South Africa Home Affairs Dismisses 54 Officials for Corruption Since July 2024

South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, announced significant progress in combating entrenched corruption within the Department of Home Affairs, a key site of State Capture involving collusion between officials and criminal networks to fraudulently issue documents. Schreiber highlighted that corruption was widespread across state institutions, with Home Affairs being emblematic of these challenges due to its critical role in immigration, identification, and border management services. He also underscored symbolic actions like revoking the citizenship of the Gupta family to signal a decisive break from past corruption. Separately, the 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy at Howard University launched a newsletter, The Refounding, to raise awareness about the 14th Amendment's crucial role in establishing birthright citizenship and equality, emphasizing its foundational impact on American democracy post-Civil War. Meanwhile, legal and political analysis from Peter Navarro critiques Democratic opposition to Trump’s law-and-order policies and discusses executive privilege erosion amid ongoing political struggles. Finally, Protect Democracy and Law Dork have been providing analysis on congressional power of the purse and impoundment, focusing on transparency and recent court rulings affecting executive budget controls.