“SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SECURITY UNDER THREAT,”SAYS POET MZWAKHE MBULI

SAFTA Spokesperson Mzwakhe Mbuli, Head of Media and Communications Dede Mogotlane, SAFTA members Janneman Terblanche and Bannie van der Walt at the organisation’s media briefing in Johannesburg on Friday

Renowned poet Mzwakhe Mbuli has revealed that South Africa’s national security is under threat as the security industry of the country has been infiltrated by foreign agents.

According to Mbuli, the said foreign agents are in most cases former army generals from Israel and the United States of America and are currently playing a major role in issuing the Firearm Certification to the Military and Police.

SAFTA members addressing the media on Friday

“These former generals influence decisions regarding the types of arms that the army may use so that they can easily breach the security of our country, and we are of the opinion that this state of Affairs needs the attention of the Minister,” said Mbuli.

Mbuli is Spokesperson of the South African Firearms Trainers Association ( SAFTA).

He made these revelations at SAFTA’s media conference held in Johannesburg on Friday.

According to Mbuli, SAFTA members also complain about the closure of their businesses and revocation of their licenses.

” Some members have complained that their firearm stores have been shut down and were penalised for not obeying instructions that do not meet the criteria set out in the Firearms Control Act,” lamented Mbuli.

“In our work we assist our members to comply by registering their businesses accordingly and we are concerned that people with dual citizenships as well as foreign nationals have acquired South African Identity Documents and are operating extensively in the firearms industry; the law requires strict vetting and we therefore request authorities to investigate whether there is no conflict of interests which may jeopardise national security,” he said.

He said his organisation has already opened three cases with the police regarding fraud and possible *conflict of interest in the firearms industry, but to date they have been informed that the cases were still under investigation.

These are the case numbers and dates he referred to:

First case opened on 06/07/2016.

Second case no. 234/12/ 2020 at Malmesbury.

Third case no.CAS 5764/3/2026

” Justice delayed is justice denied and we therefore intend escalating the matter to the National Prosecuting Authority in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act 32 of 1998 so that investigations may be expedited,” he said.