Maafu Siasa

## Maafu Siasa **(House of Siasa)**

Siasa (Politics in Kiswahili) as a school of thought grew organically with the Formation hubs, they focused governance structures and principles that included; Integrity and Ethical behaviour, *Accountability for your work and others, Respect for Structure, Rules and Regulations, L*everage on what you have, Anticipate shifts and disruptions within and without, Embody Situation Awareness comprehend the perception of elements and events with respect to time or space and the possible impact.

The Formation founders funded this institution heavily to ensure past mistakes were not repeated. Studies on governance, strategy, insight, history, negotiations have all become strengths of the Siasa. In general, they have a great sense of situation awareness (in tune with everything happening around them), they are able to calculate their actions decisively and precisely. They are very confident and focused on the goal at hand. They are quick to think on their feet and make quick decisions this is enhanced by going with their gut feeling. They have tuned the latter skill through meditation. In addition, the Siasa are known for their virtue of servitude, integrity and their loyalty to Azania is deep-rooted in the governance of the Azanian people. The Emapi (King & Queen) recommended by Aaye, are a representation/role model of the Siasa virtues.

The Siasa are the diplomats of Azania. They arose from groups interested in trying to figure out how to navigate the transition from 54 ‘independent states’ to a single unified continent. These groups poured over the history of innumerable civilisations to determine the surest way to take.

These interest groups grew in number, its members hailing from all over the continent. The disciplines most widely represented included political scientists, retired politicians (including over 40 former presidents and prime ministers), army officers who had been involved in coups and attempted coups).

These think tanks took the form of social-political debates that were impressively rigorous in their scope and scale. It was clear that these initiatives were heavily funded, but no organisation was at the forefront of leadership. It was widely believed that the Formation’s R&D wing had a hand in funding the events, however, this was neither confirmed nor denied.

As Azania manifested, the Maafu turned its focus to the practical elements of nation-building and the development of a strong national culture. The Siasa played a prominent role in shaping the bureaucracy of Azania which is known the world over being practical, streamlined and outcome-focused. The Siasa are also credited with shaping Azania’s foreign policy, its benevolent posture towards the rest of the world.

Maafu Siasa boasts some of the brightest in Azania when it comes to applied Psychology, applied Anthropology, Strategic thinking and the art of negotiation. While not broadcasted to the rest of the world, Maafu Siasa are also adept in the arts of Espionage, fomenting national descent, and regime change. When questioned by the council, Maafu Siasa highlighted that these skills are used in the name of national security (they argue that to detect and defend against such operations, Azania must understand them intimately). While the council accepted this, Maafu Lebone keeps a close eye on siasa activities in this regard.

Like all Maafu, the education of Siasa initiates occurs early (starts at 3 years) and is rigorous. The outcome of Siasa are erudite, compassionate, lifelong students of human behaviour, and like all Maafu members, they seek a practical outworking of their education.

Studies focus on the following

1. Psychology
2. History
3. Anthropology
4. Martial arts (with a leaning towards stealth-like ninjutsu and Krav maga)
5. Infiltration
6. Communication for impact
7. Decision making