mara Kay!

[mara Kay! @kaytshoane]

No matter how bad it is, or how bad it gets, I'm going to make it.

[Tumisho Masha @TumishoMasha]

Thank you to every South African defending our country and doing it with peace, principles and dignity #30June #Sovereign #Peace #southafrica

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

https://t.co/7l7Jef99QZ

[Africa First @AfricaFirsts]

It is rare to see Black female PhDs in Applied Data Science, making this achievement even more remarkable.

Meet Dr Khensani Xivuri, the first and only Black female to receive a PhD in Applied Data Science from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦.

[Chetuya Chinagolum @Chetuyachinago]

First, this is a fundamentally flawed analogy. You cannot logically compare Ethiopia, a landlocked country that bleeds billions of dollars annually on exorbitant port fees just to engage in basic international trade, to Vietnam, a country that possesses a massive coastline directly on the South China Sea and sits right in the strategic manufacturing backyard of China.

Yes, it is a historical fact that Ethiopia was not formally colonized, but this does not mean they were living in peace and harmony.
Mussolini and his fascist Italian army brutally occupied Ethiopia, deploying chemical weapons and mustard gas against civilians. Even though the brave people of Ethiopia were able to regain their sovereignty, they suffered devastating human and infrastructural losses in the process. But the economic strangulation did not end there. All of Ethiopia's neighboring countries were under brutal European colonial occupation. These colonial powers intentionally blockaded Ethiopia, forcing the country into absolute geopolitical isolation and completely cutting it off from global trade routes. And even when direct colonialism supposedly ended in the region, Ethiopia did not see peace. Foreign powers, including Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations, heavily funded and armed Eritrea to wage a brutal, draining civil war against Ethiopia that lasted for thirty years, systematically bleeding their economy dry.

And yes, Vietnam suffered horrifically from a brutal American war, but they had the massive, undeniable support of the Eastern bloc to bounce back. After the Vietnam War, China and the Soviet Union aggressively transferred heavy technology to Vietnam. They helped modernize their seaports, integrated their manufacturing grids into Asian supply chains, built vital rail networks, and shared critical industrial blueprints. This does not take away the credit due to the highly disciplined leadership structure of the Vietnamese state and their incredibly industrious population, but they absolutely received massive geopolitical help.

Even China did not build its empire from scratch. In the 1950s, the Soviets transferred entire industrial bases, heavy metallurgical technology, aerospace engineering, and foundational manufacturing plants directly to Beijing. And even after Mao Zedong passed away,Deng Xiaoping basically opened the Chinese market to the West, US tech giants poured their equipment, patents, and capital into the country. They set up massive semiconductor supply chains, built state of the art mega factories, transferred highly guarded intellectual property, and injected hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign direct investment to exploit cheap labor. But when it comes to Africa, Western commentators heap the blame entirely upon us, acting as if they brought this high level technology and capital to our shores and we simply refused to integrate it into our development.

Let us be very clear. Nobody is blaming 19th century colonialism alone for the current poverty level in Africa. I have never seen any serious Pan African scholar who claims Africa is poor today solely due to historical colonialism. I am also not here on this platform to fight against the ghost of the past, as that would be a silly and unproductive distraction.

What we are fiercely fighting against today is active, ruthless neo colonialism.

The predatory terms and conditions buried in the World Trade Organisation manuals for global trade make it legally and economically impossible for any African nation to build wealth from processing its own raw materials. We are forced, through a rigged system of tariff escalation, to export our resources raw and untouched to sustain European industries. If an African country exports raw cocoa or crude oil, the tariffs are zero, but the exact moment they try to export processed chocolate or refined petroleum, they are hit with crushing import taxes. Furthermore, imperial financial institutions like the IMF and the World Bank constantly stampede African growth by forcing deadly Structural Adjustment Programs, mandating the suicidal privatization of state owned power grids, forcing the endless devaluation of national currencies, and strictly banning African governments from subsidizing their own local farmers while Western farmers receive billions in state welfare.

There is absolutely no genuine technology transfer to African nations. There is no room for us to trade as equals in the global market. There is no bilateral loan or foreign aid available to Africans that does not demand total economic capitulation, the absolute surrender of our national sovereignty, and the complete deregulation of our banking sectors. And in spite of all these crushing economic blockades, we still have to spend our limited national budgets and sacrifice the blood of our military personnel fighting off foreign backed rebels. These proxy militias stage relentless guerrilla warfare on our soil for one singular purpose, which is to violently clear our resource rich fields so that foreign conglomerates can feast on our gold, lithium, cobalt, and uranium undisturbed.

Now Magatte, I know that you are deeply invested in a self hating narrative, trying incredibly hard to please your white corporate masters overseas by blaming the victims of imperialism. But the next time you decide to compare two nations operating on completely different continents and under vastly different geopolitical realities, do not use just one stupid variable as your entire metric.

[Themba @JohnDoe_ZAR]

Here’s the uncomfortable truth about this 2.01 trillion collected by SARS

That money didn’t come from thin air, it came from citizens who are already under pressure, people paying income tax, VAT on almost everything they buy, fuel levies, and small businesses trying to survive in a tough economy

When politicians celebrate big tax collections like this, some of them look like clowns because they are cheering a number without acknowledging the pain behind it

Many South Africans are dealing with unemployment, rising food prices, expensive fuel, and slow economic growth

Higher tax collection often means people are paying more, not necessarily that the economy is thriving

If people were earning more, if businesses were booming, if unemployment was dropping, then it would make sense to celebrate because it would reflect real growth

But right now, it feels like the burden is increasing while service delivery, infrastructure, and accountability are not improving at the same pace

So the frustration is not about the number itself. It is about what people are getting in return

[mara Kay! @kaytshoane]

@blacklabelsa Areyeng Masandawana ! lets go Sundowns ....🏆🔥🩵 #CarlingKnockout

[mara Kay! @kaytshoane]

@CastleLagerSA @Springboks Go Bokke !!!

We ready for you Georgia !🇬🇪 😎🔥

#DlalaCastle

[mara Kay! @kaytshoane]

I dare and say this is @kelvinMomo_ ‘s best work ever. What a tune!

[Cindy Dube 🧚🏻‍♂️🧚🏼‍♀️ @cindydubee]

I captured it SO PERFECTLY!!!

[mara Kay! @kaytshoane]

@dumisani04 En route to Wines2Whales.

[Manchester City @ManCity]

A dominant derby display! 🤩

#ManCity

[Brenden Praise @Brenden_Praise]

Matla Sona Ke Bophelo 🙏🏾

[Ankith Harathi @ankithharathi]

Imagine trying to compete with YouTube and Netflix at the same time.

That's what Anjali Sud faced when she joined Vimeo 6 years ago.

She quickly felt their strategy was wrong, and brought it up in a meeting.

Today, as CEO, she took Vimeo public.

Here's what happened 🧵👇

[mara Kay! @kaytshoane]

@stm_travel @Nodada_M

[mara Kay! @kaytshoane]

@og_leso And o kase e kotolle.

[mara Kay! @kaytshoane]

@mpho_bila @danielmarven And Vela mo ke wena mmata 😂

[Jolie Cowslington @yomgqashiyo]

Black middle classes don't like being analysed in this feudal country we call SA. This is a GRAVELY unjust society. People queue for hours for R350 and some spend R350 in an hour over two rounds of drinks. That's worth interrogating! We don't share the same Black experience in SA

[Harper @WayneH__]

So @GovernmentZA

Considering we have quite high accident rates, surely we should consider disallowing certain cars to be sold on our market?