Gayton McKenzie outs R72 million funding list | Parliament elects ‘GNU’ Chairs

In today’s episode, Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh looks at some if the recent developments in GNU politics, including Minister Gayton McKenzie's decision to release a list of artists supported by DSAC funding during Covid.
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[@mabaker391]

It must be a very bitter pill to swallow when Gayton went to prison for his crime and there are many in government that are guilty of crimes and have not been punished.....

[@Prof.Maxwell]

That bitter pill might help us hold some people accountable.

[@mabaker391]

@@Prof.Maxwell yes - that's what Im hoping for too.... Unless Squirrel tells Gayton to "wind his neck in" for fear of Gayton exposing him too....

[@leroytheconvoy713]

Gayton is a convict who shouldn't be serving in the government.

[@RodneyErnstzen]

ANC DEMOCRACY

[@theafricanjumbee4057]

If you take the government's money, it should be public information. You don't have a claim of "privacy"

[@therealmncwanegwabeni7263]

100%, it should be published on the departments website. People who received R350 had to line up in public for hours waiting 4 the post office to give them the money. Artist, etc. think they are special, nothing is shaming here, unless you they don't deserve it.

[@Cairo96]

​@@therealmncwanegwabeni7263my bra so now they must give us the list of everyone getting sassa grant and everyone in tenders with the government

[@leondesmond6254]

Not the government's money. belongs to taxpayers!

[@fabianbooysen3718]

Gayton stands for truth and transparency. Well done Minister 👏 ✔️ 👍

[@qinisozindela-jn8or]

I'm fully behind president Gayton Mackenzi

[@Cairo96]

Behind shaming people,that what happens when you take power and give ma coloured.now he wants to pump money in sppining.

[@hlogilehlogonolo5438]

@@Cairo96you see this Segregation of Coloureds and blacks is wrong to a whole degree we struggle with the same challenges drugs,Poverty,Violence, alcoholism etc plagues both coloureds and blacks

[@pranks1457]

If you get public funding you absolutely should be outed

[@jerrylekalakala3288]

100% POPI should not apply here. The government must account to the public.

[@sueanngrant]

Especially Covid funding

[@mogamatyusufmartin9171]

@pranks true 💯✅ and more so when the money can go where it should be more needed

[@Cairo96]

They must show us the list of all sassa grants

[@mogamatyusufmartin9171]

@@Cairo96 true especially if the real recipient(s) of it aren't getting it and it's going to someone in government/ the private sector which probably often already happens

[@podcastingHD]

Gayton is the winner in this GNU😂🏅

[@mananammalegae]

Hes killing it 😂😂😂 this occupation was a blessing in disguise

[@sharonbradshaw4589]

definitely

[@edgarsmagabe4779]

I hope this would motivate many in the cabinet

[@mxobhungane143]

I feel like GNU exposes one another and who's better candidates, ramapoza is destroying his own Comdre now but showing that he is the capitalist enemy of the people 😅

[@rayzulu9680]

Many ANC ministers would push such things under the carpet. WELL DONE MINISTER GAYTON!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@elizabethandrsu369]

Gayton was also in prison for his crimes.Everyone who committed a crime must face his own crime.This doesn't mean that Gayton hates certain people.

[@Liesl437]

Oh come on why should this be a secret. Public funds are being used

[@abelradebe9644]

We want them to be exposed so that they dont benefit next time ​@DumaM-ir7rk

[@Cairo96]

If you are on ARVs must the government list you as people who are costing the country.why not name the people who processed the funds.

[@joeycook4012]

GaYton Mckhenzie is the new Minister on FIRE

[@user-vc8xp3zz5p]

Gayton for President ❤

[@gavkinn]

We need the IDC, Land Bank and every institution receiving government funds to produce their lists.

[@lwandotame6325]

That'd be interesting 🤔

[@ikkeixarra4255]

Contracts are publicly available on the site of nearly all government institutions including who put in the bid for what amount

[@rivi8080]

When receiving public funds, one must understand that disclosures will happen as a matter of transparency & accountability. This should be clearly stated in all govt funding application documents

[@andilebrunososibo4126]

True 👍

[@Cairo96]

So you saying they must show us the names of all the people getting sassa grant

[@ayandasigxashe7198]

@@Cairo96Is that a crime? 🤷‍♀️

[@rivi8080]

@@Cairo96 Yes. Why not?

[@mngqushu]

One thing you would know about Minister McKenzie if you've been following him for a while is that he is very bright.

[@nomawethumtshengu5012]

Excellent Gayton. You are a good example. Transparency is key to curb corruption.

[@Cairo96]

You call shaming people transparency.ok he must now give us the name of the people who paid out the money

[@Tinker8531]

Nothing wrong with applying for Covid Fund, but many were rich and not destitute.

[@conniepothas9760]

Some had salaries to pay out. So I heard

[@MzamoAdoons372]

​@@conniepothas9760but there is nothing wrong with the list being made public and it does not necessarily mean that people appearing on the list were corrupt. Nobody said they were corrupt

[@conniepothas9760]

@MzamoAdoons372 I agree. That it should be made public. All government expenditures should. But it keep getting implied that more white people ask for money and they don't need it. That's what I have a problem with. All artists could have applied. The government should never have stopped people for business.

[@nonhlanhlamadlala5034]

@@Tinker8531 one can never really know someone's pocket, especially when it comes to artists who usually portray themselves as monied, when they are infact broke. Either way, artists lost out on gigs due to the lockdown and did deserve some sort of support from the govt. Rich or not.

[@user-jo7om6ks2l]

It was wrong in the sense that it wasn't distributed fairly

[@morneheemro8775]

I have respect for this man Minister mckenzie. Because he is exposing the evil that has been lurking for over 30 yrs. Public funds stealing and no one behind bars. While the president smiles and hides his couch and the previous president build a fire pool with public funds at nkandla. What a joke. I have 100% respect for Mr Mckenzie. He is real

[@RodneyErnstzen]

Don't forget John Steenhuizen he has been fighting ANC FOR 25 YRS YES 25 YRS HOW ABOUT GIVIVG HIM SOME DUE WHICH HE WHOLEHEARTLY DESERVES . GAYTON 2MONTHS OF FIGHTING . I AM HAPPY FOR GAYTON ASWELL ..VIVA GAYTON VIVA JOHN .

[@conniepothas9760]

He has no bias. He fights for all. That's the point he tried to make. We should be treated equally under the law.

[@tam1641]

How convenient

[@justinerasmus8725]

​@@tam1641???

[@liveinwisdom3610]

All government income and expenditure, should be made public. Government, is in the business of capital ALLOCATION not CREATION. That means, they are allocating the money we give them, so we have a right to know.

[@Ummo2850]

100%, it’s tax payers money thus public interest as public funds. Can’t be private or not disclosed

[@thandimasilela8947]

Please invite your dad's friends as guests ie malema and shibambu

[@georgebrown2963]

Minister Gayton is 100% correct in doing the Right thing for The People. Who is benefiting and why people Don’t pay TV licences for rubbish being shown in SABC?

[@RodneyErnstzen]

In other countries people do not pay licence for normal TV with about 20 channels .

[@Demawi650]

When ministers don't work ppl complain, when ministers don't work ppl still complain. South African media is something else.

[@Cairo96]

You call shaming people work my brother you are blinded by this criminal.he must give us the names of the people who paid out the money.

[@fancyIOP]

what are you saying?..lol

[@michellelouw309]

Looking forward to your episode on the VBS files outing the EFF....

[@petelosuaniu]

Well done Minister Gayton McKenzie. Excellent balanced podcast episode

[@sifisomthokozisimofokeng3906]

It's interesting that more than 24hrs after the leaking of the Matondzi affidavit linking the EFF to VBS looting, no rushed emergency episode from SMWX about the matter.

[@HouseofFantasy-zh9nu]

But EFF was linked to VBS long ago, where have you been. Daily Maverick had a whole investigation tracking Floyd's credit card showing how his wedding was paid for with VBS funds.

[@selfcare-plus]

...because it does not serve its biased agenda..

[@zerog1037]

His father is the chair of the EFF

[@mxobhungane143]

Bear in mind that this is not biased media controlled by white suprimist Rupert and friends. This one is real, makoya 😅

[@patrickthorp3816]

He'll find some "theory" about how this is a political ploy and not really representative of the true EFF or it's values. Julius is genuine and the struggle must continue 😂

[@neommutle8033]

❤ Spread the fire 🔥 Great presentation Dr. Sizwe. 😮 72 million is a lot , to just give people money. If one receives public funds, they shouldn't mind transparency, banks and other institutions can see if one receives a grant, or state pension. Is privacy for the rich? We have people sleeping hungry.

[@Cairo96]

So if you are on ARVs, must the government list you as people who are costing the country.name the people who processed the funds.

[@davidfield533]

Thirty years of dirty laundry will be aired for all too see

[@Motswako]

And we are here for it.

[@buyiselwaxozumthi3908]

I think this list should be extenderd to 80 years, Then we will all see .

[@mogirl94]

@@buyiselwaxozumthi3908Yebo!

[@Motswako]

@@buyiselwaxozumthi3908 that would be epic.

[@ckngivdtb37910]

I've struggled with unemployment and the list left a bad taste. Maybe I should've gone into entertainment and not paid my taxes and still benefit from government. My distrust for government has grown and I don't see myself supporting these artists the way I used to. Zero ethics in this country and we wonder why everything is crumbling.

[@robkading5274]

Did you apply for relief?

[@MzamoAdoons372]

It is like they are paid for not entertaining us😂😂😂

[@gdcddr]

You should cultivate the notion that we are all South African. Keep up the encouraging discussions.

[@albertchatikobo5572]

I am from Zimbabwe , admit your presentation is super . Keep up the good work!

[@_SMWX]

Thank you very much!

[@erileneschioedt6219]

There is no such thing as government money; only taxpayers' money 😏

[@khaltsharivist365]

Taxes are revenue to the government, it’s not a donation from tax payer. Taxes are one of several sources of revenue. Once it’s in government coffers it’s all government money. They also run deficits so get loans to cover that, they also charge levies, royalties and sell licenses etc. If we are going to be pedantic about it, the government in a democracy is the people.

[@erileneschioedt6219]

​@@khaltsharivist365whatever dude/dudess! Reasoning like a mosquito all around the room!

[@ianthomas7819]

Lets speak about Julius Malema, and his comments, not to mention he gets away with all of it. We have to be fair both ways.

[@lwandotame6325]

😂😂😂😂😂 defence mechanics

[@kobusscheltema3175]

...and a future where the VBS/EFF agglomerate could collapse.

[@kobusscheltema3175]

I could foresee a plausible future where these respective One-man leader parties could collapse as with the absence of the leader. Then these homeless politicians might just go back to the ANC.

[@draterlarebil4506]

He's going too jail😂😂

[@ZolaMhlabane-ss8bq]

@@jafassss This is not about Sizwe.Just listen to what he says.

[@user-bn3pc3or1t]

I wish to see the day this guy says something negative about EFF.

[@user-gd4qg7tt2b]

Your kind finally arrived here

[@user-wo2wy8rq4h]

He won't tell us about VBS bank sagga.Hes very bias

[@kutloanomotaung4543]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ​@@user-wo2wy8rq4h

[@MeriamDemana-ts1wz]

It is not his department.vbs is not his department.

[@rianahayes84]

There should be no secrecy. The government forgot that they are using taxpayers' money to serve the people. They should be civil servants of SA's citizens. They clearly are not.

[@user-vk1wy5xe9i]

I'm not a supporter of Gayton, but 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 to Gayton. All these secrecies must become public. We want to know where the money is siphoned

[@fannycasteel7118]

It's our tax payer money. We are allowed to know what happened to the money. Is you have to hide stuff it means you are guilty

[@mohamedjamal6787]

I would like to see other new ministers taking out dirt from under their carpet in their sector.

[@sharonbradshaw4589]

Sizwe I was just listening to podcaster MIGHTI JAMIE TV regarding VBS and how the Affidavit implicates EFF Julius Malema and others. Please do a show on this for the people. Unbelievable how many politicians are going to be seen for what they have done to our people it is just evil. Interesting to see your thoughts on the Affidavit filed in VBS case !!!!!

[@siyabongagosani131]

We need Minister of Social Development to publish employed people who received SRD

[@worldwide2358]

I like that you aren’t an emotional podcaster 😁 you share your opinions, no extreme hate, excitement, annoyance etc. I do not know much about your podcast this is my first time, from this video alone I’m enjoying this session.

[@sandilemntungwa1538]

Well done Mr Gayton

[@nkosingiphilemthembu5786]

Sizwe I long lost faith in applying for grant funding, as you have said it the applicants knew the system.

[@tobolee6385]

Most taxpayers don't even know these peoples ...what about other people who were also out for months in there profession ...now they must pay back ...

[@maropinini1262]

As a taxpayer, it's good to know where my money is going. All government departments must publish such lists showing which individuals/companies receive money from these departments Annually. Transparency and Accountability must be the name of the game for this GNU to succeed. Let the chips fall where they fall, enough of Corruption 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@GB-ql8vm]

18 months 😁 s not far away 😊

[@llandman9791]

So again you highlight the white. Pls could you show the list. As far as we know or were told it was mainly black so release the list

[@beewest5704]

Gonto Sports art & culture website the list is there. Ppl have even posted it on X. Its extensive.

[@buyiselwaxozumthi3908]

You were told, now you demand, why can't you wait and be informed with facts rather tha a color ? I wish i could see what was done with those fonds before covit, and before 1994. That will be very interesting . Those who wait , will see . Those who demand will be expose very soon than they thought. (Imo )

[@ckngivdtb37910]

I've now figured the pics for each episode. If Sizwe is smiling we know it's going to go down lol

[@busimaseko4598]

🤣 thanks for the tip!

[@_SMWX]

😯😂

[@compatriot987]

It is at the very bottom 😂😂😂

[@sueanngrant]

😂

[@mercyshigwedha]

😂😂

[@neomonese3565]

So this guy hasn’t spoken about EFF VBS yet…🤔🤔…. One word, Mpofu!!

[@user-hk3vk1pl5n]

Sizwe, your thoughts?

[@_SMWX]

I spoke about the VBS report when Adv Motau’s report was released. And I’ll do a video on new revelations soon. Unlike some, I am actually reading the material. 😁

[@gxobinjasambemntungwa9694]

​@@_SMWXGood response my brother alot of people want you to be a propaganda machine only retract your statements later when things are proved the other way round good move and a good response to labo abaphaphayo

[@mogirl94]

@@_SMWXthat’s why you have a PhD. You know how to read effectively.

[@sueanngrant]

We enjoy your considered response to current affairs leave the sensationalism to others

[@lawrencenannes4260]

❤❤Transparancy at last❤❤

[@affiliatesssw6940]

The other ministers must also show us who is getting tenders on Eskom, Transnet

[@AmunSun3]

Well. The Department of Arts and Culture generally doesnt do well at spreading the funds it is meant to disperse. Them and Lotto. Im from Limpopo and it is often the case that the same artists and organisations get funding for their projects year after year despite there being evidence of young artists on the ground that struggle to get resources for their projects. Municipal museums show collections of art that are rarely comprised of local talent. Small towns/cities rarely get support. Yet we are often told that funds were released when less and less is done for artists on the ground.

[@beewest5704]

True. Its those close to the right ppl who get funds not those who need it.

[@redhowell7856]

Q: Why would anyone who received public funds be ashamed or embarrassed about that? Reasons would probably only be if they misrepresented their eligibility or if there was some undue preference they benefited from. Transparency outweighs personal angst is what I say... It's taxpayer money and we have a right to know who got what and why. Period.

[@Cairo96]

So if you on ARVs,must the government list you as people who are costing the country.name the people who processed the funds

[@azalianieuwenhuys8844]

​@@Cairo96that is protected information ito law relating to medical records(Privalaged relationships between med prac and patients)...this is something completely different. You're argument is weak and without thought...please try again.

[@pvs3334]

POPI Act only allows the collection and processing of personal data for a specific purpose that is lawful, justified, and compatible with the reason it was collected for. In this instance the beneficiaries information have been misused by the Dept through the MEC, as the divulging thereof in public domain was not an intended purpose. Furthermore, the preservation of their personal dignity, a core human right in the SA Constitution has also been breach by this public official, a week after taking an oath to upheld the self-same Bill of Rights. In accordance with the POPI Act’s principle of Openness, citizens should be informed about the purpose for which your personal information will be used, whereupon permission should be obtained from them to that end. Also, the receivers of such data should ensure that the information accurate, complete, and up to date, and take reasonable steps to ensure its accuracy. Apparently, none of these legislative prescripts were adhered to by the Dept, who should have advised the Minister. Apperantly, people's names were listed as beneficiaries who never received any assistance from the Dept. Aggrieved parties can have a field day in court with this apparent malicious act on the part of the MEC and his advisors, all for the sake of political expediency. I foresee legal claims far exceeding R73m being instituted against the Dept with good chances of success. Government should set an example in the upholding of their own laws. As the courts has set precedent with the CR17 donor list, I can't see how the MEC is going to be able to disentangle himself from this mess. How will the public ever again have confidence in putting your name or info to any official document or application form, knowing very well chances are it will appear in the press a few years down the line, for the sake of personal political clout.

[@redhowell7856]

@@pvs3334 I don't need schooling... In the profession and well informed, thank you. You miss the point professor. It's a social / moral / ethical issue. Read more books if you like but wake up to the real world that we live in.

[@pvs3334]

@redhowell7856 The intention was never to belittle, to sound academic, or to patronize, apologies if so received. The point is that when the dismissal of Individual Privacy Rights is cheered on by the public, it is cause for grave concern because all other human rights hinge on the former. Whether it be the preservation of personal property ownership, religious thought, own ideas and convictions, bodily integrity, etc. I think we should mature democratically and graduate from first tier needs thinking, to be able to understand what a dangerous slippery slope this presents. Even the media has to petition the government or courts to obtain sensitive info and have to prove that its intended publication is in public interest. One should at least expect the MEC to have at least adhered to similar exercises before his Dept divulged personal data of citizens in the public sphere. They now, after the fact, try to suggest that there could be discrepancies & improprieties with the info and possible corruption by their own officials. We, as the public, need the shielding of our rights from government abuse simply because they have enforcement powers to request our personal data.

[@nhlanhlamnguni4582]

It's good for Minister Gayton to put things in the open. He must be having a rational agenda behind all this Why should people feel betrayed if it was not stolen money. Have been a public servant, everytime an annual salary increase was due, it would be publicized even though names were not published. We would be overwhelmed with marketers phoning morning to evening selling things, relatives would come and ask for loans, banks would attract us with an increase in credit card limits etc . We never complained because it was done by Govt. There's too much corruption because things are done under the table/ carpet. Well done Minister . Arm chair critics will stop deceiving people as if there's nothing they get from Govt.

[@MrDeyzel]

When approached for comment, Ian Cameron said that “I oppose race quotas, and as a member of Afriforum Youth in 2011 participated in a protest to this effect. However, I acknowledge that blackface is not acceptable in modern society and for that I apologise - it detracts from the point we at Afriforum Youth were trying to make about exclusion on the basis of race quotas."

[@deejayfloyd2276]

Thank You Minister Gayton Mckenzie I Hope The Other "USLES MINISTERS CAN FOLLOW SUIT"

[@user-uc3km4xl5g]

Revelation why public servants are so poor due to high taxes

[@ezragoje4129]

Sizwe let me first express how I love the way you ‘balance’ a review of a sensitive issue, well done mfana cause you do it so well I wish people could learn like myself😊. Now let’s say beneficiaries of ‘any’ state funds should expect that monies spent do get scrutinised for transparency. This is done to prevent fraud ,waste and abuse and if the beneficiaries of these funds didn’t know this hay ke bayazphambanisa! From my side there is absolutely nothing wrong Gayton has done here and, if you didn’t claim the cash legitimately it’s best to retain your dignity and return the cash before the officials start probing. Thanks Bhutana nge podcast👌

[@_SMWX]

Enkosi!

[@Cec925]

You will lose subscribers for always picking on whites and white privilleges... As for IAN CAMERON...the excellent work he has done in the communities fighting crime speaks volumes which goes unacknowledged by most

[@_SMWX]

So far the subscriber growth is going well.

[@ohsure07]

Ian Cameron is not a racist, look at the work he has done in recent years.

[@lynneagar3620]

Yes agree, im sick of the race grifting narrative when we have serious problems. Can't stomach it any longer. Last straw for me. I'm out

[@cheryl716]

If one has been watching Ian Cameron he has vast experience on the ground. He did apoligise and he is not a racist He has stood his ground on those saps cops that are doing a great job. Supported them. People are quick to judge but need to check out what the person has actually achieved. Yes im also tired of this white story, not every person is a racist. People need to look deeper than the colour of a person's skin.

[@Cec925]

Sad to see thats all that matters to you amidst the mess SA is in ​@@_SMWX

[@lorddlangamandla1313]

Exposed is a wrong word😂😂😂no one is exposed. These people did nothing wrong, there is nothing to be offended about. The department is just showing us how they used our taxes. 😂😂

[@notyetuhuru]

Thanks to Gayton the 350 being offered to the masses is indeed chicken change. The people deserve much better asbonge 👏🏿

[@Xflosiv]

Don't know about blackface but if AA is based on skin colour. When it was the other way around it was racism. No difference here. Almost everyone I know has had a useless colleague who actually doesn't know how to do their job but was appointed on questionable merits. Intentions were good but it is what it is.

[@nickeybotha2155]

Sizwe, have you done ANY research on Cameron at all - have you seen any of the work that he has done with the black communities. You judge him on his stance on reverse discrimination, which is your own particular biases and completely ignore every single good deed he has done for the poor black and coloured communities. Oh by the way, during the heat of the elections I asked you why you were quiet about the VBS scandal and the EFF and the response was that there were no prosecutions, no evidence and therefore the matter is irrelevant. What say you about this matter today?

[@omphilemathole4450]

He must clean the rot

[@mvuselelobnzama8498]

Love your show man your research and insight is dope wish that Newspapers would freely speak their minds as you do

[@olivb0101]

Appreciate your well balanced, stimulating and intellectual analysis, interviews and discussions. I might not be home right now but keeping a close eye all the way from Canada. Your channel is a daily favourite 🇿🇦🙏

[@stuartroth-x9o]

Your name is not on the list but where is your show on the EFF and VBS? Where is your “commitment to transparency “?

[@nonhlanhlamadlala5034]

I don't understand why people on the list are being shamed when infact there was an entire drive for artists to apply and get some financial relief. Why are they now the bad guys?

[@AffectionateMountainRang-xv8gv]

Tell us who these artists are

[@sthembisomthembu395]

Who shamed them? Tax payers are asking what going on with their money that's all.

[@nkhetheni1]

​@DumaM-ir7rk My point exactly. You follow the correct process to get funds, if you don't get it's fine. The problem is when you attack the recipient instead of someone commiting corruption in your department as administrator of the fund.

[@tshabalala7]

@@AffectionateMountainRang-xv8gvthe list is there genius

[@mats66028]

How were they shamed , what's wrong with the public knowing how their hard earned money is spent? if they did nothing wrong they shouldn't panic

[@jellarsgarth4827]

Cameron excellent choice 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@JR-xz6vd]

Privacy se moer.

[@senzothamsanqa7890]

This guy is spitting fire exposing legenge yakwa Gogo(ANC) 😂

[@justinerasmus2473]

Sizwe, you are really doing the most with your channel! By far my favourite channel

[@_SMWX]

Wow, thanks!

[@haikuu7059]

Very good move!

[@JohndoeZA2627]

I recall watching the interview between Gayton and Sizwe... Y'all have both come along way. I believe y'alls encountered helped shape or inform your current approach to these sorts of things. Seeing y'all have another sit down would be worth the data.

[@mxolisimphago9842]

Hi Dr Sizwe , I am watching closely at to what he ( the minister ) intends to do .

[@davidsonofyisrael]

MP Mr John Lennon was just appointed as Minister of checking urban dwellings for beetles and all critters that could devalue property in South Africa.

[@VID4U-er8wf]

stop the racism word , the people of south africa are united, give Chairpersons a chance to get going before giving opinions on whether they can or cannot achieve, the media jump onto everything and try and analyse what has not yet been done

[@dvheugh]

Goverment money is Public Funding...therefore transparency is needed. If you make a bank loan that is private. Far too long there has been no accountability with the government purse.

[@cuma4893]

Dali Mpofu the cadre behind VBS

[@colourinmyrainbow]

Transparency! The name of the game. I truly disliked Minister Mac Kenzie no so long ago... this exposure endears me cautiously. SMWX provides a balanced and intelligent overview. Thank you! 🙏

[@ntsakojonathansambo4473]

Now I’m skeptical , you decide not to release an urgent video regarding VBS and EFF ? Are you bias ?

[@erileneschioedt6219]

Waiting patiently for the vbs analysis!

[@chronosmagasaurus2813]

lmfao, same. He is very quiet now all of a sudden. He didnt upload in 4 days... divine intervention let us see who the wolves are in sheeps clothing

[@patrioticalliancefanbase]

Analysis of who were deserving of the funds and who not should be explored

[@mrkleinhond]

Ag fok, that aside, have you seen what Cameron has done for many communities the last 10 years before yapping about “black face”. Cheers

[@PeterHofmann-uy9ws]

No VBS response

[@chronosmagasaurus2813]

Nope. Because this is a far left biased channel, he is wolf in sheeps clothing pretending to give off this centrist vibe when he isnt

[@DaveIsALegendPeriod]

It’s absolutely ok to be transparent. I don’t think anyone who got funded should feel ashamed. Besides, R20K is literally pocket change. My worry is, all I saw was white beneficiaries. That is a worry.

[@SikiDlanga]

Ramaphosa better pay you at this point. you are their best advocate

[@gregorydesani9311]

I like your show. It would be great if you can interview these politicians on your platform.

[@m.pmkhwanazi4232]

I use to rate this platform as transparent, independent and fair but the 2024 elections proved how biased it is against the ANC and how it is pro EFF. The VBS saga is going around in all media platforms but the there is deafening silence on this platform, why? Is it coz it makes the EFF look bad. Anyway I am just making an observation as I have been a long time follower of this channel and will continue to be one, I just hope there will be balanced commentary

[@nyamekancapayi]

Dr, I'm expecting an intellectual analysis to this list and beneficiaries...I just started watching now

[@JR-xz6vd]

The rich should pay it back, it's taxpayers money. Give us the names!!!

[@user-gj8kd1cw3z]

I second this. it was a distress /relief fund not a supplement or enrich fund. They should be investigated and prove that they needed not wanted the money. Ticking the box of being an entertainer during covid is not a justified criteria.

[@MeriamDemana-ts1wz]

They did not steal it but it must be stoped.

[@craigclifton7254]

I hear Julius and Floyd will be changing their red overalls for orange ones. He stole pensioners life savings

[@seamus9750]

So optimistic about this new crop of non anc ministers 😊

[@Loadedopinions]

MacG is a protected species my man. Don't shade him

[@mumunya-f8w]

asking for consent would defeat the whole purpose. Most likely, 80% would decline and that would result in lack of transparency again. We all saw it as transparency and i dont think anyone associated that grant with shame. Again, public funds should not require consent

[@user-bn3pc3or1t]

Trying to throw shade against macg. Knowing that macg declared already.

[@AffectionateMountainRang-xv8gv]

When are u going to talk about VBS mr EFF

[@_SMWX]

Soon.

[@ahloml]

What is “fascinating” that you make absolutely sure you clearly mention whites have been receiving relief funds. Not a mention of blacks or other colours that obviously have received too. You credibility is not questionable is just isn’t.

[@zwelethembangcobo3071]

so when 300mill went missing why ddnt the previous minister of home affairs say anything abwt this... R300mill is alot of money & its a huge concern that 300mill can go missing and no one says anything

[@AubreyMaluleke-ev9tm]

Guys,this is one said unfortunately brushed aside.Mom Bathabile defines all the anc members clearly but due to the fact of faction you belong. "Smallanyan skeletons". Who's clean at the anc?.From head to toe, No one. Liberation movement of shame.This stealing are said while still in exile by Tambo,Hani and the others corruption would be the serious program.

[@kayrams1792]

Public tax = Public interests. Transparency and openness is needed in South Africa. Its not ANC money but hardworking people tax. Arthur Mafokate should be investigated along with those bebefited unduly so.

[@pvs3334]

You are aware that these artists are also paying tax on their income as well as all other forms of additional taxes, i.e VAT, etc. And if they earned more than you, their contributions to the fiscus would be more than yours. Don't fall into this lazy thinking trend: Imagine the 18m SASSA grant recipients names be publicized in the the media to be heralded as a good thing. The POPI Act was specifically introduced for the purpose of preventing misuse of personal information. For the selfsame reason the annual matric results are not published with names of students anymore, to protect the individual learner's dignity. In the SA historical contex of dehumanizing of our black forebears, the dignity of the individual is sacrosanct to our constitutional dispensation and foundational to the SA democratic project.

[@zwelethembangcobo3071]

does the public have a right to know what happens with our tax???

[@annecheboub1577]

Could you do a deep dive into the Esidumeni tragedy please when you can

[@hwpienaar]

Transparency must take place. No two ways about it. Only one of the many good things about the DA part of the government.