Link between civil disobedience and poor service delivery
Media Statement by Mr Bongani Msomi, UDM Secretary General Government has blinkers on when it comes to the consequences of poor service delivery, particularly at local government level. Disingenuous...
View ArticleSA’s trigger happy police
Media statement by Mr Bongani Msomi, UDM Secretary General Understandably so police brutality is an emotive issue in a country with our history. However, we never in our wildest dreams thought that,...
View ArticleUDM WOMEN’S ORGANISATION LAMENTS THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY POLICE OFFICERS:
As the United Democratic Movement Women’s Organisation, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to the Madindi family who lost their daughter Vuyiswa and her mother Sbongile during a shoot-out...
View ArticleUDM reacts to the appointment of Mthandazo Ntlemeza as new head of the Hawks
Statement issued by Bongani Msomi – UDM Secretary General The United Democratic Movement (UDM) welcomes the appointment of Mthandazo Berning Ntlemeza as the new head of Hawks. It remains to been seen...
View ArticlePolice attack against students
Statement issued by UDM President, Bantu Holomisa The brutal attack by police directed against the peacefully protesting students of the Nelson Mandela Municipality University and other Universities in...
View ArticleNo bail for suspects
Statement issueb by Thandi Nontenja - UDEMWO Secretary General The United Democratic Movement Women’s Organisation (UDEMWO) welcomes the arrest of three men relating to the rape and horrendous murder...
View ArticleUDM welcomes the appointment of our new National Police Commissioner
Mr Bongani MsomiUDM Secretary General The United Democratic Movement (UDM) welcomes the appointment of General KJ Sitole as our new National Police Commissioner. It is good that he comes from inside...
View ArticleUDEMWO: The SA police is not serious about stopping the kidnapping and murder...
Ms Thandi NontenjaUDEMWO Secretary General The United Democratic Movement Women’s Organisation (UDEMWO) is concerned that the South African Police Services do not appear to take kidnapping reports...
View ArticleHigh levels of crime at Konqeni Location (Mthatha) and allegations of police...
Mr BH Cele Minister of Police Private Bag X9080 Cape Town 8000 Dear Honourable Minister Cele High levels of crime at Konqeni Location (Mthatha) and allegations of police collusion with criminals 1. I...
View ArticleBlame for the unrest in South Africa is to be laid at the feet of the entire...
Certain parts of South Africa are ablaze, and the blame is squarely to be laid at the feet of the entire African National Congress (ANC) leadership and their incessant and uncontrolled infighting. It...
View ArticlePresident Ramaphosa’s meeting with political leaders was underwhelming
Leaders of some political parties today met upon the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa with the various ministers in the security cluster also in attendance. The United Democratic Movement (UDM)...
View ArticleUnacceptable persistent violence in schools!
Mr Bongani MsomiUDM Secretary General The United Democratic Movement (UDM) is concerned by the prevalence of physical, verbal violence and aggression directed against teachers and schooling staff, in...
View ArticleThe conundrum of Cele’s “hard-core” reaction to “hard-core” criminals
Statement by Yongama Zigebe, UDM Secretary General With the Marianhill deadly gun-battle between police and suspected criminals fresh in our memories, the United Democratic Movement (UDM) has noted...
View ArticleThe police aren’t doing their job, but communities cannot take the law into...
Statement by Mlindeni Sibango, UDM Spokesperson on Safety, Security and Defence The United Democratic Movement (UDM) condemns in the strongest terms two recent incidents where South African communities...
View ArticleGovernment fails to deliver services to Mahikeng residents and then turns on...
Statement by Yongama Zigebe, UDM Secretary General The residents in Mahikeng, in the North West, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of service delivery in the only way they know how, to...
View ArticleFree to protest, but why are South Africans burning down the house whilst...
Opinion Piece by Mr Yongama Zigebe, Secretary General of the United Democratic Movement During the apartheid era, South Africans lacked the freedom to protest and express their views as they do today....
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