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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.
So much lies, lies & more lies. Same script different media houses. Thereβs never been any reported looting or killing of foreign nationals in South Africa, just stop with the false reporting π¬
Nigeria is repatriating citizens from South Africa after deadly xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals.
As anti-immigration protests grow and activists threaten further violence by June 30, regional tensions are rising.
Al Jazeera's Nour Hegazy explains.
Heh! π go diragalang moo π³π³π³ Aussies of all places, weβve all watched their immigration & customs on TV itβs virtually impossible to get in there
Nigeria has officially submitted a bid to host Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abuja. This would make Nigeria π³π¬ the first African country to host such an event in over three decades.
There is something that happens at OR Tambo immigration after you come back from an international trip. I see the sign SA passports holders. But it is when you approach the home affairs immigration, they look at your passport after you have greeted in English and the official says: βusaphila MaNdlovu?β This switch from English to your language. Then they continue to ask: βuhambe kahle?β you reply. While still checking your passport, they say: βsithembe ubuziphethe kahle nawe!β They stamp your passport and they say: βwelcome home!β Your smile, your heart ke sana as you go to fetch your bags. Ikhona maan into eyenzekayo kuwe! Uncuma de uyophuma! Yes, we have problems but OR Tambo immigration officials you make it better! Even for those 3 minutes.
The claim Prince Mashele debunks is a myth. Zimbabwe's adult literacy rate sits around 89-90%, solid but not Africa's highestβSeychelles, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa often rank higher or comparable per UNESCO and recent data.
"Most educated" is vague anyway. It ignores quality, tertiary attainment and learning outcomes. South Africaβs far larger population means vastly more educated people in absolute terms.
The perception often comes from visible skilled Zimbabwean professionals in SA due to economic migration, not overall national stats. Mashele nailed it.
A deeply disappointing interview, replete with misinformation.
First, the claim that two Nigerians have been killed during the current wave of attacks remains entirely unsubstantiated by available information.
No Nigerian National
has been killed during the current waves of attacks in South Africa.
Second, it is untrue that five Mozambicans were killed. While there is an active South African Police Service investigation into the deaths of two Mozambican nationals, deaths we deeply regret, we trust that this matter will be thoroughly investigated, resulting in clear accountability and justice.
We once again convey our sincere condolences to the government and people of Mozambique.
We have cooperated fully with your High Commission to facilitate the necessary repatriation process.
It is therefore deeply strange that we are hearing for the first time, through this interview, that 15 Ghanaians are currently hospitalised. We have no information of that nature whatsoever. In fact, to date, the High Commissioner has not shared any information with us, not even regarding the single individual he previously discussed in media interviews.
Regarding what you have referred to as a βnuclear defaultβ against South African companies: this will not be triggered by the recent attacks. The truth is, mere months into the new Ghanaian administration, the operating conditions for a number of South African companies had already been made untenable. I was compelled to write to you, my dear brother, alerting you to these challenges.
Be advised: I am prepared to publish that letter if its existence is denied.
Third, we reiterate the findings of our Department of Home Affairs and the Border Management Authority concerning the 27 May flight of 300 individuals. Of these, 25 came from the our deportation facility, transported by the Immigration Inspectorate of the Department of Home Affairs.
The remaining 275 were brought by the Ghanaian High Commissioner. Following an intensive check-in process, the travellers proceeded to BMA Immigration, where approximately 90% were found to be undocumented.
Consequently, the Ghanaian Embassy was required to issue them Emergency Travel Certificates, single-page, one-way documents permitting a traveller to return only to their country of origin. Furthermore, most of these travellers were found to have overstayed their visas by more than 30 days, with some overstaying by a year or more.
Let there be no misunderstanding: we will vigorously defend any frivolous or baseless lawsuit emanating from Ghana against South Africa.
Our initial hope was simply to assist the Government of Ghana in repatriating its citizens in a humane and cordial manner. However, we will not continue to tolerate this public spectacles, characterised by incomplete information and outright misinformation devoid of any diplomatic decorum.
Make no mistake: the South African government remains committed to regional integration.
We are, and will remain, open to discussing the push and pull factors relating to migration at a bilateral level, the African Union or any multilateral forum but Let us be factual in our engagements and not pander to unnecessary public spacteclaces that are devoid of any diplomatic decorum.
Having been on both ends of violence and hostility directed at migrants, Ghana has invaluable lessons to impart. We are ready to learn from your wealth of experience in this regard, including how Ghana has managed social tension while protecting, exclusively for Ghanaians, the very sectors in which Ghanaians in South Africa thrive.
As we have stated on numerous occassions, violence directed at migrants is an affront to our constitutional order. Our democracy is founded on the principle that none shall suffer discrimination on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender or sexuality. As we navigate this complex and fluid situation, we are determined to uphold this promise.
Yah! No to me justice Madlanga is the embodiment of βGedleyihlekisaβ, I mean he extract an admission & then proceeds to apologise to you for doing so while laughing, I canβt make out if he is laughing with you or at youπ€·π½
I think SA must flex its muscle in the continent, the Ghanaian Stock exchange is worth R300bn and the Nigerian is R1.7trillion. The GEPF alone can buy all the companies listed in those exchanges and still be left with R1trillion. This is big brother posture we must take! ππππ
No, itβs actually not, when people tell you who they are believe them, this is exactly what they want for their people and we should accept that, what I find incredulous is the extradition clause basically hunt them wherever they are π³
Yhoo, that is a sobering thought, cause trust me to them you are just another case to process for the day, think about Drs & nurses in a trauma unit you are not Mr so & so you are just another patient with a stab wound end of story
@Sentletse Bafwethu, donβt do crime. Your life will be in the hands of people who are giggling & flirting amongst themselves while looking at your docket.