lawaai

passionate open minded opinionated but keeps most to myself misunderstood at times

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

U've been weight...
U've been measured...
And u've been found wanting

[Parliament of RSA @ParliamentofRSA]

MP ADAMS' COMMISSION TESTIMONY ON ICT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PARLIAMENT

Parliament, Tuesday, 11 August 2026 - Parliament has noted statements made by National Coloured Congress Member of Parliament Mr Fadiel Adams during his appearance before the Madlanga Commission this morning, in which he attributed delays in accessing correspondence from the Commission to persistent problems with his Parliament-issued laptop.

Mr Adams indicated, among other things, that his laptop had been problematic for approximately 18 months, was frequently either frozen or in for repairs, and that this had affected his ability to access information.

Ordinarily, Parliament would not comment on explanations offered by a Member in proceedings before a commission of inquiry. However, insofar as these claims create the impression that Parliament failed over an extended period to provide a Member with functional tools of trade necessary for the performance of his constitutional responsibilities, the institutional record requires clarification.

Following Mr Adams' remarks, Parliament reviewed the ICT Service Desk records relating to technical support logged for him during the relevant period.

The records do not reflect any reported incident of persistent laptop malfunction, hardware failure, repeated freezing of the device, or the laptop being repeatedly submitted to ICT for repairs.

The ICT incidents recorded during this period relate primarily to routine user-access and account-support matters. These include a Windows password reset in January 2025, an ERP/Marang password reset in June 2025, assistance with logging into a device in July 2025, a Wi-Fi update in January 2026, and an ERP/Marang eDisclosure-related request in June 2026. These matters were recorded through Parliament's ICT Service Desk and were closed.

Password resets, authentication or login difficulties and connectivity configuration are routine ICT support matters and are materially different from a device being technically dysfunctional or unavailable for an extended period.

Parliament therefore has no ICT Service Desk record supporting the assertion that Mr Adams' parliamentary laptop was persistently dysfunctional for approximately 18 months in the manner described before the Commission.

It is also important to clarify that Parliament's provision of tools of trade to Members is not limited to a single laptop. Members are provided with multiple ICT devices, including a laptop, tablet and smart phone, precisely to support continuity of access and enable Members to perform their parliamentary responsibilities.

Where a Member experiences a technical problem with an allocated device, established ICT support channels are available for the incident to be logged, diagnosed and resolved. Alternative Parliament-issued devices also provide continuity of access while a particular device is being attended to.

Parliament's clarification is confined to its own ICT and administrative records and should not be construed as commenting on the substance of Mr Adams' evidence before the Commission, which remains a matter for the Commission.

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@ChrisExcel102 "Without unconditionally" dude is really hurt 😢

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@Mothematiks Do be naive chief every month hard working SAns waist their money on alcohol and girls/ friends

[Zintoh Mhlanga @MediaZaban865]

A P O L O G Y?
Basically, @PieterDuToit and your colleagues are admitting that you were NOT reporting objectively?

And we knew it vele. We confronted @News24 and we told @SAEditorsForum but nobody cared. The country was at risk, dangerous narratives were being manufactured by these embedded journalists but still @SAEditorsForum
and @PressCouncil_SA kept quiet. When Gen Mkhwanazi proposed a clean-up, y'all were frothing on your mouths defending embedded journalism.

Today these bogus journalists are apologizing for abandoning the basic journalistic principles and taking Andrea Johnson's side.

How do you explain getting things so fundamentally wrong if basic principles of journalism were being followed?

Journalism requires that: ■facts must be checked against reliable sources; ■documents must be scrutinised and corroborated;
■allegations must be tested; and
■reporting should distinguish clearly between fact, allegation, inference and opinion.

These ones based their reportibg ob on one-sided sources or assumptions rather than independently verified facts and documentary evidence.

Where were the journalistic principles of accuracy, verification, fairness and objectivity @CowansView
@PieterDuToit
@Abrammashego @karynmaughan etc?

And if those principles were followed, how did you get it so spectacularly wrong?

We only take apologies fir minor editorial errors, NOT this. You guys lack patriotic journalism.

We have so many questions about the quality, methodology and integrity of your reporting itself. If proven true that some of these journalists appear in certain payrolls of suspicious individuals, it will explain a whole lot of this newsroom rot.

@ReggyMoalusi; @MathataTsedu; @MondliMakhanya; @AdriaanBasson; @ReddyTlabi; @NgwakoMalatji;

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@ZungulaVuyo They want to exclude the poor as they won't be able to pay for such services

[Bianca van Wyk @BiancavanWyk16]

They tell the world how terrible South Africa is. 🇿🇦

Then you scratch beneath the surface... 👀

Peet Viljoen is a good example and reminder that before you believe someone selling you a racist horror story about South Africa, check the storyteller.

Funny how the receipts always turn up. 🧾😂

🎥 See more exclusive footage here: https://t.co/B9I6iWFdiK

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@GlobalSouthNew It's cheap labor fighting back

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@Newzroom405 WC government is useless when it comes to dealing with crime that affects black and colored people, let that happen in seapoint and camps bay ,just two people then you will see resources thrown all in

[Amukelani Moyani @AmukelaniMoyani]

They murdered a man, please report their whereabouts to @SAPoliceService

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@kimheller3 Uthini yena ke manje

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@athenkosi591 Performance doing wat here

[kgadi♠️ @Kgadi_yaMoloto]

Wanted Two Murderers Let us help the SAPS trace and arrest these two cold-blooded murderers. It is also rumoured that they may be from Lesotho.

LCB 💔

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@eNCA And what is law enforcement job in all this, shouldn't he be talking about beefing up the police 🤔

[GlobalSouthNews @GlobalSouthNew]

Wanted Murderers!

Let us help the SAPS trace and arrest these cold-blooded murderers. It is also rumoured that they may be from Lesotho

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@SABCNews NPA is now used as a tool setle scores

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@kimheller3 Are those whistleblowers or people who had a part to play in the rot

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@kimheller3 So no white people anywhere to give evidence, so disappointing 😕

[ChaosNoodle🇿🇦 @ChaosNoodleboy]

Am i the only one who round up to bounce ma R300 ,R400?🤣

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@iDiskiTimes Poor pirates was getting all the blame while the guy is fighting his own demons

[lawaai @Ptlanga99]

@UnionStGilloise I remember 1 coach saying it will take him 6 months before he can play that side