Pieter de Vos

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I saw this on FB and it made me very sad. Is their absolutely NOTHING that this criminal government can do properly.

Written by James Deacon.

I am about to write what has to be one of the most difficult and painful posts for me to write on Facebook.

On Friday I was given news which unfortunately I cannot disclose yet that has forced me to turn my back on something I truly love with all my heart: Kirstenbosch Garden.

I have been involved there for 19 years due to my love and passion for the garden. However Kirstenbosch is no longer a place that brings me joy and happiness but rather pain and sadness.

When I walk through nursery now I see neglect, decay and death. The amazing plant collections that have taken decades and more to establish sit neglected slowly dying.

The Protea collection is less than a third of what it was and only a fraction of the Ericas remain. One plant has gone from extinct in the wild to completely extinct purely due to lack effort to keep it going. Places once full of plants sit empty and in some cases full of weeds because the production of plants is so diminished.

Great plantsmen and women like Ernst van Jaarsveld, Monique McQuillan , Louise Nurrish , Cherise Viljoen , Anthony Hitchcock who I admired and looked up to all left way before they should have because working there had become so unpleasant and because things like procurement made it impossible for them to do their jobs.

One told me when they tried to order pots the response they got from the management of SANBI the SOE that runs many of the country's botanical gardens was what were they cooking. Another ordered pots and three years later they yet to arrive.

Poor financial management has resulted in the organisation having to use funds donated for educational purpose to pay staff salaries.

Kirstenbosch no longer has a Protea or an Erica expert and hasn't had either for years.

Staff morale is at an all time low and respect for the leadership of the garden has broken down.

The garden cannot produce metal labels to tell visitor what the names of the plants are.

I say all these things not out of animosity to anyone or with the desire to see people in trouble. I say these things because I love the garden and what I am seeing is breaking my heart. I am also saying these things because after all the friends, experiences, knowledge and memories the garden has given me I feel I have a duty to speak out for the garden in difficult times such as these.

I don't know what will happen to me for saying all this. Maybe I will be banned from the garden or get into trouble. However I refuse to stay silent and standby while the things and people that I care about suffer. I also feel that we the current custodians of the garden have a duty to preserve and protect the work of those custodians of the past for the custodians of the future.

We have two choices to be remembered as those who fought for Kirstenbosch during its most difficult and challenging times or as those who sat idly by and allowed it break down and be ruined.

I don't know if anyone will read this or if it will achieve anything but I will not keep silent while the place I love suffers and will continue to speak out against what is happening.

[Pieter de Vos @pieterdevos150]

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[Saxon African @Saxon_African]

The VF plus minister is the most approved GNU partner for any demographic. They will be part of the next coalition due to their favor and success. Give them more seats and fck the commie loving DA.

[Willem Petzer @willempet]

In the latest Government Gazette, some truely devastating Bills were published: Water Rights and Export permits are to be awarded only to BBBEE farms.

Full story:

https://t.co/jLU3v4eW2t

[Willem Petzer @willempet]

At this point I'm thinking we should copy the Dutch farmers and just go spray manure all over the DA offices.

Steenhuisen threatening to stop vaccine rollout entirely because of farmers taking legal action against him is not only an illegal breach of his duty, but also vile...

[TROTSE-PA @Trotse_pa_no2]

We are voting @VFPlus. DA don't listen to their voters. They align with the WEF and Soro's agenda. DA has failed its voters and became the anc's little bitch. Steenhuisen failed as minister of agriculture and failed as leader of the @Our_DA. You wil pay dearly for your ignorance

[𝐷𝑜𝑡 🇿🇦 @noentry54]

Goodbye @Our_DA ! I really wish you loose thousands of supporters!

[Francois Rossouw @FrancoisRosso15]

Published yesterday, government gazetted new EU export quota rules. How it works is simple: the EU sets how much South Africa may export, our government decides who gets access. First criteria- B-BBEE status. Brought to you by the Department of Agriculture,
full link to the gazette here: https://t.co/4HQcTQvXs2

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@RiseAgainstEvil makes sense. Remember those days of white declaration of guilt so well. How briefly these fashions in attitude come and go

[Khoe oa ga Ntu 🇿🇦 @Nama_Khoe]

@RiseAgainstEvil If you say so, remember this thing called "white guilt" was created by yourselves when you thought being woke was cool.

[Renaldo “Ngamla” Gouws 🇿🇦 @RenaldoGouws]

The fact that syndicates and the criminals don't care to kill someone who appeared before the Madlanga Commission indicates that they aren't scared of the Commission, SAPS or anyone else.

Rest in Peace Marius van der Merwe.

[𝖱𝖤𝖢𝖮𝖭𝟣-San ®✞🇿🇦 @Recon1_ZA]

🚨 A Message To All South Africans 🚨

The murder of a witness like Marius van der Merwe is an attempt to silence us all. They will achieve the exact opposite. Every South African murdered to defend corruption will only make us louder.

WARNING: There's some strong language ahead because my filters came off. So make sure the kiddies aren't next to you.

Spread this message far and wide.
We're gatvol of losing brave men to cowardly assassins who crawl in the shadows.

It's time to get loud and reject this Mickey Mouse legal system that's supposed to defend us against violent criminals who don't fear it. Your constitutional right to life is meant for you. Not them.

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