There is an element of self-righteousness about non-partisans and people who decide to “organize outside of political parties” that has irritated me since I was a student activist.
All of them, literally all of them harbour this belief that not belonging to a political party somehow inherently makes them an ethical voice, above reproach and the ideal solution to the problems confronting society.
The characteristics are the same; a non-belief in voting, a belief in some undefined and loose coalition of sectors of society without any pragmatic leadership structures. Basically a fantasy that never becomes operational.
One that presupposes that individual actors cannot harbour the same elements of corruption, failure and disregard for the people as can be found in organised formations. Organised formations are constituted by individuals, and being an individual does not negate one’s own possibility to be corrupt and evil.
This country was liberated by organized formations, political parties key amongst them, under many important rallying calls, key amongst them being one man, one vote.
When prominent individuals discourage voting, while the right-wing consolidates behind the DA, with proxies such as Afriforum, Solidariteit, Vryheids Front +, then what is to become of black people?
Honestly, is using a platform propped up for you by black people, to fuel voter apathy amongst black people, not inadvertently encouraging the consolidation of anti-black policies and Neo-liberal racist economic policy?
We owe it to those who died for this freedom to push back against a creeping tendency of Thabo Mbeki and his associates to use the platforms they have BECAUSE OF POLITICAL PARTIES, to discourage voting simply because they are unhappy personally with whatever is happening in the ANC, or they believe their personal unelected NGO’s and foundations should run South Africa.
This is what Thabo Mbeki does every election cycle, he pronounces based on his feelings with whoever is leading the ANC that he will not vote or campaign. Now that he has come to a realisation that he will never have a grip on the ANC or SA again, he tries to run our lives using backdoors like National Dialogues, NGO’s and his Foundation. The first step in this is to push voter apathy.
The only difference now is that he has found someone else to do that irresponsible task for him.
These radio stations platforming pushers of voter apathy ought to reach out political parties to respond - and all political parties should unite on one thing, people must vote and shun those who spit on such an important democratic right.
We caught volunteers of the Democratic Alliance (DA) attempting to remove EFF posters in Motherwell, Nu5.
This is a tendency we have picked up where they removed our posters on the M17 route as well. We will be providing evidence of this conduct to the IEC.
This is how the DA campaigns in Nelson Mandela Bay
I’m pretty disappointed that I grew up believing bad people would face consequences for doing terrible things, only to become an adult and realize that bad people literally get away with everything. Sometimes, they even get rewarded for it.
When someone has no interest in the truth no amount of evidence based truth will sway them and in fact they typically already know the truth but are using lies to gaslight you and to corrupt public opinion against you #DailyThought💡 #Padkos4Life🦋
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Please explain how is this Siyabonga Luyanda Bennedict Zulu sharing the same ID number as my son he has even applied for NSFAS and awaiting for financial aid using my son's ID number? 😳
Bafowethu meet Aubrey Bvumbi a successful businessman who is the founder & CEO of Nandoni Waterfront Resort situated in the shores of Nandoni Dam in Venda, Limpopo. The resort offers an opulent accomodation with pools, beauty spa, a game drive, with an encounter of Zebras, Kudus, and other animals.
He is also the founder and owner of Thabelo Funeral Embassy - a funeral cover with headquarters located in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. 🙌🏿
That lady on TikTok that took out a R200 000 loan for her boyfriend because he wanted to start a project ezilalini kanti the “project” was him paying lobola and marrying someone else.
Seriously contemplating and talking through quitting my job without something else lined up, which I've never done before. This place is sucking whatever remaining life and mental stability I had left out of me.
Corporate life will teach you that knowing the work is only half the battle. The real skill is staying calm in meetings, reading the situation, handling egos, receiving vague feedback, and not responding to emails with your true thoughts.