Ideas Kunaka

[King Jay🇿🇼 @KingJayZim]

Football has a way of reflecting life.

Alexander Sørloth's decision not to square the ball to Erling Haaland, who was perfectly placed for what looked like a simple tap-in, may well have cost Norway a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Norwegians must be seething today.😡
Sadly, the same mentality exists away from the football pitch.

In every workplace, organisation and even friendship circle, there are people who would rather see the whole team fail than allow someone else to enjoy success. Envy can be so powerful that personal pride takes precedence over the collective goal.

The strongest teams are built on trust, selflessness and knowing when a teammate is in the better position. Everyone wins when egos are left at the door.

I have witnessed that kind of envy in broadcasting, where one individual's actions contributed to several diaspora presenters, myself included, losing our shows. It showed how personal agendas can sometimes outweigh the success of the wider team.

Whether it's football, the workplace or life itself, selfishness has a habit of punishing everyone in the end.

Have you ever experienced a "Sørloth-Haaland moment", where someone put personal glory or envy ahead of the team's success?
#WorldCup2026 #Haaland #Soloth @norway #Norway #England

[Times LIVE @TimesLIVE]

The Sunday Times can now reveal that Mashazi was a guest on at least two other flights in private jets, one from Johannesburg to Durban in December 2023 and another from Johannesburg to Maseru. The total cost came to about R1.2m https://t.co/R4GACHal15

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

An intelligence-driven operation targeting vehicle crime in Gauteng has led to the arrest of six suspects and the recovery of three sought vehicles.

A multi-disciplinary team, including the SAPS Johannesburg Flying Squad, SAPS Lenasia Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit, SAPS Sedibeng K9, CAP Specialised Operations, Tracker Connect and the Insurance Crime Bureau, acted on information linking employees of a well-known vehicle dealership to the theft of vehicles.

Three initial suspects were arrested, with follow-up investigations leading officers to a property in Vereeniging, where three more suspects were apprehended.

Police recovered a sought Toyota Hilux linked to a Honeydew case and seized two additional vehicles, a Toyota Hilux GD6 and a Ford Ranger, after discovering their identities had allegedly been tampered with.

Cellphones were also confiscated.

The recovered vehicles have been impounded for further investigation, while all six suspects remain in custody.

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

Adv. Andrea Johnson, is expected to appear before the Madlanga Commission tomorrow.

The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) and its personnel are currently under scrutiny at the Madlanga Commission.

Senior investigator Suneel Bellochun was accused of extorting money from foreign shopkeepers, while Johnson is facing allegations of misconduct and interfering in an assault case involving Maj Gen Feroz Khan.

There has also been much talk about a turf war between the police, IDAC and IPID.

@pule_jones

[Bla B @bla_bidza]

This pair went quiet at the same time like a tap of water.

[Jackson szn @Albaz231]

@LeFou525 @ESPNFC

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala will be back in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday after a magistrate rejected a plea and sentencing agreement in the multi-million SAPS tender fraud case.

The court turned down the State’s negotiated eight-year prison sentence, indicating that a 12-year term would be more appropriate.

Matlala must now decide on Monday whether to accept the tougher sentence. If he refuses, the plea agreement could collapse and the matter may proceed to trial.

As part of the plea deal, Matlala agreed to testify against several individuals including top cops.

Matlala is expected to testify at the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday.

@Sli_Masikane @pule_jones

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🌎🇦🇷 First player ever to deliver 10 World Cup career assists. Lionel Messi, again. ✨

[MDN NEWS @MDNnewss]

South African Advocate Moafrika Wa Maila has claimed he was confronted in Pretoria today by two Zulu men who demanded to see his ID after suspecting he was a foreign national.

[The Instigator @Am_Blujay]

All these people paid by FIFA not to mark Messi

[Dhara Blessed Mhlanga @bbmhlanga]

Some years ago @edmnangagwa threatened me with a lawsuit when I wrote a story that he was insincere about leaving office in 2028. He said the story was a lie and should be retracted. I hope he apologizes to me.

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

The Madlanga Commission will tomorrow begin hearing testimony related to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC).

The Commission is considering two applications for parts of the evidence from Witnesses N and O to be heard in camera.

Witness N is a female SAPS detective from the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) currently deployed in the Eastern Cape, while Witness O is a member of Crime Intelligence.

@pule_jones

[Jay @JustKobby98]

Charlie, Ronaldo’s mates, both club and country are wicked.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

👽✨ 8 goals, 3 assists… and counting. Just an insane World Cup campaign by Mbappé.

[TenBillion @Papino_19]

@FabrizioRomano @mundodeportivo Ronaldo fans are hypocritical

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇦🇷 Lamine Yamal: “Leo Messi has been INCREDIBLE so far. We all know who’s Messi but… no one expected this sort of level at the World Cup”.

“I’m so happy for him”, told @mundodeportivo.

[Thabani Mpofu @adv_fulcrum]

Such posturing is unfortunate. Just come up with a Fund and pay for your people who find themselves in emergency situations. That’s how you solve problems. You can’t force the hand of medical facilities; they’ll just give the patients water and paracetamol for those 48hrs. Do you honestly think a medical Doctor is going to drive 20kms to a facility for unpaid work simply because you have enacted a law? A law that does not meet the legitimate expectations of the people it governs will always be undermined. But then, what can we expect from these headline chasers. Propaganda does not run a country.

[ChrisExcel @ChrisExcel102]

We supported this brother for 18 years straight..

Vodacom paid him R3 Billion he disappeared and we never heard from him since !! 😭😭

Not even a Thank you… 😭😭

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

JUST IN:

Public Interest SA lays criminal complaint against Acting SAPS National Commissioner:

Public Interest SA has lodged a criminal complaint with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) against Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, alleging possible contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).

The complaint centres on the controversial R360 million SAPS Medicare24 Tshwane contract.

Although the contract was later cancelled over procurement irregularities, about R48 million had already been paid to the service provider.

Public Interest SA argues that, as SAPS Chief Financial Officer at the time, Dimpane had statutory responsibility for financial management, internal controls and risk oversight.

The organisation alleges there are reasonable grounds to investigate whether she failed to fulfil these duties despite being aware of concerns and an ongoing internal audit.

The complaint relies on Dimpane’s sworn testimony before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee and requests the Hawks to investigate potential breaches of several sections of the PFMA, obtain financial records, audit reports and system authorisation logs, and determine whether criminal offences were committed.

Public Interest SA stressed that lodging the complaint is not a finding of guilt, but a request for an independent investigation.

It also questioned why Dimpane has not been charged, despite 16 other accused, including suspended National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and other senior SAPS officers already facing prosecution over the Medicare24 contract.

The organisation said the complaint is aimed at ensuring accountability, protecting public funds and upholding the rule of law, while urging the Hawks to investigate the matter without fear, favour or prejudice.

It added that further charges could be laid should additional evidence emerge.

@tebogokhaas @propublicaSA

[Ndaba @nhlangu1]

@voiceless__ We all knew the madafakha is involved 1 way or the other.