@lEsethuHasane Makes sense, they are one of the few countries, with North Africa, that are committed to build their country. Notice a pattern on countries that hate SA? What’s the common denominator? They all migrate heavily and have no intention of fixing their country.
Let me educate you not with anger, but with truth. You assume South Africans lack exposure. You assume we believe other African countries are poor and undeveloped. That is not the case. We know the reality. We know Nigeria has oil. We know Ghana has gold. We know Kenya has tech. We know Botswana has diamonds. We know Zambia has copper. We know Zimbabwe has platinum and lithium. We know the DRC sits on $24 trillion in minerals. We know Africa is rich.
But here is what you do not understand, wealth beneath the ground does not translate to prosperity above it. You can have all the minerals in the world but if your leaders steal, your constitutions hostile towards humans rights, if your institutions are corrupt, if your people are divided by tribe, if your healthcare collapses, if your schools crumble, if your youth flee then you are poor. Not in resources. In governance. In accountability. In dignity.
We do not look down on Africa. We look at the mirror Africa refuses to face. We see our own flaws corruption, unemployment, crime and we fight them. We protest. We vote. We demand better. That is what makes us different. We do not run. We stay. We build. We hold our leaders accountable, even when it hurts.
You say we lack exposure. But we see you. We see your leaders flying overseas to get treated, some in our country to get medical treatment, while your children starve. We see your ports exporting raw minerals while your people have no jobs. We are not blind. We are not ignorant. We are honest.
The difference between South Africa and many other African countries is not wealth. It is the willingness to confront failure. We own ours. You run from yours. That is not a lack of exposure. That is a lack of accountability. And until you fix that, no mineral, no resource, no tweet will save you. Go home. Fix your house. Then talk to us about exposure.
The South African football conversation is fascinating, because - like anywhere - there’s so much context required before you’re able to understand the full picture…
One of SA’s biggest strengths on a domestic level is a big contributor to their struggles on the world stage. The PSL is lucrative and is at a good level, so there’s no need to leave.
At Mamelodi Sundowns you can conquer the continent, and earn incredibly well in doing so. At Orlando Pirates you can win trophies and play in front of tens of thousands of people.
But there are levels to this game, and when you’re not at the highest level every week then you’ll feel it when you’re up against players that are.
Benni, Lucas, Schillo, Shoes, Fish, Bartlett and so many more effectively had to leave. They became better players - and #Bafana became a better team - because of it.
This isn’t about disrespect for the PSL, because it’s an excellent product with the really good players, but for SA to grow on a global scale, we need more talent in the big leagues.
Watching this South Africa vs Czechia game and I can’t believe we’re being forced to watch these guy try and play football over actual footballers like Osimhen, Lookman, Bassey & co.
It’s truly one of the biggest tragedies of the tournament.
Watching this South Africa vs Czechia game and I can’t believe we’re being forced to watch these guy try and play football over actual footballers like Osimhen, Lookman, Bassey & co.
It’s truly one of the biggest tragedies of the tournament.
@kay_mahapa My friend from Bulawayo was telling me how he's mad at Mzilikazi for running too far away from Shaka now he's fucking Zimbabwean. He hates it.
I agree that expanding this World Cup to 48 teams was a mistake. Belgium, a nation that has never won the World Cup or Euros is playing against 7 time African Champions, Egypt.
So some women deal with that tug-of-war in their brains where they don’t feel connected to the act as fully or find it completely enjoyable because it’s very shameful for women to enjoy sex and not be “pure”. We see yall call women everything for liking it btw 🤷🏾♀️