In Bellville, a woman listed a couch on Facebook Marketplace for R4,500. A buyer contacted her and sounded normal, sent proof of payment, and said the money was โheldโ until she verified her bank account.
By 21:14, R42,870 was gone from her bank accounts. The bank said it was authenticated and they could not help her.
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**Yes, it's true.**
Recent SA police operation (Operation Prosper, May 26) seized R3.5 million in counterfeit liquor from a Chinese national in Eerste River.
Chinese Ambassador Wu Peng responded directly:
"The Chinese government has zero tolerance toward the production and sale of counterfeit goods, and we support the South African government in taking firm action against such illegal activities... all actions must be conducted on the basis of the rule of law... Should the suspect be found guilty, China will work with South Africa on law enforcement."
They condemned their own citizen's actions and offered cooperation โ no victim narrative or defense.
While conducting #TshwaneYaTima in Atteridgeville, I met Thato - who runs Lacquer Nail and Beauty Clinic. Her municipal accounts are up to date. What was most interesting about Thatoโs work, is that twice a week she hosts elderly women for beauty treatments.
If you are interested in supporting a small business, please visit Thatoโs salon. We want to see all businesses to grow in Tshwane.
Thatoโs work can be followed via TikTok, Instagram and Facebook on: lacquer_nbc
@CityTshwane
They told the whole world to avoid China. Decouple. De-risk. Sanctions. Tariffs. War rhetoric.
Then 12 US capitalists flew to Beijing to beg the Communist Party for deals.
Elon Musk. Top CEOs. Trump himself. All in China. Smiling. Shaking hands. Asking for business.
The same politicians who call China an "evil empire" are now standing in Beijing with their hands out.
Told Africa to stay away from China. Told Europe to cut ties. Told everyone China is a threat.
But when their economy is burning, when their factories are shutting, when their own system is failing, where do they run?
Beijing.
They do not believe their own lies. They just want you to.
Hypocrisy has no borders. But neither does desperation.
BREAKING: 11 people - including 4 Mexican nationals - have been arrested after police discovered a drug lab worth about R100 Million.
The drug lab was discovered on a farm in Swartruggens in the North West this morning.
Pics: @SAPoliceService
Trump lashes out at Fox News, accusing the network of undermining MAGA and the Republican Party โ and claiming that MAGA Republicans โhate Fox.โ He blames Fox for making it hard for Republicans to win elections.
Cleanliness starts at home.
Clean up after yourself and teach your children the same thing.
Let's embrace living in clean environments. ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฆ
Litter reduces property values and destroys natural beauty
Love your country. Donโt litter.
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The Narrative boosting is too obvious. Nigeria: 69 Civilians Killed, 40Abducted in One Week of Nationwide Attacks. But who is paying attention to that?
FOCUS: On Dirty Xenophobic South African ๐ฟ๐ฆ. Coz of a video of some fools participating in vigilantism punched a guy from Ghana & trashed a few properties. Maybe add 2 Nigerians who allegedly died during police custody & a march.
Elon & his crew are Quietโฆ about White Victimhood this week.
If we are not careful: this is how they work every-time: they start by calling your government a regime.
1. ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ โ even slightly disgruntled groups, factions, or individuals frustrated with their leadership. If they donโt exist, create them, & frame them as victims of the regime. (Separationists, Immigrants, gays, any minority etc)
2. ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ โ fund NGOs, bring resources, recognition, or promises of a better future if a subset pushess against the sitting government.
3. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ โ amplify them in the media, paint them as heroes, leaders as villains, they then frame themselves as compassionate outsiders helping a good cause.
4. ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ โ weaponise those peopleโs plight & real issues no matter the cause to encourage protests, disruptions, and boost constant friction to paralyze leadership.
5. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โ push until the government snaps, uses force, or overreacts.โณโณ
6. ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ โ use their governmentโs response to justify international outrage, Isolation from neighbours & traditional allies, forced external intervention, sanctions, economic pressure & even air strikes.
7. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ once the country is destabilized, leader is Dead or arrested allow your supported allies step in or a weaker leader who will do as told or get coup after coup as weaker leaders make moves to try & fill the power vacuum.
DEAR SOUTH AFRICANS, PLEASE MAY YOU IGNORE POSTS FROM GHANAIANS AND NIGERIANS, THEY ARE DELIBERATELY DRAGGING SOUTH AFRICANS TO GET PAID.
ANOTHER ONE IS @Thuso1Africa. THESE PEOPLE ARE SHAMELESS, THEY ARE LYING ON X JUST TO GET X MONEY.
USA ๐บ๐ธ sanctioned the Iranian ๐ฎ๐ท central bank, cut Iran ๐ฎ๐ท off from the global financial system, designated its oil sector, and then watched as ordinary Iranians ๐ฎ๐ท lost 60% of their purchasing power in under 4 years. Medical imports collapsed. Cancer patients rationed treatment. Insulin became a black market commodity. The stated target was always the government. The actual casualty was always the population.
This is the pattern the US ๐บ๐ธ repeats in every sanctions campaign it runs and has run for 50 years. Destroy civilian economic life severely enough and hope the government falls or capitulates. When it does not, announce more sanctions. When people die, call it the regimeโs fault. JD Vance ๐บ๐ธ calling anyone an economic terrorist is the most self-descriptive accusation American foreign policy has produced in years.
Ever wondered why South Africa is +27 and Egypt is +20, while Kenya is +254 and Nigeria is +234? ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฌ
โItโs not randomโitโs a "Telecom Status Symbol" from the 1960s.
In the 60s, the ITU divided the world into 9 zones. Your first digit is your "neighborhood":
โ๐ Zone 1: North America (+1)
๐ Zone 2: Africa (+2)
๐ช๐บ Zone 3/4: Europe (+3 / +4)
๐ Zone 5: South & Central America (+5)
๐ Zone 6: Southeast Asia & Oceania (+6)
๐ท๐บ Zone 7: Russia & former USSR (+7)
๐ฏ๐ต Zone 8: East Asia (+8)
๐ Zone 9: Middle East & South Asia (+9)
The length of your code reflected your technological advancement. Short codes (2 digits) were "Premium Real Estate" reserved for major industrial hubs. ๐
โAfricas' 2-Digit Elite (+27 & +20) ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฌ
In all of Africa (Zone 2), only TWO nations were advanced enough to secure 2-digit codes that is South Africa and Egypt. The rest have 3 digits.
#ProudlySA
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Justice Madlanga was gobsmacked to learn that the City of Tshwane issues a Tender for delivery of refuse bags! ๐ญ He was shocked because he says when he was growing up those things were delivered by Municipality workers. That was assumption too.
#MadlangaCommission
โFormer Pasยญsenยญger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) CEO Lucky Montanaโs attempt to free his wife, Sefora Deverยญeaux Letยญsoalo, from liabยญilยญity as a co-defendยญant in his mulยญtiยญmilยญlion-rand tax debt legal battle with SARS will be tough, accordยญing to tax experts. Montana, marยญried in comยญmunity of propยญerty, is in a legal battle with SARS over a tax debt that was iniยญtially R44m but has accuยญmuยญlated to R55m.โ
One month after starting the war in Iran, this is the statement of the President of the United States on Easter Sunday.
These are the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual. Congress has got to act NOW. End this war.
BREAKING: More than 100 US-based international law experts have signed an open letter condemning US and Israeli military strikes on Iran as a violation of the UN Charter and potentially amounting to โwar crimes.โ
๐: https://t.co/i6r4K8zfRJ
US ๐บ๐ธ Sec Marco Rubio : โIf Iran ๐ฎ๐ท spent billions on people instead of weapons, it would be a much better countryโ
Iran ๐ฎ๐ท Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf : โ If we didnโt spend on weapons, You guys ( US) would have gone in, seized all our oil fields in 48 hours and made many new Gazas by arming the Israelis ๐ฎ๐ฑ , that is what the American dream isโ
Absolutely savage ๐ฅ