Shaun Lanto

[Sizwe Dhlomo @SizweDhlomo]

Yes we do but also, you’re the business here. Donate with your profit.

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

You are clearly not a Zimbabwean, because if you were, you would not be tweeting this nonsense.

I was the third biggest Boer goat breeder in Zimbabwe, selling to commercial farmers. I did not have the so called land you are talking about. I operated on my ancestral land, a three acre plot. Why?

Farming land has little to no commercial value in Zimbabwe because it was politicised. It was taken by ZANUPF under Robert Mugabe at a time when the party had become deeply unpopular, particularly after the 2000 referendum defeat, and under mounting pressure from war veterans, hence the violent land reform programme.

It was an emotional reaction, not a properly thought through economic reform.

Land theoretically belongs to Zimbabweans, but today it has limited bankable value under the current tenure system. Zimbabwe is importing maize from South Africa. Even toothpicks and toilet paper come from South Africa.

If I were allocated land today and constructively criticised the government tomorrow, I would lose it. What good is land that cannot be used as collateral and whose tenure is insecure?
You cannot even borrow money from the bank to buy that land because it has virtually no commercial value under the current system.

Before you jump onto the “Zimbabweans have land” and “Mandela left nothing” propaganda, do your research. Mugabe had no initial intention of taking land in that manner, his hand was forced by political pressures, and the literature is there for anyone willing to read.

Secondly, only a charlatan would compare Nelson Mandela to Robert Mugabe in that way. Nelson Mandela led his country for five years because he was not power hungry. Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe violently for 37 years and ultimately had to be removed by a military coup, leaving the country economically devastated.

Millions of Zimbabweans live in South Africa, both legally and illegally, how many South Africans live in Zimbabwe?

Reports from the South African government say health facilities such as Musina Hospital have repeatedly highlighted the strain created by cross-border migration.
Seventy percent of women giving birth there are Zimbabwean because there are no decent maternity facilities in Zimbabwe.

The biggest hospital there has only one working maternity theatre, built in 1977. It had stopped working and was later refurbished by a South African bank, Standard Bank.
Mandela died in a South African hospital being treated by South African doctors, Robert Mugabe died in a Singaporean hospital being treated by Singaporean doctors.

At independence in 1965, Zimbabwe, then Rhodesia, had a larger economy than Singapore. Today, Singapore’s economy is roughly 15 to 17 times larger than Zimbabwe’s in nominal GDP terms, a stark illustration of the different governance and policy paths taken over the decades.

South Africa has no journalists or politicians living in Zimbabwe in exile for fear of their lives. Today, I am a living example of how our political independence has become meaningless, I was forced out of my own country and I now live in Mandela’s South Africa.

Thousands of Zimbabweans die every month because hospitals have no medication and no medical equipment. Zimbabwean leaders come to South Africa for medical treatment. What does that tell you about both countries?

For all its ills, Mandela’s ANC has kept a country running, and it is the only liberation movement in Southern Africa that has managed to do that. The rest are basket cases, including Zimbabwe, which does not even have a convertible national currency.

So the next time you want to insult Mandela, first get your facts right.
You can praise your “heroes” without denigrating South Africa’s founding father.
Respect for your own leaders does not require contempt for Nelson Mandela or the country he helped build.

It is deeply disrespectful for anyone, whether Zimbabwean or not, to insult Nelson Mandela by comparing him to Robert Mugabe, especially considering that South Africa has given a home to millions of Zimbabweans, both legally and illegally, who continue to work, build lives and send money back to Zimbabwe to support their families.

That reality alone should make any reasonable person pause and reflect before speaking carelessly.

I will end by telling you this, land in Zimbabwe is distributed on the basis of party loyalty, not on the basis of capacity, productivity or competence.
When a country allocates its main economic asset according to who shouts the loudest slogans rather than who can use it to produce, create jobs and grow the economy, it mortgages its own future.

You cannot compare a system that rewards political obedience with one where citizens are able to live, work, build businesses and thrive economically long before they ever receive land. That is the difference. That is the argument. And that is why the comparison is clearly foolish.

Robert Mugabe left a broken country, Nelson Mandela left a democratic country that has become the go to nation for Africans who cannot survive in their own broken countries, a place where millions seek refuge, opportunity and dignity. That is Mandela's legacy.

[Shaun Lanto @ShaunLanto]

@tiredfeminist_ Lol. The math tracks if none of these things are mutually exclusive to any of the "many halves "🙂

[blue @bluewmist]

I think isolation is a blessing, you think that you're alone and missing out, but really the universe is giving you an empty room while you create and build this new version of yourself. The universe is eliminating all distractions and excuses for you.

[blue @bluewmist]

the older you get the more you’ll realize that everything really is that deep. the people you confide in, trust, date, become friends with, the opportunities you take. what you watch & listen to.
what you eat. & even what you consume mentally, emotionally, & spiritually. it’s very deep and shouldn’t be taken lightly. this is your only life. enjoy it. but, be more intentional about it each & everyday.

[Dr.Zoya Mirza, Ph. D. @ZoyaBloomz]

In this season, you get quieter on purpose.
Less explaining, less defending, less chasing what keeps slipping.

You stop negotiating with mixed signals.
You stop overgiving to stay liked.
You stop calling self-abandonment loyalty.

If it costs my peace, it no longer gets my time.

[Dr.Zoya Mirza, Ph. D. @ZoyaBloomz]

After a while, you get picky about what gets access to you.
Not because you are cold, because you are done recovering from what you allowed.

You stop entertaining confusion.
You stop rewarding inconsistency.
You stop calling disrespect a misunderstanding.

My energy is not for people who show up when it is convenient, and disappear when it is real.

[Zakes Bantwini @ZakesBantwiniSA]

The final lesson life teaches you is that some people will take your kindness and still question your intentions.

[amity☊ @Zodi_Am]

Spiritual people think their light is more powerful than people’s demons, and it’s not. Light is not more powerful than dark, they’re just different.

Negative energy works all day and night, just like positive energy does.

It’s your responsibility to monitor how much darkness you allow into your life. That’s what your reflection, cleansing, and protection work is for.

[amity☊ @Zodi_Am]

Your body does not give a damn about your diet or gym routine if you’re constantly overwhelmed by your life circumstances.

Prioritize your peace.

[Nicki 🫧🪷 @nickimoraa]

Imagine losing a woman who doesn’t sleep around, doesn’t play games, knows what she wants, works hard for what she has, communicates clearly, knows her worth, and only wants you. Embarrassing.

[@luphumlongcayisa @luphumlongcayis]

You have to prepare for the reality of being alone. Maybe now. Maybe later. Maybe in your old age. As your children grow, they could outgrow you, maybe because you failed them, maybe you failed to meet their expectations or maybe because life pulls them elsewhere. Spouses leave. Friends drift. Romantic partners change their minds. Such ladies and gentlemen is life.

So factor it in. Properly. Don’t build a life that collapses when people exit the frame. Learn to sit with yourself without panic.

If you don’t make peace with your own company, you will always negotiate your dignity just to avoid loneliness. And that is a far worse fate than being alone.

[Johnny Brown @johnnyxbrown]

Nothing is more fulfilling than being physically fit, mentally calm, and focused on meaningful goals.

[Gugu Ntwendala @Lethuntwendala]

Guys, working out is really going to save us mentally! 🤞🏽

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

A sign of fat loss is being hungry.

Instead complaining about it, be friends with it.

[News24 🇿🇦 @News24]

South Africa has secured a new R10 billion (€500 million) loan from Germany’s development bank KfW, National Treasury said. | @News24_Business

https://t.co/Bi4KcICg4d

[Simnikiwe Siphesihle @Simz_Ntlemeza]

What South Africans need to earn to afford the cheapest Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz — 2015 vs 2025 https://t.co/ajcnbxwczA

[Peaceful Kels @ThePeacefulKels]

Hahaha still can’t believe Lamborghini started making cars cos Ferrari pissed him off with not fixing the clutch on his cars

[QueenChamp❤️🤗 @TwanakaNyambose]

@MohauSam Consistent is everything in life.

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

my mom dropped a gem: “you can't spend your life avoiding heartbreak or bad things from happening. you have to condition yourself to have appropriate emotional responses but learn to keep moving forward” whewww