South Africans, after the foreigner issue we need to work together to pressure government to drop the petrol price to R15 a litre.
It’s due for a review and a drop is on the cards, but we must be very vocal!
People talk about a tax revolt, but if we start by pushing for cheaper fuel, removing the tax scam added to the price, it will reduce rising costs on everything else and then consumers and businesses can start to breath.
South Africans are questioning why petrol prices remain high at around R27.95 to R28.06 per litre for inland petrol and R28.50 for diesel, even though Brent crude oil main benchmark has fallen sharply to approximately US$73.70–74.10 per barrel https://t.co/cpHjqfUEEX
@willempet@SICKOFTAX What is significant about this is the silence in all eleven languagee by the incompetent and corrupt ANC mafia regime. Not to mention the incompetent HRC!
WHY ARE 22 ISLAMIC ORGANISATIONS ENTERING SOUTH AFRICA'S IMMIGRATION DEBATE — AND WHOSE INTERESTS ARE THEY SEEKING TO PROTECT?
The decision by a coalition of 22 Islamic organisations to publicly reject the planned June 30 shutdown and call for arrests should not simply be accepted without scrutiny.
In a constitutional democracy, every organisation has the right to express its views. However, South Africans also have the right, indeed the duty, to ask serious questions when organised religious bodies become active participants in political and socio-economic struggles.
South Africa is a nation in crisis.
Millions are unemployed. Communities are overwhelmed by crime. Public services are collapsing. Infrastructure is deteriorating. Economic growth remains stagnant. The immigration system is in disarray, and confidence in the Department of Home Affairs has been severely damaged by years of inefficiency, corruption and weak enforcement.
The anger being expressed by many South Africans did not arise in a vacuum. It is the direct consequence of decades of government failure.
Successive governments failed to secure our borders. They failed to manage immigration effectively. They failed to create jobs. They failed to root out corruption. They failed to enforce the law consistently.
Ordinary South Africans are now paying the price.
Against this backdrop, the sudden and coordinated intervention by 22 Islamic organisations into the immigration debate raises legitimate questions that cannot simply be dismissed.
Why have these organisations chosen this moment to become so vocal? What constituencies are they representing? What interests are they seeking to protect? Are they speaking solely on constitutional principles, or are there broader community interests involved?
These questions are neither unreasonable nor discriminatory.
They are precisely the questions citizens in a healthy democracy should ask of every organised interest group, whether religious, political, business or civil society.
If churches, mosques, temples, NGOs, trade unions and advocacy organisations choose to influence public policy, then they must also be prepared to face public scrutiny.
Transparency is not persecution. Accountability is not prejudice.
South Africans are entitled to know who influences public policy, whose interests are being represented, and whether those interests align with the national interest.
No organisation, religious or otherwise, should place its own sectional interests above the interests of South Africa and its citizens.
The South African state owes its primary responsibility to the people of South Africa.
Citizens therefore have every right to demand secure borders, lawful immigration systems, effective documentation processes, equal enforcement of the law, and a government capable of governing.
At the same time, South Africans must reject vigilantism, violence, looting and unlawful actions against individuals. Immigration enforcement remains the responsibility of the state, not private citizens.
The real scandal is not that South Africans are frustrated.
The real scandal is that after decades of democracy, government has still failed to provide credible answers on border management, immigration enforcement, corruption within Home Affairs and the collapse of public confidence in state institutions.
South Africans are angry because they have watched their country deteriorate while those entrusted with leadership have repeatedly failed.
No organisation should seek to silence those frustrations.
No organisation should attempt to delegitimise the constitutional right of South Africans to protest peacefully.
And no organisation should expect to participate in national political debates while remaining beyond public scrutiny.
The future of South Africa cannot be determined by narrow interests, ideological loyalties or sectional agendas.
It must be determined by what is best for South Africa as a whole.
"We are not doing anything wrong. We are simply asking for South Africans to come first."
The government says it has allocated R600 million for 30 June to deploy police, helicopters, and drones. Yet that same money couldn't be found to secure the borders, fix Home Affairs, or create jobs for South Africans. Don’t forget this when it’s time to vote.
🇷🇺 "Abandon diplomacy and escalate"
The mood in Russia is changing and it's not to the advantage of Europe.
I've always said President Putin was the greatest opportunity the west had to cooperate with Russia. But after so many lies, this leaves the president no chance at diplomacy.
Like I've said for months, the drone attacks from Ukraine have no significant impact on the Russian economy, all it does is radicalize more Russians. And once that grows, Putin won't be ousted like Brussels might have planned, instead he's pressured to wipe Kiev off the map, and that's what's going to happen. A situation where the Russian army no longer cares as no matter what it does = still bad.
I predicted this over a year ago, we'd get to a point where there's no more red lines and Russia will be forced to act. The west will be caught off guard, because they've never witnessed Russia actually use its true strength.
The dynamic of this conflict on the front continues, Russia will liberate all territories and ensure a secure future by crushing Kiev's NATO ambitions. What needs to change is an aggressive tactical attack on Kiev, take out the regime and the army falls, unlike Iran, Ukraine isn't held by ideology more so money/corruption. I won't be surprised if Estonia is attacked, I hope so, it's time we tested NATO's resolve, and trust me, no one will dare sacrifice themselves over some Baltic swamp.
But hey, apologize for the long read, this is my PoV of the situation. Feel free to reply.
The most amazing thing, Leon, is that you and your DA say NOTHING to the legal citizens and voters of SA to indicate that you understand the concerns. All you do is speak the language of your paymaster, Soros. The Constitution protect US more than illegal foreigners. Out with DA!
LOOK AT ALL THESE LINES — does this really look like a war between Ukraine and Russia?
Weapons, intel and equipment flow from the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, and the rest of Europe into one hub in southeastern Poland — then into Ukraine.
Ukraine is just a military testing ground for all that tech and armament. This is the West fighting Russia through Ukraine.
Watch FULL here:
https://t.co/Fp9spKUgIq
@markmywords@Andrevdw123 I predicted that this would be the outcome in 1994. It is the inevitable result of the cadres' belief that it was their time to "chow the fruits of freedom."
🚨 South Africa’s municipalities are in freefall.
Auditor-General’s latest report:
👉 Over half the country’s municipal authorities are in severe financial distress (many effectively bankrupt - unable to pay creditors or confirm they can keep operating).
👉 45% passed unfunded budgets.
👉 Fewer than 20% (just 15%) achieved clean audits.
No metro got a clean audit.
This is not bad luck or “legacy issues.” It is the predictable result of an ideological system that put political loyalty, race-based gatekeeping, and cadre deployment ahead of competence and delivery.
Follow the 🧵 1/4
Those who think that war is a feather in their cap will be gone soon.
People in Europe cannot be fooled any longer.
Starmer gone, Macron going and Merz a walking corpse.