Getrude

Woman of God. Lover of music, very inquisitive and live by my own rules.

[🌙 @_Nwai]

i promised myself endless restarts.
as many rebirths as my weary bones could handle.

and even if this is the 9th restart, its still mine. and i must begin again.

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@ScholarshipfPhd Hi

[Minister of Menstruation™️🩸 @Candice_Chirwa]

FYI: This Wednesday Parliament will be sitting to discuss the Menstrual Health Bill.

Myself and other academics, activists & organisations have spent many years drafting it and we truly hope it can be implemented. 🇿🇦 🩸

[Lusibalukhulu 🖍 @feziledhlamini_]

So let me get this straight:
1. On 22 January, Phiwe Marumo apologises for "inconsistencies."
2. On 8 March, David Jarvis says the problem is that I did not send information.
These two statements cannot both be true.
Either the @IDCSouthAfrica treated me inconsistently (Marumo's version) or I failed to provide information (Jarvis's version).
The email trail supports Marumo.

I hold a 6,500 square metre factory allocation at the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone.
TASEZ needs proof of IDC funding to finalise my lease. The IDC says come back with a facility.
A state-built factory, designed for black manufacturers, sits empty while a qualifying black-owned tenant is being turned away. The first of its kind for a Black Youth-Owned Automotive Manufacturer.

On 9 March 2026, I filed a formal petition with the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, addressed to Chairperson Hon. Mzwandile Masina.
On 10 March 2026, I filed a supplementary complaint with the Public Protector.
On 10 March 2026, I submitted a 21-page evidence package to NAFCOC.
I have also sought legal counsel.
I am coming from every angle. The IDC will not be allowed to bury this quietly.

Parliament has already launched an inquiry into claims of IDC bias against black businesses. This is not just my story. This is a pattern.
Every black entrepreneur who has been told "come back with 1,000 sales" while watching someone else get R69.9 million knows exactly what I am talking about.

I am not asking for sympathy. I am not asking for charity.
I have 70+ vehicles deployed. Blue-chip clients. CSIR validation. AIDC endorsement. A TASEZ factory allocation. R9.5 million of my own money invested. 10 years of my life.
I am asking one question: Why has the IDC given R0 to a black-owned EV manufacturer with a proven track record, while giving R69.9 million to a white-owned competitor in the same sector?
If you cannot answer that question, then you understand the problem.

To every black industrialist who has been through this: You are not alone. The system is not broken. It is working exactly as designed. But we can change that.

To the IDC: I have given you 8 years of good faith. I have nothing left to lose. The evidence is filed. The public can judge.

To the media: My inbox is open.

To South Africa: Repost this if you believe development finance should serve the people it was created for.

@Powerfm987 @dailymaverick @News24 @Newzroom405 @IOL @ewnreporter @eNCA @Radio2000_ZA @Radio702

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@OneLuckyGirl_28 R10 million

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@fcfortune I had 2 hours of sleep during the day without interruption and I didn’t take any anti-anxiety meds for it. A win 💃

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@fcfortune Valentino perfume

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@AusBassie Being rightly positioned

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@Yvette_Aloe People pleaser and fixer

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@Yvette_Aloe Consistency
Discipline
Abundance
Peace

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@Banesa_Creative I understand fully, haven’t finished mine too. I thought there’s was something with me. 😅

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@Banesa_Creative Yes please

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@TboozeSA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@TboozeSA 😂😂😂😂

[Sinethemba.🇿🇦 @cnehshuga]

God has been so good to me 😭♥️

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@cnehshuga In a can….it’s unmatched

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@Yvette_Aloe Watching snippets of the big bang theory

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@Yvette_Aloe Chatter with my family during loadshedding 😅

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@Yvette_Aloe Loving up myself more, I'm buying myself sunflowers this week.

[Getrude @_Bloom_Palesa]

@Yvette_Aloe Less coffee and more water. Be present and less complaining.