Rob Axelrod

The Three-Eyed Raven..

[Barchart @Barchart]

Schiller PE Double Top? Dot Com Bubble and AI Bubble? 🚨🤯👻

[Adriaan Lombard 🇿🇦 🇺🇸 @LLB_hard82389]

A company that plans the retrenchment of 22,000 employees is in deep trouble. No amount of government interventions other than money will work. The ANC's labour minister Meth must be smoking meth if she thinks she can stop this.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Meta, $META, is considering raising "tens of billions of dollars" in a stock offering as it seeks new sources of capital following the launch of Google’s record $85 billion equity raise this week, per FT.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

Reminder that except for MSFT, all the Mag 7s are now cash flow negative

[Rob Axelrod @88sips]

@koko_matshela @Mgcina_Xhamela People who visit south africa on a visitors visa are legal in the country but not permitted to work...people from SADC countries can get up to 90 days to visit south africa but that does not allow them to work in the country.

[Songezo Zibi @SongezoZibi]

People like Shibiri and Senona are a direct result of the ANC’s decision to dismantle the Scorpions. The winning faction invented lies and conspiracy theories for this purpose. We must never allow those individuals like Zuma, Vavi, Blade, Julius et al to escape their culpability

[KBC Channel 1 News @KBCChannel1]

President Cyril Ramaphosa: On Ebola, South Africa has made a contribution of five million dollars to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (AUCDC).

#KBCniYetu

[Rob Axelrod @88sips]

@RichmanSekatane @1Khosi_Meth @GovernmentZA @Thobeka_Rare @DmJomo @deptoflabour @_cosatu The ANC government has stifled economic growth and job creation through systemic corruption and failing infrastructure, which have collectively choked private sector expansion. Forcing businesses to operate under high structural costs.

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

South Africa's Bafana Bafana are the only African team completely made up of Players born in the country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

[Financial Times @FT]

Trump’s Iran war drains US oil supplies to lowest level since 2004 https://t.co/vzI3UaDw5F

[Tobacco Insider @tobaccoinsider]

A massive influx of fake cigarettes drives European illicit cigarette share above 11%. Estimated state revenue loss: €22.4B

https://t.co/xmCdUcsUMN

In France, 41% of all cigarette consumption is now illicit, followed closely by Ireland (35%) and the UK (32%)

[Newzroom Afrika @Newzroom405]

[WATCH] National Joint Operational and Intelligence chairperson Structure Tebello Mosikili clarifies that Nhlamulo Sambo's death is not linked to the unrest currently affecting parts of SA. Mosikili urges the public to refrain from spreading misinformation as this can
fuel unnecessary panic and undermine efforts to maintain public order. #Newzroom405

[eNCA @eNCA]

Western Cape police say the deadly stabbing of 19-year-old Nhlamulo Sambo in Mossel Bay was not related to anti-migrant protests or xenophobic unrest. A preliminary investigation indicates that Sambo's death was a burglary gone wrong. Police have cautioned the public against spreading unverified narratives. Tune in to #eNCA, channel #DStv403

[Naa Mɛɛle Boi @miss_boyem]

If you ever wonder why so many Ghanaians in South Africa want to return home, this is part of the reason, and I speak from experience.

Many arrive after being promised good salaries and commissions by salon owners and other employers. The first few weeks often seem fine, but when it’s time to get paid, the reality can be very different from what was promised.

By then, many have exhausted their savings, their return tickets have expired, and some don’t know how to regularize their stay. Without proper documentation, they live in fear and avoid drawing attention to themselves.

The real issue is exploitation. Some workers spend months trying to repay debts to employers who financed their travel, leaving them trapped in difficult situations.
I was lucky enough to have received information about permit applications. So I have legal documentation to stay in South Africa. But many others do not.

This is why so many people are now looking for a way back home.

[Mbekezeli @MbekezeliMB]

The Ghanaian High Commissioner is plainly lying about his host government.

There are no work permits issued for barbers or beauticians.

Some of the evacuees openly admitted that they came on visitor visas and as asylum seekers.

When are you demarching him @DIRCO_ZA?

[Mteto Nyati @mteton]

China and India have lifted hundreds of millions of their citizens out of poverty through market-oriented economic reforms. Yet in our country, business is still too often treated as an enemy rather than a partner for development. Why can’t we learn from their success? #ProudlySA

[Mzilikazi wa Afrika @IamMzilikazi]

The Madlanga Commission has an estimated budget of R147.898 million.
To date, the commission has exposed the so-called “Big Five” cartel, a drug syndicate allegedly linked to several senior police officers and politicians.
One of its key witnesses, Marius van der Merwe, was shot and killed on 5 December 2025 in full view of his wife and two children.
More than 34 people have been arrested thus far, including 13 senior police officers implicated in the R360-million SAPS tender awarded to Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala’s company, Medicare 24. The controversy surrounding the tender ultimately led to the suspension of National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. Those arrested also include municipal officials and individuals linked to organised crime.
Several officials have been suspended from their positions, among them Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief, Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi, and Municipal Manager, Kagiso Lerutla. Both were arrested in April on charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice.
Other notable arrests include Sergeant Fannie Ezekiel Nkosi, who was apprehended following a raid on his Pretoria home, and Captain Laurance Makgotloe, a senior SAPS forensic ballistics analyst accused of manipulating forensic evidence.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has already granted the commission one extension. It is now expected to conclude its work and submit its final report by 31 August 2026. According to information provided to the commission, no further extension will be granted.

[Business Insider Africa @BusInsiderSSA]

South Africa🇿🇦 moves to block substandard Chinese imports as new rules target cheap goods

South Africa🇿🇦 is tightening its grip on imports from China🇨🇳 in a move that could reshape competition across key industries and raise the bar for goods entering the country.

[Douglas Macgregor @DougAMacgregor]

Multiple US troops injured during Iranian Strike in Kuwait.