that he was going to come back and ‘finish the job’. I did inform the police of that. When the attacker phoned me a few days later, threatening me again, where were the police when I phoned them to tell them? I am still waiting for them. In the mean time my attacker is walking the streets like nothing happened, still trying to intimidate me. Am I entitled to VIP protection to be paid for by the tax payers? No? Why not? Because I am not a big mouth, motor mouth Mal-emmer?

If the ANC feel his life is in such danger, then why are they not paying for his protection out of their own coffers. Did anyone ask the tax payers if we mind them using our hard earned money to pay for the protection of a snothead who opens his mouth just to exchange feet? I don’t remember receiving anything. Did you?

This is just another typical situation where the ANC is wasting monies that could have been utilized somewhere else. If JZ was so sincere about getting corruption rooted out then this idiot Malema would not even receive protection and let alone at R300 000.00 a month. R300 000.00 could be spent wisely in so many ways

In any case, if he shut’s his damn trap more often then he won’t receive “death threats” anyway. Then again I think he’s just faking the death threats anyway. Isn’t it funny that once something like this appears in the newspaper they always use the same excuse that the person receiving protection has been plagued with death threats.

This is just an excuse to also receive protection. Just another way to waste money.

When the ANC come up with good solutions & really come to the party with results then I’ll believe that they any good but as things are now. I’d rather wish we where back in the early nineties where things where still good & corruption not such a issue when Mandela was still President. At least then we’ll know that our country will move forward & not backward. Let me tell you if Madiba was still Pres. he’d tell Malema to shut up!!!!

Their national athem should be; Haleluja, it’s raining taxpayers money, Haleluja apartheid gave us money,,,,

The ANC appear to increasingly believe that public funds, paid by taxpayers, are for its personal, private, benefit. If so, there answer is really very simple.
Only ANC members should be obliged to pay taxes.

@Phumzo. If Julius is representing the ANC and if the ANC has control over crime, why does he need a bodyguard?
If you had read Vuyisa’s blog before you commented: The alleged threats come from ANC members whose corruption Julius is allegedly exposing. Which tells me everything I need to know about the ANC.

The apartheid privileges you keep rabbiting on about did not include an SAP bodyguard. The police were there for crime prevention and to investigate crimes. They are not (and never were) intended to be security guards. There are private companies to cater for private security.

The old SAP were able to maintain law and order AND enforce all the petty apartheid rules. The SAPS only have to maintain law and order. So why does the ANCYL leader need police protection from corrupt ANC members?

Don’t care what happens to that chap, I do not think he deserves that protection if he is making enemies for himself when ever he opens his mouth

Since when can a youth leader involve himself with such weighty issues. He is still “snotkop” and lacks the insight to be an opion maker.
What is this country coming to that a youth leader has so much say??

The most expensive **** on the planet!!
@Phumzo, Where do you find the time to compile the **** you generate on these blogs? Get on with your work!

Yes, we whites no longer need to feel guilty about the “atrocities of apartheid”. The victors are as of now guilty of the same abuses and “atrocities”. They are one up on the NP though, they have not put their own brand of apartheid on the statute books (yet) Watch this space…

in Sunnyridge there is a house there that has constant 24 hour police protection, what a complete waste of resources. there is very often 2 police cars parked outside the place. 90% of the time i drive passed there the police are busy sleeping in the cars. Surely there is something better they could be doing? what a complete waist of resources.

DD, here’s an answer to your mischievous question.

Blue lights for ‘PM’ Julius Malema
2009-11-08 14:00

JULIUS Malema’s new-found status as the country’s “de facto” prime minister gained ground this week as it emerged that the firebrand ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leader has been given police protection.

This came as Malema appeared to have survived yet another attempt to clip his wings, this time warding off attempts by Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin to have him probed for allegedly verbally abusing Limpopo traffic officials who stopped his car for speeding on October 14.

Malema has still not been questioned about the matter and Limpopo roads and transport officials appear unwilling to pursue the matter and have defied Cronin’s call.

Malema has now started yet another storm, this time over the future of embattled Eskom boss Jacob Maroga, whom the ANCYL wants back in his job.

As he did with under-fire Athletics South Africa (ASA) boss Leonard Chuene, University of Free State vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen, fired Transnet boss Siyabonga Gama and sacked Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana, Malema appears to have set the tone on Maroga’s future.

An ANC national executive meeting yesterday was expected to discuss Maroga’s fate as it emerged that the Black Management Forum (BMF) would escort Maroga back to work tomorrow though the board has asked for his resignation.

City Press understands that the BMF took the decision to take Maroga back to work on Friday with Malema’s backing. Maroga is expected to address staff and the media simultaneously at about 9am.

Malema has accused Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell of being a racist.

It was revealed this week that Malema enjoys VIP protection and has beefed up his security because of alleged threats to his life.

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa approved Malema’s protection, which will cost taxpayers an estimated R300 000 a month.

Meanwhile, Limpopo officials say they will not investigate Malema because there is no basis for a probe.

They say they were not even aware of any probe by Cronin. He told the National Assembly this week he backed police against Malema and departmental officials who apparently wanted to discipline them for stopping Malema.

Said Cronin: “We are seeking to establish what exactly happened and we would like to take this opportunity to assure the traffic officers that they enjoy our support and they must do their business without fear or favour.”

City Press has established that traffic chiefs rounded up the nine cops within two hours of their pulling Malema off the road. They issued them with letters and gave them less than two hours to give written explanations for their ­alleged ill-treatment of Malema.

City Press has also established that Malema was also not issued with a R1?500 speeding fine after he sought political intervention from transport MEC Pinkie Kekana.

Malema was caught doing 107km in a 60km zone.

Despite the political firestorm and the emergence of more evidence of threatening letters being issued to the cops, departmental spokesperson Wisani Ngobeni still claims the traffic incident was a “hoax”.

According to a letter issued to all nine officers, which City Press has seen, the cops had to respond by no later than 2pm on that day.

It was signed by MR Makhubela, acting commander of the Polokwane provincial traffic office.

One of the officers said Makhubela delivered the letters himself at about noon. The incident had taken place shortly after 10am.

Ngobeni said: “The department is not aware of any investigation by deputy minister Cronin. The department will, as it always does, engage Cronin in the normal course of internal government relations.”

He added: “The department does not have any basis to formulate a way forward on any matter regarding Malema.”

Makhubela would neither confirm nor deny that he issued the threatening letters to the policemen. However, he confirmed that the nine officers had not been suspended or disciplined “because we do not deal with politics but law enforcement”.

Meanwhile, unions representing the officers – the Health, Education and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) and the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) – have adopted an indifferent attitude.

Nehawu provincial secretary Richard Monyela failed to respond to City Press about the matter.

Popcru Limpopo chairperson Khehla Masemola said they could not get involved because the officers had not laid formal complaints.

The police officers said they did not report the incident to their unions because they had failed to address similar complaints in the past.

Vuyisa forget, you’ll never find sanity on this blog esp. something to do with ANC.
These guys have never recovered from the 1994 defeat, which is why they hate the org that ended apartheid privileges.
Coming to Malema, yep the guy like any citizen under threat is entitled to body guards. But this must done through SAPS procedures. Malema has many enemies to not have body guards. How did he get this protection in the first place? Please protect this boy from bitter losers regardless their colour.

This type of circus and blatant abuse of power makes me feel a whole lot better about apartheid. At least I benefitted then…

Why are my taxes paying for someone who is not a part of government?

If I go to the police and say that I believe my life is in danger, will I also be entitled to a bodyguard or two at taxpayers expense?

On what grounds does the anc and its ancyl warrant abuse of tax payer’s hard earned monies?

Having a body guard is the latest status symbol.
@Vuyisa. Julius is already under the protection of the ANC, who find him a useful stooge for gauging public reaction to controversial issues. Instead of wasting scarce SAPS resources, why doesn’t the ANCYL provide a bodyguard? Julius has said enough about the lack of opportunities for the youth. Even better: let the unemployed youth enlist in the SAPS and do something about making S.A. a safer place to live in.

The opposition parties in SA are running politically bankrupt. They complain over issues, even when unnecessary. It is indeed possible that there is someone out to kill this loose-mouth leader of the ANC. Malema has said a lot of things that should make sense to the opposition, such as exposing prominent people who are emptying state coffers for personal gain. Those could be out to kill him. He is entitled to protection and He followed the right procedure, just like Terror “Mbishimbishi” Lekota.

Opstoker, jou stoute rassehater!!

Derek, it’s an EMBARRASSMENT that many of the critics of our youth leader’s “G” for Woodwork, probably got “Fs” for English!

If he shut his mouth more often he would not need protection at all. He is an embarisment to all South Africans!!