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ActionSA merger flops, Ramaphosa's smart city fails, Malema sentencing delayed to April

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  1. 1 ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba announced a merger with the Aanian Independent Movement (AAIM) and the Creatives Congress Movement (CCM), two minor political parties, after weeks of speculation that generated national attention on social media.
  2. 2 Panelists criticised ActionSA for abandoning its original conservative positioning on law and order, family values, and strong borders, instead shifting left-wing and aligning with policies similar to the EFF.
  3. 3 President Ramaphosa's 2020 state-of-the-nation promise to build a smart city for 350,000 to 500,000 people has resulted in only shacks and open fields after six years, with no meaningful infrastructure development.
  4. 4 South Africa's infrastructure is deteriorating across major cities: Johannesburg and Pretoria have normalcy issues; Ekurhuleni faces widespread potholes and non-functional traffic lights; OR Tambo Airport faces sewage problems and declining aircraft fleet.
  5. 5 Julius Malema's sentencing hearing has been postponed to 15 April 2025; Ronaldo predicted a 5–7 year sentence given the prescribed minimum of 15 years for firing an automatic rifle, with expectation of appeals to the Constitutional Court.
  6. 6 EFF supporters at Malema's pre-sentencing hearing were found to lack knowledge of the case details, suggesting they were paid protesters; the party subsequently banned journalists from interviewing supporters, limiting interviews to senior officials only.
  7. 7 Ernst Fanzil of Afro Forum stated that Afro Forum laid the criminal charge against Malema and pressured the NPA to prosecute after the NPA initially declined, threatening private prosecution.
  8. 8 Panelists highlighted a double standard in South Africa's application of hate speech laws, noting that Malema's repeated calls to 'kill the Boer, kill the farmer' have faced minimal consequences compared to how such rhetoric would be treated if made by white politicians.

Notable Quotes

“I'd just like to congratulate Action SA on this new merger that will probably see them get an increase of 0.000000001 in the upcoming elections... the biggest winners here is South Africa because now we know who not to vote for.”

— Ronaldo, political commentator and YouTube host

“The conservative parties in South Africa are genuinely a very small minority compared to the ocean of left-wing parties and pro-expropriation without compensation parties... Action SA chose to try and push themselves into that crowded field rather than taking up the opportunity on the more conservative side of things.”

— Ernst Fanzil, Afro Forum

“This is a lot of crap that Actions SA is doing. I mean let's be honest guys what does it mean if I invite my mom to join my political party? Does it mean my political party has grown? No.”

— Kush Mgo, podcast host

“The reason why we are so obsessed with this MMA situation is because... this is about whether South Africa's justice system is still under the control of ethics or not.”

— Summer Sambit (host), Truth Report News Official

“If kill the Boer is not meant literally, if it's just a metaphor, then it should be the easiest pledge and promise in the world... but Julius Malema's like, 'Oh man, that's a difficult question. I really can't make that promise.'”

— Ernst Fanzil, Afro Forum

“She's going to give him, in my opinion, a 5 to seven year sentence and then the ball's in his court to decide... because if he takes this on appeal and they go through all of the steps, there is a real chance that the higher courts can impose a harsher sentence.”

— Ronaldo, political commentator

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