@RenaldoGouws If there was more to the VF+ than just being a home for people who hate the DA then they could really win some votes. But their presence on the ground, online, in Cabinet and Parliament is pitiful.
@ConCaracal Buller suffered some defeats in Natal, but was abetter general than Roberts. Roberts basically destroyed his army through bad organisation on the way to Pretoria and killed thousands of his men by mishandling a Typhoid outbreak in Bloemfontein. Buller deserves more credit.
@GovernmentZA Time for SAPS to listen to the people and not the diehards in its Civilian Protectorate. Over 120k people rejected the Firearms Amendment Bill but you keep pushing it regardless. We won't allow you to make us defenceless against criminals.
I really hope the new @Our_DA minister @willieaucamp1 reads the DA's election manifesto and starts the process towards implementing Rural Safety Units, allow farmers and their workers to protect rural areas and agriculture will take off. Crime is one of the biggest limiters.
Not all firearm licences have the same validity period. Different sections have different renewal timelines. Track your section, expiry date and 90-day renewal deadline. Renew in time. #GOSA#GOSAHasMy6
@willempet VF+ exists only as the anti DA. Many people hate the DA and have no-one else to vote for, but in reality there is very little substance to the VF+. They have very little presence on the ground and the DA is much more visible and effectively managed.
@defenceWeb_Afr SANDF must bring back the Commando's to help keep SA safe. They Commando's can be self funding, they just need an Armband from the SANDF, the rest they can pay for themselves.
@IOL There can only be unity if the ANC does not try and force DA cabinet ministers to sign off on legislation that does not violate their manifesto. Attempts to grab land or firearms from citizens will rightly be resisted by the DA.
🚨🚔Criminals must fear the law.
Those who break the law must be caught, but this can only occur when vital evidence is collected at a crime scene.
Do you think SAPS is equipped to collect evidence?
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@TomJonesOfCT@IanCameron23@Our_DA@TonyLeonSA Many gun owners appreciate the DA's protection of our rights and will vote for the party as a result. If Thats a problem for you there are many other parties out there.
*DA calls for withdrawal of proposed PSIRA regulation amendments and Firearms Control Amendment Bill*
The @Our_DA calls for the proposed PSIRA regulation amendments and the Firearms Control Amendment Bill to be withdrawn and reconsidered in full.
The events around 30 June again showed what communities already know: SAPS cannot fight violent crime alone.
Government reportedly had to set aside around R600 million for security measures linked to 30 June, while also relying on metro police, private security, CPFs, neighbourhood watches, farm watches and ordinary South Africans to help keep communities safe.
That should tell government something.
South Africa needs every lawful partner in the fight against crime. Yet government is still pushing policies that could weaken the very people and industries it depends on when the pressure is on.
The proposed PSIRA regulation amendments, gazetted on 28 March 2025, would place further burdens on private security providers in relation to the issuing, carrying, storage, tracking and use of firearms and other weapons. These amendments risk duplicating existing firearm controls, increasing costs, creating uncertainty and weakening armed response capacity in high-risk environments.
This is especially concerning when PSIRA itself faces serious questions around governance, corruption allegations, leadership instability and regulatory overreach.
The Firearms Control Amendment Bill is equally flawed. It was rejected by the large majority of participants in the NEDLAC process, and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service has recently admitted in Parliament that the Bill may need to be reconsidered.
The Bill targets lawful firearm owners while criminals continue to use illegal firearms. It undermines lawful self-defence, adds pressure to the already struggling Central Firearms Register, and punishes compliant citizens, hunters, sport shooters, collectors and security companies instead of focusing on illegal firearms and violent criminals.
South Africa’s crime crisis will not be solved by weakening lawful people and lawful industries.
The real failures are clear: weak Crime Intelligence, overstretched detectives, forensic delays, SAPS firearm losses, an inefficient Central Firearms Register and poor consequence management for violent offenders.
The state must stop treating lawful partners as the problem.
The criminals are the problem.
Government must fix SAPS, target illegal firearms, support lawful self-defence, strengthen responsible private security and work with communities.
You cannot ask people to help save the ship while drilling holes in the hull.