Deon Oosthuizen

Wildlife photographer & conservationist.

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@iAnonPatriot Soooo what you're saying is he is doing a great job..?

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

Everyone is so shocked and outraged at the new scandal in Mzansi. 2025 problems and still no solutions #SouthAfrica

[Ian Cameron @IanCameron23]

This past week has been another significant reminder of just how deep the crisis of integrity runs in the South African Police Service.

The allegations tabled by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Mkhwanazi, are not just shocking. They emphasise what many of us have been warning about for years: that the SAPS has been systematically hollowed out. And the result is what we see in communities every day; organised crime running rampant, criminals emboldened, and an institution unable to carry out its most basic mandate.

This is not simply about a few “bad apples.” What we are looking at is a culture that has taken root in parts of SAPS management, where corruption is tolerated, incompetence is rewarded, and consequence management is virtually non-existent.

That is why we are where we are today with thousands of police officers arrested over the years for serious crimes and yet most of them still in uniform. This is unfortunately not a Service that the public can trust fearlessly. And it is not a Service that is ready or able to tackle the scale of crime we are dealing with.

It has also become clear over the past week just how damaging the alleged collapse of Crime Intelligence has been. Without a clean, professional, intelligence-driven capability at the heart of SAPS, the fight against organised crime is doomed to fail. At the moment many parts of the SAPS are effectively operating blind.

I’ve been reflecting a lot on what needs to change. There are no silver bullets, but there are clear first steps.

We need an urgent, independent inquiry into these allegations. We need to protect the dockets involved and scrutinise them properly. We need to stop pretending that SAPS can police itself. Lifestyle audits, vetting and skills audits need to be conducted by external, independent bodies.

Crime Intelligence needs to be rebuilt from the ground up with the right people in the right positions and with proper oversight. IPID needs to be properly resourced to follow through on investigations without fear or favour and should not report to the same minister as SAPS, maybe a chapter 9 institution as previously recommended. And there needs to be a serious, professional consequence management culture. Those who break the law or who are unfit to wear the uniform must be removed without excuses.

It is easy to stand at a podium and talk about integrity. But South Africans are tired of words. They want to see action. And so do I.

We have long argued for an intelligence-led, prosecution-driven model to tackle organised crime. That model still holds and it is the only way we can turn the tide.

For now, I can only say that this week has strengthened our resolve to keep pushing for accountability at the highest levels of SAPS and for real reform. This is not about attacking individuals for the sake of it. This is about protecting, but first restoring the integrity of one of the most important institutions in our democracy.

Let’s keep pushing.

IC

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@PillayKavi @JacoKleynhans Hong Hong Hong

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@Eskom_SA Guys relax, the ministers need to eat, it was janaworry

[Eskom Hld SOC Ltd @Eskom_SA]

#LoadsheddingUpdate

Sunday, 04 February 2024: Due to the need to further replenish emergency reserves in preparation for the week ahead, Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 02:00 on Sunday until further notice. Eskom will closely monitor the power system and communicate should it be required.

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@Eskom_SA Translation, we need to eat some more

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@GodPenuel @News24 Surley the 2.3Billion(2021) US Dollar is an income SA can't do without?

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@CharlieDance18 @Keanubtc More anti white rethoric

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@Eskom_SA Ministers during loadshedding

[piet @repiet]

@Eskom_SA register to vote

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@FemalePencil Everything is apartheid. Can't recall anyone here needing a pass, no curfews, no racial discrimination, but maybe your attitude makes Capetonians avoid you....

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@Dylan822 @MayorPappas Another Tender Mafia apologist

[Failing JHB (It's Over. Semigration Arc.) @FailingJhb]

@Eskom_SA https://t.co/IQXSk2oKfq

Remember: don't listen to what politicians SAY. Watch what they DO!

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@Eskom_SA Poor management and corruption hits again!

[Pieter-Louis Myburgh @PLMyburgh]

It pains me to say this, but the battle is lost, quite possibly for good. This case didn’t collapse on its merits but rather because the NPA has been fundamentally broken.

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@Eskom_SA Translation: Our tender mafia needs Xmas bonuses so we allow sabotage so we all can eat from the Eskom cake

[Oli London @OliLondonTV]

In 2018, the Mayor of Hebron, a Palestinian city in the West Bank with a population of 220,000 offered Palestinians $5 for killing dogs.

The mayor told Palestinians to kill as many dogs as possible and offered a $25 reward for killing 5 dogs.

Thousands of dogs were then shot and killed by Palestinians in The West Bank.

Images of dogs being tortured, killed and abused by Palestinians began spreading on social media at the time.

Another Palestinian mayor, the Mayor of Tulkarm then followed suit and offered rewards for Palestinians to kill stray dogs.

The mayor who announced the initiative Tayseer Abu Sneineh, had previously been convicted for his involvement in the 1980 Hebron terrorist attack which killed 6 Jewish people- 3 Israelis, 2 Americans & 1 Canadian.

Sources:

https://t.co/BB5nI6LGHF

https://t.co/Oix7EK6woq

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

News 24 reports, what a legacy to have #Cele #policeminister #SouthAfrica

[Deon Oosthuizen @Kwansuis]

@telegram any idea how I can have a look at why I was banned on your service ? Had it for a week and boom banned. Haven't even messaged anyone #wtf #banned #telegram