Brand de Villiers

[Koshiek Karan @iamkoshiek]

there's an escalating messy breakup in the US/ South Africa political relationship - is South Africa cooked?!

here's a simple look at the global trade chess game [thread] 🎮🇺🇸🇿🇦

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

My opening speech from the Holberg Debate in Bergen, Norway about the West's decline and what we can do to prevent it. As usual, I didn't hold back :)

[Alex Armstrong @Alexarmstrong]

The President of El Salvador, @nayibbukele, has sent a chilling warning to the west.

He’s not wrong.

[Brand de Villiers @branddevilliers]

@BryanHabana @Springboks Wow

[Kyle Porter @KylePorterNS]

This is what it's supposed to look like. 🫡

[Brand de Villiers @branddevilliers]

@iamnot_elon 1

[Brand de Villiers @branddevilliers]

@Justin_Sampson2 Reflects their society - not aligned with my beliefs and values. Not memorable, not weird, it’s rather sad….

[Liam Jacobs @LiamJacobsZA]

Life comes at you QUICK

[Brand de Villiers @branddevilliers]

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[Ross Tucker @Scienceofsport]

@BJSM_BMJ …fairness for young women and girls. It should never have been about one person, and bluntly, it’s shit that it comes to this (series of confirmations). But that’s what happens when leadership fails, and ignorance is no longer a defense. It’s now about choices.

[Brand de Villiers @branddevilliers]

@elonmuskADO A

[Brand de Villiers @branddevilliers]

@DEWAOfficial We have been without electricity since Tuesday morning. Logged complaint by driving through deep waters since other channels not working. Still waiting for problems to be fixed

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The sheer insanity of that actual response from Google’s AI is staggering! They will fix it to be less obvious in the future, but the bias will still be in there.

AI mirrors the mistakes of its creators.

When people wonder how things might go wrong if AI controlled the world, this example clearly illustrates the point.

The best approach to AI safety – in my opinion, the only approach that would work – is to be maximally truth-seeking.

Honesty is the best policy.

[Magnus Heystek @MagnusHeystek]

Anyone older than 55 and with money in RA's and preservation funds should pull their money TODAY. Please do not listen to those who say it's a bad thing. Get your money out, get control and re-invest the compulsory portion into offshore asset swaps.

[Acclaimed Journalist @Jonathan_Witt]

South Africa summed up in under 2 minutes.

[Vusi Sambo @VusiSambo]

• Eskom posted a R7.5 billion loss.

• Transnet slumped to an annual loss of R5.7 billion, & a R1.6bn loss for the 6 months to end-September 2023. It is unable to repay R14 billion in maturing debt over the next 3 months.

• SAA had projected a R92 million profit, but posted a massive loss of R776 million instead. It’s unclear if the forecasts had been thumb-sucked through a showing of hands or calculated by real Accountants…

• The SA Post Office, in provisional liquidation, recorded a R976-million loss for the year-to-date. As of 31 December 2023, the Post Office had liabilities of R4.8 billion. 

• Denel has also failed to turn itself around, recording a net loss of R463 million as of the end of December 2023.

• The Land Bank, meanwhile, has been in default on its R50 billion bond programme since April 2020. It is the first default by a state-owned enterprise since 1994🤪

#Tintswalo must be impressed by these gains of our democracy under renowned Billionaire businessman President Ramaphosa☺️😊

[Joburg lawyer @joburglawyer]

Worth consideration

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Good explanation of what makes countries more or less prosperous

[Clint Paterson @ClintPaterson09]

A brilliant summary on what makes countries prosper. Based on these facts why is it that so many countries have moved or are moving away from this model? #MileiEnDavos

[Tax Justice South Africa @TaxJustice_SA]

Al Jazeera found Simon Rudland's business Gold Leaf generates billions of rand from the illicit cigarette trade...
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