@MsKabzela@Abramjee@SAPoliceService Election time -really trying to get stuff done… they can govern when their job is on the line.Civil society free to call elections every 2,5 years if government doesn’t consistently deliver & incumbent is good let them run further until the civil society decides a new election!
“Russia will always be there. Geography doesn’t change. Learn to live with it.’
The most successful sentence Russian propaganda ever exported — because it arrives dressed as realism.
Let us consult the actual record of eternity.
The Ottoman Empire was eternal for six centuries. Austria-Hungary was a permanent fact of Europe. The British Empire covered a quarter of the planet, forever. The Soviet Union was so eternal that its collapse surprised the CIA, the Kremlin, and my grandparents in equal measure.
Empires are the least permanent objects in political history — precisely because they mistake themselves for geography.
Mountains are permanent. Rivers are permanent. A prison of nations held together by fear and oil revenue is a weather system.
‘Eternal Russia’ is not analysis. It is fatalism doing the empire’s homework — teaching submission and grading it as maturity.
And if geography must have the last word, let it: Kyiv stood before Moscow was a clearing in the forest.
Eternity has a shorter memory than empires hope.
Not sure if everyone is fully aware of what is facing Andrew Tate right now.
If the US extradite him, he will likely face trial in the UK, facing potentially 20+ years in jail if found guilty. Once he's served his time/been acquitted, he would be transferred to Romania and face similar sentencing there if found guilty.
If not extradited, he will have to return to Romania to face trial there, facing potentially 20+ years in jail if found guilty. Once he's served his time there/been acquitted, he would be transferred to the UK to face his charges there.
There is no scenario where he can realistically avoid trials in both the UK and Romania, unless he literally spends the rest of his life on the run.
There's a strong possibility he could spend the rest of his life in jail.
🇿🇦Everyone’s focusing on governance, process or politics - but what about the obvious lack of basic investment, corporate finance and private equity skills that are the root cause of the problems at the PIC?!🇿🇦
If Russia takes Ukraine, the U.S. loses more than an ally—it hands Putin control over crucial resources AND sends a signal to our adversaries that military aggression works (cough, cough…China, Iran, North Korea)
If Ukraine loses, WE LOSE.
We do not need Putin's permission to send troops to Ukraine, and Ukraine does not need his permission to invite us. Our dignity and Ukraine's sovereignty must be maintained, and giving Putin control over the deployment of our armed forces is unlikely to bring peace.
That time @marcorubio explained how USA, Russia & the UK promised Ukraine to provide for their defense forever if they gave up the huge stockpile of nuclear weapons left in the country after the Soviet Union fell.
Good times.
Saying apartheid has had no impact on shaping the society we live in today is just as absurd as saying that the ANC has done nothing wrong in the past 30 years.
You know what is treason? Stealing from poor through corruption and tenders. Not allowing businesses to flourish so people can get jobs. Leaving our borders open. Allowing people in parliament to incite violence and spread hate. All this is treason. Not what AfriForum is doing.💪
BREAKING:
Polish PM Donald Tusk speaking before flying to London for today’s Ukraine emergency summit:
“500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to defend them against 140 million Russians (…) Europe today lacks the belief that we are truly a global power”
The most powerful racial group in South Africa is black people. Black people account for more than 80% of the population, have controlled all economic & political policy institutions for 30 years. They have all the power to make South Africa a prosperous country.
Good morning from Ukraine. I live in Kyiv and travel the country often and spend most of my time engaging Ukrainians and I am also learning Ukrainian langauge and pay attention to Ukrainian social media and news sites to practice my language skills.
Here's what I can tell you: Most Ukrainians, even those who do not like him and want him gone, are standing in support of him. Let me show you an example.
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We are very grateful to the United States for all the support. I’m thankful to President Trump, Congress for their bipartisan support, and American people. Ukrainians have always appreciated this support, especially during these three years of full-scale invasion.