Vangareshumba

B Juris

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

What I find astonishing about what is happening in South Africa is that the perpetrators of xenophobic and Afrophobic violence against foreign nationals are not only committing these acts, but are actually recording them and deliberately sharing the videos on social media so that they go viral.

One has to ask; why would anyone film themselves committing acts of violence, upload the evidence for the world to see, and apparently believe there will be no consequences?
Even more astonishing is that many of these videos are celebrated and applauded by like-minded individuals, while those responsible often appear to face little or no accountability.

The damage this is doing to South Africa’s international reputation is beyond dispute. Every viral video sends the same message to the rest of the world, that South Africa is violent, xenophobic and Afrophobic.

Whether that perception reflects the views of the majority of South Africans or not, it is the image that is being projected globally because the perpetrators themselves are creating and distributing the evidence.

What is even more troubling is the apparent lack of decisive action. If people openly record themselves committing acts of violence, circulate those videos online and are not swiftly identified, arrested and prosecuted, what message does that send?

It creates the impression that such behaviour is tolerated or carries little risk of punishment by the state.

How, then, can anyone convincingly argue that South Africa is not struggling with xenophobia or Afrophobia when some South Africans are themselves documenting these violent attacks, sharing them with the world and, in many cases, being cheered on for doing so? What kind of mentality willingly damages the reputation of its own country in this way?

A country’s reputation is one of its most valuable national assets. It influences tourism, foreign investment, international partnerships and the confidence of skilled professionals considering whether to live and work there.

Every time one of these videos is uploaded and allowed to circulate without meaningful consequences, that reputation suffers another blow.

The world is watching. And when the perpetrators become the country’s own public relations department, broadcasting violence instead of condemning it, the reputational damage is inevitable and profound.

[Vangareshumba @peacefuldemo5]

@NewsunplugSA The @ANC must wake up, these people are targeting them indirectly by soiling the image of the country. These rogues are targeting all black foreigners, documented or not.

[Vangareshumba @peacefuldemo5]

@tvir_X Yes

[Telgraft @telqraft]

Meksika'da bir baba, kızına saldırmak isteyen pitbull cinsi köpeği vurarak öldürdü.

[Vangareshumba @peacefuldemo5]

@proudlyZulunSAn @RichardGarwe @CyrilRamaphosa @JacintaNgobese You're such an idiot. An excuse for an adult.

[GBC @GBC_Press]

🚨 BREAKING:

​Spanish Politician Ione Belarra:

"First they attacked Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen; then Venezuela and Cuba, and now Iran."

"The US and Israel are the greatest threat to humanity."

[Iran Army Media @IranArmyMedia]

US has asked Iran to hand over its long-range missiles. 🚀

IRGC is currently preparing to deliver some of these missiles to US bases and the rest to Israel.

[Vangareshumba @peacefuldemo5]

@JacintaNgobese @CyrilRamaphosa Now you're also appointing cabinet ministers.

[Elder @MajokaMisheck]

@_Tee__G Banana🍌 Republic Zulu arrogance tribalism will learn the hard way, 30 % matric is a failure👎 no matter what,

[Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 @advocatemahere]

🔸Good day @nickmangwana,

Ribbon ndeyei?

We need new leaders.🇿🇼

[Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 @advocatemahere]

🔸Ko “luxury train” yakazodii paye? The thing is ini I don’t forget.🙌🏽

Zvanzi pemberai chete.😩

We need new leaders.🇿🇼

[Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 @advocatemahere]

🔸Bvunzai kuti zhet racho nderaani? Munozviziva wani kuti they never do anything for “the nation.”

We need new leaders.🇿🇼

[Freeman @freemanchari]

2018 ED and his scarf-bearing turncoats went around shouting that there was a $400 million deal with a shadowy group called DIDG and Transnet to build locomotives ... The "PATRIOTS" wanted some of us hanged for pointing the obvious. We are here today ZERO locomotive built!

[Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 @advocatemahere]

🔸Hanty manditi I’m being negative about kandege? Tirikumakisa ndati. Kukundwa neUganda? I’ll never celebrate mediocre nonsense. Count me out mahumbwe.🙌🏽

We need new leaders.🇿🇼

[Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 @advocatemahere]

🔸Good day @nickmangwana,

What stops Zimbabwe from doing this? Why do we have to lease a used aircraft instead of investing in a fleet of new planes? Why are we satisfied with mediocrity? Please make it make sense?

We need new leaders.🇿🇼

[Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 @advocatemahere]

🔸Kana zviri zvavo, they buy brand new private jets. When it comes to the national carrier, vanotenga bhero.

We need new leaders.🇿🇼

[Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 @advocatemahere]

🔸Air Zimbabwe inherited an airline that had 50 flights a week to Bulawayo in 1980. An air ticket cost $22,40 return. At the weekend, the flight cost $9 each way. This was in local currency.

And where are we now? Celebrating a wet lease? One second-hand plane? Come on. We are bigger than this nonsense of celebrating mediocrity.

We need new leaders.🇿🇼

[Vangareshumba @peacefuldemo5]

@NewsunplugSA Idiot, wanna be reporter.

[Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 @advocatemahere]

🔸We used to have a proper national airline, with a respectable fleet of planes, multiple destinations and a solid reputation. Now we are rejoicing at a single bhero ndege? One plane. One. One route. One.

We need new leaders.🇿🇼

[Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼 @advocatemahere]

🔸How do you expect kuti tipembere chinhu changa chiripo in better form in the 80s? It’s like relaunching ZUPCO buses with tickets, route timetables and bus stops then saying it’s a grand milestone. Zvanga zviripo izvi vaparadzi vasati vauraya zvese. Let’s not be bamboozled by their immense capacity for low standards. Kubva matoita mabiko nekaone route ikako? Worse still kuita ndege yekuroja? Having a functional national airline in 2026 should be as normal as breathing air. This ain’t it.

We need new leaders.🇿🇼