Let me educate you not with anger, but with truth. You assume South Africans lack exposure. You assume we believe other African countries are poor and undeveloped. That is not the case. We know the reality. We know Nigeria has oil. We know Ghana has gold. We know Kenya has tech. We know Botswana has diamonds. We know Zambia has copper. We know Zimbabwe has platinum and lithium. We know the DRC sits on $24 trillion in minerals. We know Africa is rich.
But here is what you do not understand, wealth beneath the ground does not translate to prosperity above it. You can have all the minerals in the world but if your leaders steal, your constitutions hostile towards humans rights, if your institutions are corrupt, if your people are divided by tribe, if your healthcare collapses, if your schools crumble, if your youth flee then you are poor. Not in resources. In governance. In accountability. In dignity.
We do not look down on Africa. We look at the mirror Africa refuses to face. We see our own flaws corruption, unemployment, crime and we fight them. We protest. We vote. We demand better. That is what makes us different. We do not run. We stay. We build. We hold our leaders accountable, even when it hurts.
You say we lack exposure. But we see you. We see your leaders flying overseas to get treated, some in our country to get medical treatment, while your children starve. We see your ports exporting raw minerals while your people have no jobs. We are not blind. We are not ignorant. We are honest.
The difference between South Africa and many other African countries is not wealth. It is the willingness to confront failure. We own ours. You run from yours. That is not a lack of exposure. That is a lack of accountability. And until you fix that, no mineral, no resource, no tweet will save you. Go home. Fix your house. Then talk to us about exposure.
[IN PICTURES] Tiffany Meek who allegedly killed her 11-year-old son, appeared at the Johannesburg High Court, sitting in Palm Ridge this morning. Meek faces several charges including crimen injuria, attempting to defeat the ends of justice, and attempting to obstruct justice.
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Gauteng High Court Hands Midwife Yolande Maritz Fouchee 23-Year Sentence After Babies Die Under her Care, Others Left with Cerebral Palsy at Murrayfield Clinic
Pretoria East midwife Yolande Maritz Fouchee has been sentenced to an effective 23 years imprisonment by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria after being convicted on multiple charges linked to deaths and injuries of babies born under her care. The sentencing took place on Thursday before Judge Papi Mosopa.
Fouchee, who ran the You&Me birthing centre in Murrayfield between 2019 and 2020, was convicted on 14 counts, including culpable homicide for the death of the Von Kloeg baby, Noah, and causing three other babies to be born with cerebral palsy. She was also accused of negligence and failing to refer patients to specialists.
The court heard she administered Cytotec or Oxytocin to pregnant women without their knowledge to induce labour and ignored complications during pregnancy and birth. Although she faced a total of 66 years imprisonment across counts, the court ordered an effective 23-year sentence after rejecting her claims of innocence and noting no remorse.
Following sentencing, Alysia von Kloeg, the mother of baby Noah, expressed relief and closure while holding a toy bear containing her son’s ashes. Other affected parents, including families of children with cerebral palsy, were also present in court as the judgment was delivered and Fouchee was taken into custody.
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