anewjacobin

I split hairs and weave tales.

[@luphumlongcayisa @luphumlongcayis]

You can evacuate all undocumented African foreign nationals tomorrow. Their absence won’t create room for more jobs nor end crime. Their absence won’t stop our fathers, uncles, brothers, cousins from abusing, raping and killing women and children. Their absence won’t curb alcoholism, gambling and drug addiction. Their absence won’t stop the drug cartels from moving drugs in and around the country. Their absence won’t create jobs. Their absence won’t improve the quality of public education. Their absence won’t revive the decaying infrastructure. Their absence won’t fix the death traps that are most of our roads. Their absence won’t fix the maladministration at local government . It is the state that must be held accountable. Direct your anger to the state. Hold your political representatives in government accountable. Stop spreading hate and stop inciting violence! And stop allowing legitimate concerns and societal frustrations to be used to the benefit of those who are well funded by Apartheid Israel to destabilise the country.

I reference African nationals because they are your easy target. Seemingly you are the least perturbed by the undocumented and documented Portuguese, Greek, Chinese, Italian and Europeans who roam these streets free, with some being notorious for being the kingpins of all kinds of illicit trades. Niya be saba bona.

[Yavanika Shah @yavanikashah]

Being an ordinary person in 2026 is weird.
You wake up, make coffee, hit the gym, drive to work, answer emails… while somewhere else missiles are flying, flights are being cancelled, families are hiding in basements.

The world is burning in one tab, and you’re expected to be productive in another.

Modern life is emotionally absurd.

[Sisyphus Was A Bachelor @sisyphussabza]

You know if I were a failing government, I would also use xenophobic dog whistles to distract people from the fact that their lives are miserable because of my mismanagement

[SAHRCommission @SAHRCommission]

Migrants have become scapegoats for governments’ failures - Dr Naledi Pandor

[anewjacobin @imahabane]

@geoffreyyork I did not deny this. But, For the sake of argument, ok my statement was emphatic, and wrong. You win. Now, could you point me to a BRICS communique that demonstrates that this is primary purpose and dominating agenda. Just one.

[anewjacobin @imahabane]

@geoffreyyork @deanwingrin Also, how did I insult you?

[anewjacobin @imahabane]

@geoffreyyork @deanwingrin I’m not sure SWIFT was mentioned before 2024. It’s true talk about independent cross‑border payment is becoming a more regular feature, not surprisingly. But to suggest Brics was set for and is primarily about anti sanctions is disingenuous.

[anewjacobin @imahabane]

@geoffreyyork @deanwingrin Not an anti sanctions block either. More an alliance on multilateralism and global governance. So an alternative to the G7. The financial alternatives are mainly Western talking points and, on occasion, Russia rather than the agenda of any Brics summits or statements.

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

It's annoying when people buy into the idea that "AI will replace us".

AI isn't doing anything. What's actually happening is corporations are setting billions of dollars on fire trying to replace us with AI.

[Mak @mak_aura]

that chicken died for nothing 💔

[anewjacobin @imahabane]

@THFCmitch @Variety How did the Sinners cast do that?

[anewjacobin @imahabane]

@Mfundo17 @DumaGqubule @SizweLo Ok. We need to increase the no of Drs per 100 00 three fold to have the same ratio Brazil.

[anewjacobin @imahabane]

@DumaGqubule The people who shape his economic policy thinking are focused on “efficiencies,” “operating margins,” and “HEPS growth,” and on their whole their paradigm of the South African economy is of a services economy.

[@DumaGqubule @DumaGqubule]

@MbekezeliMB @SACLI By definition universities should be international. we are teaching discredited neoliberal economics in our universities we should recruit the best in developing countries and MMT and set up centres for the study of African economies.

[Mbekezeli @MbekezeliMB]

World-class universities cannot only be staffed by South Africans.

If we want our universities to be at the forefront of scientific development globally, we need brilliant minds from all over the world to come and teach and research at our universities.

[anewjacobin @imahabane]

@Shelomohkeita @DumaGqubule The PIC should be providing the core equity of a National Infrastructure Bank.

[Geoffrey York @geoffreyyork]

Let them eat cake? A top ANC politician says he simply goes to a hotel for a shower when the water supply is shut down.
This is not an option for the millions of South Africans currently facing water shortages.

[Gina @GinaSaysSo]

I have never, in all my years on this planet, seen so much evil, corruption, and crime. Everything. Everywhere. All at once.