Westville schools need probes, justice for Jayden-Lee Meek and obsesssion with ICJ case must stop, say readers

Get justice for Jayden-Lee Meek

ActionSA has written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, following the brutal death of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, a tragedy that was entirely preventable.

Policing at Florida Police Station, Johannesburg has all but collapsed. There is a complete breakdown in accountability, operational readiness, and basic service delivery.

This is not an isolated failure but a reflection of the deep systemic rot within the SAPS that endangers lives of communities across the country.Jayden-Lee’s murder is a damning indictment of SAPS’s inability to protect South Africa’s most vulnerable.

Communities are being left to fend for themselves as law enforcement crumbles under the weight of corruption, mismanagement, and political neglect.

ActionSA is calling for accountability and urgent intervention. We have urgently requested that the Portfolio Committee on Police exercise its powers in terms of Section 56(a), (b), and (c) of the Constitution, read with Rule 167(a) of the 9th Edition of the Rules of the National Assembly, to:
1. Summon the Florida Police Station Commander and relevant SAPS officials to account for the mounting complaints around this station’s lack of urgency and responsiveness to incidents of violent crime.
2. Summon the Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, to account for SAPS’s ongoing failure to combat violent crime and address poor police resourcing.
3. Undertake an oversight visit by the committee to the affected community to hear from residents about the challenges they face.
4. Allow for formal presentations by concerned stakeholders such as Women Empowerment Platform and community activists who have been at the forefront of the fight for justice and safety on the ground.

ActionSA will not rest until justice is served, not only for Jayden-Lee, but for every child in South Africa who deserves the right to grow up free from violence and fear.

There can be no more excuses. Justice must not only be done it must be seen to be done, swiftly and without compromise. | DERELEEN JAMES ActionSA Member of Parliament

This obsession with ICJ case must stop

Reading an article by Mashudu Sadike the other day, I realised that the ANC and certain other religious groups have an absolute obsession with this case.

Despite clear evidence that farmers are being attacked and murdered here in South Africa, there is still this narrative that Israel is a genocidal nation, whilst more people die daily in SA.

On the other hand, the White farmer murders are being completely dismissed and rubbished! US President Donald Trump made it very clear that the government, the ANC in particular, is complicit in allowing hate speech by EFF members to flourish unchecked.

Not only is this unconstitutional, it shows how uninterested the ANC is in Whites being killed and marginalised, and how absolutely laser-focused they are on the case against Israel, when unemployment is the highest in our country and people are digging in bins for tin cans to sell for money, and some family members are working 3 jobs just to sustain their loved ones!

I was very disappointed that Trump didn’t ask Ramaphosa about the 142 race laws on camera, or the Phala Phala scandal, nor the shameless ICJ case!

As serious as farm murders are in South Africa, the ICJ case is just as important and simply cannot be overlooked.

Accusing another sovereign nation of genocide when it is trying to protect its own people against terror, whilst your own country is teetering on economic collapse, you need to look in the mirror and ask yourself this: how and why have you gone so far off track with regards to upholding the law in your own country?

Whilst chaos reigns on our streets, we are obssessing over another war in another region, miles away from us, and the world at large, is laughing at our clown government!

As Chief Rabbi Goldstein had put it in his last podcast on Youtube: Ramaphosa will soon have to face his Maker and he and his ANC will stand accused of the greatest sin: cursing Israel. | LOOSTHUIZEN Durban

Westville school saga must be investigated

The DA has submitted written parliamentary questions to KZN Education MEC, Sipho Hlomuka, following his department’s failure to provide answers or closure despite numerous serious, longstanding allegations against the principal at Westville Senior Primary.

The allegations, by parents and staff, include administrative mismanagement, deteriorating staff morale and inappropriate sexual comments. This matter has dragged on for more than three years, to the detriment of learners, parents and school staff. Despite repeated assurances by KZN’s Department of Education (DoE) that the matter was under investigation, the department is yet to finalise or disclose the outcomes of the processes it claims to have undertaken.

This lack of transparency and meaningful communication has led to deep frustration. It also raises questions about whether the DoE is protecting its officials rather than acting in the interests of learners and educators. 

Recent media reports have again drawn public attention to the issue and the DA calls on MEC Hlomuka and his department to immediately reopen the investigation.

Equally, we call on him to ensure that it is conducted through an independent, transparent process with clear timelines and regular communication with affected stakeholders.

 It is unacceptable that this remains unresolved after so long. SAKHILE MNGADI  | DA KZN spokesperson on Education

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