SANDF distances itself on coup d’etat utterance

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The South African National Defence Force(SANDF) has distanced itself from comments made by Sylvester Mangolele on social media.

This comes after a video that has been doing the rounds on social media platforms, where Mangolele claimed that President Cyril Ramaphosa has been dethroned through a coup de tat.

He accused the president of failing to uphold the constitution and the matter is of national security.

“The incumbent fifth President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is called by Lieutenant Commander Sylvester Vulani Madala Mangolele to Gordons Bay in terms of section 34 of the constitution and the law, section 101 of the defence act to appear before the officer commanding of Naval college … in forty-eight hours.

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SANDF removing Cyril Ramaphosa from office on the grounds of-

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— Lt Cdr Sylvester Vulani Mangolele (@LtCdrMangolele) December 31, 2023

“In 48 hours I do this to save you the embarrassment (sic) of applying section of the constitution and the law at criminal act to arrest you as a decline incapability of state through immediate direct intervention as mandated by an act of parliament.  

“I am asking you to redirect all your resources and everything to the law that you have written. The law that all people must follow, the law that you are failing to uphold. You are declining to defend, you are disrespecting it as the constitution and the law. 

“I am a soldier and hold a permanent commission that only the president may cancel in terms of section 54(3) (A) of the defence act. I do what I’m doing now in service of my country and people in accordance with constitution,” he stated.

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Mangolele declared himself the sixth president of Mzansi.

In a brief statement released on Tuesday, the department said Mangolele was fired from the defence force in 2018 and does not speak on behalf of the South African National Defence Force.

“The SANDF condemns Sylvester Mangolele’s utterances with contempt it deserves. His comments are not reflective of nor represent the SANDF in any way, shape or form,” the statement read.