"The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion." - Walter Benjamin
Btw did Mboweni ever call for a "state bank and sovereign fund" while actively in office? Or was that strictly reserved for his routine soft-landings at Goldman Sachs every time he wasn't in Cabinet?
Fury as judges to undergo training by Zanu PF’s Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology
♦️ Judges will also be addressed by CIO boss and be subjected to ‘economic outlook’ propaganda by finance ministry
https://t.co/iKSgr1NEt2
South African household income stats 🇿🇦📊
median monthly income = R7, 891
average monthly income = R17,030
- White: R56,365
- Indian: R34,786
- Coloured: R21,735
- Black African: R11,969
Source: Stats SA, IES 2022/ 2023
"The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition... always new books, new programs, new films, news items, but always the same meaning." - Roland Barthes
There's no such thing as Khoisan. The term was coined by some German hack zoologist who fancied himself to be an anthropologist. The San & KhoeKhoe are distinct peoples.
This girl is cute, though.
SA has a youth unemployment rate of 44.6% (go to the slums & townships & rural backwaters & see for yourself the tragic human cost!) but our 'thoughtleaders' are here painting doomsday scenarios about attributes of the status quo we must be careful to preserve... We are in hell
5/Unfortunately there are not many scenarios in which SA becomes a moderately successful country in the future. The strongest attribute the country has is an economic infrastructure that is relatively intact and a well developed private business sector and a stable middle class.
Nigeria, the far-from-super Eagles, are as innovative in attempting to qualify via boardroom shenanigans as they are unimaginative on the field of play 🤣