As the “deadline” for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa draws near, Checkpoint turns the spotlight on the law breaking companies employing them. Don't miss #CheckPoint on Sunday at 9:30pm on #eNCA, channel #DStv403.
The Lies
They accuse us of being genocidal
They accuse us of being xenophobic
Our victories are their worst nightmares
And still we sing Nkos’ Sikelela iAfrica
A prayer by RSA for the African continent
We are a loving people
We are a resilient nation
Our glass is always half-full
I’m proud to be South African 🇿🇦
Wishing you a productive and drama free day! Let God into your life. A day full of laughter and fulfillment in whatever it is that you do, topped off with a win for BAFANA BAFANA ❤️
Let me educate you not with anger, but with truth. You assume South Africans lack exposure. You assume we believe other African countries are poor and undeveloped. That is not the case. We know the reality. We know Nigeria has oil. We know Ghana has gold. We know Kenya has tech. We know Botswana has diamonds. We know Zambia has copper. We know Zimbabwe has platinum and lithium. We know the DRC sits on $24 trillion in minerals. We know Africa is rich.
But here is what you do not understand, wealth beneath the ground does not translate to prosperity above it. You can have all the minerals in the world but if your leaders steal, your constitutions hostile towards humans rights, if your institutions are corrupt, if your people are divided by tribe, if your healthcare collapses, if your schools crumble, if your youth flee then you are poor. Not in resources. In governance. In accountability. In dignity.
We do not look down on Africa. We look at the mirror Africa refuses to face. We see our own flaws corruption, unemployment, crime and we fight them. We protest. We vote. We demand better. That is what makes us different. We do not run. We stay. We build. We hold our leaders accountable, even when it hurts.
You say we lack exposure. But we see you. We see your leaders flying overseas to get treated, some in our country to get medical treatment, while your children starve. We see your ports exporting raw minerals while your people have no jobs. We are not blind. We are not ignorant. We are honest.
The difference between South Africa and many other African countries is not wealth. It is the willingness to confront failure. We own ours. You run from yours. That is not a lack of exposure. That is a lack of accountability. And until you fix that, no mineral, no resource, no tweet will save you. Go home. Fix your house. Then talk to us about exposure.
South Africans 🇿🇦 are taxed between 18% on the lowest bracket up to 45% at the top!!
Anything to show for it in our communities??@sarstax
Entlek why are we being taxed so much...
#TaxRevoltSA
No, SARS does not tax retirement funds, only when withdrawing but taxes much less because of the higher tax threshold at 65, even higher at 75.
If you withdraw prior to these higher thresholds i.e. Two Pot System, etc the “income” or “Bonus” will be taxed as per norm (<65 years)
TWO Pot System is the BIGGEST scam in recent times.
You claim R30k from your pension, SARS takes R12k from it...
But @sarstax you have already taxed the money, why tax it again??🤔🚮
#TaxRevoltSA
I said this: Julius Malema wants to be President of South Africa, but he doesn’t listen to South Africans, not even once. How can you lead people you ain’t listening to??
Atteridgeville, Pretoria:
Armed suspects stormed a house and robbed the occupants of phones, cash, and a vehicle belonging to the homeowner.
The victim’s son-in-law, who was on a call with his wife when it suddenly cut off, heard the disturbance and rushed to the house.
On arrival, he found 3/4 suspects attempting to flee in the stolen vehicle.
When he approached, they allegedly opened fire and shot him in the stomach.
He returned fire, fatally shooting two suspects, wounding another, while one managed to escape.
WARNING: ⚠️ Graphic.
This man borrowed 10k from me and paid me 20k. borrowed 100k and paid 150k.
Now he wants to borrow 200k.
I like this business but why’s my mind telling me it’s Ponzi scheme and he might not pay me back this time.
KwaXhosa, there was a hierarchy that was not based on one's social status. Interestingly, we all knew where we fit and acted accordingly. Someone above you walked in, we all knew who should move. AmaGrootman didn’t even have to demand respect, we willingly gave it to them.
Wow . A woman taking accountability for her horrible choice in men instead of painting us all with the same "trash" brush .
This is beautiful . Now we getting somewhere . ❤️