Solomon Meletse

O ska e tira lenyeme.

[Tshenolo PI @TshenoloPi]

⚠️ URGENT: NEW KIDNAPPING SCAM IN SOUTH AFRICA - PLEASE SHARE ⚠️*

Ladies, please be careful in town, taxi ranks, malls, and parking lots. There’s a new method kidnappers are using:

*How the scam works:*
1. *The approach*: A man in a car stops next to you. He calls you by a name or says “Hey, get in the car! We’ve been looking for you.”
2. If you refuse and say you don’t know him, he immediately switches tactics.
He turns to people around and says loud enough for everyone to hear:
_“Don’t worry guys, she’s my wife. She has amnesia / she’s mentally ill. She gets confused like this. I just need to get her home.”_
3. *Why it works*: People don’t want to interfere in “family problems” or with someone who “has a mental illness.” So they look away. That’s exactly what he’s counting on. That’s how he gets you into the car. That’s the strategy

*IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU:*
- Do NOT get in the car for any reason.
- Be loud and specific*: Yell “*I DO NOT KNOW THIS MAN. THIS IS KIDNAPPING. PLEASE CALL THE POLICE AND HELP ME.*”
The word “KIDNAPPING” makes people react way faster than “I’m fine.”
- *Draw attention*: Drop your bags, sit on the ground, scream. Make it impossible for him to look normal.
- *Call for help*

*AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IF YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING:*
- Don’t assume it’s domestic. Don’t walk away, help the victim.

- Step in and ask the Scammer directly*: If they know the person they are trying to take, if they say yes, Ask the lady (victim) to whisper her name to you or the Lady(victim) to show you her ID…then Tell the scammer/kidnapper to tell you the name of that lady(victim) he’s trying to take.… if the scammer gets the name wrong it simply means he was trying to kidnap the lady….
- *Call 10111 or SAPS* right away and tell them you suspect a kidnapping.
- *Take details*: Car color, make, license plate, location, what the man looks like. Send to police and share to warn others.

Kidnappers are using our fear of “getting involved” and stigma around mental illness against us. Let’s not let it work.

*Please share this with your sisters, mothers, friends, coworkers, and WhatsApp groups.* One share could save a life.
Stay in groups where you can. Trust your gut. If something feels off, it probably is.

*Emergency numbers for Johannesburg:*
Tshenolopi: [phone]
SAPS: 10111 | Ambulance: 10177 | JMPD: 011 758 9650 | GBV Helpline: 0800 428 428

#SouthAfrica #KidnappingScam #WomensSafety #SAPS #StayAlert #TshenoloPI

[Koshiek Karan @iamkoshiek]

oil prices are back to pre-war levels & fuel prices are being cut ⛽️📊

now pay close attention to companies that hiked prices “because of the war”

… but will never bring prices back down

[Africa First @AfricaFirsts]

South Africa 🇿🇦 and Nigeria 🇳🇬 were in the same World Cup qualifying group. Despite South Africa being docked three points, Nigeria still failed to qualify.

[ZacMoselane @MolebatsiTurf]

Those home affairs stamps need to be changed. Each stamp must have a number representing the official who stamped so that people can be arrested after foreign nationals have been arrested.

[JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 @juventusfcen]

We kept our word: we brought it! 📖🐐🔥

[Saxon African @Saxon_African]

They are rioting because the deportation process requires documentation. And documentation includes fingerprints... which would link them to crimes and prevent them from coming back.

[𝔏𝔢𝔩𝔬 🥷🏾🇿🇦 @KingPumza]

Can’t wait to hatewatch Nigeria when it’s their tur- OH WAIT

[L E S E D I @_Hybreed_]

Nah, we good

[Pro Philani @prophilani]

Well, you don’t enter the World Cup illegally; you qualify.

[Never break kayfabe @Quadripolar_B]

Just don’t #TakeIt

[Themba @JohnDoe_ZAR]

Here’s the uncomfortable truth about this 2.01 trillion collected by SARS

That money didn’t come from thin air, it came from citizens who are already under pressure, people paying income tax, VAT on almost everything they buy, fuel levies, and small businesses trying to survive in a tough economy

When politicians celebrate big tax collections like this, some of them look like clowns because they are cheering a number without acknowledging the pain behind it

Many South Africans are dealing with unemployment, rising food prices, expensive fuel, and slow economic growth

Higher tax collection often means people are paying more, not necessarily that the economy is thriving

If people were earning more, if businesses were booming, if unemployment was dropping, then it would make sense to celebrate because it would reflect real growth

But right now, it feels like the burden is increasing while service delivery, infrastructure, and accountability are not improving at the same pace

So the frustration is not about the number itself. It is about what people are getting in return

[Lusibalukhulu 🖍 @feziledhlamini_]

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[Lusibalukhulu 🖍 @feziledhlamini_]

Yesterday I told you how the @IDCSouthAfrica gave me R0 over 8 years while giving R69.9m to a white-owned competitor.

That thread reached hundreds of thousands of people.
But the IDC is not the only institution that failed Green Scooter. The DTIC watched. Ministers were informed. Nobody moved.

Part 2. 🧵

@the_dtic @IDC_SA @EDAyandaDlodlo @TauParks @PublicProtector @NAFCOCKZN

[Lusibalukhulu 🖍 @feziledhlamini_]

My name is Fezile Dhlamini. I am the founder of Green Scooter, SA's first black-owned EV manufacturer.
This thread documents 8 years of engagement with the @IDCSouthAfrica .
Everything I am about to share is supported by emails, letters, and official documents filed with Parliament and the Public Protector.

[Lesilo Rula @kay_mahapa]

Madibs is in the grave, the streets is in a mess.
Where the real ANC youth league at?
Find them right there where the cheese at.

[Dr Nasiphi Moya @nasiphim]

That's it, 012. We have now settled over R2 billion of our Eskom debt.

Vuka, Tshwane! This City will not build itself 🇿🇦❤️🇿🇦

[Hlovo @hlovo_]

Everybody has their thing man 😭

[Ivyn Sambo @IvynSambo]

This may be an unpopular opinion, but this is normal all over the world! No single country has enough university places for all the students who want to attend. That’s why TVET colleges and other skills institutions need to be made far more attractive options for Grade 12 learners.

[ɴᴅɪʙᴏ @r_ndibo]

Ekse Gents 📌