We must rise against the ANC's mafia syndicate and its devastating toll

AS A proud member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), I stand unapologetically in the trenches of the struggle for true economic emancipation, gazing into the abyss that the African National Congress (ANC) has dug for our nation through decades of unchecked corruption, criminality, and betrayal.

- CARL NIEHAUS

What was once a liberation movement has devolved into a mafia syndicate, a criminal enterprise that shields its gangsters while betraying the masses it claims to represent.

The unfolding scandal in July exemplifies this disaster: President Cyril Ramaphosa's pathetic decision to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave amid grave allegations of corruption and interference in the South African Police Service (SAPS), rather than firing him outright and pursuing prosecution. Instead of decisive action, Ramaphosa opts for delays and deflection, appointing a judicial commission of inquiry with a vague timeline.

This is not governance; it's complicity in crime. Ramaphosa is unequivocally the head of this mafia syndicate, the Don of the ANC mafia, protecting his cronies while South Africa spirals into chaos. Enough is enough! We in the EFF cannot allow this corrupt rule to persist, as it plunges our people into depths of crime, deprivation, and destruction. This is the year of the picket lines for us in the EFF. It is now the time for the fighters, the masses, the workers, the youth to rise, unite, and dismantle this mafia syndicate before it is too late.

Let us focus squarely on the current crisis engulfing our law enforcement and government, a crisis that the EFF has long foreseen and warned against. In early July, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi levelled explosive allegations against Mchunu and senior SAPS officials, accusing them of meddling in investigations into construction mafias, political assassinations, and corrupt contracts, including a suspicious bulletproof vest procurement deal. These interferences are designed to protect criminal syndicates with deep ties to ANC figures, enabling extortion, violence, and looting to thrive unchecked.