Solly Mapaila on 'GNU', Jacob Zuma & MK Party, Cyril Ramaphosa, Floyd Shivambu, EFF, SACP, Apartheid

[@_SMWX]

This interview created an entire news cycle. The SMWX fam is influential! 😁🙌🏽❤️

[@AnalyOnline]

I noticed this when I woke up today in the morning🙌

[@mlungisimthanti8017]

The SMWX is one of the largest platform of this kind of content in South Africa, congratulations 🎊 keep going we need these discussions.

[@providetriggersforevolutio3748]

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[@KhanyisileVincentMagalak-ed5ld]

How I wish you invited Blade Ndzimande - who - during the presidency of T Mbheki was very vocal and critical of the government during Mbeki's tenure - also advocating to value his independence (exactly what Mapaila just alluded to) as a result Blade declined offers from the Mbeki government - sighting that this was a strategy to completely drown their voice - to an extent Blade was publicly seen advising Alliance Partners to be aware of what he termed as "Palace Politics". What changed all of that - what led him to decide to join Government eventually and why after taking up a ministerial post in Government - and than the cracks between him and his staunch close ally Z Vavi started showing and than finally the rift between the two happened.....

[@zwelakhenkosi3779]

Our ignorance as a Nation with our history is one of the biggest challenges to why we can't find one another, I will never forget the struggles of our forefathers at the hands of the oppressed. Never forget

[@PointOfView2004]

Where was the SACP for the past 30 years while black people were getting poorer 🤔

[@thepantheoncon4146]

🎉

[@IonizedComa]

And you will forever blame oppressors for all your problems because pretending to be a victim alleviates the blame off you

[@thepantheoncon4146]

@@IonizedComa the oppressors and their offspring will forever seek to absolve themselves without recompense.

[@151161010]

Just accessed internet /yours comment powerful.

[@PointOfView2004]

Where were you for 30 years while the ANC was destroying this country? TSEK

[@151161010]

😮

[@sewelarabopape9507]

Wambora this guy 😂😂😂

[@TheYORK21]

Agreed.

[@mikeStinson-gg2wl]

Agreed

[@kebuengmvungama3998]

He ans his colleagues were eating at the same trough

[@izindabaezinhle-mbi9653]

But your colleagues were stealing money

[@PointOfView2004]

They stole with the ANC now all a sudden the ANC is bad.

[@nomalungelongcete5875]

Where is Blade Nzimande?

[@olwethunqindi8488]

And he called them out

[@n.a.n.a4360]

We will deal with the ANC decisively come 2029!!! Even in 2026 they will be delt with!!

[@bathandwagumede46]

This guy is not smart. For over thirty years, the tripartite alliance has not held the ANC accountable. They condemned the ANC in public but commended them behind closed doors.

[@thomasprogli3372]

… because he is corrupt to the core. Like all people who push far left leaning ideologies they want to be custodians of wealth to control the masses.

[@MlungisiCiti]

Thank you for saying that,I was thinking the same

[@khulekanimqadi3648]

Wow. Thank you Qwabe to be brave and said it. The tripartite alliance arrogance caused this. Mapaile and critics should reflect if they held ANC to account for 30 years. They must stop with this emotional blackmail and go back drawing board as all is not lost🤛🤛

[@Inprogress_of_newbeginings]

​@khulekanimqadi3648 , wow, interesting views. I mean then it puts to question on what basis the alliance was formed.

[@mrtdube5400]

All is not lost, MKP my only last hope, these guys failed to hold ANC accountable for these years, now they're back stabbing each other.

[@tumibaloyi2915]

My mom tells a story of how her dad worked out of town and everytime he came home for the weekend he first had to report at the police station, leave his dompass and record when he would leave. One weekend he came but did not go back on Sunday as recorded. Monday early morning there was a violent knock at the door. Police had come to collect my grandfather. They dragged him out of bed, unclothed, and threw him in a van. She lives with the trauma to date.

[@KhalangaDux]

They may never be punished but hey mylove , we will overcome ❤. Oneday the heaven's will smile on us. May Umama find healing .

[@tumibaloyi2915]

@@KhalangaDux may we overcome 🙏🏾.

[@lekis5975]

@tumibaloyi My eyes are wet. Many are still living with unaddressed wounds the trauma of Apartheid. South Africa needs healing; the children of Azania must hold imbizos to discuss the trauma and begin the journey to heal for themselves, and for the sake of future generations.

[@tumibaloyi2915]

@@lekis5975 we need reparations and healing because we are bleading on our children the way our parents bled on us due to generational traumas that are passed down.

[@eunallmaharaj8583]

In India...during colonization.....just after World War 2.....Food grown in India was diverted to the British .... STARVING over 3 Million Bengali Indians to death... The PM of Britain .....Churchill words " WHO CARE LET THE INDIANS DIE" Thousand of Indians were Shot or even hanged fighting for Freedom over Two hundred years.. The British left after Dividing India......creating Pakistan ( A country for Muslims )... ...millions lost their lives in a civil war between Hindus & Muslims created by the British ONCE A COMMUNITY LIVED SIDE BY SIDE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS ... with The British Divide & Rule policy creating a Civil War BUT INDIANS DECIDED NOT TO LOOK BACK BUT MOVE FORWARD.....TODAY INDIA IS THE FIFITH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD , ONLY COUNTY OVER TAKING ITS FORMER COLONIZAR.......

[@sikhumbuzosibisi2154]

Solly is conflicted and will never change, shame

[@HappySeepane]

Our country is in a mess because of people like Solly Mapaila.

[@claudettebirkett1302]

Agree 100%, and once again apartheid is being blamed after 30 years of anc rule. Yes, apartheid was a factor, I was born during the apartheid era so I experienced apartheid. anc is practising just as much, if not more apartheid than the boers did back then !

[@TheYORK21]

​@@claudettebirkett1302agreed. I cant get a starlink satellite on out farm because ANC demand they incorporate BEE in their business. We're loosing potential investors.

[@msikelelinyandeni]

I also agree bo Solly are sell out should not be trusted

[@Makemoneythroughreferals-jf1ws]

Definitely

[@MncediMbambani]

If that was the case-ie Apartheid still in existence;there would be no African alive today because they would continue to be used as animal fodder.As a point in case ; thrown in PIG sties,lion dens,mistakenly killed 'likened' as monkeys,hippos etc.They would have been totally wiped out by now.

[@optimus3389]

Solly is a true revolutionary. My only problem is they won't grow a backbone and exit the alliance. Their collaboration makes no sense in 2024

[@bonolo_mikali]

You're so right.

[@stuckinmyroom1210]

Yeah. they have MK or EFF as options they just busy crying foul!! they must act!!

[@aarongunnz9513]

SACP is naked without ANC

[@avrilmemela9392]

Talking about revolution doesn't make one a revolutionary...people are not stupid..

[@tshepomoleko6708]

@@aarongunnz9513 That rather too direct, but true if you really come to think of it.

[@Sthib-0]

Why are they talks about the GNU when they are doing better in like 3 months compared to 30years It's always these old guys

[@TheYORK21]

Agree, always bringing up the past. Yes we know we have a painful history but lets honor it and talk about the current corrupt leaders.

[@basimagaga]

Doing what better?.. That's hogwash but I don't blame you because of the power and influence of the main stream media, it's so unfortunate how WMC has captured some of the minds of blk people through their propaganda 😑

[@itumelengtshaole7052]

Maybe I'm lost or cannot read change in the context that u do.... What good has the GNU bring that our nation especially the poor are getting. We r here on the ground everyday "koKasi" and I can tell GNU is doing nothing for us. Maybe in the corporate there's change but it's not especially here in the Free State where I live. If there's any change please enlighten me and others

[@africanqueen1655]

The GNU hasn’t done 1 thing to RETURN the land back to Indigenous BLACK South Africans, until then it will FAIL. 🙏🏿👏🏾👏🏾

[@khathurandela737]

This chap is funny!!! Bo Solly have no constituency, they survive by calling "our people" . They should go and run for elections and show us these our people.

[@ramasodimalete2699]

@@khathurandela737 🤣👌

[@UAnamiSabela]

What's the use or role of the SACP..... ?

[@sfisomzobe6692]

To keep us from starting a communist movement outside the system maybe, but it's useless, it's the ANCs shame

[@southernafricanboy4148]

It used to be a core constituent of the ANC Chris Hani was member of the ANC and Umkhonto via him being leader of the SACP

[@perccymagongwa9388]

Solly's thinking is a bit incoherent 1) ANC lost power, it couldnt go into government with their 40% 2) EFF didnt want to get into bed with ANC, MK-P also didnt want to participate, actually zuma thought without his votes, Parliament wouldn't corrade and parliament would have to be dissolved, how do you then start government with those kind of people 3) What contribution is SACP bringing to the table, in terms of votes, is their representation in cabinet proportional to the number of votes they bring? They cant even fill Daveton Stadium 4) What option did ANC have? 5) Maybe SACP should also get into election so they can be measured..

[@mgodoyikzn]

He must understand that we got 40% ,why he is so,crying

[@perccymagongwa9388]

@@mgodoyikzn maybe he should draft a recovery plan , so we can get more votes and not need DA. How do you go into government with MK? zuma wakes up from the wrong side of the ned and calls the whole NEC to Nkandlla. Also, how do you even think of going into government with someone whose party SGs get fired like kids...

[@basimagaga]

​@@mgodoyikzncan you argue with the points that he made or you weren't listening?

[@toemas8]

💯

[@user-de4xk6nr9f]

I support Solly SACP is not supporting this animal kaRamaposa so called GNU unless wena ukwi fraction ka baba wenu n political miscarriage

[@boxing7577]

Nothing is going to happen, nothing is going to change. The SACP has been in an unhappy marriage since the 90s, and yet here we still are.

[@EmmanuelMoela]

They blow hot air ! They are incapable of being independent off the ANC

[@_Msizi_]

That was because the ANC has not been behaving well with it's neo-liberalism which takes a counter-revorutionary stance in the struggle for complete freedom for the black majority and the oppressed masses.

[@cente1production]

They must just go their way out

[@B1-Namibian]

"GNU" is the most black betrayal ever. I'm Namibian 🇳🇦 and just like any other African, we suffer the same White oppression. What we all gotten is freedom of black representatives, replacing Whites in colonial architected institutions. Meaning; we gotten freedom of expression in exchange with land and business life to Whites. Now, to give back the polical power, we lost everything. We gave the land, business opportunities and political power back to the enemy. Ramaphosa betrayed not only RSA 🇿🇦 citizens but the entire black race.

[@brianmagopa3872]

The SACP is that abused partner stuck in a marriage, afraid to leave because they can't stand on their own two feet

[@ThulaniZulu-x6f]

SACP sold us long time ago when they took positions from the ANC especially its general Secretary and his being comprised by doing so....

[@lm_b5080]

comrade Blade he is one of us. he gave good contracts to our people, we need them in power

[@florencediallo8340]

​@@lm_b5080 Just like the over R200 Millon Rabbits Production tender if KZN given to one family. The family spent it if luxurious vehicles, farms, properly etc. That money was meant for the development of Emerging Rabbit Producers in KZN What a crying shame Comrade blade.

[@tonitappous2422]

The young and capable DA Ministers of the GNU are shaking things up and bringing positive change and progress to our beautiful country!!

[@mgodoyikzn]

Recruit more black South African, to prevent, EFF, MKHONTO WESINKWA and ZUNGULA are enemies of black South African

[@nonjikocyril4274]

Where?

[@florencediallo8340]

YEEEESSSS❤❤❤❤

[@bomberrelationshipfacts2619]

What have they done? Besides running to media and telling us about current corruption? How have the effected tangible change in a normal citizens life? It think it's too early to say GNU is working

[@biko8229]

Are you talking about the semi-literate matric boys of the D.evil's Alliance?😂😂

[@luthovellem865]

Sizwe. Please invite Mr Mthetheleli Mncube. He is a former senior MK leader and combatant. He is one of those forgotten souls. He was sentenced to death but on the day he was meant to be hanged he benefitted from a negotiation with the state which was led by Nelson Mandela. He is one of the truest ANC people. The man is still suffering from the traumas he experienced during those days. He was very close to Chris Hani and worked extensively with him even in the battlefield. He has pictures and memorabilia to remind us of his time in the MK including his time with Winner Mandela. He is very elequent and has very interesting stories.

[@louisemillerdasa5210]

Hopefully Dr Mphofu 🙏 agreed to bring in old MK combatants

[@siphoth]

Which Battlefield? Please be specific- where exactly did the real MK fight against SADF?

[@luthovellem865]

@@siphoth When we were growing up there was something called a book and building called a library. We made good use of these two tools.

[@siphoth]

@luthovellem865 please answer the question if you know of any battlefield? This is a straightforward question like for example the battlefield where Zulus fought against the British is Isandlwana or where they fought against Afrikaaners is Blood River. Hopefully this gives an idea of the battlefield I was asking

[@EphraimMaloka-et2qo]

Is not our problem

[@ThokozaniM]

Sacp has sold out many years ago.We are not fools Solly.

[@BangiweNtjanga]

GNU is working fine for some of us the citizens, we are in a mess today because of Comrade..

[@bomberrelationshipfacts2619]

We haven't seen much from the GNU to say it's working for us, at least give it 24 months

[@beninzama191]

Not for me, please next time say me and not us

[@mashobane6177]

Yep it is definitely working fine . Viva GNU Viva

[@bomberrelationshipfacts2619]

@@mashobane6177 what has GNU significantly done? Some of you are drifters Yoh!

[@bokangtsie3867]

Im loving GNU so far

[@TheYORK21]

People voted for change. The GNU is not what some people wanted but almost +60 percent of South Africa didn't vote for ANC and wanted change.

[@macmandla3582]

So what's the change ? AnC is still leading

[@trevorsnyman6106]

People didn't vote for the GNU

[@nobulawutwala2127]

​@macmandla3582 You are not smart!

[@innocentngcobo6072]

​@nobulawutwala2127 are you smart?

[@mondesindayi5267]

SACP doesn't contribute much to the freedom of South Africa

[@Leoo594]

Just like the ANC they are hindering the progress of black people

[@Chiron652]

They are contributing now, you are not.

[@Makemoneythroughreferals-jf1ws]

@@Chiron652 They are contributing nothing wena Bari

[@ThabsileLeshoro]

They are clear Gnu is not the will of the people but political parties

[@Tokengesture]

They are irrelevant…… go stand on your own two feet SACP instead of hiding behind the ANCs petticoat

[@magasulethothela8822]

Many of the ministers who failed our people in critical ministries which could help reduce unemployment, inequality and poverty, Higher Education and Training, Trade and Industry, Labour and Employment, etc are members of the central committee of this man's party.

[@tonnyatim]

To the courageous EFF ground forces, your unwavering dedication to the fight for economic freedom and social justice is the backbone of the revolution. Keep pushing forward, undeterred by obstacles, and know that your efforts will shape a brighter future for all. Long live the brave souls who dare to challenge the status quo! Long live the visionary leadership of the EFF, guiding the masses towards a more equal and just society! Long live President Julius Malema, a true champion of the people, whose fearless voice echoes the aspirations of the marginalized and oppressed! Together, you are the change-makers, the trailblazers, and the heroes of our time. Your collective efforts will forever be etched in the annals of history as a testament to the power of resistance and the unrelenting pursuit of a better world for all.

[@_Msizi_]

Thank you Fighter💚🖤❤️

[@deonalbertyn302]

VBS has raised it's ugly head, tax compliance Enquiries was made and settled, tender allegations was made and settled. After settling the tender scandal and tax issue, the grouping moved on. End the VBS and Floyd issue and move on. The SACP is a party of socialists and not a history channel.

[@alibomaye5560]

Fighter yokunuka? Julius is corrupt. He's fighting for his pockets. Wake up

[@mondlintshangase1671]

Let's focus on the fake socialist. We will talk about fake revolutionary next time.

[@llandman9791]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TshepangMasote-ip5kj]

GNU is not a mistake we see a lot of changes since it is implicated shame on you ANC

[@vicmabiya5884]

You are day dreaming.

[@tonitappous2422]

​@vicmabiya5884 You are asleep, wake up and see the positive changes with the GNU!

[@MaxwellTsepoMadalambane]

I think Solly is one of the dudes that are still stuck in the past, there's nothing wrong with this political choice,GNU. In fact there's a lot of positives that we're currently seeing in our communities, even with service delivery. You can hear the man from the beginning of the interview, where he comes from, it with take some time to actually eradicate the past from him, the vendetta he has with white people, the people that for now, have proven that they are pro's when it comes to governance. He also forgets that it's the people, not the ANC, that paved the new form of government, which is the collaboration of all the parties including the DA he's so much hating...

[@basimagaga]

Mention 1.......

[@vicmabiya5884]

@@MaxwellTsepoMadalambane You have reduced people to service delivery.

[@kurisanisilinda]

The ANC was in power for 30 years and things just got worse😢, these ones were watching and were part of it. As for the GNU, we the voters are responsible for it and we know what we were doing 😅😅. We showed all these politicians that we not stupid.

[@LebohangPonoane6346]

SMWX, better than main stream, in my view😊

[@_SMWX]

💯

[@user-xn1js8kk4c]

❤

[@afropoet]

By a distance!

[@zamokwakheluvuno5715]

They are actually incomparable.... msm is purely nonsense

[@khulekanimqadi3648]

True Lobos. SWMX let the interview flow sothat these guys can show their self entitlement. Instead of apologising and call for a proper regroup he is busy emotional blackmailling us. All is not lost to regroup as black people instead of critisizing each other. 😢😢😢

[@Thatotherguy803]

Terrible story about the white man with the dog and the black man on the back of a bakkie. I was born in the 1980's and can honestly say i haven't seen anything like that apart from old movies and commercials. I thank the ANC, and I will forever be grateful to the ANC and other leaders who gave us this new South Africa for that. My problem now is growing up i saved and was able to but a car and was able to fit it with very nice speakers and a nice radio and even had an amp for the subwoofer. My car got broken into maybe 6 times. Lucky for me, i insured my car, and it was covered every time. But the area i lived in was a black area. You never saw a white man walking around, so it was safe to assume black people stole from me. Also, i had a gun pointed at my head and robbed in front of my friends house by a black man. The police officer who pulls me over and wants a bribe from me even though i did nothing wrong is a black man. When my mom got cancer and had to go to a state hospital, the nurses was black and they treated my mother of 71 years of age terrible. So following the reasoning of this dog story told i should hate and fear every white person even though i never experienced it? What about black people? Should i supply trust them because they are black? After all the bad experiences i had with them? Of course not, they are my people, and i know we are not all the same. i had a lot of good done for me by black people, but Why is it then that we can't understand that not all white people are bad? A black minister allowed state hospitals to get this bad that my mom had to go to. So why do people like this try and convince me that if black people in government is best for me? After 30 years of the ANC in government, and like i said, they have done some good, but the stealing and corruption makes our day to day life almost impossible.

[@letsapaseipotlane82letsapa93]

You must come to north west province ventersdorp,lechtenburg,sinnishoff,delareyville, vryburg white people are still doing that thing black man at the back of the bakkie him alone in a double cap it is still happening in 2024.

[@WokeDetection]

Nicely said. This guy is taking nonsense

[@fxwic5072]

You have a good heart my brother… I’m black and I wish we could never ever have black leaders in this country ever again. We have shown what we are all about and suffice to say nothing good. Facts…

[@Thatotherguy803]

@fxwic5072 is also not what I meant. The real problem is not black/white leadership. It is the lack of ethical leadership. People who care more about what they can do for the country rather than what they can extract for themselves. A perfect example is Gayton. Here is a man who says "I'll rather give up my salary to where it is needed. The reason I am here is to make sure the country is better for my future generations. Also, over the last 30 years, most of the "we can't live with blacks" white people have already moved away. What we have left are South Africans who love this country and have a much to lose as the rest of us if this country fails. That's why we can all work together to make things work. That is why I can trust any party who tells me the biggest problem in our country is the 8% (whites) population. We give them the all the power to make the laws and rules of the country. After 30 years "white" can't be a good enough excuse anymore. Not while it's black people now stealing from the poorest and most needy. Not white people stealing hospital funds to buy skinny jeans, or asking me for a bribe to get my government documents, or who stole the money from gogos in VBS, or the money to fix all the pothole the list goes on and of problems facing us everyday.

[@Thatotherguy803]

@fxwic5072 also not what I meant, The real problem is not black/white leadership. It is the lack of ethical leadership. People who care more about what they can do for the country rather than what they can extract for themselves. A perfect example is Gayton. Here is a man who says "I'll rather give up my salary to where it is needed. The reason I am here is to make sure the country is better for my future generations". Also, over the last 30 years, most of the "we can't live with blacks" white people have already moved away. What we have left are South Africans who love this country and have a much to lose as the rest of us if this country fails. That's why we can all work together to make things work. That is why I can trust any party who tells me the biggest problem in our country is the 8% (whites) population. We give them the all the power to make the laws and rules of the country. After 30 years "white" can't be a good enough excuse anymore. Not while it's black people now stealing from the poorest and most needy. Not white people stealing hospital funds to buy skinny jeans, or asking me for a bribe to get my government documents, or who stole the money from gogos in VBS, or the money to fix all the pothole the list goes on and of problems facing us

[@siyamdluli]

One of the questions I would ask the leader of the SACP is: The SACP always threatens to break away from the alliance when the ANC seems to veer off from one resolution or the other, so the question is: Why is the SACP still with the ANC? Are they satisfied with the current state of the ANC and its decisions? What is "communist" about the SACP of today?

[@mythoughts5170]

Yes I agree, we hear it all the time?!!

[@sanelisilenazo3883]

By saying ANC's decision to form GNU is selling out of our people, 'our people in this context absolutely means him, his family and his close friends. That is what he means.

[@justhumble1]

No the context is black people, how can a so called liberation movement give power to the oppressor?

[@nobulawutwala2127]

​@justhumble1 The ANC itself was very much oppressing us Black people with corruption, lack of service delivery and incompetence. Unemployment is sitting at its highest because of the ANC.

[@innocentngcobo6072]

I think wena uyaxoka sisi.

[@mathabathangoato2100]

what are you saying? anc sold-out you can't be smart and not see that

[@williemakena6254]

It is high time for SACP to stand on its own

[@nomalungelongcete5875]

True

[@Sakhephi]

They did contest elections when Zuma was President and failed dismally 😂😂😂😂

[@williemakena6254]

@@Sakhephi Ohhh yea I remember 👍

[@mogalematsose]

​@@Sakhephiwhen did they contest and how was it a failure?

[@nomalungelongcete5875]

@@Sakhephi Ohhhhhh? I don't know that

[@mindhive-eg6cs]

Ask Solly Mapaila if he could choose between obtaining a UK/US passport or a Venezeulan, Bolivian, Cuban passport, what would his choice be? I would be interested to know the answer since "progressives" (who always look to the past) speak so glowingly about these bastions of progressive policy. Also those in the comments, get a grip. Do you genuinely think an ANC/EFF/MK coalition would've moved this country forward? Come on guys...

[@HermanShoeshoeLebona]

White capital and liberal formation will and infact had been working hard to insure that black progressive movements are not to unite. They fear unity of Africans because from inception of imperialism, colonial conquest and Apartheid oppression, devision of African black people was a chief strategy that has been working all the time. therefore for ordinary black African when united Africans will be battling to govern due to opposing white liberals, that will look like a failed united African government. Best will be that the white capital and liberal formations to leave the African shores and let Africans to govern themselves in their land.

[@01_Te-hran]

U know nothing abt economic power u hv a lot to learn still a small boi

[@silodlamini9056]

EFF MK ATM with allegiance to the BRICS countries.

[@lwandotame6325]

Don't say this country say white people since that is the meaning of this country. The black majority would be better off with those parties at the helm. DA criminals!!

[@nobulawutwala2127]

All I remember of Zuma is the Guptas and Nkandla.

[@Kangema]

This guy only hates Zuma. When it comes to Zuma, he dishonestly contradicts himself. He admits that the neo-liberal faction infiltrated and captured ANC. But he does not accept the fact that this same neo-liberal faction prevented Zuma from implementing a radical socio-economic transformation program as he desired and honestly attempted. He cannot even admit that he himself, personally and together with SACP and COSATU in general, worked hands in glove with the neo-liberal faction to not only make the Zuma presidency fail but also to project him as corrupt and thus conveniently push him out of power - all in the quest of assisting the Ramaphosa neo-liberal faction gain a firm grip on ANC and government. Secondly, he even has the audacity to appreciate the campaign by EFF against the ANC, but not the campaign by MK against the same ANC. When EFF does it, he hails it as a campaign he is willing to collaborate with. But when MK does exactly the same, he accuses them of pushing the liberals into ANC! What a dishonest fellow! Does he know about the corruption perptrated by his friends like Pravin Gordhan (SAA but to mention only one), Blade Nzimande (Nesfas), Phalama Jacob Mamabolo, etc - just to mention a few? Any way, Africa now knows who these fellows truly are and who they truly serve.

[@njabulomsweli5057]

Well labeled my brother hypocrisy

[@amandanxumalo2007]

​@njabulomsweli5057 Thank you so much for this, only a few people understand that Zuma faced opposition from within the ANC. He was set up to fail from the onset. Also a few people also have insight to the fact that Malema was actually expelled from the ANC by the same people who wanted Zuma to fail. They knew Zuma had a lot of support amongst the then ANC youth league.

[@njabulomsweli5057]

@@amandanxumalo2007 Injalo Zwide abantu they have allowed the propaganda to mislead them and blinded them to the core ....Whites will never accept us proof the Scenario that happened in Limpopo Zwide 👐

[@njabulomsweli5057]

@@amandanxumalo2007Injalo Zwide abantu they have been blinded by propaganda , Ramaphosa was the one hu expelled Malema ,Ace , Carl,also recalled Thabo Mbeki then Ubaba.

[@gracesitsha7906]

I was also not impressed by the way he ignores truths that he's lived.The guy simply hates Zuma.

[@dharammagovender6033]

Can Solly please return the VBS money ?....instead of talking crap

[@biko8229]

The truth hurts?

[@trevorsnyman6106]

He can keep the money.

[@sandilendlovu913]

Our General Secretary is speaking the truth that you are not ready to hear

[@jaymakua8169]

Where do you get the information because as far as I can recall he is not charged regarding VBS the ANC members are directly implicated please share the information so that he can be held liable unless you are just trying to convey a scam

[@MalumOnele]

Go back to india

[@tonitappous2422]

South Africa as a country is in a much better place with the GNU than it was before the 2024 elections!!

[@Kush-Kemet]

Western Cape is ranked top for murder, under DA government

[@njabulomsweli5057]

Only for W.C ND few clever blacks

[@silodlamini9056]

How so?

[@bokangtsie3867]

Yes GNU is the best thing ever since 1994

[@tshegofatsonxumalo9021]

This was very informative. I'm truly invested in relearning history, especially in the political space. I'm realizing more and more that what we learn in a classroom and in lecture halls is not the true reflection of actual history. So I appreaciate SMWX and many more platforms that apply factual and ethical journalism and story telling.

[@warrengreen8711]

This was the best African political and economic dialogue on the state of empowerment for the majority of black South Africans. This brother laid down a lot of issues as it relates to fairness and economic growth, the division among the Black South Africans, and a lack of in-depth vision and analysis from the ANC leadership. I know this would bring forward a massive exchange.

[@willingtonsinky8561]

I agree with him on the issue of gnu. As an ordinary black man who has been an anc voter,I am disgusted by this nonsensical arrangement, the anc and all those who form part of the gnu will never, see my vote. As for me and my family we've made our choice.. The sacp are cowards they should go join eff or mk so that we move correctly,. I salute Colleen Makhubela , for joining mk after forming Sara, I salute andile mxithama for pulling out of election and rallying behind mk, the line is being towed. It's capitalism vs socialism

[@Gm218mn]

If they are so sure of themselves, why do they not go it alone. They will never make it on their own.😂

[@101CapeSaf]

The South African government at present is not a movement it is a government voted for by the people and As for the GNU this will show the ANC how to do the job of governing a country for the people that voted for you, when talk about a movement joint the EFF

[@jerrymonyepao]

Wat about poor people you think about them this GNU is for white to gain power nothing else but will be resolved sooner than later

[@lekis5975]

If the DA is so good and will contribute greatly to the GNU, why is it the TOWNSHIPS in CAPE TOWN are in such a deplorable state? The GNU is not there to govern, the DA is in place to ensure PRIVITISATION is completed, and to continue to sell the country piece by piece to The Powers That Be (globalists). They will pretend to govern; loading shedding will be greatly reduced and the masses will feel as if there is tangible change, but trust and believe Black people will not see vast improvements in their lives. South Africans need to sit down and have serious conversations on where the country is going, and how to bring about RADICAL TRANSFORMATION from the GRASSROOTS.

[@williamkachillala557]

Studio audience would be great for sure l concur, everyone plays victim it's now a norm with these politicians

[@vuyimamaimane2297]

Thank you Sizwe, one of my favorite people right there, always wanted to get his mind and he gave a mouth full

[@_Msizi_]

Indeed🎉🎉

[@colleenlamberti8690]

My heart breaks for what people went through back in the days Mr Mpaila speaks of. The in humanity was unbelievable.I'm so sorry 😢

[@lyma3880]

That's what they want you to do ......shift your focus from their today's apartheid.....jobs for their circles......not an ordinary citizen can access a job anywhere without their connections

[@lyma3880]

Some Private companies have hired comrades in HR position..... they hire from list comes from their ANCs offices

[@Contendingearnestlyforthefaith]

Mr Solly sounds is very intelligent and interesting... well that was until he had to speak about MK party and former president Zuma. Anyway, what is the role of SACP in this country for crying out loud by the way? Who will even notice if they stop existing even for years? Honestly speaking, I think if somehow their existence is supported by any of the state's funds that is the longest existing abuse of our funds since democracy.

[@thabanimzulwini8347]

Solly is able to call out the ANC today when he has been quiet for over 30 endorsing the alliance. He is pro liberation today but was dormant all along. Thank you SMWX for the platform and engagement, you are revolutionary in your own right 🫡

[@sandilemadlala]

well said.

[@menzimngadi6793]

Solly has always been critical of the ANC

[@Diketso.12]

The tripitite was the biggest mistake for 30 years. GNU are the game chargers we are seeing them getting things done for the country not for the ANC

[@mthabelenimthembu1425]

When Aubrey said a while ago, that a vote 4 ANC is a vote DA he was called crazy

[@BoscoeAlbert]

Frankly speaking. This interview was very necessary. Nice one Doc!

[@richardsiwela3185]

It would be nice if the SACP can go it alone instead of spending its time lamenting what the ANC is doing

[@ronnymotsepa-nb3pc]

Solly was one of idiots who were protecting ANC Nd Ramaphosa today he doesn't have a position he talks the truth but during elections he voted for ANC Nd this GNU which was formed in 1992

[@njabulomsweli5057]

Hypocrite

[@mduduzishezi9195]

SAPC is toothless within the alliance, in fact there's no alliance partners it's just ANC,

[@thembekasemane7373]

I'm amongst those who will never forget this moment💯 💔💔💔😭😭😭

[@lm_b5080]

GNU big mistake, we suffer in KZN no more government tenders. be4 was easy to get work from minstry public works. i agree with this man, he is one of us

[@thembisibanyoni4435]

​@lm_b5080 no more government tenders for whom? For few connected corrupt individuals like MaMkhize maybe and you. The rest suffer in poverty. TSEK

[@nomalungelongcete5875]

​@@thembisibanyoni4435 Yhooooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gilbertmadondo2847]

Sizwe is fast becoming the master of hosting the disgruntled...😂😂😂. No solutions offered only bitterness.

[@Gm218mn]

Leave the race, wasnt 30 years long enough to sort things out.😮

[@belekazimbelle5339]

This is the blueprint for a future South Africa!!!!!

[@hwpienaar]

Capital create jobs. Capital is not the enemy. Greedy politicians is the enemy.

[@tonitappous2422]

Yes, greedy politicians loot public money, which could have bettered the lives of South Africans! Corruption is not a victimless crime at all!!

[@avrilmemela9392]

Capital comprise of 3 people in this country, how is that good for democracy or the country???

[@molebatsiaphane8999]

Solly did u relocate from SA 4de past 30years??? De state of decay that our country is in porous borders crime human trafficking extortions Drug trafficking.Poverty ye ANC kaloku dey had tools to change things dey didn't dey chose state capture useless cadre appointments!!! Talk4u not 4SAns we voted GNU sofar sogood

[@mgodoyikzn]

Yes you said mouth fully we got below 50%,,second option is to take DA and work with it ,GNU is our life time

[@andymcneill1849]

I agree with Mr Mapaila that the ANC has sold its soul to capitalism. But he appears hypocritical to criticise that move while the SACP remains stubbornly alligned to their capitalist comrades policies. Perhaps they have a special dispensation where they can pick and choose where it suits them while retaining their salaries.

[@sisandasabela8251]

GNU LET'S GO VF+/DA/PA voetsek with the comrades

[@hwpienaar]

Currenlty the DA is doing more for black South Africans than the SACP or ANC. The tripartite alliance has failed the people who vote for them. The DA grow the economy, create more jobs and don’t steal the money as the Tri-alliance do and did.

[@nonjikocyril4274]

Where and how?just give me 2 or 3 examples please.

[@ZolaMhlabane-ss8bq]

Your mindset needs a tune-up.

[@basimagaga]

They couldn't even do that in the western cape... Ubuwa nywana.

[@justhumble1]

Stop lying Chief, you can lie to your garden boy and clever blacks not us

[@MishackMatlala]

What did it do for black people cz it failed in western cape.

[@BrianWilliams03]

I'm looking forward to the next 5 years to see what would happen... i love The EFF. Though if we really need to stand a good chance of beating GNU, We might need merging of some sort. EFF and MK would need to come together and probably even SACP join that💯🤞

[@lungamasuku6872]

Amazing interview!!!❤❤❤SMWX is by far the best political podcast in South Africa ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@boetr7014]

Nothing but the bitter truth by Mapaila. His courage of speaking truth to power is commended indeed. This gnu is an insult to the Black masses and their perpetual struggle for economic emancipation. This betrayal by the @MYANC dare not be forgotten, nor forgiven. 2026 cannot come soon enough.

[@abtshoni]

I love how utatuSolly touched on NHI and I too found it odd that there was an uproar by the "black middle class", even at work. They spoke on how it is not ideal as it would collapse the health space and bring about services that are not up to par just like the ones we endure daily in townships. I find this perspective as a huge problem because it insinuates that people who reside in townships should be contemptuous with what they are currently receiving as they are accustomed to it and the blacks that are doing "better" will cast a blind eye. It's truly sad. For me, if indlu iyatsha mazitshe zonke (I'm exaggerating), but you'll never know the brunt until you get burnt, so many of us are not aware of the severity and pain that people in the "lower-class" experience on a day-to-day basis and that's why we lack sympathy. It's seems like classism has become a thing among ourselves.

[@Birthed1993]

The black "middle class" and any other tax paying citizens of South Africa are right to voice out their concerns. The government has done nothing to put them at ease with public services. If anything, the government burns everything it touches. On top of that, South Africans are paying taxes only to queue behind foreigners at public hospitals and clinics. Why must the middle class pay for everyone else when nobody pays for them?

[@bmofulatsi9]

Who is to blame for the mess in the public hospitals of south africa? When they came into power, did they find these hospitals in a mess? NO. A big NO.

[@nakanjani4212]

So sad about Solly Mapaila, great guy, his heart is in the right place. I doubt he will ever effect any change politically because of the organization he primarily serves. The SACP will remain a think tank with no real influence for a very long time. His loyalty to the SACP makes me see the wisdom in Floyd for leaving the EFF and joining MK, same applies to Bongani Baloyi too.

[@BaneleMancoba]

ANC has entirely destroying black child hence one is tired 😢

[@thabomolekwa9070]

So if people can be SACP members and ANC members, why would the ANC refuse Zuma to be member of MK and ANC?

[@user-xn4hk5dt1q]

Mapaila you can't say that nonsense you once marched with DA against Zuma

[@siphiwotayo7974]

One thing that Cde Mapaila should know is that one cannot be neutral in the revolution. He's very critical of Ramaphosa and he's also very critical of UNxamalala. I also was lured by the enemy to believe that Zuma is the worst monster in this world, but after reading extensively, I have realized that the enemy has rather assassinated Zuma's character and they made us all believethe wrong narrative. The SACP is like a man who is forgiving a cheating wife. What we all should know is that the ANC is no longer relevant. Therefore, there's absolutely no reason for the tripartite alliance, currently. Mao Zedong would say "an old political party becomes forgetful just like an ordinary human being when aging. There's nothing wrong with Mapaila to follow suit to what Floyd has done - of going back to Zuma and say, "I was wrong." So many have done that, including myself. Mapaila should stop postponing our true liberation. Capitalism or socialism. Nothing in between. Thank you.

[@wamafutv9975]

Someone show me a better podcast than 🔥SMWX ? Great work Dr Sizwe. Keep them coming 🔥👌🏾

[@_SMWX]

Thanks for watching! 🔥

[@RazoMarazo]

Zuma has been abused suffered behind the scene being treated like nothing became a threat bcos by saying this is no more mandela ANC but curruted ppl Using anc name but this ANC for ramaphosa and those . then when all sort of bad names created about Zuma just to destroy him

[@mxondo7ndlondlo837]

SMWX keep on giving us such content big up

[@ronm4385]

Solly I hear you brother. I hear you loud and clear. Over the past 30 years or so what we have learnt is that just because a politician can identify what is wrong doesn't mean they know how to fix the problem. South Africans are tired of pie in the sky promises. People just want a fighting chance to live their lives productively. It's utterly ridiculous that in a country that is 90% black politicians can't even reach consensus on how to tackle the land question and yet everyone claims to be representing black political aspirations.

[@giftmtshali2046]

Thank you for another great episode Dr Mpofu, Solly Mapaila himself was part of the movement that included white people against Zuma. Back then that was their GNU now he is complaining about karma. For a leader to still be talking about state capture today exposes him.

[@khayambanyana2849]

That time Zuma told them as early as 2015-17 that "their aim is to destroy the ANC, they want ANC to be below 50% so that it doesn't get governing power. & they using SOME OF US IN THE ANC TO ACHIEVE THAT" But these ones didn't listen, they were busy enjoying the ZUMA MUST GO money 🤷

[@_Msizi_]

He is a realist by nature, much respect to Mr Mapaila. I'm disappointed that I don't know much about him.❤️🖤💚

[@Moo_Bruv]

@smwx - next time ask Solly what value and relevance his Communist party has to a GNU govt. Spoiler alert: NONE

[@Tefl-Tesol-teacher]

Great guest and great interview Sizwe♥

[@davidmogashoa6344]

Why don't you divorce. What are you afraid of

[@siyawam]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ i love it Sizwe. GS Mapaila should not be given a platform to speak because he is warning his people. Some of us want this thing to fail dismissally.

[@mzothulemsezane2703]

I real don't trust Solly ,he hate President Zuma ,so he's got the very questionable character ,look at the mess they gave us Ramaphosa ,worse President Ever now ,he is trying to act smart against GNU, what was he expecting from Ramaphosa in the first place!!

[@givenrofhiwamalumedzha3385]

This guys has been under the skirt of the ANC for a long time

[@vs62ct]

So when are we going to see the other side, those analysts and policy-makers who don't see the GNU as a mistake as they are conspicuously absent from the show which is disappointing as viewers should be encouraged to see both proponents and opponents.

[@ThembinkosiMdletshe-dm5gr]

Why people stil voting and loving ramaphosa if his ally is talking like why are the poeple voting ramaphosa why

[@michellelewis1090]

Another victim. What has he done to improve South Africa? They all benefited from the Colonial perks, although it never cost them anything, financially. Apartheid was not ended by them, it was ended by a white referendum. Nobody wanted Apartheid. Funny how nobody mentions the white ladies of the Black Sash who fought for black rights. These Communists ride on the coattails of the ANC, they contribute nothing but complaints and after 30 years of black misrule they are still crying Apartheid. Poverty, joblessness, poor education, arrogance and corruption on the part of the Black Government, who have done nothing for their black brothers, they don't have the honesty to condemn that, only still live in the past, blame Apartheid.

[@Kush-Kemet]

Dutch/European Settler/Apartheid Beneficiary that sums you up😂😂😂

[@siphiwomanana8666]

For the 1st time, Solly Mapaila sounds sober, but I don't feel sorry for him and his ANC

[@martinshabalala4525]

It's not a mistake, but a disaster. Black people in South Africa 🇿🇦 have been conditioned to accept the continuation of apartheid under the cover of democracy. Only South Africa 🇿🇦 in the continent that still dictated by minority White people, it makes me very angry

[@bmofulatsi9]

It is a disaster to be governed by the same people of your colour, and to go from bad to worse. Our country is in a mess, with so much unemployment when the so called liberal movement is busy chowing the public's money, and leaving the poor people to suffer.

[@kaytherapper6837]

Finally the SACP speaks out! I for one had already given up on the SACP this gives me a bit of hope🙏🏽

[@ericcasey7327]

Solly Mapaila you are still a revolutionary I knew when you were still a very young man keep it up.

[@avrilmemela9392]

Do you even know what a revolutionary is..?😂😂

[@motlalepulamack5494]

The story of the white man driving a bakkie with a dog in front and a black man seated at the back of a bakkie is still a real and true reality of most of the towns in the Free State.

[@musawenkositshabalala45]

The alliance is a big mistake😂

[@nomalungelongcete5875]

It was a big mistake from the start

[@velelambeuralukakevideos372]

They must join EFF if indeed they disagree with the ANC

[@PanAfricanist1963]

Mapaila is one of the few ideologically sound leaders remaining on the continent. May God bless you with long life sir.

[@Ntthabi]

Your quality of speakers is exceptional. Our freedom is at the mercy of the minority of the minority.

[@daisysegwati4700]

We thank God that anc has no monopoly over the country May it even be worse next year For all the years we are said to have been free we have become more poor The percentage of poverty has become exceedingly high even though blacks are more educated Our so called liberators have made us more poor and they and their families more and more rich Politicans live for themselves and their own Those who are not able to get in tries to indoctinate us by reminding us of the past This is a new day, we need change

[@tonitappous2422]

Very well said!

[@ZookieK]

Loved it, Thanks Sizwe

[@siyamdluli]

I appreciate you Dr Sizwe. Thanks to your podcast that we get vies that we never get from mainstream media. My only concern is that you go easy on these politicians. Please ask them difficult questions. We can't have ANC people pretending they are outside of the decision-making body of the ANC.

[@mythoughts5170]

Agree fully, always puzzles me

[@WokeDetection]

​@@mythoughts5170it's because he believes in what these people are saying

[@buyanifakudze3489]

I don't fully agree with Mr. Mapaila's views but this has been a very interesting discussion. Many loyal ANC members I know are still stunned and devastated by the sudden turn of events. A soft coup.... Clearly CR wants to make sure there are no remnants of the liberation movement in 2026.....

[@revelationpowerhour9149]

We creator capitalists. We will defend this agenda of Pan Africanist and Soviet Union agenda. 😂😂😂 I am black and proud of the GNU and proud of capitalism direction our country is taking. Finally black men will be providers and know how think for themselves ❤❤

[@thulimahlazitha9858]

Yooo🙆 Doc, this was very insightful and emotional😢. Thank you for always giving us the perspective of different blindspots in this democracy. Continue the great work. You are highly appreciated and look forward to these powerful conversations 🙏🙏🙏makwande!!!

[@amm7088]

Solly did anyone tell you ,YOU are a Mistake

[@stifler5062]

😮😮😮ooooh😂😂😂😂😂