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[Ivyn Sambo @IvynSambo]

The South African middle class is detached from the daily realities and challenges that most other South Africans face.

They are preoccupied on Instagram with performative intellectualism and social media activism, while remaining largely disconnected from the lived experiences of ordinary people on the ground. Instead, they share Instagram stories among themselves, competing to see who can appear the smartest.

[Dr. Hood Possum @DrLungi_Mashele]

What many don’t want to acknowledge is that the burden of immigration (illegal or legal) often rests on the shoulders of the poor.

They need to compete for access to schools, clinics, water, electricity, housing etc.

Since I’m in energy, I’ll use load reduction to illustrate.

[MaLih @Lindy_nzabe]

People who can’t even make their own countries function, but somehow South Africa wouldn’t function without them?! Cha nisikhulumela ubontshisi bafethu🤣🤣

[☭ @diebands_]

This is not just about economic stagnation. It’s about systemic arrest of black adulthood. The inability of young black South Africans to progress into traditional milestones of adulthood (marriage, homeownership, family-building) is not just a personal failing or bad luck, it's an engineered condition The cycle of economic hardship delays independence, disrupts generational wealth transfer, and forces perpetual dependence on precarious labor markets.

Think about it: in a functional economy, people move through different phases of life. But when economic power is deliberately restricted— through low wages, high unemployment, and expensive property markets—people remain trapped in the performance of adulthood without the material reality of it. The constant discussions about ‘who cooks,’ ‘who pays,’ and ‘relationship roles’ become a substitute for real-world responsibilities like running a household, negotiating lobola, or financing a child’s education.

It’s also a direct consequence of land dispossession and financial gatekeeping. The older generation had at least some access to land, lower costs of living, and stable jobs. Today, the economy forces young black people into long-term renting, casual work, and delayed wealth accumulation. The result? A culture that is stuck debating teenage-level relationship dynamics because the infrastructure for full adulthood—land, property, and capital is systematically out of reach.

This is neo-colonial control through economic infantilization. Keeping young black people in a state of extended adolescence ensures they don’t become a serious economic or political force. It keeps them distracted, dependent, and frustrated, debating trivialities instead of mobilizing for radical economic change.

[Blingager @blingager]

NOTHING HAPPENS TO ANYONE THAT HE IS NOT FITTED BY NATURE TO BEAR

[adidas Football @adidasfootball]

WHAT. A. FINAL.

the defending champions @orlandopirates claimed their 10th title! 🏆

[Lorenz Köhler @Lorenz_KO]

🎙️ Jose Riveiro:

“We are cooking.” ☠️👨‍🍳

#NedbankCupFinal | @orlandopirates

[Sole Woyinka @_littlehuman_]

How many chefs do you think were wrongfully executed in the medieval times because the King’s food tester had a food allergy?

[self made cheeseboy. @R_LONDON_]

😭😭😭

[the homie. @uslindile_]

@SopranosWorld "and onward goes this thing of ours"

[kid Fonque @KidFonque]

And we back!
I can’t believe we are on show 30 🚀 I started the @StayTrueSounds stream during Covid as a way to keep DJ’ing and to showcase all the music I release or am involved in from incredible producers mostly based in South Africa 🇿🇦
Amazing that these streams have grown our YouTube channel 📺 to almost 50k subscribers and growing 📈

Thank you for tuning in every month and always remember that SA House music truly slaps different 👋🏻

Watch full DJ set here - https://t.co/C4eBmk9M2G

🔊 @real_hypaphonik - Dunked

[CineLost @thecinelost]

Narcos

[the homie. @uslindile_]

@R_LONDON_

[𝗔𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘 ⚡︎ @anfieldforge]

10 year old me limping around the supermarket after a football game in my full kit to show everyone i was an athlete https://t.co/aeUVnm6EVA

[the homie. @uslindile_]

Ngeke nje uyizwe lento eculwa oPuff Johnson noTrey Lorenz kanje usajolela izinqa.

[Lorenz Köhler @Lorenz_KO]

One team, one dream. 🇿🇦🏆

#AFCON2023

[Cinema Tweets @CinemaTweets1]

Peak Cinema

[Ilyaz @AomineReborn]

Italian Ferrari fans seeing who just became the face of their company https://t.co/4lHpINrZTN