Charles Barkley says the best advice he ever got wasn’t about basketball or money.
Charles Barkley: Grant Hill’s mom, rest in peace, gave me the best advice ever.
Charles Barkley: We were at the ’96 Olympics, and I said, “Grant just signed the first $100 million contract in NBA history.”
Charles Barkley: She said, “Sit your ass down, Charles. I’m going to give you some advice.”
Charles Barkley: “Do not start taking care of your family and friends.”
Charles Barkley: “Number one, they’re never going to stop, and it’s going to ruin all your relationships.”
Charles Barkley: “Number two, no matter what you do for them, the first time you tell them no… they hate you.”
Charles Barkley: I said, “What?”
Charles Barkley: I had to learn that lesson the hard way.
Charles Barkley: People I’d been giving money to… the first time I told them no, they were like, “No, no, no. We’re not friends anymore.”
I'm driving past this little shop in rural Zambia in a small town called Isoka and I'm reminded how far and wide Africa supported South Africa in its struggle. And here we go...
Jennifer Welch: “They’re so terrified that Zohran Mamdani or Barack Obama isn’t white, but they’re smarter, they’re better looking, they’re more liked. Black excellence exposes white mediocrity and they can’t stomach it”
Hundreds of thousands of South Africans live and work in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US and across Europe. Thousands more live and work across Africa, including Ghana, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya and Mozambique. They leave for better opportunities, safer communities and a higher quality of life.
Nobody asks them why they didn’t stay and fix South Africa first.
So your questions are foolish.
People move because they believe they can build a better life elsewhere. South Africans do it. Ghanaians do it. Americans do it. Brits do it. Nigerians do it. Everyone does it.
Wanting immigration laws enforced is a legitimate call but chasing people through the streets and beating them up because they’re foreigners is animalistic. No human being with a working brain will do that.
So, are you a human being with a working brain?