Lesedi Dibakwane

Kganya, lebone, seetsa...shining light. wanderer, dreamer, thinker. DAREDEVIL!! The rest of the time I work for an ICT firm.

[Nkareng Matshe @Nkareng]

Credit to Sadio Mane for saving this game. Displayed high level leadership to recall his teammates from the tunnel to finish the game. It could have dented the Afcon’s image forever. Well done Sadio

[Sizwe SikaMusi @SizweLo]

Apartheid Beneficiary: “I was not there during Apartheid”

What the Irish said about the British king over a hundred years ago:

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@GarethCliff @helenzille Until I see a clean crime free Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Langa & Cape Flats…I’m not convinced.

All DA and Hellen have achieved in WC and CPT is a haven for people like her and Europeans.

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@FrankKhalidUK Nicolas Anelka

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@rickcrouchpi BnB j

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@PedrosChicken - you cannot advertise a LARGE green salad & deliver garnish. Your franchisees’ explanation that large green salad means garnish is patronising. This is gross misrepresentation. Either put a large green salad or state that it’s garnish on the menu…cc @TheNCC_RSA

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@Carra23 Jamie…you’re in a hole. STOP DIGGING!!

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@WinstonSmi17587 @LibertarianZA 😂😂😂

[Hasan @Ubermenscchh]

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[George M @GeorgeM_Growth]

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[Times LIVE @TimesLIVE]

History can’t always be relied on to absolve you in just the way you want, especially not when you’re Floyd Shivambu and you’ve just landed a lucrative job with the guy you compared to a thieving mass murderer, writes Tom Eaton. https://t.co/f08AtTnbAs

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@tpm1404 Do you recall that you and I actually met on these streets?

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@LekauSehoana That’s the way to go my guy…JUMP RIGHT STRAIGHT UP. Bigger and better, with the LESSONS

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@MsNtuli Ja no. So concerned on the personal security front. Kids have no sense of this at all. Parents should be educating their children on this.

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

@90s_Pop_Culture But he just acknowledged everything she’s saying is true. And he’s taking accountability.

What more else do you expect?

[uNozulu...Thukela @MissSteelo]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 being South African is a flex
Allegedly this couple was taking their wedding photos when this group saw them and started singing traditional Xhosa wedding songs in celebration.
I bet they will not forget this😊🎊
Congratulations to them

[Constitution First 🇿🇦 @Constitution_94]

TEMBEKA NGCUKAITOBI

Kings and Chiefs are the problem everywhere.

They are actually the enemies of our people

They are bribable to sell the community

That's why some folks from Ingonyama Trust don't like my views. I tell it as it is.

The only people who truly represent news of our people are politicians, not unelected kings and chiefs who are a product of colonialism

[David (TalkingCents) @talkcentss]

I’m sorry, I benefited from apartheid.
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I was born in South Africa in 1992, and I know no apology can make up for the atrocities of the past or what my counterparts had to endure.

But I’d like to acknowledge the privilege I have now and had growing up. I would like to formally apologize for any instances where I’ve knowingly or unknowingly been racist.

I went to a private public school which was predominately white. I lived in suburbs, always had a meal, an opportunity, and access to luxuries. I took a lot for granted without realizing.

My starting position was a lot further ahead, which gave me a runway.

As a white child growing up, I didn’t realize the realities of the system until I actively decided to confront it - and that is where I was faced with cognitive dissonance.

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I didn’t understand the effects of apartheid and the privileges I had until I was in my early 20’s when I started working in construction.

It was here that I encountered the true reality of the displaced majority, the discrimination, and current systems. ( It is what fueled my passion for finance and economics)

There were some personal issues in my own life which set me back mentally and financially, but I still had a job and a roof over my head - which I was fortunate for.

However,

This is where I started consciously being aware of my surroundings, what I had, and how that pertained to the realities around me. Working in construction was the unveiling of the reality I was never exposed to.

Even with me going through my own personal hardships and dealing with the realities of the system - I was still better off than most men who were older than me working in construction, to be more specific - black men.

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I wasn’t a rich or connected white person, but I was still a beneficiary of the system. My power or influence was limited, so it felt as if what could I do to change it?

That is what drove me to try become more versed and educated in the realities of South Africa, and on the topics of finance and economics.

I thought I could use the internet to share what I learn and to pass it on in order to make a difference where I can. To try build up influence and to educate and see where that goes.

My educational approach on X, was/is in my mind, to try help as many people in need and to remove the veil as construction had done for me.

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Keeping all this in mind, growing up and not being exposed to the realities of black lived experiences, or not fully understanding the perceptions of my counterparts, there will be times that my views may be disconnected from reality.

This is because, it requires work to
re-learn and unlearn things that were indoctrinated into me as a child, but I try to be cognizant of it, and when I’m wrong or my views may be misplaced I listen and adapt. It is also a learning curve of understanding for me.
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I consider South Africa my home. I may not be there now, but I have no dual citizenship and have never turned my back on South Africa.

It is a place that I need more than it needs me, because it is my refuge - it is my home.

I grew up there, my family is there, and my deepest lessons I’ve learnt come from there - so I appreciate, respect, and am thankful for South Africa. But I also do acknowledge the past and the injustices that still remain within systems today, and how that benefitted my life.

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South Africa is and has always been in a unique place, and I don’t want to play a role in its division, but rather in its unity. So I will continue to do what I am best at, and that is to share information in an educational way.

So I apologize to everyone I have offended, and I will do better.

- David -

[Lesedi Dibakwane @LesDibaks]

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