@AbsaSouthAfrica It has happened on at least three occasions in the past three months. I have bank accounts with two other SA banks - it has never happened. Your AI detection system is overly eager since all of your client's info was previously hacked - which is not my fault - its yours!
No, @AbsaSouthAfrica , it is not suspicious activity on my ABSA account, it is me trying to make an urgent payment with my own money. Now prevented from doing so. Your AI is broken. Not the first time this has happened.
Most pathetic bank in South Africa.
#fail#ABSA
Punching above our weight: South Africa ranks 7th in the world in beer consumption. And that's not even per capita. By per capita we would surely be a gold medal contender 🍻
If You Understand This Map, You Understand Africa’s Future
If you look at Africa through this kind of population density map, you start seeing something deeper than dots on a continent. You’re looking at where people choose to live when left to their own incentives, where water is reliable, where food can be grown, where trade naturally flows, where elevation cuts the heat, and where a day’s work has the best chance of paying off.
And once you know how to read that pattern, the whole continent reorganizes itself in front of you.
Instead of 54 countries, you see three massive demographic engines forming on their own terms.
Africa’s Three Natural Power Corridors
The West African corridor From Abidjan to Lagos and inland to Kano
That glowing belt is one of the most important facts in the 21st century global economy. Tens of millions live along that coastal strip because that’s where the rainfall is kinder, the port access is natural, the soil is usable, and the informal economy is unbelievably dense. If governance stays even halfway functional, this region becomes one of the biggest urban networks on Earth.
The Nile Horn And Great Lakes Arc
The bright spine along the Nile, the Ethiopian highlands, and around Lake Victoria is a 4,000 year old trade corridor that only looks new on a modern map. People settle here because altitude cools the air, rivers solve the water problem, and fertile land makes population density sustainable. It’s one of the few regions in Africa where population density and food production can actually scale together.
Southern Africa’s triangle: Gauteng, Coastal KZN, Cape Town
This cluster glows not because the land is perfect, but because the industrial base is. Johannesburg Pretoria is the economic engine, Durban is the shipping artery, and Cape Town is the brain trust. This region has the best infrastructure to population ratio on the continent, which is why it holds so much of Africa’s formal GDP.
My Read
The glowing clusters are Africa’s economic destiny zones. They tell you where transportation networks want to develop, where capital naturally gravitates, and where political stability pays the highest dividends.
The harsh truth is if these regions get reliable electricity, functioning ports, and even moderately effective governance, Africa will experience one of the largest urban demographic booms in human history.
If they don’t and if power grids crumble, food prices spike, or climate pressure gets worse these same density belts become engines of migration, instability, and political volatility.
Population density is not just about where people live. It’s a map of future opportunity, future conflict, and future capital flows.
And this map is telling you exactly where Africa’s next 30 years will be decided.
From Bloomberg today:
"The 30% tariff remains in place... And yet South African assets are thriving in ways few in Washington or Pretoria anticipated... Equities have widened their lead against emerging market peers"
The biggest problem for users with AI models right now is the absence of real version control. Day to day, it feels like talking on the phone to a consultant (or close friend in some cases) who is undergoing live lobotomies while you speak.
Full essay:
https://t.co/lbGSJVXgPa
#GPT4O #keep4o #4oforever #GPT5
How do people feel about AI around the world? This global AI survey shows sharp contrasts between emerging and advanced economies. https://t.co/ljyLIwkEMt via @visualcap
South Africans more positive than the gloabl average...