JessicaBezuidenhout

Journalist at Large: Ex Daily Maverick, Mail &Guardian, Sunday Times

[JessicaBezuidenhout @JessBezJourn]

Several portable loos arrived in Parkwood around the time when @COJ sent in a crew to replace pipes. Crew not spotted in recent weeks( job obviously not done) but maybe they will return (if only they to fetch the toilets)

[Osasu Obayiuwana @osasuo]

Any journo buying food at the @MetLifeStadium, during this @FIFAWorldCup, should be ready to be taken for a mug. @EddyDove of @ESPNAfrica just went to get a meal. I’ll leave him to tell you how much he paid for it…

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

England have been victims of a theft of their training equipment, after vehicles transferring kit to their Kansas City training base were broken into.

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

I am sick to death of @StandardBankZA not sending OTP and jeopardizing my plans. If I don't get a flight to Durban to run Comrades it is your fault. Every single time I am in RSA, I cannot make transactions. "My banker" calls, I'm polite and have cordial conversations. And then next time, same shit. And why do you have a "secure helpline" 0861201311 that "is no longer in existence" on the authenticate site

[Amunet @freakoutsideofx]

Awww the legendary Ms. Patti LaBelle 82, and Ms. Gladys Knight 82, who recently celebrated their birthdays were born 4 days apart. 🥳 Happy Birthday beautiful talented Queens

[JessicaBezuidenhout @JessBezJourn]

@lesterkk Stoutgat

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

Zimbabwe is a very difficult place to live if you are just an ordinary citizen trying to get on with your life.

Yesterday, a young man got in touch with me seeking financial assistance to travel to Zimbabwe because he had lost his father. I helped him, and his bus left Johannesburg at 5 p.m. It travelled all the way to Zimbabwe and got to the border in the morning, where it was cleared. It then continued its journey into Zimbabwe.

When the bus got to Bubi, ZIMRA officials, who are Zimbabwe’s customs officials, sent it all the way back to the border for another search.

As I write this, that bus is back at the border. This young man left Johannesburg yesterday at 5 p.m., and it is now past 6 p.m. the following day. He had already done more than half of his journey from Johannesburg, only to be forced back.

I honestly do not understand why our government makes life so painful and difficult for ordinary people. It is cruel, painful, and heartbreaking.

This is one of the reasons many young Zimbabweans do not want to return home when they complete their studies. If you are not part of the political elite circle, life can be incredibly difficult. Even those who are trying to live by the book and simply live normal lives are subjected to unnecessary hardship.

It is heartbreaking. It is sad. The once respected Zimbabwe has become a mafia state.

[Rory Petzer @RoryPetzer]

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[JessicaBezuidenhout @JessBezJourn]

Agreed. I was also quite irritated by the price of these single servings recently - didn’t think it was worth asking for extra butter

[Athol Trollip @AtholT]

What a rip off! Had lunch with my wife at Woolworths at the waterfront on Monday, my wife had a pot of tea, she asked for another tea bag as the tea was weak. They charged us R17.00 for the single extra tea bag. A understand the need for cost coverage but R17.00 for a tea bag? This is a rip off!

[JessicaBezuidenhout @JessBezJourn]

My GWD. We have all had those calls from these employees💔This is the stuff of nightmares for us and them. DO the owners know what management does and expects or is management given a blueprint/how-to-make-us-very-rich guide? #GazillionaireAntics

[Ma Dlamini @Daiisy119]

@tumisole please share this

[Clement Manyathela @TheRealClementM]

Home Affairs Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzunza tells me on #TheCMShow that gov will now send the deportation bills to the embassies of countries whose nationals are deported. @Radio702

[Sam Sole @SamSoleZA]

R300k paid but R55k still owing on R48k RDP house after 18 years https://t.co/4bwk7ZTohS

[JessicaBezuidenhout @JessBezJourn]

Slam dunk criminal case here. This story must be followed to the end and must be amplified for it is not just a lagbol case of an alleged dirty cop busted on camera.

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

This corruption is not an isolated incident -it has become deeply entrenched in certain policing and law enforcement environments, particularly in parts of Johannesburg.

Allegations of officers extorting money from foreign nationals, undocumented migrants, street traders and vulnerable communities continue to surface with alarming regularity.

Areas such as Diepsloot, Johannesburg CBD, and Hillbrow are repeatedly mentioned in complaints involving bribery, intimidation and unlawful confiscation of goods or cash.

Many victims are often too afraid to open cases because they fear deportation, harassment or retaliation.

That silence allows corrupt officials and criminal syndicates to continue operating unchecked.

The reality is that corruption at street level destroys public trust in the police and undermines legitimate crime-fighting efforts.

Communities already battling violent crime, drugs, hijackings and illegal firearms are left vulnerable when some officers abuse their authority for personal gain instead of protecting residents.

The key question is: why do the same hotspots keep appearing in corruption allegations year after year without visible long-term intervention?

How many honest officers are being undermined by corrupt colleagues?

And how many victims -particularly foreigners and undocumented individuals are suffering in silence because they believe nobody will protect them if they speak out?

@pule_jones @eNCA

@SAPoliceService

WATCH: this took place near Diepsloot, JHB.

[JessicaBezuidenhout @JessBezJourn]

https://t.co/6FoPHw9Eha

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

This corruption is not an isolated incident -it has become deeply entrenched in certain policing and law enforcement environments, particularly in parts of Johannesburg.

Allegations of officers extorting money from foreign nationals, undocumented migrants, street traders and vulnerable communities continue to surface with alarming regularity.

Areas such as Diepsloot, Johannesburg CBD, and Hillbrow are repeatedly mentioned in complaints involving bribery, intimidation and unlawful confiscation of goods or cash.

Many victims are often too afraid to open cases because they fear deportation, harassment or retaliation.

That silence allows corrupt officials and criminal syndicates to continue operating unchecked.

The reality is that corruption at street level destroys public trust in the police and undermines legitimate crime-fighting efforts.

Communities already battling violent crime, drugs, hijackings and illegal firearms are left vulnerable when some officers abuse their authority for personal gain instead of protecting residents.

The key question is: why do the same hotspots keep appearing in corruption allegations year after year without visible long-term intervention?

How many honest officers are being undermined by corrupt colleagues?

And how many victims -particularly foreigners and undocumented individuals are suffering in silence because they believe nobody will protect them if they speak out?

@pule_jones @eNCA

@SAPoliceService

WATCH: this took place near Diepsloot, JHB.

[Joburg Finance @JoburgFinance]

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[The Economist @TheEconomist]

“In the 1980s as Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher broke with historical precedent and slashed top tax rates, the old corporate business models [...] became obsolete.” In an essay, Arthur Laffer explains how entrepreneurialism thrived during this era https://t.co/GmJK1CfU9S

[Newzroom Afrika @Newzroom405]

Forensic investigator Dorothy Mmushi says some car dealerships scheme with ‘tenderpreneurs’ to buy vehicles for government officials, but the cars are never registered to those officials. She says this is done to launder money, while the cars go to a third party.

Watch: https://t.co/rPxdkDbLmi

[Leon Schreiber @Leon_Schreib]

Under our digital transformation programme, Home Affairs has built a state-of-the-art biometric portal for National Treasury to identify and eradicate ghost workers from government’s payroll. Consistent use of this technology could save taxpayers up to R3.9 billion per year! 🇿🇦

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

The cash-in-the-sofa saga that just won't go away for South Africa's president https://t.co/6soAJiJL5K