Love my girls, marketing, politics & ๐ฟ๐ฆmostly eternally optimistic! No tolerance for racists, climate change denialists. No DMโs asking for a date or money
One of the things that gets me with these tenderpreneurs is that instead of building something of value with their ill-gotten gains, like a business, they spend it on luxury cars and handbags. Itโs actually poverty mentality at its height
COVID-19 PPE tenderpreneur Hamilton Ndlovu had one job: to lay low as he enjoyed his ill-gotten R158million from rigged tenders.
But, no, his desire for 30seconds instant fame led to unnecessary attention from the nosy SIU.His R11million luxury cars fleet is now being auctioned๐ก
@helenzille
A question, Helen, how is this helpful? To the party you belong to? To the country? How does it take us forward as a divided nation? I am really interested in the thought process that makes you post something like this.
Not me crying at the post-rugby speeches from Eben and Siya ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ no matter how messed up our politics and politicians & with all the literal & figurative darkness, I do love SA to the ends of the earth ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฆ
If there is a clip that ought to scare the living beJesus out of all political parties, it is this one. A community that has seen in excess of 20 deaths DIRECTLY attributable to the failings of the governing party, celebrates and welcomes its leader. No questions or challenges
Please explain to me why one part of the country owing R3billion is exempt from paying. Make it make sense. Lesufi's campaign to write Soweto's electricity debt off | eNCA
I clearly have a different understanding of the word non-racialism than the DA does, non-racialism surely canโt mean that you ignore race and believe for a second that weโre all blissfully on the same level, weโre the most unequal society in the world based largely on race.
Slipped into the Shoprite/Checkers financial results, a little fact that 1.5 million people have downloaded the Sixty60 app - anyone want to talk to me about the "niche" of online? I think that Checkers have cleverly inserted themselves into households that weren't shopping them
So relieved, my 81 year old mum got vaccinated today, when I asked her what it was like, she said, โIt was one of those lovely SA experiences that makes you believe weโll be all rightโ
Can anyone help here? This is Malibongwe. He graduated at UCT with a BSc in applied biology and biochemistry in 2018.
He has been unemployed since, currently living in Cape Town and he's living conditions have gotten worse. ๐His contact number is; 072 465 8775.
Thereโs no sitting on the fence on this one, a student urinating on anotherโs laptop and bag, is beyond disgraceful. I feel ill thinking about it. Expulsion surely but also a charge? Community service? Time? If there are no consequences, these incidents will continue to happen
[WATCH] Former health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize arrives in La Lucia, North of Durban where his family and friends are gathering to celebrate his 66th birthday.
#ZweliMkhize
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@_NMabaso
@JRehling
@realDonaldTrump
What is still astonishing to me is that in a room of 100 Americans, 44 of them WOULD still approve of him, who are these people?
@MbalulaFikile
Who is actually spending time in jail for the crimes committed. Some poor chap steals a cellphone and will spend 6 months in jail as he canโt afford the bail. There are ANC members who have stolen millions and are living the high life.
@Wandi_Star
And those who donโt earn, start to build in other ways, reading to a child, visiting a granny, picking up trash, tending a community garden. There is power in communities that is just waiting to be untapped.
Can everyone who owes Eskom please pay their bills, itโs a frigging insanity to keep writing off amounts for individuals and municipalities, when Eskom and SA are bleeding ๐ฟ๐ฆ
@Julius_S_Malema
I donโt always agree with you but you are 100% right. ANYONE flouting the regulations should be firmly dealt with no exceptions, why should the 90% of compliant SAโns suffer because some donโt comply
Everyone is claiming proximity to Chris Hani and his ideals, meanwhile he would be revolted by some of those who have enriched themselves at the poorโs expense
Am I the only one getting irked by this notion that all black ppl must vote as one,as a concept I find it deeply troubling. There are four ppl in my family of origin & none of us voting the same way, itโs an odd notion & frankly Verwoerd is smiling that you still think like that
#FWdeKlerk
I was no fan and was teargassed by his security police at Wits on more than one occasion BUT celebrating someoneโs death doesnโt sit well with me
@AdvDali_Mpofu
No we canโt,we need that 10bn for many other things including feeding ordinary people who have no effing food. Why would you be advocating for a transport service that is used by middle class & rich vs. advocating for ordinary SAโns? And itโs not only 10bn, thatโs their last ask!
Explain, anyone able to, why some people think it is there god-given right to litter, this charmer threw some litter out of the car and when I hooted to express my disgust, he re-doubled his efforts and kept on throwing more and more out of the window. Who picks it up, pig?
@africa_ren
@ErnstRoets
@SA_Dragonslayer
Itโs not โoppressing usโ to uplift other races,we need SA to work for all South Africans & currently even 20 plus years afterApartheid,the average black child still is disadvantaged vs. my kids..I do worry about my kids future btw but their future is better in a more equal SA
Iโm super critical of the DA but I like this mayor. A man of action. A non politician if you like. Budget comparison confirms Cape Town delivers the most for the poor while offering ratepayers value for money
On the eve of this LGE, I have never, ever felt so confused about who to vote for. This lessor of two evils thing doesnโt suit me at all. Why does have such appalling leaders? We deserve way better
@RenaldoGouws
@AndypatLotto
Except my kids have the benefit of my privilege, education and access. Itโs the little things and the big things, from reading to your kids at night to being able to find a vac job for your kid through a connection. BEE has been poorly implemented but it is necessary IMO
This Durban port story is really upsetting to me, all I can think of is those businesses, big and small seeing their whole yearโs profitability impacted. It might well put some businesses out of business meaning job losses we can ill afford. Heartbreaking and unnecessary
We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to brave citizens like
@karynmaughan
who have, at huge personal cost, chosen to continue to expose corruption and crime
Journalist
@KarynMaughan
tells us how ongoing online abuse and threats have forced her to give up everything she knew for the sake of her own safety, health and sanity. For her, the cost of speaking the truth has been unimaginably high.
#CarteBlanche
@MasaKekana
Is it just me or has today been a good day for the nets closing in? Zondo and the subpoena, Ace&Mosebenzi exposed, investigations into the Gupta accounts. Iโve got a spring in my step with anticipation
Someone said the best analogy for Eskom is having a car that you drive for 400 000 without servicing and then you blame the last mechanic to work on it. IMHO, there is no magic wand here for our aging plants. Letโs wait & see if anyone can do a better job
Incorrect! What scares off investors is not what the CEOโs say but policy uncertainty, rampant corruption, unstable power supply & crumbling state infrastructure CEOs must not bad-mouth South Africa โ Mantashe โ Daily Investor
"The decline happened over a number of years, but both the government and the ruling party failed dismally to make any effective interventions to halt the decline.
"Either they did not care or they slept on the job or they had no clue what to do."
Zondo on the ANC, ouch!
I need to state the blindingly obvious as it seems some deluded Twitter souls believe that the Eskom debacle is getting white folk and rich folk to suffer. There is no-one that suffers more than the poor with loadshedding, the collapse of hospitals, schools & SAPS
@helenzille
I too, do not believe in race generalisations but I don't think that was the way to make that point, the way to break stereotypes is to build bridges and posting that certainly didn't do that!
@eNCA
What is a โgirlfriend allowanceโ seriously sistas? We need to talk. We will never,ever be free or equal if weโre depending on men like this or demanding to be paid for (letโs face it) sex.Beyonce said it,I depend on me!!!! The car that I drive,I bought it,grow your independence๐ผ
@DZumaSambudla
This tweet lacks class and dignity, Iโm not surprised of course but youโre saying a lot more about yourself in these tweets than about anyone else youโre tweeting about
Once again, I applaud
@PresidencyZA
@CyrilRamaphosa
thank you for showing strong leadership. I think itโs so NB he acknowledges that theyโll make mistakes and will rectify them. Nobody gave any of us the handbook on a pandemic
@iamtmaloka
We all need to stop using cash completely, obviously theyโll come up with other plans but the idea of trucks with cash driving around is foolish in the context of SA
@Tina_Hokwana
Completely appropriate that a man looks after his children, financially and in every other way, completely inappropriate in my view, that a man pays spousal support. We have to, if weโre asking for equality, stand on our own two feet financially.
@DZumaSambudla
@PresJGZuma
Youโre well-pleased because your tummy is full, spare a thought for those less fortunate. Certainly their pain is caused in part by his actions & those of his pels
Foreigners are not the real issue, an ineffectual and corrupt government & stagnant economy are, but I think this movement is going to become too big to be ignored
MUST WATCH : South Africans are on the streets of
@CityTshwane
heading to the Union buildings to submit a memorandum of demand. South Africans want mass deportation of illegal immigrants .
This afternoon, Tshwane Metro Police arrived with four cars at Djo BaNkuma's home to issue him with a R1500 fine for planting cabbages outside his yard.
If he admits to planting the vegetables he will have a criminal record.
Dear RET crew, when you defend Zuma by comparing his deeds to Apartheid leadersโ actions, you need to remember that Apartheid was a crime against humanity, is that really the comparison you want to go with? ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Yoh!Verwoerd did a number on us, we are absolutely OBSESSED by race, of course I know it has relevance because of our past but this out and out obsession where someone is first seen as white, black, purple etc before ANY other aspect of their character, past deeds etc is insanity
I am going to get into A LOT of trouble but I genuinely feel that those who are stupid enough to swallow bleach should not take up a place in hospital, I don't believe that they are the finest of our species. Doctors are having to treat them and seriously, you can't fix stupid !
Global talent shortage is at a 15-year high, in SA 46% of employers are having difficulty filling jobs re-iterating the point that we do not have an unemployment problem, we have a skills problem in South Africa, a skills crisis, in fact!
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Us South Africans are a lawless bunch, from the little things to the big things. In a 30 minute round trip this morning, saw pedestrians lurching in front of moving cars, cyclists and a taxi going straight through traffic lights, a whole lot of cars parked on red lines etc etc
@mbalimcdust
Drives me absolutely mad & they have the receptionist there who has your number but doesn't pick up the phone to let you know of the delay. There is a specialist in Cape Town who thinks nothing of making you wait for 5 hours, her receptionist says bring your laptop & work here๐คทโโ๏ธ
Some selective morality going on here - โThe ANC continues to turn a blind eye to the bloodbath unfolding in Sudan; to the atrocities committed by the Museveni regime in Uganda; and to the collapse of Zimbabwe under Zanu-PFโs reign of terror .......
@ThatoD01
@BBC
Do you know what I thought the exact same thing the other day, plus there have been some very sloppy headlines. The one saying South Africans are opposed to the lockdown, it was about the DA opposing lockdown, very misleading. Whatโs up
@BBCWorld
@BBC
Iโm frequently critical of the DA but I think Alan Winde is a very solid premier. What he does well is pre-emptively address issues and keep communication open. He also takes questions from the media. His communication around Covid has been thorough
1/3 [WATCH] Today I held a special Cabinet meeting with the provincial police commissioner, General Patekile,
@SAPoliceService
officials and
@CityofCT
representatives to discuss our preparedness to act in the event of looting in our Province.
@WesternCapeGov
โAll war is a failure of man as a thinking animal. โ
John Steinbeck.
The only winners are politicians and arms manufacturers. Put the mothers in charge. They will sort this mess out in a day.
@Natenoged
@vngalwana
@CapeTimesSA
@mailandguardian
The irony of the โLove thy neighbourโ message is not lost on me. Love thy neighbour but donโt allow black ppl in your bar. Honestly he deserves whatever comes his way
A must read, we pay 2BILLION a year on VIP protection - they need protection, mainly as they are robbing us blind & we're onto them! Paul Mashatile VIP assault highlights police protection an expensive excuse for thuggery and vanity
@Janneman7
Um! A tad of an overclaim,we were in fact an international pariah,weak economy, infrastructure only serving less than 10% of the population and extremely divided society. Have the ANC messed up, abso-fucking-lootly BUT pretending they inherited the Garden of Eden is an odious lie
A follow up,for those of you who witnessed my embarrassing tweet, falsely accusing WW of shortchanging me on sweet potatoes. ๐
@CheckersSA
whose product it was, followed up with a call, refunded me the full amount and are investigating with their supplier
#greatservice
Some of the calls on
@SAfmnews
this morning made me so depressed,many implying that all SAโns would have done the same and taken the R800k,fortunately there were a few who felt as I did, we can debate the fairness of the sentence BUT stealing is stealing & there are consequences
@JGZ_Foundation
@SAPoliceService
Once again, I ask the question, is it normal for a Foundation to be acting as a defender for its founder. What is the principle work that this foundation does? Raise money for education, to stop hunger, malaria, TB or is it founded to defend JZ a single individual?
I canโt take the term โclever blacksโ seriously. First uttered by JZ when he was objecting to any scrutiny, it has always felt exceedingly insulting to me and almost expecting and wanting black ppl that donโt think.
@ErnstRoets
@SA_Dragonslayer
I have no issue with it whatsoever, I think itโs a very clever way of getting empowered and way more compelling than shareholders being one or two fatcats. Surely you can see the benefits of distributing shares to ordinary black citizens?
Early start to my day, two guys hopped over our wall, tried unsuccessfully to get into our garage, broke a burglar bar and window before triggering our alarm, police very professional and here in minutes. Mindful that few SAโns can afford alarms and burglar bars.
This makes me so cross, it is bad enough that Life Esidimeni happened but taxpayers are funding their defence ๐ก Life Esidimeni inquest legal fees have cost Gauteng Health a staggering R77 million and counting
Looking at the news, rarely do and first three stories about crimes against women, the Krugersdorp rapes, two teen girls hacked to death in KZN and a womanโs body found in Nyanga. A broken society, as a mother of two girls and a citizen of SA, I feel sad and sickened ๐
@helenzille
Hard to deny UCT is a mess but I think itโs lazy to call it โwokenessโ, itโs an over-traded word that actually means socially & politically aware which we all ought to be. Some of ppl who laid the complaint were black, this has a lot more complexity to it.
@F62Forbes
@nombonisogasa
I agree that we are stuck as a country but I do believe that this has a lot to do with white ppl refusing to acknowledge the long-term damage caused by colonialism & Apartheid, we have to acknowledge our privilege and find a way of correcting structural inequity
We have to start changing the way we think, we have masses of unemployed ppl, it has to be possible to build things from the bottom up, not via corrupt tenders but the communities themselves to galvanize and build. Govt as an enabler should train and supplement incomes
Rwanda's Army has built 1,900 houses for genocide survivors, 20 bridges in 8 districts, 14 model villages for 318 families and 400KM of roads across 15 districts through the Citizens Outreach Program.
They also executed a campaign to render health services to 137,900 people.
@LindiMazibuko
Yes completely agree but itโs terrible that weโre secretly wishing that a compromised president survives because heโs less bad than the others
I know that personal taxes are not the only taxes but this is terrifying & every high-income earner that emigrates leaves a hole "With not much more than 350,000 individuals accounting for approximately 42% of overall personal income taxes, SAโs tax system rests on a pinhead."
@Unathi_Kwaza
@CyrilRamaphosa
@MYANC
But this is a positive tweet and story, letโs not always whinge, letโs also acknowledge when good is achieved. We can take a moment off and then whinge in the next tweet ๐