Thando reminds me of Solange's son. Kids we expected alot from. But turned out to be a disappointment.
They had access to EVERYTHING but couldn't turn it into something.
PEARL paying HALF A MILL school fees p.a. Only for her to be podcaster is just... upsetting as a parent😡
Tell us who should take over from him & what makes you think they will change the economy.
Simply calling for his resignation is counterproductive.
@SajidaLetang@FaraiMazhindu The west, esp Angloshere. leave infrastructure behind. Johannesburg is a good example. No gold mining anymore but the city has so much to show where the gold money went.
Zimbabwe's mining sector once thrived on long-standing partnerships with UK and US firms.
They built proper mines. Not pits. Mines, with shafts, ventilation, safety helmets, safety officers, and rules. If a worker died, there was an inquiry. If a worker was injured, there was compensation.
And they built around the mine. They built towns. Hwange, Zvishavane, Mhangura, Bindura, Kadoma, these were not just mines, they were communities.
They built houses for workers, hospitals, clinics, schools, sports clubs, dams, roads, electricity, and water systems. A miner's child could go to school in the same town his father worked in. A miner's wife could give birth in a proper hospital.
They employed Zimbabweans, trained Zimbabweans, promoted Zimbabweans. They left infrastructure that is still standing today, 40 years later.
Then the politicians came with their liberation slogans. They said the West miners were bad. They said they were imperialists, exploiters, colonizers. So they chased them away. They grabbed the mines, they gave them to friends, to generals, to party loyalists who knew nothing about mining.
And then they invited the Chinese.
And the madness began.
Today, the Chinese operators don't build towns. They build pits. They come with excavators, they dig, they take, they leave. No proper shafts. No safety. No helmets. No hospitals. No schools. No roads that last.
Mountains are leveled. Forests are cleared. Rivers are poisoned with mercury and cyanide. Villages are displaced. Ancestral graves are bulldozed.
And the workers are exploited, underpaid, beaten, and killed. And nothing happens. No inquiry. No arrest. No compensation. The government is dead silent, because the bribes are in their pockets.
Years ago, the West miners were chased as they were labeled bad. But somehow these Chinese killers are celebrated. They are given red carpets, state dinners, and protection by the police and army.
Zimbabwean leaders are foolish.
You cannot chase away institutional capital in the name of liberation, replace it with predatory plunder, and expect prosperity.
When leaders trade national environmental laws, worker safety, and sovereign dignity for quick bribes and personal enrichment, the result is inevitable.
Zimbabwe is not poor because it lacks minerals. It is poor because its leadership refuses to enforce standards, protect its own citizens, or build anything meant to outlast their time in office.
The UK and US built to stay. The Chinese are building to strip. And the government is helping them do it.
@IndiphileSitha We can’t excuse vile behaviour just because it’s entertaining. When someone uses their platforms to be cruel and mean-spirited, that’s not okay. If you’re fine with it, I question your character.
@IndiphileSitha Defending a person beefing with her entire family is crazy work.
Anele is not a good person. We've seen, from her colorism beef with Kelly, to being a mean fat girl at Miss SA, to now using her radio show to attack her family.
ANC need a ZULU firebrand leader to recapture THE ZULU vote. Lets waste energy on "service delivery" theatrics.
TRIBALISM is the real issue here! Anything other than a ZULU leader will NOT grow the party. Thats the hard truth!
ANC must recall Ramaphosa a party can’t die protecting one man, people don’t want Ramaphosa they never did.!!
Succession Plan:
1 - Lesifu Panyaza
2 - Dr. Kgosientsho David Ramokgopa
Not included:
Mbalula is a clown.
Nomvula Mokonyane useless.
Paul Mashatile unhealthy.
@KeshanNaidoo3@daddyhope A DA + ANC coalition de-racialises our politics. Challenges "Apartheid will come back" fear mongering narrative.
From a strategic 2029 polls & beyond POV, ActionSA & DA should be on polar opposites for now. The black vote can grow under ASA, then both kick ANC out in 2029.