I say this calmly ๐South Africa is not embarrassed. Not by a match. Not by a score. Not by the noise of those who cheer against us. Win or lose, our Bafana Bafana will return home and we will welcome them with open arms. Because they are ours. They belong to us. And we would rather have them home, safe and fed, than starving in other people's countries, begging for scraps. We love them unconditionally. That is what it means to be South African.
And since we are keeping score, since some are so eager to measure which country is better, which is greater, which leads, let us not forget, South Africa is winning. Not just on the pitch, but on the world stage.
Our Patrice Motsepe is the President of CAF. The Confederation of African Football. The highest office in African football. Not Nigeria. Not Kenya. Not Zimbabwe. South Africa. That is not luck. That is leadership. That is respect earned.
We have the best infrastructure, the best healthcare, the best constitution, the best agricultural sector. We feed ourselves and our neighbours. South Africa is mother to your absent fathers. We treat the sick of the continent. We host global events. We lead in innovation, in finance, in democracy. We are not perfect but we are great.
So you can cheer against us. Tweet your petty insults. Wish us to lose. We will not be shaken. We will not be provoked. We will simply continue to build, to lead, to win on our own terms.
Because South Africa does not need validation. We have results. We have each other as South Africans, a truly remarkable diverse country. We have a future that shines brighter than their bitterness. And that is the quiet, confident truth they cannot stand. ๐ฟ๐ฆ
Let me educate you not with anger, but with truth. You assume South Africans lack exposure. You assume we believe other African countries are poor and undeveloped. That is not the case. We know the reality. We know Nigeria has oil. We know Ghana has gold. We know Kenya has tech. We know Botswana has diamonds. We know Zambia has copper. We know Zimbabwe has platinum and lithium. We know the DRC sits on $24 trillion in minerals. We know Africa is rich.
But here is what you do not understand, wealth beneath the ground does not translate to prosperity above it. You can have all the minerals in the world but if your leaders steal, your constitutions hostile towards humans rights, if your institutions are corrupt, if your people are divided by tribe, if your healthcare collapses, if your schools crumble, if your youth flee then you are poor. Not in resources. In governance. In accountability. In dignity.
We do not look down on Africa. We look at the mirror Africa refuses to face. We see our own flaws corruption, unemployment, crime and we fight them. We protest. We vote. We demand better. That is what makes us different. We do not run. We stay. We build. We hold our leaders accountable, even when it hurts.
You say we lack exposure. But we see you. We see your leaders flying overseas to get treated, some in our country to get medical treatment, while your children starve. We see your ports exporting raw minerals while your people have no jobs. We are not blind. We are not ignorant. We are honest.
The difference between South Africa and many other African countries is not wealth. It is the willingness to confront failure. We own ours. You run from yours. That is not a lack of exposure. That is a lack of accountability. And until you fix that, no mineral, no resource, no tweet will save you. Go home. Fix your house. Then talk to us about exposure.
@F_Edzeamey Good! They must come home! Every South African must come back home! Deport us! I agree with Ireland! We must and need to build a South Africa that works for all South Africans! ๐ฟ๐ฆ.
๐ฎ๐ชโ๏ธ An armed Irish group has issued a direct warning to politicians:
โYou have flooded our communities with military-age migrant men.
We will not sit back and watch our culture and religion destroyed.โ
The pushback has begun.
Ireland is waking up.
๐ฎ๐ชโ๏ธ An armed Irish group has issued a direct warning to politicians:
โYou have flooded our communities with military-age migrant men.
We will not sit back and watch our culture and religion destroyed.โ
The pushback has begun.
Ireland is waking up.
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This is the whole vhembe district... ๐๐พโโ๏ธ๐๐พโโ๏ธ๐๐พโโ๏ธ
Kanti, this thing is bigger than we think... What does the GNU have to say about this.. 27 Million illegal immigrants it is... This is one province.. ๐๐พโโ๏ธ
These are only Malawians..๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
The @GovernmentZA Did absolutely nothing about Somalian association using our coat of arms anyhowโฆ yet we get threatened every two minutes for merely existing โผ๏ธโผ๏ธ
Wishing you a productive and drama free day! Let God into your life. A day full of laughter and fulfillment in whatever it is that you do, topped off with a win for BAFANA BAFANA โค๏ธ
When the Khoe wouldnโt work for the Dutch in the Cape, they were branded as โlazyโ & slaves were brought from Asia & elsewhere in Africa. When the Zulu wouldnโt work for the British in Natal, indentured labourers were brought in from India. This is all important to know today.