Sias Esterhuizen

Dad, tech junkie, actuary, endurance sports addict

[Sias Esterhuizen @SiasE]

@alechogg The problem is such an important peace of legislation should be preceded by policy positions being debated beforehand, it should not just show up in a draft document published for comments.

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@AdriaanBasson The department is cutting teacher posts because does have budget for these, but it over spends on textbooks which most schools will say does not add value in educating kids.

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@LarryMadowo @justicemalala That's what happens when winning is an anomaly and not the norm

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@sbuda_Jstar @DisprinXtra @MYANC

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The three lenses of opportunity cost: (1) Compared with what? (2) And then what? (3) At the expense of what?

[Sias Esterhuizen @SiasE]

This is very true..."Everyone knows what works. Few do it after it stops being exciting"

[ActuarialSocietyofSA @ActuarialSa]

STIC Seminar on Thursday, August 14th, both in Johannesburg and online! Join us for insightful presentations, expert panel discussions, and networking opportunities. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Quantee, AKUR8, and Dynamo.
We'll be having a post-seminar cocktail too!

See the agenda for full details on speakers and topics in our weekly Newsbytes.
Register here: https://t.co/dDP0tRSCOf

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[Sias Esterhuizen @SiasE]

@OUTASA @TrafficRTMC Maybe another feather in the GNU's cap?

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@GvanOnselen @4nkz They serve in government, we expect government procedures be followed not ANC party procedures.

[André (Andile) Bothma @AndreBothmaTax]

Stoics in a nutshell:
1. Accept reality
2. Focus on what they can control
3. Hold opinions lightly
4. Judgments/Opinions come from reason, not emotion 5. Avoiding debates and dogmatic belief
6. Prioritise pragmatism

[Tumi Sole @tumisole]

Shout out to Marissa!

She skipped for 90km at #Comrades2025 to raise awareness about Human Trafficking

[Sias Esterhuizen @SiasE]

@ntsikimazwai Also post pics from Gauteng, NW, EC and Limpopo so that we can compare like with like. Also post improvement pics from all provinces.

[Sias Esterhuizen @SiasE]

@MichaelJordaan It would be a pool of "easy" or "free" capital, which never brings success about because there is no "do or die" incentive to ensure it delivers objectives

[Michael Jordaan @MichaelJordaan]

The experts keep on getting their predictions wrong. Solar power is on an exponential growth path.

[Sias Esterhuizen @SiasE]

@MmusiMaimane @Bruceps @MmusiMaimane please educate us...why would not passing the budget lead to an economic & fiscal crisis?

[Jacques Broodryk @JacquesBroodryk]

Last night, @afriforum Community Safety, in collaboration with its Moreletapark Neighbourhood Watch, conducted a proactive anti-vehicle spiking operation in the far eastern outskirts of Pretoria.

[Leon Schreiber @Leon_Schreib]

Home Affairs is proud to announce a major upgrade to the digital service that enables government departments and the private sector to verify the identities of clients looking to obtain social grants, open bank accounts, and access a myriad other services using biometrics like fingerprints and facial recognition.

In recent years, the system has been plagued by inefficiencies, with users reporting a failure rate of up to 50% on these verification “hits” against the National Population Register (NPR). It also routinely took up to 24 hours for the system to even respond, and when responses did arrive, they were often so littered with errors that they required a cumbersome process of manual verification - leaving the beneficiary without access to a grant or bank account.

Thanks to the focused work of #TeamHomeAffairs, those errors are now set to become a thing of the past. Testing has confirmed that the upgraded system not only responds within milliseconds, but that it now delivers an error rate of well below 1%. The Department is ready to roll out access to the upgraded verification service to all our valued clients across the public and private sectors.

This is Home Affairs digital transformation driving social and financial inclusion for all! 🇿🇦

[Sias Esterhuizen @SiasE]

@OUTASA Yip their effective tax rate increase from roughly 21% in 2012 to 24% in 2025

[Sias Esterhuizen @SiasE]

This gives one hope that Parlement can have an impact and keep government accountable.
https://t.co/FvNFKFNiAM