Craig Terblanche

We transform industries for inclusive exponential growth and distributed equity in community ecosystems

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

Have we got to the point where each of us will claim agency, take accountability and unite to build South Africa for common purpose, transforming livelihoods in and creating opportunities for prosperity at scale.

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[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

https://t.co/0UYWFqIL2j must watch 👀 🤯

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

ShadowGuard targets tracking blind spot https://t.co/vaxg0n4Vyp via @GadgetZA

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

"Holy Crap, They're Melting Plastic at 1,650 Degrees": Yale Scientists Just Turned Trash Into Fuel Without Those Expensive Catalysts https://t.co/rGb3vX53EG

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

@ChampionSAfrica @AshrafGarda @TahiyaW We need to advance sustainable living through AI innovation, transform businesses, accelerate economic localization, and build future-ready leadership to deliver integrated solutions that achieve triple bottom line impact outcomes in communities across Africa

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

@AshrafGarda We need to advance sustainable living through AI innovation, transform businesses, accelerate economic localization, and build future-ready leadership to deliver integrated solutions that achieve triple bottom line impact outcomes in communities across Africa.

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

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[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

There might well be a macro economic strategy behind trumps apparent madness 🤔

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[Phumzile Van Damme @zilevandamme]

I’ve been thinking about this for hours, especially the looming risk of AGOA’s collapse. A long post. A heartfelt one, dedicated to those it applies to.

Now, I’m not one for doom and gloom, but what’s coming for South Africa’s agricultural sector looks like serious economic ruin. The broader economy will likely hold, largely because South Africa’s mineral exports remain essential to the US. In fact, minerals are now exempt from the tarrifs, but agriculture? Very tough times are on the horizon.

We could debate blame and spiral into Parkinson’s Law of Triviality. I have my views. You have yours. That's life.

But let’s talk about the simple, cold, hard facts.

All the fearmongering about South Africa has failed.

The loud narrative of genocide, racial persecution, and mass land grabs has garnered no meaningful sympathy. No policy shift. No international solidarity. Just quiet disengagement and a shrug from the world. The immigration promise? The messaging has shifted to refugee camps in Pretoria. The face-eating leopard and other tales.

Why the lack of international mobilisation? Because people aren’t moved by stories told in bad faith. When you distort your reality to extract pity or political leverage, it breeds mistrust. It feels manipulative. People don’t rally behind that - they retreat. Not because they’re heartless, but because they can’t connect with a version of your life that feels dishonest, exaggerated, and devoid of dignity.

Constantly framing South Africa as broken doesn’t build solidarity. It doesn’t inspire support. It certainly doesn’t generate love. If you want people to care about your fate, they need to hear the truth, not a performance.

And here’s the hardest part: you’ve let the loudest, most dishonest and theatrical voices speak for you.

The influencers.
The ex-swimmer with American citizenship.
The YouTube musician.
The 3-day MP.
The outrage machines.
The so-called “civil rights” organisations peddling catastrophe.

They are not farmers.
They are not exporters.
They will not be there when you cannot export.

They’ve sold you a version of your life that you know isn’t true, and yet, you’ve made them your spokespeople. They’re here for the clicks. The donations. The performance of crisis. They are using your lives to build their brands. The rest of us have nothing to gain or lose in this. I for one, most certainly do not. But I can see when a car crash is looming and people standing in the road.

I'd say:

A change of tone is long overdue.
A change of messengers too.

Stop pinning your hopes on charlatans whose only talent is setting fires and calling it light.

South Africa deserves better, and so do you.

Speak for yourselves. Not through the mouths of those who see you as little more than a cheque in waiting.
Speak for yourselves, and change the tone.

I say this with my whole heart and deep concern: it’s sink under the weight of lies… or swim in truth and good faith.

You attract more bees with honey than vinegar.

Take this from the good place it comes. ♥️🇿🇦

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

@VusiThembekwayo try SA Reserve Bank.
They too have a money orinting machine.

[VT @VusiThembekwayo]

Where can I buy one of these computers?
Asking for a friend.

[VT @VusiThembekwayo]

Where can I buy one of these computers?
Asking for a friend.

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

Strategy first, this best informed by EXO Attributes especially MTP https://t.co/Hv79da0zMQ @exofutures

[VT @VusiThembekwayo]

So, which one’s first: strategy or structure?

Do you figure out the game plan before setting up your framework, or does the way you’re organized shape the strategy?

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

Welcome to the Inside Track https://t.co/yB3cajXMPH

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

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[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

Jozimyjozi @adamcraker

[Mark Barnes @mark_barnes56]

🇿🇦”Bomb squad” takes Springboks from precarious start to convincing win over Scotland … who will rescue Jo’burg?🇿🇦

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

It's a scam.

[Chris @chrisburns533]

@TrumpVVon I wonder why

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

Scam alert!

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

Pardon the pun but it does appear that the Devil is in charge.

[Daily Maverick @dailymaverick]

Letter from DC: The United States doubles down on the devil it knows https://t.co/wDyH3BVmS9

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

Heart transplant- Dr. Chris Barnard

[Lynette Ntuli @MsNtuli]

South Africa 🇿🇦:

Heart Transplant
CT | CAT Scan
SASOL (synthetic oil from coal)
Kreepy Krauly (swimming pool cleaner)
Q20 Lubricant
Pratley Putty (went to the moon)
The Dolos (concrete block)
Retinal Cryoprobe
Tellurometer
Smartlock Safety Syringe
eWallets (mobile payments)

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

Cryptographic web page verification- Thwarte - Mark Shuttleworth

[Lynette Ntuli @MsNtuli]

South Africa 🇿🇦:

Heart Transplant
CT | CAT Scan
SASOL (synthetic oil from coal)
Kreepy Krauly (swimming pool cleaner)
Q20 Lubricant
Pratley Putty (went to the moon)
The Dolos (concrete block)
Retinal Cryoprobe
Tellurometer
Smartlock Safety Syringe
eWallets (mobile payments)

[Craig Terblanche @craterblanch]

@MasukuAndile @Hope_N_D @LizWilsonUK @Tayo_Akinyemi Great article resonates with Unlocking the Potential of Economic Efficiency and Localization by Pretotyping: A Catalyst for Investment in Africa
https://t.co/HFpDIx3YIK