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@AntonyNgele Eish Satan

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@InsiderWire Damn

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@Dzungie007 Apartheid in a form of economic purchasing power

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The end result is economic displacement: ordinary working-class and lower-income Black South Africans are gradually priced out and pushed towards townships and rural areas.

That is not necessarily forced removal. It is market-driven displacement.

Cape Town is the clearest example, a globally desirable city where only particular income brackets can realistically afford to live, own property and access its best locations.

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@DGaybba They believe South Africa 🇿🇦 is a company!!

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Think Tankers’ view on DA privatisation of key social services (electricity, etc.):

Look at the bigger picture. 👀

The DA’s approach is increasingly centred on purchasing power — what happens when property, services and prime locations are priced according to what higher-income buyers can afford?

The end result can be economic displacement: ordinary working-class and lower-income Black South Africans are gradually priced out and pushed towards townships and rural areas.

That is not necessarily forced removal. It is market-driven displacement.

Cape Town is the clearest example.

If current trends continue, it risks becoming the Monaco of Africa — a globally desirable city where only particular income brackets can realistically afford to live, own property and access its best locations.

Coming back to our concern, this project cannot rely on government to produce efficient services, hence it must be privatised to be optimal and pricing is set per area - hence economic displacement!

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Think Tankers’ view on DA privatisation of key social services (electricity, etc.):

Look at the bigger picture. 👀

The DA’s approach is increasingly centred on purchasing power — what happens when property, services and prime locations are priced according to what higher-income buyers can afford?

The end result can be economic displacement: ordinary working-class and lower-income Black South Africans are gradually priced out and pushed towards townships and rural areas.

That is not necessarily forced removal. It is market-driven displacement.

Cape Town is the clearest example.

If current trends continue, it risks becoming the Monaco of Africa — a globally desirable city where only particular income brackets can realistically afford to live, own property and access its best locations.

Coming back to our concern, this project cannot rely on government to produce efficient services, hence it must be privatised to be optimal and pricing is set per area - hence economic displacement!

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Think Tankers’ view:

Look at the bigger picture. 👀

The DA’s approach is increasingly centred on purchasing power — what happens when property, services and prime locations are priced according to what higher-income buyers can afford?

The end result can be economic displacement: ordinary working-class and lower-income Black South Africans are gradually priced out and pushed towards townships and rural areas.

That is not necessarily forced removal. It is market-driven displacement.

Cape Town is the clearest example.

If current trends continue, it risks becoming the Monaco of Africa — a globally desirable city where only particular income brackets can realistically afford to live, own property and access its best locations.

Coming back to your concern, this project cannot rely on government to produce efficient services, hence it must be privatised to be optimal and pricing is set per area - hence economic displacement!

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🧵 1/8 — CAPE TOWN IS BECOMING A CITY FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD CAPE TOWN.

Property prices have risen about 31% in five years — roughly twice the rate of other major South African metros.

For many South Africans, salaries simply aren’t keeping up.

That is not sustainable. 🇿🇦

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XENOPHOBIA in South Africa 🇿🇦!

Think tankers view!

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Think Tankers’ view:

Look at the bigger picture. 👀

The DA’s approach is increasingly centred on purchasing power — what happens when property, services and prime locations are priced according to what higher-income buyers can afford?

The end result can be economic displacement: ordinary working-class and lower-income Black South Africans are gradually priced out and pushed towards townships and rural areas.

That is not necessarily forced removal. It is market-driven displacement.

Cape Town is the clearest example.

If current trends continue, it risks becoming the Monaco of Africa — a globally desirable city where only particular income brackets can realistically afford to live, own property and access its best locations.

Coming back to your concern, this project cannot rely on government to produce efficient services, hence it must be privatised to be optimal and pricing is set per area - hence economic displacement!

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One important correction to the premise: illegal employment can put downward pressure on wages and displace some workers in particular local labour markets, but it is not factually defensible to say undocumented migrants generally “take South African jobs.” Recent evidence is mixed, including evidence of labour shortages when migrant workers leave.

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XENOPHOBIA in South Africa 🇿🇦!

Think tankers view!

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President Ramaphosa himself said in June 2026 that some businesses employ undocumented migrants precisely because their status makes them vulnerable to below-minimum wages and excessive hours, and that this undermines labour standards, fair competition and opportunities for South Africans. South Africa’s 2026 NMW is R30.23/hour, including vulnerable farm workers.