PhD Twitter at it again, the amount of hypocrisy and contradiction in a single tweet is hilarious. You’re learned and smart, but that doesn’t mean your opinions on every matter automatically supersede everyone else’s.
Koko weh, nobody is claiming that illegal immigration is the sole cause of unemployment. That is a strawman you've constructed because it's easier to knock down than engage with what people are actually saying.
The Department of Employment and Labour inspected over 232 000 workplaces and found nearly y 149 000 foreign nationals employed across multiple sectors, with some employed without valid work permits. If employment displacement is supposedly a myth, why is the state spending resources identifying employers who are violating labour and immigration laws?
The real dishonesty is pretending that labour markets operate in a vacuum.
An increase in labour supply particularly where illegal employment occurs inevitably affects competition for jobs, wages and working conditions. That is not scapegoating it is basic economics.
What South Africans are saying is that illegal immigration impacts many issues simultaneously including unemployment, wage suppression, labour law enforcement, housing, healthcare, education, infrastructure and public finances. Yet every time citizens raise these concerns a predictable chorus appears to declare the discussion closed before it has even begun.
"Cool heads" are indeed needed. But cool heads require intellectual honesty. Dismissing documented government findings as mere "scapegoating" while ignoring evidence of illegal employment is not analysis.
There are specific instructions for how the national flag is depicted and flown. There are instructions on the specific textile and Pantone colours to be used. The instructions say “must”, there’s no “artistic license”, & is why the relevant government gazette on this exists.
@BALUCIAGA Most huns drive/uber themselves and bring groceries and drinks when they want to stay over for a weekend. There's nothing more ickier than a woman showing up empty handed.
🚨 BREAKING: France players reportedly explain the reasons behind their loss to Ivory Coast.
Tensions inside the French camp are said to have emerged after multiple players realised mid-match they were technically being pressed by cousins, uncles, family friends, and at least one man who attended their parents’ wedding.
Kylian Mbappé addressed the defeat after the game.
“It was difficult emotionally,” he explained.
“At one point I dribbled past a defender and my mother texted me asking why I was disrespecting the family.”
Sources say the atmosphere became increasingly complicated as the match progressed.
One French player allegedly stopped a counterattack after recognising the opposition midfielder from a childhood barbecue in Marseille.
Meanwhile, Didier Deschamps rejected suggestions France underestimated Ivory Coast.
“Absolutely not,” he insisted.
“We simply struggled tactically against a team containing several players our scouts originally described as ‘future French internationals.’”
The manager also admitted communication became difficult during heated moments.
“At one point both benches were shouting in French.”
“Even the arguments had accents from Paris.”
Several France players reportedly requested DNA tests at half-time “just to make sure.”
Others are said to have become suspicious after hearing Ivory Coast players use the exact same insults their fathers use during family football matches.
One defender allegedly froze completely after being nutmegged by an opponent who then asked:
“How is your auntie?”
Mbappé later defended the team’s performance.
“People must understand this was not a normal international match,” he explained.
“This was basically a very aggressive family reunion.”
Source: Trust Me.
Cannot use "tribalism" , "xenophobia" , "nationalism" when SAME issue is raised for almost 20 years.
Government opened borders in 1998.
Protests did not start in 2026. "third force" in 2007, new protests 2015,2018/19 and 2023/24
Someone must respond to ISSUE not name-calling