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		<title>South Africa’s Educare Centres Need Government Support and Funding for Teachers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidyananda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I think it is well known to all that the state of education in South...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/opinion/letter-to-the-editor/south-africas-educare-centres-need-government-support-and-funding-for-teachers/">South Africa’s Educare Centres Need Government Support and Funding for Teachers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think it is well known to all that the state of education in South Africa is rather abysmal. Especially, the poor communities are not receiving a proper education.</p>
<p>I am involved with an educare, and from my experience with the organisation, I can testify to how difficult it is not only to run an educare but even to get it started. It is extremely difficult due to the following reasons.</p>
<p>The government requirements are prohibitive for any community-based educare startup. Not only is it impossible to fulfil the requirements from a practical perspective, but it is impossible from a financial perspective. Practically, it is impossible because the requirements are based on first-world standards which cannot be met by a third-world reality. Financially, it is impossible due to the immense costs that have to be incurred to be able to fulfil the requirements.</p>
<p>Furthermore, the government offers no assistance at all. It merely comes with a checklist to see if one complies.</p>
<p>Hence, township residents cannot start educare centres legally. This means there are hardly any educare centres because the government is not providing any.</p>
<p>Another immense hurdle is funding. Even if an educare centre has managed to get registered, it is very difficult to get sufficient funding. The educare centre cannot generate income from fees if it is serving the poorest of the poor, as they obviously cannot pay fees that can fund an educare centre.</p>
<p>Therefore, an educare centre is dependent on receiving funds from the government and donors. The government does not provide adequate funding. Hence, an educare requires additional funding from the private sector. Even the donations from well-meaning individuals are insufficient. What an educare requires is funding from companies.</p>
<p>But here is the difficulty. Most companies do not wish to fund salaries. And for an educare, whose entire programme depends entirely on its teachers, funding for teacher salaries is essential. No funds for salaries means no teachers. No teachers means no educare centres. No educare centres means millions of children do not receive an education.</p>
<p><strong>The Educare sector requires two important shifts in the consciousness of society:</strong></p>
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<li>Government must make all efforts to assist educare centres in their startup and registration process.</li>
<li>Donors need to fund teacher salaries. Donors need to recognise that by supporting an educare centre meaningfully, teacher salaries need to be funded. You can fund the property, you can fund the food, but it will be an empty educare centre if there is no teacher due to the lack of funds for salaries.</li>
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<p>So, this is our heartfelt appeal to society as a whole. Support the teachers: they are the ones who educate our children, a most vital role in society.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/opinion/letter-to-the-editor/south-africas-educare-centres-need-government-support-and-funding-for-teachers/">South Africa’s Educare Centres Need Government Support and Funding for Teachers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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		<title>LQBTQ Rallies Spark Huge Anger Worldwide</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. L Oosthuizen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Conservatives and Christians around the World must be furious at the recent Pride parades and...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/opinion/letter-to-the-editor/lqbtq-rallies-spark-huge-anger-worldwide/">LQBTQ Rallies Spark Huge Anger Worldwide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Conservatives and Christians around the World must be furious at the recent Pride parades and LGBTQ PLUS rallies which have taken place in countries such as our very own South Africa, Canada, the US, the Netherlands, Spain and Brazil.</p>
<p>Common practices at these events include placards in which Jesus is mocked and belittled, adult men dressed up in pink and rainbow colours performing all sorts of derogatory sexual acts in front of little children whilst parents stand by and watch, and slogans such as &#8216;Not today Jesus&#8217; and all sorts of other distasteful phrases being displayed with glee and arrogance by attendees. Recently in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a man could be seen dressed up as &#8220;mock Jesus&#8221;, wearing a crown of thorns, which is very symbolic to Christian believers, and a gold cross, dancing g down the street as spectators gathered. Similarly, in Denmark, a controversial mock reenactment of the Last Supper was staged, which caused an uproar amongst Christians, which is understandable.</p>
<p>What would happen if other religious deities or gods, such as Buddha or Mohamed would be made a mockery of? And why is it always Christianity which is targeted? Could this be a sign of a time when believers of the Holy Church and the Bible will have to face increasing opposition for no particular reason? Is it a sign of Socialism, Marxism, Communism and Atheism combining g to form an alliance against good Western values? Or are we just living in a World where people have sadly lost their identity, their self-respect and their dignity, and are now looking for answers far and wide, rather than doing some introspection with regards to what is acceptable public behaviour and how careful we need to be with what we put out in front of our children and those who are vulnerable or susceptible to having a lack of self-worth or identity?</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t outright condemn members of the LGBTQ + community, but I also urge those individuals who practice such things to do so responsibly and out of the sight of our youth, as these sort of actions are aggressively immoral, in my view, and reek of total disrespect and a lack of self-awareness. We are all responsible for our behaviour, and given the fact that SA is predominantly a Christian nation, these parades and practices deserve to be scrutinized or at least monitored more strictly, for the sake of our children and purely out of reverence for who the God of the Bible is to some of us.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/opinion/letter-to-the-editor/lqbtq-rallies-spark-huge-anger-worldwide/">LQBTQ Rallies Spark Huge Anger Worldwide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Cost of Being White in South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If you are looking for sympathy or an easier life in SA, forget about it,...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/opinion/letter-to-the-editor/the-cost-of-being-white-in-south-africa/">The Cost of Being White in South Africa</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are looking for sympathy or an easier life in SA, forget about it, especially if you are White, a supporter of Capitalism and free markets, and a friend of Israel or Trump.</p>
<p>Hostility towards Whites purely due to their skin pigmentation has skyrocketed in a post-Apartheid, post-Mandela age. The World once looked at our country as the blueprint for a perfectly synchronized, non-racial rainbow society, but as the Zuma-led ANC entered our economic timeline, everything that was once hoped for and fought for came crashing down and swirling down the drain of &#8216;redress and revenge&#8217;. Race laws, quotas in sport, BBBEE, a hunger for land reform, nepotism and state capture had become stock standard everyday practice for the pro-transformation tenderpreneurs. Throw into this mix the aggressive pushback from the red berets and Malema&#8217;s insatiable appetite for &#8216;cutting the throats of Whiteness&#8217; and &#8216;killing the Boer&#8217;, as his song suggests, and you have a cesspool of wanton race politics constructed by hatred and a pigmentation obsession.</p>
<p>For over 20 years now, White people have had to endure the constant reminders from our Black brothers and sisters how wrong Apartheid was and how much hurt our forefathers had caused, and I&#8217;m starting to wonder what the sum total of White hatred has ultimately added up to, and how much longer White minority groups can endure the onslaught? From thousands of proudly South African, Springbok-loving, biltong-eating Mango-groovin Whities leaving our shores for the cold, volcanic island of the New Zealand Maori with its long white cloud, or the similarly warm blue oceans of Australia, with its kangaroos, very different accents and similar multi-cultural Mish-mash of Asians, Afrikaners, Chinese, Muslim and other interesting people, to farmers having to pack up to go and farm in the USA or Europe, leaving behind decades of South African dreams and aspirations, pushed out by racist legislation and ANC cadre-corruption.</p>
<p>Whether your son had been left out of a particular rugby team due to race politics or affirmative action, or your job application was unsuccessful despite your obvious qualifications for the role that had been advertised, if you are White and have been living in SA for long enough, you would have felt the sting of revenge and anger at some point, driven by an ANC government and kept alive by millions of ignorant voters who just keep voting for the most inept, greedy government to continue pounding whites into the ground and literally edging them out of society, one race law at a time, but not only that, but hurting their own people through rising unemployment, ridiculous cost of living and making them depend on a social grant which would inevitably force them to either commit crimes, steal or end up in prison, only to continue the same patterns of an unfulfilled and uninspired life again.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/opinion/letter-to-the-editor/the-cost-of-being-white-in-south-africa/">The Cost of Being White in South Africa</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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		<title>Steenhuisen Has Become Ramaphosa&#8217;s Puppet and Secret Weapon</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. L Oosthuizen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The DA&#8217;s John Steenhuisen, who is no stranger to most South Africans by now, has...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/opinion/letter-to-the-editor/steenhuisen-become-ramaphosa-puppet-secret-weapon/">Steenhuisen Has Become Ramaphosa&#8217;s Puppet and Secret Weapon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The DA&#8217;s John Steenhuisen, who is no stranger to most South Africans by now, has seemingly lost his identity since joining the GNU- Becoming the laughing stock of the DA and, most of all, Ramaphosa and the ANC&#8217;s excuse and a scapegoat.</p>
<p>The Foot and Mouth Disease crisis, although not created by Steenhuisen, has exposed him and the DA for being untrustworthy and far from ready to govern SA. One would be forgiven for thinking that the party in blue who govern so well in the Western Cape, could save South Africa from falling off the cliff of the economic abyss that the ANC and it&#8217;s cadres had created, but after witnessing Steenhuisen&#8217;s performance at the Whitehouse, the FMD fiasco, the sacking of former fellow DA members Dion George, Andrew Whitfield and Emma Powell and Geordin Hill Lewis&#8217; unwarranted attack on Piet Groenewaldt, voters should have enough information to make a well-informed decision about who governs SA in the future, or not.</p>
<p>The DA&#8217;s request for a reshuffling of the cabinet and laying off of Steenhuisen to save face will be used by Ramaphosa as a political weapon as he drags out the process, and watches more DA voters lose patience with the once-trusted party, which once upon a time valued the private sector and fought against the ANC, rather than getting cosy with it. The next election will be an unforgettable one, as South Africans no longer know who to trust or who to vote for. The common theme around the World right now is that governments are becoming more totalitarian, and the people are becoming more resistant to being controlled, and more reluctant to want to see change. Classic examples are the recent resignation of Keir Starmer and the criticism of Australian left-wing puppet Anthony Albanese.</p>
<p>Steenhuisen went from fearless opposition leader of the DA, to disastrous minister of Agriculture and now, one of SA&#8217;s most -disliked politicians, amongst the likes of Ramaphosa, Malema, Mashatile, Mbalula and Lesufi. White farmers and Afrikaans-speaking voters are obviously highly disgruntled by Steenhuisen&#8217;s recent behaviour, but don&#8217;t think for one second that the DA will only be losing Afrikaner folk! Many people are starting to see their true colours, and I, for one, have to separate myself from the DA faithful despite having supported them for so many years! The ANC is smiling right now, as Steenhuisen has become the very reason that the ANC no longer feels like it is solely responsible for the mess in SA. How convenient for Ramaphosa since the ANC is at its weakest ever! Congratulations to Steenhuisen for taking the heat off the cadres! Let&#8217;s see what this blunder will cost the DA in future!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/opinion/letter-to-the-editor/steenhuisen-become-ramaphosa-puppet-secret-weapon/">Steenhuisen Has Become Ramaphosa&#8217;s Puppet and Secret Weapon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Digital ID Trap: Why You Must Resist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Algorithmic Cage: Why the Schreiber-Ramaphosa Digital ID Scheme is a Trap—And How to Fight...</p>
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<h2 data-path-to-node="0"><em>The Algorithmic Cage: Why the Schreiber-Ramaphosa Digital ID Scheme is a Trap—And How to Fight It</em></h2>
<p data-path-to-node="1">The administrative elite are moving the goalposts once again. Under the guise of solving the illegal immigration crisis and streamlining government databases, the Department of Home Affairs—steered by Minister Leon Schreiber and rubber-stamped by President Cyril Ramaphosa—is launching an aggressive campaign to invalidate the traditional, non-trackable green barcoded ID book.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="2">Do not be deceived by the corporate-state public relations campaign. This is not about administrative modernization or protecting borders. The forced transition to a centralized Digital ID system is a calculated assault on individual sovereignty, designed to build a permanent infrastructure of biometric tracking, automated compliance, and digital financial control.</p>
<h3 data-path-to-node="4">1. The Technology of Total Control</h3>
<p data-path-to-node="5">The state wants you to believe that digitizing your identity makes you safer. In reality, it places a permanent digital leash around your neck.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="6,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="6,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Single Point of Total Failure:</b> Centralizing the biometric, financial, and personal data of every citizen into a single, interconnected cloud database creates an invitation for systemic collapse. Once a centralized identity registry is hacked or manipulated—whether by foreign actors, rogue cartels, or corrupt state officials—your entire legal existence can be stolen, altered, or wiped out in a single keystroke.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="6,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="6,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Death of Passive Identification:</b> The beauty of the green ID book is that it is a passive, offline document. It contains no microchips, emits no signal, and cannot track where you go. It is only produced at your discretion during specific, point-of-use transactions. A Digital ID, by contrast, transforms your identity into an active, real-time tracking token that requires a smart device or a localized scanning network to verify your existence.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="6,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="6,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Weaponized &#8220;Off-Switch&#8221;:</b> Once the state successfully outlaws physical identification documents, your ability to buy, sell, travel, and work will depend entirely on a digital green light from a state server. If you dissent, challenge a municipal policy, or step out of line, an automated algorithm or a corrupt bureaucrat has the technical capability to suspend your digital token, effectively erasing you from the economy without a day in court.</p>
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<h3 data-path-to-node="8">2. The Resurgence of the Digital Dompas</h3>
<p data-path-to-node="9">We have seen this system before. Forcing citizens to carry an electronic tracking device or a chipped smart card just to navigate daily life is the modern resurrection of the apartheid-era <i data-path-to-node="9" data-index-in-node="189">dompas</i>.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="10">By setting a hard deadline to invalidate the green ID book, Schreiber and Ramaphosa are abolishing freedom of choice. They are declaring that an offline, self-reliant lifestyle is now illegal. The moment participation in a digital identity grid becomes mandatory to buy food, farm your land, or cross a municipal boundary, true liberty ceases to exist. It is a system built to enforce compliance, pave the way for restricted &#8220;smart city&#8221; zones, and monitor every transaction you make.</p>
<h3 data-path-to-node="12">3. Practical Countermeasures: Holding the Line</h3>
<p data-path-to-node="13">The narrative of &#8220;inevitable technological progress&#8221; is a psychological tool designed to make you surrender without a fight. If you refuse to be managed like inventory, here is how you protect your family and push back.</p>
<h3 data-path-to-node="14">Strategy for Those Who Already Have a Smart Card/Digital ID</h3>
<p data-path-to-node="15">If you have already upgraded under administrative pressure, you can still compartmentalize your data and sabotage the tracking matrix.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="16,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="16,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Enforce Strict Isolation:</b> Treat your smart card or digital credentials as a toxic asset. Never link your state ID to optional commercial apps, digital wallets, store loyalty programs, or private tech platforms. Keep your official identity completely severed from your daily digital activity.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="16,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="16,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Build Analog Redundancies:</b> Never destroy or hand over your old green ID book. Keep certified paper copies of it, alongside original birth certificates, baptismal records, and paper land titles. If the digital grid fails, suffers a cyberattack, or locks you out, a verified physical paper trail is your hard evidence of sovereign existence.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="16,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="16,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Demand Your Data Records:</b> Turn their own bureaucratic weapons against them. Use data privacy legislation (like POPIA) to flood the department and private vendors with formal demands for transparency. Force them to disclose exactly who is accessing your biometric token and whether your profile is being subjected to automated state analytics.</p>
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<h3 data-path-to-node="17">The Battle for the Next Generation: Protecting Your Children</h3>
<p data-path-to-node="18">The most insidious aspect of this trap is the wall erected before young adults. Parents are being forced to compromise their children&#8217;s biometrics just to get them through high school matric exams or into tertiary education.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="19,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="19,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Sign and Register &#8220;Under Protest&#8221;:</b> If you are backed into a corner and forced to get a chipped smart card or digital registration for a 16-year-old child, do not comply silently. Attach a formal, written <i data-path-to-node="19,0,0" data-index-in-node="204">Reservation of Rights</i> statement to the application. Explicitly state that the biometric registration is being submitted under administrative duress solely to protect the child&#8217;s constitutional right to an education.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="19,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="19,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Strip the Data Down to the Legal Minimum:</b> Refuse to fill out supplementary questionnaires, health profiles, or optional digital surveys linked to the application. Give the state nothing more than the bare legal minimum required to issue the identification number.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="19,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="19,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Organize Local Parallel Networks:</b> Do not fight this system as an isolated individual. Connect with local civic associations, community policing forums, independent legal clinics, and grassroots organizations. The only way to shatter a mandatory digital monopoly is through collective civil action, alternative community-run resource networks, and coordinated constitutional lawsuits that force the state to maintain a permanent, offline option for the public.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="8,0"><b data-path-to-node="8,0" data-index-in-node="0">Draw Your Line in the Sand:</b> The digital cage only locks if we allow them to close the door. It is time to move from passive frustration to organized resistance. Add your name to the growing wall of civil non-compliance and demand the permanent preservation of our offline, passive identities.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="8,1"><b data-path-to-node="8,1" data-index-in-node="0">Join the resistance and sign the form here: </b><a href="https://2eupi6.share-eu1.hsforms.com/2dStqtaO0QcOskJjU0VDV6A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lex Libertas</a><b data-path-to-node="8,1" data-index-in-node="0">.</b></p>
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<h3 data-path-to-node="21">Conclusion: Do Not Comply</h3>
<p data-path-to-node="22">The system only works if the population collectively rolls over. The moment citizens refuse to validate the digital matrix—by speaking out, preserving cash, maintaining offline redundancies, and organizing at the local level—the architecture of control falls apart. Keep your green ID books, secure your self-reliance, and refuse to let an algorithm dictate your freedom.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Globalize the Intifada&#8221;, they say&#8230; &#8220;From the River to the sea, Palestine will be free&#8221;, &#8230;but look where that got us! In another bizarre, barbaric mass shooting in Australia at the well-renowned Bondi Beach, innocent Jews celebrating Hannukkah paid with their blood when radical gunmen opened fire on them, killing several people and injuring many more.</p>
<p>Australia is supposedly one of the safest countries in the world,  but with spineless, terror-sympathizing leaders such as Anthony Albanese, what did Australians expect? After several warnings from the Israeli government to the Australian prime minister, Albanese&#8217;s ignorance and arrogance have now led to a situation which is getting out of control! Hannukkah is Christmas for Jews, just like we here in South Africa celebrate the birth of Jesus. Worldwide, Jews are having to celebrate behind barricades whilst Barbaric radical Islamists tear down Christmas trees, intimidate innocent peace-loving citizens at campuses and on the streets,  aiming to drive Jews off the cliff of Antisemitic Hell on Earth! It simply cannot go on like this! Where is the public outcry? Why is Palestine more important than protecting Jewish communities? Since that dreaded attack on Oct 7th by Hamas terrorists, antisemitism has risen by 700% across the globe! These are the stats, people! Hamas has opened the floodgates on what has seemingly become a free-for-all attack on Jewish people!</p>
<p>Fortunately, people around the World who have a moral compass and a strong voice are waking up and speaking up against Radical Islam and its Marxist tendencies. We cannot let this cancer of antisemitism spread any further! What started with the Jews will end with the Christians- in Iran, there is literally a clock which indicates the countdown to the complete annihilation of Jews, and those who follow the developments daily, are obliged to share the truth- not only for the sake of Jews, but the entire Free World! If we remain silent, the World will become a cesspool of Antisemitic hatred and violence as we&#8217;ve never witnessed before! To our President Ramaphosa,  who denies farm murders and allows songs like &#8220;Kill the Boer&#8221;, I hope you are taking notes!</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<p data-start="209" data-end="696">Take a moment and look at your kitchen shelves. That loaf of bread, the milk in your fridge, the cheese, the butter, the pasta for tonight—what if I told you that up to <strong data-start="397" data-end="447">90% of what you eat carries a hidden signature</strong>? A mark signaling a system operating quietly, yet powerfully, under our noses. In South Africa, this is no conspiracy. This is <strong data-start="575" data-end="599">Halal certification</strong>, a R45 billion ecosystem largely funded by non-Muslim consumers—like you—without your consent.</p>
<h3 data-start="703" data-end="738"><strong data-start="707" data-end="736">The South African Dilemma</strong></h3>
<p data-start="739" data-end="941">South Africa’s Muslim community represents <strong data-start="782" data-end="808">1.6% of the population</strong>. Yet, Halal-certified products dominate supermarkets. How does such a small minority dictate what millions of South Africans buy?</p>
<p data-start="943" data-end="1178">Certification bodies—<strong data-start="964" data-end="1016">SANHA, the Muslim Judicial Council, UNISA Halal</strong>—hold the keys to shelf space. Multi-million-rand companies must pay fees, open their doors to scrutiny, and often hire Muslim supervisors to ensure compliance.</p>
<p data-start="1180" data-end="1534">The economic pressure is immense. Non-certified suppliers are excluded, and contracts are terminated. Consumers fund this <strong data-start="1294" data-end="1314">parallel economy</strong>, with little transparency and no government oversight. Water, bread, milk—ordinary items—become contributions to a system few understand, potentially financing religious institutions and activities beyond mere audits.</p>
<h3 data-start="1541" data-end="1594"><strong data-start="1545" data-end="1592">A Biblical Perspective on Halal Consumption</strong></h3>
<p data-start="1595" data-end="1735">The spiritual dimension is critical. The Bible is clear: Christians are called to <strong data-start="1677" data-end="1732">avoid participation in practices tied to false gods</strong>.</p>
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<p data-start="1739" data-end="1849"><strong data-start="1739" data-end="1758">Exodus 34:13–16</strong> instructs Israel to avoid idolatry and the consumption of food offered to other deities.</p>
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<p data-start="1852" data-end="1940"><strong data-start="1852" data-end="1874">Revelation 2:14–20</strong> condemns participation in idolatry alongside sexual immorality.</p>
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<p data-start="1943" data-end="2042"><strong data-start="1943" data-end="1960">Acts 15:28–29</strong> records the Jerusalem Council mandating abstention from food polluted by idols.</p>
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<p data-start="2045" data-end="2186"><strong data-start="2045" data-end="2071">1 Corinthians 10:19–21</strong> warns: &#8220;Do you not know that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God?&#8221;</p>
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<p data-start="2188" data-end="2383">Halal meat, prepared with ritualistic invocations to <strong data-start="2242" data-end="2251">Allah</strong>, raises serious concerns for Christians. Consuming it knowingly crosses the line from dietary choice to <strong data-start="2356" data-end="2380">spiritual compromise</strong>.</p>
<h3 data-start="2390" data-end="2442"><strong data-start="2394" data-end="2440">Government Complicity and Cultural Erosion</strong></h3>
<p data-start="2443" data-end="2655">Where is the South African government? There are <strong data-start="2492" data-end="2524">no state-regulated standards</strong> for Halal, <strong data-start="2537" data-end="2557">no labeling laws</strong> to protect consumers, and complaints to the <strong data-start="2602" data-end="2652">CRL Commission have gone unanswered since 2018</strong>.</p>
<p data-start="2657" data-end="2937">Meanwhile, the <strong data-start="2672" data-end="2716">Western Cape government invests millions</strong> in Halal infrastructure, while the average South African feels like a stranger in their own supermarket. The government’s inaction allows a <strong data-start="2858" data-end="2899">parallel economic and cultural system</strong> to flourish without accountability.</p>
<h3 data-start="2944" data-end="2972"><strong data-start="2948" data-end="2970">The Call to Action</strong></h3>
<p data-start="2973" data-end="3040">We must confront this system—not with anger, but with enterprise:</p>
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<p data-start="3045" data-end="3104"><strong data-start="3045" data-end="3081">Support non-Halal supply chains</strong> and local producers.</p>
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<p data-start="3108" data-end="3183"><strong data-start="3108" data-end="3180">Build markets that respect choice, transparency, and consumer rights</strong>.</p>
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<p data-start="3187" data-end="3283"><strong data-start="3187" data-end="3224">Christians must discern carefully</strong>, avoiding participation in practices tied to false gods.</p>
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<p data-start="3285" data-end="3423">Economic freedom and spiritual integrity go hand in hand. We must take deliberate steps to ensure our <strong data-start="3387" data-end="3420">choices align with God’s Word</strong>.</p>
<p data-start="3430" data-end="3700">Halal certification in South Africa is more than food labeling—it is a <strong data-start="3519" data-end="3559">socio-economic and spiritual concern</strong>. We are being forced to consume products without knowledge, funding a system that does not serve us and operates without public oversight.</p>
<p data-start="3702" data-end="3830">The choice is ours: passive acceptance or deliberate creation of alternatives that <strong data-start="3785" data-end="3827">respect conscience, faith, and freedom</strong>.</p>
<p data-start="3832" data-end="3985"><strong data-start="3832" data-end="3856">Reflective Question:</strong> When you shop tomorrow, whose principles are shaping what ends up on your plate—and are you prepared to fund them unknowingly?</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<p data-start="305" data-end="769"><strong data-start="305" data-end="352">Johannesburg, South Africa – November 2025:</strong> The launch of the EmpowerHer: 8 849 Bras for Humanity Exhibition at Constitution Hill has drawn attention—but the reality behind the campaign deserves scrutiny. While the Impilo Collection Foundation presents the exhibition as a bold stand against gender-based violence (GBV), analysis reveals the initiative is primarily <strong data-start="675" data-end="766">a charitable distribution operation, not a campaign that meaningfully prevents violence</strong>.</p>
<p data-start="771" data-end="1290">South Africa’s GBV crisis is undeniable: thousands of women are assaulted every year, and an estimated 2 700 women die annually as a result. Yet the EmpowerHer exhibition focuses on the symbolic display of 8 849 bras, representing the metres of Mount Everest climbed by founder Angela Yeung. The bras are eventually distributed as “dignity packs” to women in under-resourced communities. While well-intentioned, <strong data-start="1183" data-end="1232">symbolism alone does nothing to stop violence</strong>, prosecute perpetrators, or strengthen law enforcement.</p>
<p data-start="1292" data-end="1819">Financially, the campaign is soliciting donations for washing, packaging, labelling, and logistical costs for the national roadshow. The stated project cost of approximately R100,000 covers only these operational elements. There is <strong data-start="1524" data-end="1557">no public accounting or audit</strong> showing the impact of these funds, the number of bras actually delivered, or measurable outcomes for GBV survivors. This raises the critical question: are South Africans funding a practical intervention—or a high-profile charity and symbolic art installation?</p>
<p data-start="1821" data-end="2196">From a biblical perspective, raising awareness through symbolic gestures risks placing human effort above practical responsibility. Scripture emphasizes justice, protection, and safeguarding the vulnerable—not performances detached from real-world consequences. <strong data-start="2083" data-end="2112">Violence remains violence</strong>, regardless of how many bras are displayed or how “inspirational” a climb may be.</p>
<p data-start="2198" data-end="2597">The exhibition travels to all nine provinces in 2026, claiming to distribute bras and dignity packs to women in need. While the effort provides temporary relief and comfort, it <strong data-start="2375" data-end="2488">does not address the root causes of GBV, nor does it strengthen policing, prosecution, or survivor protection</strong>. In practical terms, the initiative is a charitable endeavour, not an effective crime-prevention strategy.</p>
<p data-start="2599" data-end="3049"><strong data-start="2599" data-end="2614">Conclusion:</strong> While art and symbolism can spark conversation, they cannot replace tangible action. South Africans must critically ask: are exhibitions funding solutions, or are they offering comfort without accountability? True progress against GBV comes not from awareness campaigns, but from <strong data-start="2895" data-end="2988">strengthening law enforcement, protecting survivors, and holding perpetrators accountable</strong>. Charity can help ease suffering—but it cannot prevent it.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<p data-start="433" data-end="1031">Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has become a dominant narrative in South Africa and globally, presented as a crisis requiring urgent intervention. Governments, NGOs, and the United Nations have amplified this framing, supported by philanthropic heavyweights like <strong data-start="692" data-end="720">Open Society Foundations</strong>, <strong data-start="722" data-end="741">Ford Foundation</strong>, and the <strong data-start="751" data-end="767">Rockefellers</strong>. Yet this focus raises critical questions: why does violence against women and girls dominate public discourse while men, boys, and other victims remain largely invisible? Why is political activism prioritized over law enforcement and systemic crime prevention?</p>
<p data-start="1033" data-end="1287">Violence is not selective. Men, women, and children are all at risk. The insistence on framing violence primarily through gendered categories risks <strong data-start="1181" data-end="1284">ignoring universal human rights, distorting policy priorities, and leaving many victims underserved</strong>.</p>
<h3 data-start="1294" data-end="1324">Historical Origins of GBV</h3>
<p data-start="1326" data-end="1621">The term <strong data-start="1335" data-end="1360">Gender-Based Violence</strong> emerged from feminist activism in the late 20th century. Scholars like <a href="https://www.dianarussell.com/origin_of_femicide.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diana Russell</a>, who coined “femicide,” and networks like the <strong data-start="1496" data-end="1543">Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL)</strong> were pivotal in bringing international attention to violence against women.</p>
<p data-start="1623" data-end="2078">By the early 1990s, the <strong data-start="1647" data-end="1678">United Nations codified GBV</strong> in its Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (1993), institutionalizing the concept globally. NGOs such as <strong data-start="1805" data-end="1830">Global Fund for Women</strong> and campaigns like <a href="https://eca.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/16-days-of-activism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16 Days of Activism</a> pressured governments to adopt the terminology. South Africa, influenced by these transnational campaigns, later declared GBV a <strong data-start="2002" data-end="2021">national crisis</strong>, elevating it above other categories of violent crime.</p>
<p data-start="2080" data-end="2239"><strong data-start="2080" data-end="2096">Observation:</strong> GBV framing privileges women and girls while largely ignoring male victims of domestic violence, intimate-partner abuse, or systemic trauma.</p>
<h3 data-start="2246" data-end="2305">Philanthropic Influence: Funding Ideology Over Justice</h3>
<p data-start="2307" data-end="2389">Major foundations have played an instrumental role in amplifying GBV narratives:</p>
<ul>
<li data-start="2393" data-end="2635"><a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong data-start="2393" data-end="2427">Open Society Foundations (OSF)</strong></a> – funds feminist, LGBTQIA+, and human-rights NGOs. Reports from the <a href="https://capitalresearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Capital Research Center (CRC, 2020)</a> highlight OSF’s indirect support for groups associated with <strong data-start="2596" data-end="2603">BLM</strong> and confrontational activism.</li>
<li data-start="2638" data-end="2814"><a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong data-start="2638" data-end="2657">Ford Foundation</strong></a> – provides grants for equality and human-rights programs but emphasizes advocacy over funding law enforcement or systemic crime-prevention infrastructure.</li>
<li data-start="2817" data-end="2949"><a href="https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/our-grants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong data-start="2817" data-end="2847">Rockefeller Philanthropies</strong></a> – supports legal and policy advocacy, overlapping with reproductive and social justice initiatives.</li>
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<p data-start="2951" data-end="3330"><strong data-start="2951" data-end="2988">Contrast with Planned Parenthood:</strong> The same funders that support GBV protection initiatives also fund <strong data-start="3056" data-end="3078">Planned Parenthood</strong>, which facilitates the termination of pregnancies. This represents a stark ideological tension: these organizations simultaneously claim to protect women’s rights while supporting the termination of life, highlighting selective moral prioritization.</p>
<h3 data-start="3337" data-end="3370">Activism vs. Law Enforcement</h3>
<p data-start="3372" data-end="3509">Evidence shows philanthropic funding often flows toward <strong data-start="3428" data-end="3450">activist campaigns</strong> rather than institutions tasked with delivering justice:</p>
<ul>
<li data-start="3513" data-end="3667">Groups aligned with <strong data-start="3533" data-end="3540">BLM</strong> and, in some instances, <strong data-start="3565" data-end="3575">ANTIFA</strong> receive grants or indirect support, sometimes promoting rhetoric that escalates tensions.</li>
<li data-start="3670" data-end="3821">Meanwhile, <strong data-start="3681" data-end="3769">police forces, judiciary systems, and trauma services remain chronically underfunded</strong>, undermining systemic protection for all victims.</li>
<li data-start="3824" data-end="3958">Governments, under pressure from NGOs and donor narratives, emphasize high-profile campaigns rather than universal crime prevention.</li>
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<p data-start="3960" data-end="4120"><strong data-start="3960" data-end="3979">Interpretation:</strong> Public resources are often diverted to ideological activism, leaving victims of all genders vulnerable and perpetuating systemic impunity.</p>
<h3 data-start="4127" data-end="4176">The Universal Case: Violence Knows No Gender</h3>
<p data-start="4178" data-end="4257">Violence is inherently indiscriminate. A universal framework recognizes that:</p>
<ul>
<li data-start="4261" data-end="4370">Men are victims of domestic and intimate-partner violence at rates often overlooked in official statistics.</li>
<li data-start="4373" data-end="4476">Boys and girls alike experience trauma, with unaddressed childhood trauma influencing later behavior.</li>
<li data-start="4479" data-end="4643">Farm murders in South Africa exemplify politically inconvenient crimes, misclassified and under-reported, receiving little media attention despite their severity.</li>
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<p data-start="4645" data-end="4806"><strong data-start="4645" data-end="4659">Key point:</strong> Prioritizing GBV over universal crime prevention distorts policy, amplifies selective narratives, and neglects a substantial portion of victims.</p>
<h3 data-start="4813" data-end="4861">Philanthropy and Ideological Contradictions</h3>
<p data-start="4863" data-end="4933">Critiques of major foundations highlight structural inconsistencies:</p>
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<th data-start="4935" data-end="4956" data-col-size="sm">Foundation / Actor</th>
<th data-start="4956" data-end="4963" data-col-size="sm">Role</th>
<th data-start="4963" data-end="4989" data-col-size="md">Contradictions / Issues</th>
<th data-start="4989" data-end="5002" data-col-size="sm">Reference</th>
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<td data-start="5067" data-end="5081" data-col-size="sm">OSF (Soros)</td>
<td data-start="5081" data-end="5115" data-col-size="sm">NGO, feminist, LGBTQIA+ funding</td>
<td data-start="5115" data-end="5210" data-col-size="md">Indirect support to confrontational activism (BLM/ANTIFA); ideology prioritized over justice</td>
<td data-start="5210" data-end="5230" data-col-size="sm">CRC Report, 2020</td>
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<td data-start="5231" data-end="5249" data-col-size="sm">Ford Foundation</td>
<td data-start="5249" data-end="5283" data-col-size="sm">Human rights, equality programs</td>
<td data-start="5283" data-end="5357" data-col-size="md">Advocacy over law enforcement; overlaps with gender-focused initiatives</td>
<td data-start="5357" data-end="5383" data-col-size="sm">Public grants database</td>
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<td data-start="5384" data-end="5413" data-col-size="sm">Rockefeller Philanthropies</td>
<td data-start="5413" data-end="5438" data-col-size="sm">Policy, legal advocacy</td>
<td data-start="5438" data-end="5515" data-col-size="md">Supports ideological campaigns; overlaps with reproductive-rights advocacy</td>
<td data-start="5515" data-end="5542" data-col-size="sm">Public grants reporting</td>
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<td data-start="5543" data-end="5564" data-col-size="sm">Planned Parenthood</td>
<td data-start="5564" data-end="5586" data-col-size="sm">Reproductive health</td>
<td data-start="5586" data-end="5677" data-col-size="md">Funded by same foundations as GBV initiatives; ideological tension on protection of life</td>
<td data-start="5677" data-end="5695" data-col-size="sm">Annual reports</td>
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<p data-start="5697" data-end="5900"><strong data-start="5697" data-end="5713">Observation:</strong> Philanthropy often <strong data-start="5733" data-end="5829">funds protest, advocacy, and ideological campaigns rather than practical justice enforcement</strong>, which undermines the principle that all victims deserve protection.</p>
<h3 data-start="5907" data-end="5930">Systemic Critiques</h3>
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<li data-start="5934" data-end="6103"><strong data-start="5934" data-end="5967">Over-politicization of crime:</strong> GBV is amplified as a global priority while other forms of violence, including farm murders or male victimization, are underreported.</li>
<li data-start="6106" data-end="6268"><strong data-start="6106" data-end="6131">Ideological labelling:</strong> Terms like GBV, femicide, systemic, inclusivity, and LGBTQIA+ have become politically charged, often used to divide rather than unify.</li>
<li data-start="6271" data-end="6428"><strong data-start="6271" data-end="6299">Profit from instability:</strong> NGOs, philanthropy, and even media benefit from crises, protests, and social tension, which can perpetuate cycles of violence.</li>
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<p data-start="6430" data-end="6608"><strong data-start="6430" data-end="6447">Key takeaway:</strong> Violence prevention should be <strong data-start="6478" data-end="6537">gender-neutral, evidence-based, and systemically funded</strong>, with strong policing, judicial reform, and social support networks.</p>
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<li data-start="6635" data-end="6728">GBV, while a legitimate concern, has been <strong data-start="6677" data-end="6702">politically amplified</strong> and framed selectively.</li>
<li data-start="6732" data-end="6844">Violence is universal; men, women, and children are all affected. Policy should address all victims equitably.</li>
<li data-start="6848" data-end="6967">Funding models emphasize advocacy and activism over practical enforcement, leaving systemic gaps in crime prevention.</li>
<li data-start="6971" data-end="7121">Selective attention risks misallocation of resources, ignoring politically inconvenient crimes while amplifying ideologically convenient narratives.</li>
<li data-start="7125" data-end="7250">A universal, evidence-based violence framework is necessary — <strong data-start="7187" data-end="7247">violence is violence, and all victims deserve protection</strong>.</li>
</ol>
<p data-start="7257" data-end="7288"><strong data-start="7257" data-end="7286">Questions for Reflection:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li data-start="7292" data-end="7425">If violence affects all, why does policy disproportionately prioritize women and children while male victims are largely invisible?</li>
<li data-start="7428" data-end="7541">Are philanthropic foundations shaping social priorities ethically when activism is funded over law enforcement?</li>
<li data-start="7544" data-end="7677">Should funding focus more on policing, justice, and trauma care rather than advocacy campaigns that can exacerbate social division?</li>
<li data-start="7680" data-end="7797">How might universal human-rights principles, rooted in equal protection for all, reshape current approaches to GBV?</li>
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<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/geopolitical/social-engineering/gbv-or-ideology-why-violence-is-violence-and-everyone-is-at-risk/">GBV or Ideology? Why Violence is Violence and Everyone is at Risk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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		<title>Opinion: NGOs Used as Proxies Against Israel and the West</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. L Oosthuizen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It is alleged that Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, the founder of Gift of the Givers, has...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is alleged that Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, the founder of Gift of the Givers, has ties with Hamas and Iran, and could possibly have been involved in a calculated proxy war on Israel and so-called &#8216;Zionism&#8217;. He, of course, denies every bit of the allegations made against him, in typical Taqiyya fashion. When asked about where all the money comes from. Hod GOTG manages to give so much to charities and humanitarian crises, he simply doubles down on his commitment to Allah and the fact that he does not have to abide to international law and order, and he reiterates that &#8216;we&#8217;, meaning him and his fellow followers of Islam, &#8216;must not back down or show fear, but rather strike fear into those who oppose their ideology&#8217;.</p>
<p>Personally, I am sick and tired of hearing how wonderful Mr Sooliman is, and how much he has done for society, when he is allegedly funding terror activities against Israel or, at the very least, playing a role in the ongoing antisemitic attacks on the Jews, whether these attacks are physical or media-related. Sooliman and his supporters blindly obsess about what their god, Allah, expects of them, almost to the degree where nobody can challenge their ideology or say anything bad about Islam or Hamas, and Hamas is seen as a &#8216;Resistance movement&#8217;, despite its inhumane, barbaric actions on October 7th, 2023. Anybody who sympathizes with such heinous activities doesn&#8217;t deserve to run an organisation such as GOTG, let alone being viewed as some sort of Messiah or hero of the people.</p>
<p>To me, Mr Sooliman has a lot to answer! The country is waking up to the involvement of the South African Government and Iran in accusing Israel at the ICJ, and the puzzle pieces are starting to come together! There can be no place in South Africa, or anywhere in the World, for Radical Islamic ideology to spread and infiltrate our already fragile society! Another NGO which is now being weaponized against Israel, and eventually Christianity, is the Nelson Mandela Foundation under none other than Naledi Pandor! If you ask me, these 2 individuals need to be carefully watched, and their fake righteousness needs to be called out for what it actually is: an attempt to sow division and usher in their own ideologies.</p>
<p>I urge all South Africans to do their own research into where the money of these NGO&#8217;s comes from, and ultimately, for what means it is being utilised. Nothing is as it seems anymore, and people who are trusted fully by our citizens are abusing their powers to ultimately push their narratives onto us and do away with Western and Judeo-Christian values. The likes of Pandor and Sooliman see the West, and Israel, as a threat, when the truth is that Israel is protecting the World from Radical Islam.</p>
<p>The media is pulling wool over our eyes, and we must be so careful that we don&#8217;t allow death-cult ideologies to mushroom in our society. It is like a fungus that will spread very quickly.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za/geopolitical/opinion-ngos-used-as-proxies-against-israel-and-the-west/">Opinion: NGOs Used as Proxies Against Israel and the West</a> appeared first on <a href="https://castingoutdeceptions.co.za">Casting Out Deceptions</a>.</p>
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