South Africa’s biggest threat is its criminal mafia state

Freedom Front Plus MPL, Advocate Anton Alberts, said the mafia state is the greatest threat to South Africa’s sovereignty.

He shared this information during a Gauteng Legislature session where his party supported a motion paying tribute to whistle-blower Babita Deokaran.

“Deokaran’s actions serve as a moral compass, laying bare Gauteng and the country’s failings,” he said.

“Her ultimate sacrifice has once again shown that human life apparently has very little value in our society.”

Alberts said the situation revealed that large parts of the government’s systems are in the grip of a Leviathan, a dragon that has no respect for life.

“Despite all the hard work by the police and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), countless people are senselessly slaughtered by criminal elements,” he said.

Statistics tend to gloss over victims’ harrowing experiences, yet the facts clearly indicate how many lives have been taken in the name of material greed.

He said the Leviathan of criminality continues to grow and is morphing into a mafia state that is infiltrating and affecting almost every part of society.

“Against this backdrop, the best way for us to honour Deokaran’s memory is to keep fighting for order and human dignity,” Alberts said.

He said South Africa should ensure that the dragon is eradicated and that the sword of justice is wielded effectively.

“It is our duty to ensure that the fight against committing murder is once again restored as the moral foundation of a healthy society,” he said.

Alberts said that all people in South Africa should be protected against harm perpetrated by another.

South Africa can be classified as a mafia state

North West University political analyst, Professor Andre Duvenhage, said South Africa qualifies as a mafia state.

Duvenhage shared his views amidst the Madlanga Commission hearings into criminality, political interference and corruption in the Criminal Justice System.

The commission was set up following serious allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

Mkhwanazi implicated numerous high-ranking police officers, including Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, in having ties to criminal syndicates.

Initial evidence suggests that powerful criminal syndicates have infiltrated South Africa’s criminal justice system.

There are also allegations that police investigations, particularly those involving sensitive political issues, have been suppressed, manipulated, or diverted.

It further suggests that high-ranking police officers and influential politicians have colluded, failed to act, and benefited from criminal interference.

Commenting on these events, Duvenhage said South Africa can now be categorised as a mafia state, or criminal state, based on objective criteria.

He explained that a criminal state is where crime is rife and organised crime has reached a level where it is difficult to distinguish between the political and criminal elite.

“The classic differentiation between a normal state and a mafia state is where you cannot clearly differentiate between the political and criminal elite,” he said.

“In the South African context, there is a long history of evidence, which includes academic research, that this differentiation does not exist.”

He said the Madlanga Commission and Mkhwanazi’s comments show the strong links between ANC politicians in the government and people connected to criminal activities.

He added that the Zondo Commission, which investigated allegations of state capture in South Africa, also showed strong links between the political and criminal elite.

“You will find the same evidence at the Moerane Commission, which investigated political assassinations, and the Seriti Commission, which looked at the arms deal,” he said.

“There is now clear evidence that South Africa qualifies to be regarded as a mafia state according to traditional and established criteria.”