John Leslie

[Princy Mthombeni @Princymthombeni]

For three decades, you have promised to build a South Africa that is “better for all”. But somewhere along the way, the meaning of for all got lost and the struggle became increasingly about you, your comrades and the privileges that come with power.

You became arrogant, disconnected and out of touch with the very people you were elected to serve. The blue lights, bodyguards, government positions and VIP treatment got into your heads. You gradually forgot that public office is a responsibility, not a reward, and that leadership is about serving people, not looking down on them.

You prioritised everyone else (investors, foreigners and international interests) while neglecting the ordinary South Africans who entrusted you with their votes. We watched your fellow comrades boast about having the option of taking a shower at a hotel when there was no water at home, while ordinary citizens were expected to endure hours, sometimes days, without water flowing from their taps.

You failed to maintain the country’s infrastructure and allowed criminal mafias to establish themselves in spaces where the state should be firmly in control. You ratified international treaties and agreements without adequately considering their long-term implications for our economic sovereignty and development. You turned government departments, municipalities and SOEs into territories of political patronage rather than institutions of public service.

I could write until tomorrow about the opportunities wasted, the institutions weakened and the promises betrayed.

But perhaps the greatest tragedy is that you reduced the meaning of democracy to the act of voting every five years. You forgot that democracy does not end at the ballot box. It lives in the quality of water coming out of people’s taps, the safety of their neighbourhoods, the jobs they can access, the dignity with which they are treated and the confidence they have in their government.

South Africa was never meant to be a country where a select few enjoy the fruits of democracy while millions are left to survive on promises.

I hope that one day you will pause, look beyond your positions and privileges, and honestly reflect on what you have done with the trust of the people.

History will not judge you by how long you stayed in power, how many blue lights escorted you or how many positions your comrades occupied. It will judge you by whether the lives of ordinary South Africans became better because you were entrusted with leadership.

There is still a country worth fighting for, a democracy worth protecting and a future worth building. But that future must put ordinary South Africans back at the centre of everything. The people were never meant to serve those in power. Those in power were elected to serve the people.

[Mbali Ntuli @mbalimcdust]

You guys are so arrogant and disgusting to the common person not to mention that you are completely fine putting useless people in positions of power. You have brought your electoral decline on yourselves.

[Conscious Caracal 🇿🇦 @ConCaracal]

FARM ATTACK: Another South African farmer attacked and brutally tortured on his farm this week.

Cattle farmer, Donovan Marx, from the North West province, had his ears cut off on Wednesday morning during a farm attack.
He was also shot in the shoulder and stabbed (with a sharp object) in the leg.

And, for the umpteenth time, as far as I can determine, not a single article on any English media platform about it. This gross coverage disparity between the Afrikaans and English media when it comes to farm murders is what makes it possible for so many politicians and commentators to get away with their disgusting farm murder denialism.

You know what's even more infuriating? History and research shows, if the victim was black and the torturers were white, we would see this story on every front page and news channel for weeks. Debates, panel discussions, political party statements - the works! The president would even come out and condemn the attack.

Again, I refuse to accept the twisted, psychopathic standard that dismisses a farmer having his ears cut off as "just normal crime."

[MyBroadband @mybroadband]

Internet service providers and network operators in South Africa that are not 30% owned by historically disadvantaged groups will have to shut down when their licences come up for renewal in 2028.
https://t.co/2OcZtG8jZZ

[John Leslie @thebowlerSAF]

@StephenKing clearly you a rocket scientist too? not !

[Adam Habib @AdHabb]

1. On 4 November 2026, in 10 days, JHB goes to the polls to elect its mayor. I have previously argued that Helen Zille is the only sensible candidate to vote for in this race. This would be a vote for the DA. The importance of this vote was underscored on a recent visit to JHB.

[John Leslie @thebowlerSAF]

@_ThePugFather These wonderful animals are like children ❤️‍🩹

[Vusi de Villiers @Finnthehuman80]

Buddy, you are either incredibly naive, stupid, or just another rage baiting black racist. Either way, let me help educate your dumb ass:

Agricultural products make up a tiny percentage of goods exported under AGOA:

Precious Metals - R84 billion
Vehicles, aircraft & vessels - R19 billion
Iron and steel products - R25 Billion
Chemicals & Organic Chemicals - R12bn
Machinery & equipment - R11 bn
Plastic & Rubber - R2bn
Processed food &Beverages - R4bn
Textiles & Footwear - R540 million
Agricultural Produce - R4.5bn

AfriForum does not have an official foreign policy as they are a domestic civil rights and interest organization.

The owners of the foreign policy that is fucking up AGOA, is your buddies at Luthuli House.

Do some homework before you post stupid shit.

[John Leslie @thebowlerSAF]

@Jonathan_Witt lock it

[John Leslie @thebowlerSAF]

@peterboghossian Yeah . Go full Napoleon 🤨

[John Leslie @thebowlerSAF]

@_ThePugFather special 👏👏👏

[John Leslie @thebowlerSAF]

@_ThePugFather hand stands in the showers 😄

[Lerato ᧔ෆ᧓ @_BellaM_]

I’m sorry but we stood no chance 😭 You look at the calibre of people other countries appoint as ministers and then look at South Africa. Rwanda has a Sports Minister with a degree in Economics and a Master’s in Economic Policy Management. Ours his background includes a criminal conviction with no qualifications. We even have a Minister of Defence with no military rank. The difference in the standards we accept for public office is staggering.

[Born Again @Born_Again_Man]

People are speaking in the streets because government refuses to listen. The call of the people is clear: Abahambe!

[Lara Logan @laralogan]

Mass migration has erupted in violent protests in South Africa. This is where I was born and raised - the city of Durban, traditional home of the Zulu people. On many visits over the past few years I was shocked to see the presence of Gulf Arabs rising. Some of my Zulu friends asked me what this was and where it came from? Islamic countries have been trying to conquer South Africa for years now with the assistance of guess who? Yep. The “open borders” cult of George Soros and - here’s another shock - the Marxists of critical race theory etc.

Once again the globalists directing their Muslim & leftist proxies to invade & conquer.

I am proud of the South African people for standing up - not of the violence which is never good - proud rather of their moral courage. They were not lacking before during the struggle against Apartheid and they are not lacking now. It is terrible & tragic that human beings have been used as a weapon to invade because we know what that means: removing this weapon will be painful & as always, the innocent will suffer. But it is a mistake to fall for their deception & think the globalists are driving mass migration out of concern for the wellbeing of any human being. That is naive to the point of suicide.

Cry the Beloved Country. Africa was blessed by God and has been cursed by man ever since.

[John Leslie @thebowlerSAF]

@mayemusk @elonmusk Saffer 🔥

[John Leslie @thebowlerSAF]

@cb_doge Saffer 🔥

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Sec. Marco Rubio just MIC DROPPED Amnesty International attacking the US for "war crimes" in Iran

"You know what I think Amnesty International should be focused on? An Iranian regime that M*RDERED in cold blood tens of THOUSANDS of people in the streets of Tehran and other parts of the country!"

"What Amnesty International should focus on is how the Iranian regime goes into hospitals when protesters are injured and M*RDERS the people in their hospital bed."

"And by the way, sometimes m*rders the doctors or the nurses who treated them. So they should focus on THEM!"

"THOSE are war crimes. THOSE are crimes against humanity. Those crimes are committing against their own people!"

"Amnesty International is a FRAUD!"

It's just another globalist organization that cozies up to Islamists and ignores the REAL crimes committed against humanity. Marco is spot-on

These "human rights" groups go silent when a regime slaughters its own people, then suddenly find their voice when America fights back!

Rubio said what millions of Iranians have been begging the world to acknowledge, and what AMERICANS KNOW

Just like the ICC, we will ignore "Amnesty International." Frankly, ANY group branding itself around "amnesty" should be written off as BS

The best Secretary of State we've had, EVER 🇺🇸

[Allison Pearson @AllisonPearson]

Almost all of these joyful young women were so savagely butchered on October 7th by Hamas devils they were not in a fit state to be shown to their parents.

A nose ring the only thing left in a face without a face.

A knife all the way through a head.

Genitals … you don’t want to know.

If we can’t name evil when it so clearly identifies itself then who are we?

Go on, march for that.