No. You are not the only one. It is not organic. And our @GovernmentZA through a minister is talking about "We will not tolerate..." and not realizing that our very nationhood is at stake. We are in the middle of an unprecedented information war. It requires gravitas and modern tools of communication and engagement. Who stands to benefit from this is the first question. What opportunities does a weakened and fragmented nation offer to South Africa's adversaries is the second question.
african teams and conceding late. south africa conceded a 90+2' winner to canada, ivory coast conceded a late winner to norway, drc crumbled under late pressure, and now senegal blew a 2-0 lead to belgium, conceding in the 86th and 89th minute. there's evil afoot.
This is why we shouldn't see today's protests only as failures of the South African government.Our African leaders failed their people too, pushing them to seek refuge in SA.The lack of service delivery in all involved countries (SA too) due to corruption is why we are here today
American watching soccer for first time: “have they thought about replacing this with that?”
American watching daily shooting on FOX Daily Shooting brought to you by State Farm Insurance: “well, you see, 250 years ago,
a conversation that’s supposedly about legality shouldn’t be this comfortable with collapsing millions of people into one category. somewhere along the way, “illegal immigrant” stopped being a legal description and started functioning as an ethnic one. and SAn are being dishonest
the more i sit with it, the harder it is to believe this is only about undocumented immigration. if it were, the outrage would be far more precise. instead, black african identity itself has become the thing that’s treated as suspicious.
⚠️ FALSE: Video of car being overturned in Mayfair, Johannesburg not from June 2026 demonstrations
The clip was recorded in 2020 — it has been reshared out of context and falsely linked to migration-related unrest in South Africa. https://t.co/vmsuWduvXU
Check the facts before sharing.
#30June #MigrationDisinformation #SouthAfrica #StopDisinformation
"Naomi Osaka is ruining Wimbledon!"
"It's not a fashion show! It should be about tennis!"
"This is a blatant disregard for the traditions and rules of Wimbledon"
Meanwhile, Early Wimbledon Women...
One of my real worries for tomorrow is all these private security companies who have been drafted into helping the police. First of all, and it's a bigger issue than just tomorrow, I do not like it that the private security industry dwarfs our police and military.
south african government seeing people blame foreigners for things that are the result of the government not doing what it is supposed to do while continuing to not do the things it is supposed to do
The lesson from this World Cup so far is nice and simple. Don’t play scared. If you have the advantage, keep going. The football gods appreciate courage.