@Melo_Malebo Malcolm Gladwell @Gladwell is one of the most gifted writers & philosophers I've come across. His writing takes u on a journey & u feel empowered & having learnt something at the end of each chapter. Some of his best books r Outliers, Blink, What the Dog Saw, Tipping Point etc
So let me get this straight:
1. On 22 January, Phiwe Marumo apologises for "inconsistencies."
2. On 8 March, David Jarvis says the problem is that I did not send information.
These two statements cannot both be true.
Either the @IDCSouthAfrica treated me inconsistently (Marumo's version) or I failed to provide information (Jarvis's version).
The email trail supports Marumo.
I hold a 6,500 square metre factory allocation at the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone.
TASEZ needs proof of IDC funding to finalise my lease. The IDC says come back with a facility.
A state-built factory, designed for black manufacturers, sits empty while a qualifying black-owned tenant is being turned away. The first of its kind for a Black Youth-Owned Automotive Manufacturer.
On 9 March 2026, I filed a formal petition with the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, addressed to Chairperson Hon. Mzwandile Masina.
On 10 March 2026, I filed a supplementary complaint with the Public Protector.
On 10 March 2026, I submitted a 21-page evidence package to NAFCOC.
I have also sought legal counsel.
I am coming from every angle. The IDC will not be allowed to bury this quietly.
Parliament has already launched an inquiry into claims of IDC bias against black businesses. This is not just my story. This is a pattern.
Every black entrepreneur who has been told "come back with 1,000 sales" while watching someone else get R69.9 million knows exactly what I am talking about.
I am not asking for sympathy. I am not asking for charity.
I have 70+ vehicles deployed. Blue-chip clients. CSIR validation. AIDC endorsement. A TASEZ factory allocation. R9.5 million of my own money invested. 10 years of my life.
I am asking one question: Why has the IDC given R0 to a black-owned EV manufacturer with a proven track record, while giving R69.9 million to a white-owned competitor in the same sector?
If you cannot answer that question, then you understand the problem.
To every black industrialist who has been through this: You are not alone. The system is not broken. It is working exactly as designed. But we can change that.
To the IDC: I have given you 8 years of good faith. I have nothing left to lose. The evidence is filed. The public can judge.
To the media: My inbox is open.
To South Africa: Repost this if you believe development finance should serve the people it was created for.
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@Awesum_Mo@Ms_Logical With this one u need to inform the bank otherwise that money sits there in the suspense account unallocated and without earning interest. U need to inform them so they can relate your purchase loan otherwise it's as good as being under the matress
@SabsMaebela@IamMzilikazi He was found not guilty of GROSS misconduct but guilty of a degree of misconduct but not amounting to gross misconduct... in short he escaped a possibility of being impeached as the misconduct isnt gross
@Mlu___N2 Mine works at Boxer supermarket in the bakery section in QTN, I go there once every December when I'm home and order 20 dozens of burger rolls from him and tell him I'll come back and fetch them then I leave the shop 😁
@Real_Precious_M As a mass retailer, they have to settle for average size boxes as they buy at scale, having different sizes for all products to the T would be costly so they go for average sized boxes that will accommodate all their products regardless of size 🤷🏽