In Conversation With King Bongani Ramontja - president of Soil of Africa.

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A civic organisation known as Soil of Africa, led by its chairperson King Bongani Ramontja, has issued a strong public statement following an action taken on 12 February 2026, where they claim to have formally and lawfully served a Notice of Demand to General Rudzani Maphwanya, the Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
According to the statement, this notice was served in collaboration with Ambassador Henry McCarter, and it calls on the SANDF leadership to meet with them urgently. Their argument is that South Africa’s economic challenges — particularly what they describe as systemic financial exclusion and economic suffocation — should be treated not only as a socio-economic crisis, but as a national security concern.
16 Feb English South Africa Entertainment News · Music Interviews

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