What would you do if you could not fail? Do not allow fear and doubt to stop you from exploring territories that have never been explored before. Be the first.
Hey buddy thanks for taking your time and I truly appreciate the fact that despite your ideals and convictions, you are able to understand where I am and what probably influences my way of seeing things. The best thing about us human is the ability to think and conceive. It doesn’t work so well for many but it helps. President Thabo Mbeki called for national dialogue some years ago on race relations and was unsuccessful. I wish the country and the continent for that matter could engage in all honesty about state of affairs, history, the present and the probable future. We really need to talk to each other. It’s the only way we can see and perhaps understand each other’s perspectives and probably find the truth that lies deep within the facade that’s been thrown in front of us.
Peace man
Hi Aaron, I grew up in a farm in Brits and my best friend is a white boy my mom was working for his grand parents. My mom is 78 now, his grandparents died a few years ago and he inherited the farm we grew up in. When his grandparents died my mom was almost too old to continue working and so we left Brits to reside with our relatives in Hartebeesfontein. We grew up together, he is a teacher by profession I am an engineer. He owns over 400ha of land that he didn’t pay for and I am still paying the bank for a 1200square meter. I know it’s not his fault. How much would it hurt if he offered me the 1200 sm I needed to build my family a home?
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says Afrikaners must acknowledge their historical role in dispossessing Black South Africans of land before discussions about recognition as an indigenous nation can continue.
Julius Malema has a perfect answer for everything, unlike Mashaba he doesn't stutter and can think and talk at the same time. He can have a conversation w/ anyone, be at a professor, an engineer, an economist etc - he has an understanding of every topic!
@XnBoeremeisie@ErnstRoets@MzwaneleManyi Common now, your people were literally forced to abandon racially segregated government. What are you talking about?
400-000 in many countries? Many People Misunderstand South Africa 🇿🇦 & the Scale of the Immigration Crisis or Associated Problems
Initially a very welcoming country. We got rid of refugee camps & opted for integration way before it was fashionable
Ppl here didnt just wake up one day & decide to be anti-immigration. A lot of ppl took advantage of the systems and some exploited them. Hundreds of thousands of people move in every year using loopholes in the system, coming to search for jobs, facilities, and opportunities in a country with a 1% GDP growth rate, an unemployment rate of 34%, and 60% youth unemployment. That is definitely a recipe for disaster.
Also It is a known phenomenon where people with a level of emotional detachment move into neighbourhoods. Vandalism increases as the place is seen as somewhere to extract benefit for survival. Traffic lights, pumps, batteries for cell towers, illegal electrical connections, buildings occupied by people who do not have the necessary documents to get a proper lease,etc.
Some did migrate for healthcare facilities and go to the free ones seen as meant for citizens only, because immigrants are supposed to cover costs or go to private healthcare. They also occupy low-skill or no-skill opportunities such as salons, barber shops, and spaza shops, and they offer cheap, reliable labour.
𝙒𝒂𝙫𝒆𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑷𝙚𝒐𝙥𝒍𝙚 𝙖𝒏𝙙 𝙇𝒆𝙫𝒆𝙡𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙀𝒎𝙤𝒕𝙞𝒐𝙣𝒂𝙡 𝘼𝒕𝙩𝒂𝙘𝒉𝙢𝒆𝙣𝙩
With each wave, attachment drops. And as it drops, so does 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭.
• 𝙒𝒂𝙫𝒆 𝟭: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨
Founders, early residents, families who built or inherited the place. They love it, protect it, and maintain it. Strong community contract. People volunteer time, effort, resources, and even take financial risks to keep it working for everyone.
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 & 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: 🟩 𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
• 𝙒𝒂𝙫𝒆 𝟮: 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨
People from other parts of the country who move in after securing jobs or education. They rent or buy, follow rules, but the bond is weaker. Maintenance starts shifting to “the system” or someone else’s responsibility, landlords, or governing bodies.
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 & 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: 🟨 𝐋𝐨𝐰, mostly from neglect and small lapses.
• 𝙒𝒂𝙫𝒆 𝟯: 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙨
Friends, relatives, tenants of Wave 2, often arriving without secured opportunities upfront. They remain idle for some time and have a much weaker attachment. The place is not really home, so commitment drops.
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 & 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: 🟧 Rising. There are disappearing items, minor damage, overcrowding strain, and visible pressure from reduced commitment.
• 𝙒𝒂𝙫𝒆 𝟰: 𝘿𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨
People arriving from far away or unstable environments, or areas with weak civic habits. They have very little connection to the place. It becomes something to use, not a home to build. Extractive relationship.
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 & 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: 🟥 Active damage for money, opportunistic neglect, petty theft, illegal connections, and infrastructure stripping for immediate needs or gain.
• 𝙒𝒂𝙫𝒆 𝟱: 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙋𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚
Predominantly large inflows of immigrants from far away, often arriving with no intention to assimilate. The next layer after total emotional detachment. The place is not home. There is resentment toward locals, hence they are actively displaced. No assimilation. No rules or laws followed.
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 & 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: 🟥🟥🟥𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. Systematic stripping of cables and infrastructure, open littering, norm-breaking for gain or spite, with little concern for the survival or future of the area. It is not home and is used exclusively for extraction. Infrastructure targeted, increase in cross-border crimes.
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