My contribution to society is that I won’t have bridesmaids.
All my life, I’ve heard bridesmaids complain so I don’t want to put anyone through that.😭👍🏽
Being South African on Twitter is a fulltime job. The moment you open your eyes, you're already on national duty, defending the country against allegations, stereotypes, & random attacks from people who've never been here. Kubi! 🇿🇦😂
I say this calmly 🙌South Africa is not embarrassed. Not by a match. Not by a score. Not by the noise of those who cheer against us. Win or lose, our Bafana Bafana will return home and we will welcome them with open arms. Because they are ours. They belong to us. And we would rather have them home, safe and fed, than starving in other people's countries, begging for scraps. We love them unconditionally. That is what it means to be South African.
And since we are keeping score, since some are so eager to measure which country is better, which is greater, which leads, let us not forget, South Africa is winning. Not just on the pitch, but on the world stage.
Our Patrice Motsepe is the President of CAF. The Confederation of African Football. The highest office in African football. Not Nigeria. Not Kenya. Not Zimbabwe. South Africa. That is not luck. That is leadership. That is respect earned.
We have the best infrastructure, the best healthcare, the best constitution, the best agricultural sector. We feed ourselves and our neighbours. South Africa is mother to your absent fathers. We treat the sick of the continent. We host global events. We lead in innovation, in finance, in democracy. We are not perfect but we are great.
So you can cheer against us. Tweet your petty insults. Wish us to lose. We will not be shaken. We will not be provoked. We will simply continue to build, to lead, to win on our own terms.
Because South Africa does not need validation. We have results. We have each other as South Africans, a truly remarkable diverse country. We have a future that shines brighter than their bitterness. And that is the quiet, confident truth they cannot stand. 🇿🇦