WATCH :PANIC AS TERRORISM THREATS LOOM IN SOUTH AFRICA: ANGRY Mbalula SLAMS Ramaphosa

November 16, 2025 3 min read

PANIC as Terrorism Threats LOOM in South Africa - ANGRY Mbalula SLAMS Ramaphosa

South Africa is in a state of high alert as terrorism threats loom, and a stunning public feud where an angry Mbalula slams Ramaphosa has exposed a government in chaos. This all comes as the nation grapples with two major, concurrent security crises that have ignited a firestorm of public fear and exposed a stunning lack of government coordination.

The video below details the public panic and the political fallout from these two events.

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PART 1: The “Terrorism Threats Loom” Panic

The foundation for the current panic began with the shocking discovery of 95 Libyan nationals at a suspected military training camp in Mpumalanga. This was not a simple immigration issue; police and security experts noted the site, while officially designated for “security training,” was seen by law enforcement as a “military base”.

This discovery triggered alarms at the highest levels. A senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, Martin Aubi, raised terrifying questions on air: “Are they terrorist training in South Africa?”. He chillingly reminded South Africans that this was not unprecedented, stating, “you will remember that in the 90s… al Qaeda… militants… were given training grounds in South Africa”.

This is the context for the public fear. This is why, when a second crisis hit, the public was already warning of “terror acts” and “evil” arriving.

PART 2: The “Mysterious” Arrival That Sparked the Feud

While the nation was still processing this potential terror threat, a second crisis unfolded at O.R. Tambo International Airport. President Cyril Ramaphosa himself announced that a plane carrying 160 Palestinians had landed from Gaza.

In a stunning admission, the President described the arrival as “mysterious” and confessed he was caught completely off guard. He told the public he only “got to hear about it from my minister of Home Affairs wanting to know what do we do now”.

President Ramaphosa confirmed that the group “do not have the necessary documents and papers” , but he made the executive decision to accept them “out of compassion, out of empathy”. While a humanitarian gesture, his admission that there was no plan, no prior intelligence, and no vetting sent a shockwave of panic. It proved that the state’s highest office was reacting to a major national security event, not managing it.

PART 3: Analysis: Angry Mbalula Slams Ramaphosa’s Government

This is where the political firestorm exploded. In a stunning press conference, an angry Mbalula slams Ramaphosa’s entire cabinet for the chaotic handling of the situation.

Fikile Mbalula, the ANC’s own Secretary-General, revealed that he also had no information and was completely in the dark. He angrily told the media, “I’ve never seen a minister, deputy minister, explaining what happened… I saw Ngos gift of the givers“.

He then publicly demanded accountability, asking the question on everyone’s mind: “The issue of the Palestinians is not a border management issue. Where is government when we need them to explain the situation…?”.

In a direct contradiction of the president’s story, Mbalula demanded to know, “where is the minister of Home Affairs to explain that?”. This public rebuke showed that the President and his own party’s headquarters were not communicating, creating a vacuum of leadership.

This incident where Mbalula slams Ramaphosa is more than just political infighting. It is a public confession that the state is in disarray. As the public loses faith, comparing the ANC to “Pontius Pilate… trying to avoid accountability”, the core question remains: If the government cannot manage a public arrival at its main airport, how can it possibly manage the secret terrorism threats looming within its borders?