There was a time when university students could rely on holiday jobs as shop assistants or waiters to earn an income. All that is gone now.
This unemployment crisis is not just an economic problem. it is dehumanizing. 😭💔
High unemployment affects you even when you are employed. Employee rights & working conditions deteriorate. Workers are easily exploited & ill -treated because the pool of labour is vast and workers can easily be replaced.
Even Pablo Escobar built schools, clinics, homes and funded education for the people in his favela.
These dogs are buying Lamborghinis & Porsches with our hard earned taxes. Fucken hell mate.
You guys are gonna raise children that are not ready for the real world, one that doesn’t care about your feelings.
Your children need to grow up understanding that life goes on regardless of your mental health. To be a functioning adult, you need to possess the ability to override most mental hurdles and still get the job done.
A lot of spiritual burnout comes from trying to impress God instead of relating with Him. God is not a taskmaster to be pleased, but a Father to be known.
Hillsong era 2015 - 2018. Greatest era of Christian music I’ve witnessed. The depth of their lyrics and the way those songs were delivered.
So will I
Splinters & stones
What a beautiful name
Oceans
From the inside out
I surrender
God bless that group forever.
As a single mother I am saying this:
Men have a sense of balance when it comes to providing routine and discipline but also support, encouragement, and show unwavering dedication to their children. Men also tend to lead with more logic than emotion while still allowing room for their children to feel and express emotions. They also tend to be able to separate their trauma they’re healing from their responsibilities as a father.
A lot of women (not all but a large majority) don’t know how to balance all of these things on top of not allowing their emotions get the better of them. A lot of women also are jealous of their children, harbor spoken or unspoken resentment toward them for a broken home, or refuse to break the cycle of trauma in some capacity. Hell, some women with a partner struggle with this as well but it can become more apparent when single.
No White Lie
White people in South Africa are the most ungrateful people on the planet
Not only did we (or our forefathers) steal land and racially oppress black South Africans but we never asked for forgiveness for apartheid crimes against humanity
Nelson Mandela and the ANC extended a hand of reconciliation to white South Africans and yet we have never repented for apartheid or made reparations
And now we have this right wing Afriforum (protector of white supremacy) asking US President for sanctions against South Africa
Unbelievable - I have long said whites in South Africa have no moral compass
In a “free” South Africa white people have remained highly privileged while black South Africans languish in poverty (manufactured in apartheid)
South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality. The South African government has not confiscated any land.
The recently adopted Expropriation Act is not a confiscation instrument, but a constitutionally mandated legal process that ensures public access to land in an equitable and just manner as guided by the constitution.
South Africa, like the United States of America and other countries, has always had expropriation laws that balance the need for public usage of land and the protection of rights of property owners.
We look forward to engaging with the Trump administration over our land reform policy and issues of bilateral interest. We are certain that out of those engagements, we will share a better and common understanding over these matters.
The US remains a key strategic political and trade partner for South Africa. With the exception of PEPFAR Aid, which constitutes 17% of South Africa’s HIVAids programme, there is no other funding that is received by South Africa from the United States.
In two Years of President Ibrahim Traoré 🇧🇫
1. Burkina Faso's GDP grew from approximately $18.8 billion to $22.1 billion.
2. He has rejected loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He said, "Africa doesn't need the World Bank, IMF, Europe, or America."
3. He reduced the salaries of ministers and parliamentarians by 30% and increased the salaries of civil servants by 50%.
4. He paid off Burkina Faso's local debts.
5. He established two tomato processing plants, the first-ever in Burkina Faso.
6. In 2023, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art gold mine to enhance local processing capabilities.
7. He stopped the export of unrefined Burkina Faso gold to Europe.
8. He built Burkina Faso’s second cotton processing plant. Previously, the country had only one.
9. He opened the first-ever National Support Center for Artisanal Cotton Processing to assist local cotton farmers.
10. He banned the wearing of British legal wigs and gowns in local courts and introduced traditional Burkinabé attire.
11. He prioritized agriculture by distributing over 400 tractors, 239 tillers, 710 motor pumps, and 714 motorcycles to boost production and support rural stakeholders.
12. He provided access to improved seeds and other farm inputs to maximize agricultural output.
13. Tomato production in Burkina Faso increased from 315,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 360,000 metric tonnes in 2024.
14. Millet production rose from 907,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 1.1 million metric tonnes in 2024.
15. Rice production increased from 280,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 326,000 metric tonnes in 2024.
16. He banned French military operations in Burkina Faso.
17. He banned French media in Burkina Faso.
18. He expelled French troops from Burkina Faso.
19. His government is constructing new roads, widening existing ones, and upgrading gravel roads to paved surfaces.
20. He is building a new airport, the Ouagadougou-Donsin Airport, which is expected to be completed in 2025.