Luz Helena Hanauer

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

April passed, May went away and now June is going by and the pothole is still there in Corner fifth street and Grayston drive causing accidents and damage. @MyJRA @DadaMorero Please help!

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

This pothole can cause accidents as it is in a busy intersection in the corner fifth street and Grayston drive, where Region B CRUM was on Tuesday but no potholes were repaired.

Please can we have a reference number @MyJRA @DadaMorero @my please help

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

@CrumRegionB @JoburgParksZoo @CityofJoburgZA @CRUM_CoJ @DadaMorero The braamfontein spruit is invaded by an illegal settlement. There is crime, damage to the environment, fire hazard, she beens, stolen copper peeling, guns and more. Public space is their private recycling depo @DadaMorero please help!

[Africa Int'I Trade @AfricaTradeLink]

Ports are often discussed in logistics circles, but rarely with the clarity they deserve in the broader conversation about Africa's economic future.

In this short video, our Business and Development Officer, Mr. Sunday John breaks it down simply:

A port is not just infrastructure. It is the front door to a country's economy.

For African nations, that door carries enormous weight. When ports function well, goods move efficiently, exports become competitive, imports become affordable, and the entire economy benefits. When they don't, congestion, weak coordination, and outdated systems don't just slow cargo. They slow growth. Shipping lines reroute. Costs climb. African markets lose ground on the global stage.

The message is straightforward: if Africa is serious about trading more, with itself and with the world, port development is not optional. It is foundational.

We believe that building the capacity to understand, manage, and advocate for world-class port and trade infrastructure is part of what positions Africa to compete.

Investing in our people's expertise in areas like ports management, transshipment operations, and supply chain strategy is one way we live that commitment.

The engine room of Africa's economic transformation is already built. It just needs to be optimised.

https://t.co/b5TElaraFL

#africatrade #portsmanagement #maritimeafrica #transshipment #SupplyChain #tradeandlogistics #africaeconomy #AfCFTA

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

@LukhonaMnguni @Rise_Mzansi Please pass by the corner of Winnie Mandela and Sandton Drive and help us understand why are open fires allowed by JMPD, causing further decay to the city.

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

@Thelastwolf97 @HelenZille4Jozi The bylaws are there to create a city that has opportunities for all. Doing as one pleases converts the city into a low trust space. Places with no order quickly become slums. Conditions there are harder for all.

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

@MaryRParr @HelenZille4Jozi In contravention of city by laws, burning copper and as the winter dries fire hazard that has happened in previous years

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

@DadaMorero Please help with compliance with by laws by preventing open fires on the streets

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

Again, open fire in the corner of Winnie Mandela and Sandton Drive. This is not ok. JMPD was called at 18:00, now it is 21:00 and the group as well as the fire have just grown. Please help @DadaMorero @JoburgMPD @Jozi_My_Jozi @helenzille @RenateCllrW90 @jozivsjozi @jhbtrafficza

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

Open fire on the corner of Winnie Mandela and Sandton Drive. This is a contravention of our city by laws and a fire hazard. Residents call daily and it keeps happening. Please help!! @JoburgMPD @DadaMorero @Sandton_News

[Sandton Chronicle @Sandton_News]

Residents in Johannesburg have until May 18 to share comments on proposed increases to property rates, water, electricity and sanitation tariffs as part of the city’s public participation process.

https://t.co/itNMjwhWaR

[Renate van Onselen @RenateCllrW90]

For everyone who thinks ‘my measly vote won’t count, I’m not going to bother’ THINK AGAIN! 🧠

[Handre @Handre]

The South African government published draft regulations that would criminalize self-custody of Bitcoin. Border agents could demand your private keys. Treasury could force you to sell your Bitcoin back to rand. All holdings must be declared within 30 days. This happened by ministerial decree without a parliamentary vote.

Murray Rothbard described the state as nothing more than a gang of thieves writ large, legitimized through the mythology of democratic consent. South Africa's National Treasury demonstrates this perfectly. They are using a 93-year-old law from 1933 to regulate technology that didn't exist until 2009, overriding court rulings that said crypto assets fall outside exchange controls. The rand has lost 90% of its value in thirty years, and now they want to trap you inside their sinking currency.

They are doing this because of what economists call the Impossible Trinity. Any government can only maintain two of three things: stable exchange rates, free capital movement, or independent monetary policy. South Africa chose capital controls plus monetary independence, sacrificing your freedom to move money. Bitcoin breaks that equation. When you can custody your own wealth outside their system, their capital controls become meaningless.

Eleven million South Africans remain unbanked. For them, self-custodied Bitcoin is their bank. The same government claiming to care about financial inclusion just moved to criminalize the only viable savings technology these people can access. Bastiat would recognize the paradox: what is seen is "investor protection," what is unseen is the destruction of the only escape route from monetary theft.

The comment window closes May 16th. They are betting you won't notice until it's too late.

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

@CaroCorcione @PaulaVejaranoR Que tengas un año nuevo en todo y que eso sea para tu felicidad!

[Alkebulan Immigrants Impact Awards @AlkebulanAwards]

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[Lynda Shackleford @LyndaShacks]

Freedom Day Weekend?

Residents have been “freed” from electricity, water and communication.
Unattended power faults, numerous bursts and then no materials.

This isn’t freedom, it’s failure.

Change comes at the ballot box...

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

@StephenMooreMP Yes

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

@StephenMooreMP is there anything we as citizens can do???

[Sandton Chronicle @Sandton_News]

JW says pipelines along Ballyclare Drive and Hobart Road are constructed from asbestos cement material, which has exceeded its design lifespan and is now structurally compromised.

https://t.co/OexDUORrmF

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

@StephenMooreMP Thank you. Our ward Councillor is not being heard. She has been working incessantly on this and other issues but there must be something else we can do as community. Please help.

[Luz Helena Hanauer @Ununena]

Loving Joburg means actively protecting our city and becoming involved in her upkeep.

[Sandton Chronicle @Sandton_News]

Ward 103 councillor Lynda Shackelford calls for active citizenship after only two residents reported a sewage overflow on Ballyclare Drive.

https://t.co/EhTgSzNnpW