Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸

MSc Environmental Science *Fight with your life hermano*

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#YNWA #ProteaFire

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@SABCNews ANC is calling government? Who tf is government then? We are being led by clowns.

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@Mlu__N77 Brought to you by the @MYANC

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@Zee_mazibuko Already broke and it’s the 3rd of the month. I literally have only paid for needs. Rent, water, electricity and food. Don’t even have anything for fuel to get to work until the next pay day. Fck this government

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@SABCNews @HomeAffairsSA @Leon_Schreib I have no problem transitioning to the smart ID. But I refuse to pay R140 for something that should be issued to me for free. I did not lose or misplace my ID book. So until then, I will keep my ID book.

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@VuyiswaRamokgop Heck do you envision SA to be like India or like a first world country. Don’t set standards so low to make us believe South Africans are negative. We want to be a first world nation with excellent standard of living.

[Khangisa (Prof. ) @Siyakhangisa]

48%.

That is the effective tax burden on someone earning R30,000 a month in South Africa. Same rate as someone earning R432,000 a month in a top European country.

The numbers sound wrong. They are not.

​​Where the 48% comes from.​​

PAYE is what people see on the payslip. It is not the whole picture.

VAT - 15% on almost everything. Every swipe. Every fill-up. Most people do not think of VAT as a tax. It is the largest single source of government revenue after income tax.

Fuel levy - built into every litre. Petrol at R26.92 inland includes roughly R3.80 in fuel levy and Road Accident Fund levy. That is a tax on getting to work.

Then there are the charges that look like fees but function like taxes. E-tolls. Municipal surcharges. Electricity tariffs with embedded levies.

Add the visible and the invisible - you get 48%.

​​The key difference with Europe.​​

In the Netherlands. In Denmark. In Germany. High taxes come with a social contract.

Free tertiary education. Universal healthcare that does not require medical aid. Childcare subsidies. Paid parental leave that covers an actual year. Robust unemployment support.

You pay 45%. And you get services back.

In South Africa you pay 48%. And then you pay again - privately.

Medical aid because public healthcare is collapsed. Security because policing is broken. Private schools because public education cannot be trusted. Solar panels or a generator because Eskom cannot guarantee power. Water tanks because the municipality cannot guarantee supply.

The middle-class earner pays twice. Once in tax. Once in escape.

​​Who actually pays.​​

There are about 8.3 million personal income taxpayers in South Africa. A relatively small slice of the population. The top earners supply most of the revenue.

Corporations optimise. The wealthy structure. Offshore trusts. Semigration. Emigration. The R30,000 earner cannot escape - it comes out before they see the money.

The base is narrow. The burden is concentrated. The services are not.

​​Why it accumulated this way.​​

No one designed this system. It grew.

Income tax funds the general budget. VAT funds the general budget. Fuel levy funds roads and the general budget. Each mechanism made sense when it was introduced. Each one expanded quietly.

Raising income tax visibly upsets people. Raising VAT is less visible - it is embedded in the price. Raising fuel levy is buried in the pump price. Municipal charges are non-negotiable.

The objective was not fairness to the middle class. It was revenue extraction with minimum political friction.

​​The uncomfortable part.​​

This is not a policy failure. It is a policy success. The system extracts efficiently. It offends quietly. And the people who carry it do not have the means to opt out.

The question is not whether 48% is too high.

It is how long the R30,000 earner can pay twice - once in tax and once in escape - before something breaks.

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@CityTshwane And it’s gone again, not even 2.5 hours after it was restored

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 BREAKING: Liverpool reach agreement in principle on terms of deal to sign Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain. Still details to finalise between #LFC & #PSG but moving fast after breakthrough overnight on package ~£120m, ~£100m fixed @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/HhklnZIifL

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Heartbreaking news. South Africa international and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams has sadly passed away at the age of 2,5, @SundayWorldZA confirm. 💔🇿🇦

Adams recently made his World Cup debut with South Africa and played a key role in Mamelodi Sundowns’ successful CAF Champions League campaign.

Two weeks ago, Adams lost his grandmother Marianna Adams but demonstrated remarkable professionalism by featuring for Bafana Bafana in their World Cup match against Czechia.

Our condolences and thoughts go out to his family, friends, teammates, and everyone at Mamelodi Sundowns.

Rest in peace, Jayden. 🕊️

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@PatriotMarc You clearly have never been to a Proteas, Boks or Bafana game, have you? Get out of your shell

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@ElmarieHavinga @PresidencyZA @CyrilRamaphosa Islamophobic much? The population of Muslims in SA is less than 2% and I am sure the number of Muslims in government is less than 1% yet you claim that the country is being sold out to Islamists. Nonsensical.

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

“I didn’t think I’d be pining for South Africa after their horror-show performance on the opening day, but something about the freedom with which they played - slick and shambolic all at the same time - really grew on me as the tournament wore on.

“There were some excellent players in their ranks, but their bustling centre-back Mbekezeli Mbokazi stood out for his crunching challenges and drilled passes into midfield.

“He typified the South African urge to shoot on sight - all four of his shots came from at least 30 yards out - and he even popped a ball he hammered it so hard with his thumping left foot.

“He was a warrior of a centre-back, and I’ll miss never quite knowing what he was about to do next. Still, he’s only 20, so we might be hearing a lot more of him in the years to come.”

@ThomHarris_ says that Mbekezeli Mbokazi is the eliminated player that he will miss most at the World Cup...

Who else did our writers select?

🔗 https://t.co/lbdep0iNc4

[Sacha Tavolieri @sachatavolieri]

🇿🇦 Union Saint-Gilloise are set to complete the signing of South African attacking midfielder Relebohile Mofokeng, who is expected to arrive in Belgium in the coming days.

🟡🔵 An agreement in principle has been reached with Orlando Pirates.

✍️ A few final details between the clubs still need to be sorted, but USG have already secured Mofokeng’s green light on a four-year contract.

👋 @david_vdb #southafrica

[I’m Famous 💿 @unkleken_]

Built the squad from scratch. From the bottom.

Went on the longest unbeaten run IN THE WORLD.

Best run at AFCON since 2000 at AFCON 2022.

Qualified for FIFA World Cup.

Our best ever run at a FIFA World Cup.

Please respect Coach Hugo Broos.♥️🇿🇦

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@DStv Sort out your stream. It’s buffering like nobodies business.

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@Gradient_Sports @ChicagoFire @LFC

[L E S E D I @_Hybreed_]

South Africa 🇿🇦 3 - 0 South Korea 🇰🇷

Me at 5am:

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🌎🇿🇦 OFFICIAL: South Africa make history and qualify to World Cup round of 32! 💥

[Moey_Vawda🇿🇦🇵🇸 @vawdee25]

@DStv Please sort out your DStv Stream, the live stream buffers every few minutes. And no, it’s not an internet speed issue

[Rising Stars XI @RisingStarXI]

🇿🇦💥 𝗠𝗕𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗭𝗜 (𝟮𝟬) vs Czechia:

• MOST DEFENSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS (11)
• 92% Pass Accuracy
• 52 Passes Completed
• 5 Passes Into Final Third
• 5/10 Long Balls
• 4/6 Aerial Duels Won
• 9 Clearances
• 2 Tackles
• 4 Ball Recoveries

𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗧𝗧 🔥