Fabio_Moletsane

Power is dangerous. It corrupts the best and attracts the worst.

[Ennock Mlangeni @ennockmartZA]

Creator and creation 🌼

My name is Ennock Mlangeni and YOU DON'T KNOW ME YET.

[Penuel The Black Pen @penuelist_]

DO NOT agree to be a HOUSEWIFE until he sends you an employment contract, with how much you'll be earning per month, to take care of the home.

If he expects you to work for him & not another boss, he must take you seriously & pay you.

[GBC @GBC_Press]

🚨 BREAKING:

Italy became the first country to ban Bill Gates’ “artificial meat” project.

Kudos to the Italians...

[Clayson Monyela @ClaysonMonyela]

We defeated the attempt to single out & isolate 🇿🇦. The AU has agreed with us. The AU will discuss the migration issue broadly & look at the "Pull & Push" factors. Countries will have to introspect & look at what drives people away. Sending, Transit & Receiving countries must collaborate to find solutions. https://t.co/QlrrN9Gwb4

[Nuna🌹✨️ @Nuna_zd]

Please help identify these two criminals. They've been using a bank card belonging to a man who was last seen on the 23rd of July. And the man has been found dead. Please repost its of great importance.

[QUAESITOR @Greg_Modise1]

@Chibuleni She's already made her choice. The least her husband deserves is the truth. The "other guy" looks perfect because they aren't doing real life together yet. Affairs thrive on fantasy; relationships survive on reality. She will soon learn the difference.

[Vuyo Zungula MP 🇿🇦 @ZungulaVuyo]

Serious questions remain about the employment of undocumented foreign nationals in a sector that requires no scarce-skill exemption. At the same time, e-hailing drivers are controlled by platforms, charged heavy commissions and exposed to daily risks, yet conveniently classified as independent contractors when they demand basic worker protections.

The ATM has called on Parliament to investigate and regulate the sector. An app cannot be used to bypass immigration laws, exploit workers and avoid employer responsibilities.

#ATMInParliament

[Koshiek Karan @iamkoshiek]

2 in 3 South Africans live in poverty 💔💔

66.7% of the country survives on LESS than R3,000 every month

[Vuyo Zungula MP 🇿🇦 @ZungulaVuyo]

Unemployment watching you vote for the ANC and GNU parties on the 4th of November.

[Tumisho Masha @TumishoMasha]

We gotta stop voting for this gang of looters.

[Tumisho Masha @TumishoMasha]

Just to be clear 👊🏾🇿🇦

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

25,000 South Africans live in Zimbabwe.

Over 2 million Zimbabweans live in South Africa.

[VT @VusiThembekwayo]

This is not the time, but allow the latitude to be disrespectful & inappropriate:

The BEST service the nation can give to the memory of Seputla Sebogodi
is to relook at the laws governing how actors are paid.

This is a strange issue because, on the face of it, it's a simple issue to resolve. But the government has been unable or unwilling to fix this issue since they took power more than 3 decades ago.

They are quick to issue state funerals and publish press releases of condolences but simply will not fix the most important issue in the lives of actors and talent: right and appropriate PAY for their skill and labour.

It's the same pattern we see over and over again: They light up the screen for years, bringing joy to our homes and then struggle or leave this world without dues.


So, why does it keep happening?

The film and TV industry in South Africa is built to “pay once”, and that's it.
Sign the contract.
Do the work.
Get your money upfront.
And move on.

No matter how many times they rerun your episodes on broadcasters’ channels or even sell it elsewhere, you, the talent that made the show come to life, get little to nothing extra.

Think about that: No residuals like the big overseas setups. I am told that standard contracts usually buy out all your rights forever.

Said differently: the producer, or most likely the channel, owns it completely.

And if you speak, the powers label you “difficult” to work with.

So our laws are failing actors. Yet, these actors are known to the politicians who pretend to care but will not fix this issue.

All systems exist because someone benefits from their design.

So who benefits from this system?

From a distance it looks like the broadcasters who are stacking ad cash from repeats.
Then the production houses licensing the same shows again and again. They keep the profits separate from the talent who carried the story.

It's a helluva setup for them, not so much for the actors later in life.

There was that whole copyright push with the bills finally giving actors a real share in the future. It looks like most of it is moving ahead.

Good news. But for too many legends like Seputla, it's already too late to matter.

The sad fact is that talent gets you famous, but ownership and good contracts get you lasting wealth.

We can't keep seeing our favourites die paupers.

The faces and talent sold for a once-off when the channels benefit in perpetuity.

How many more of our people are we going to watch go through this before society demands better?

For me, Seputla will always be Ike from Suburban Bliss. He killed that role.

#RIPSeputlaSebogodi

VT

[Fabio_Moletsane @F_FabioM]

@garyvee Money isn't everything, but it can surely solve 99.9% of your problems.

[Khandani Msibi @KhandaniM]

@FinPlanKaluAja1 So go to another country or stay in yours, oh no your people have to cross crocodile infested rivers to enter this horrible country called SA leaving their previous countries behind.

[Khumbudzo Ntshavheni @Khu_Ntshavheni]

I didn’t stutter

Any form of property obtained illegally won’t be compensated for .

[IDEAS THAT MATTER @_itmplus]

You're closer than it feels. The hard part always feels the longest right before it lifts.

[Pookie's Polls & Opinions @pookiepolls]

Maybe the world must seek compensation from Nigeria for the scams and crimes of their people.

[Michael Morton @MMORTON6]

@Slykie_Reloaded It’s “No wonder”

[Union Apaches 🇧🇪 @RUSG_FR]

✅ ACCORD TROUVÉ ENTRE LES ORLANDO PIRATES ET L’UNION POUR RELE MOFOKENG 💛💙

L’examen médical et la finalisation du transfert ont actuellement lieu.

(via @orlandopirates)