Something that radicalised me was learning that the "carbon footprint" concept was popularised by the fossil fuel industry to shift public focus on climate change towards individual consumers n their lifestyle instead of at the corporations that are knowingly destroying the earth
🇺🇸 Americans support franchises, not clubs. Their sports are built around endless ads, billionaire owners and unaffordable ticket prices, yet they brag about revenue as if that benefits ordinary fans.
🇪🇺 Europe must never allow this culture to take over football.
The opposite is true. As South Africans, we take pride in our nation and our African identity. We don’t measure African unity by how many countries we please, but by mutual respect. We won’t beg for acceptance or force ourselves where we’re not respected.
🇲🇦🇪🇸 Horrifying footage from the Moroccan city of Fnideq
A huge crowd of illegal South African migrants is moving towards the border with the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
They’re destroying the books.
They’re destroying the museums.
They’re prosecuting the scientists.
They’re cutting down the forests.
They’re destroying the planet.
The difference in the way South African born whites eg. Elon Musk, Charlize Theron, Dricus Du Plessis and black/coloured South Africans eg. Thuso Mbedu, Trevor Noah, Tyla, Sho Madjozi speak about South Africa when they get famous overseas is so telling…
Reggie Ndlovu is very important to our football and nation building.
His naming Mbekezeli ‘TLB’ has now let to a brand partnership with Barloworld and CAT.
His naming Ime Okon ‘mntaka sisi’ toned down some of the horrible xenophobia people were throwing at him.
Nope. Teams and players are MUCH better on average now. Much harder to stand out. Yes there were stars back then but players here DOGSHIT compared to now.