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“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." – Albert Einstein
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Dear
@MbalulaFikile
. Why do our cars have to be licensed to be proved roadworthy, yet the roads you provide are not car worthy?
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There’s a town called Johannesburg in California in the US. It was named by migrant workers who worked the mines in
@CityofJoburgZA
during the gold rush. It has an estimated population of less than 2,000.
#FunFact
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Dear
@PresidencyZA
@CyrilRamaphosa
how do you justify giving a
@GovernmentZA
cabinet minister that earns R2,4million and annum free electricity and water, while people are dying from power outages at public hospitals and children ar drowning in pit toilets at public schools?
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A young man who’s dad died on the job at Eskom in 2017 has been struggling to access his death benefits since then. After the
@dailymaverick
coverage on the EPPF we were able to get him in touch with the right people. His family was paid out today. I’m in tears.
#goodnews
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I’ve come to realise that dating outside your own electricity grid is very important.
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. If you spot this guy in
@CityofJoburgZA
, give him some support.
After losing his job, he realised people stuck in traffic would need their morning coffee and an idea was born.
Give a follow
@Coffeetocar
.
Let’s make him trend.
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My parents had one of these heaters in their bedroom and I used to hang all my school clothes on it to get warm before getting dressed in winter. All while watching ‘Grootbek en Katvis’ and eating my post toasties.
#throwbacksunday
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It has been six years to this day that Markus Jooste had resigned as CEO from the now defunct Steinhoff, after his past shenanigans started to come to the surface. Yet, not ONE criminal or civil charge has been filed against him in South Africa. There is no justice in our system.
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Dear
@CityofCT
. How do u only allow cash and SA credit cards at one of the busiest tourist tollgates in the City? The booth police just made a car filled with German visitors turn around while creating a back-up longer then the pass itself. How does that make ANY sense?
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White South African farmers are thriving in Mississippi | The Economist
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An armed robbery took place at the
@PostofficeSa
in Fish Hoek this afternoon after cash was delivered for the
@OfficialSASSA
payouts for tomorrow. An undisclosed amount was taken and the suspects got away. There was no VIP protection for the poor’s livelihoods
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@rationalza
@MbalulaFikile
I know it was said tongue in cheek. And nothing happens at the post office. Not even the post.
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The Zulu royal house alone recently received a budget increase of R4.5‑million. This totals to R71.3‑million for 2020. Why do we think the public wage bill is our biggest problem?
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I got a suitcase like this from my parents for my first day of school. I got a Fanta Orange sticker from the first friend I made on that day, which he stuck on the top, so that I could recognise it. It was my favourite possession. I still have it.
#throwbackmonday
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I spent 4.5 hours in an public hospital ER yesterday to get a fractured elbow tended to. It was even worse for the lady next to me who was going into heart failure. If this is what the future of the NHI holds in store for me, I’m moving to Namibia.
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Twitter helped South African police track down July riots instigators
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@MbalulaFikile
on PRASA negligence: ‘We can no longer allow people to earn big salaries’. But what about YOU? The RAF is totally bankrupt - all under YOUR watch. And you earn a pretty attractive taxpayer penny yourself.
@OUTASA
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The whole of customs is down. No cargo has moved through the ports since Thursday. Massive backups at road ports and manual clearances are being issued for air cargo. Shipping is starting to back up. This is a disaster. Where is the
@follow_transnet
and
@Dotransport
in all this?
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Energy minister
@GwedeMantashe1
has tried to shift the blame for South Africa’s load-shedding crisis to the private sector instead of acknowledging any wrongdoing by the ruling party
@MYANC
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It breaks my heart to read how
@CityofJoburgZA
is literally going down the drain. It used to be my favourite place in the whole world. But I couldn’t deal with that council and crime anymore. Now
@CityofCT
bad driving and howling winds are my biggest problems.
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The number of tradesmen and teachers leaving for Australia and New Zealand is astonishing. At this rate there will be no mentors left to transfer skills snd knowledge to up and comers. What is
@GovernmentZA
doing about it? Nothing.
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@PLMyburgh
wins 14th Taco Kuiper Award for Gangster State And
@PaulivW
takes second place. What a glorious achievement for
@dailymaverick
!
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I wrote this cover story for
@FinancialMail
way back in 2015. I might have been a tad premature in my time estimation, but I’m still pretty confident that it will happen if
@GovernmentZA
doesn’t clean up their own house. And soon.
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What's the difference between the government and the Mafia? One of them is organised....
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@Abramjee
@Eskom_SA
Bankrupt SEOs like
@Eskom_SA
should be prohibited from sponsorships don’t you think
@PravinGordhanZA
@GovernmentZA
@DPE_ZA
? And
@TreasuryRSA
should deduct this money from their bailout bucks.
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Almost R50 million in royalty fees paid to music record companies by the
@SABCPortal
has gone missing, reports the
@City_Press
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“The world's 10th highest tax country in the highest tax region in the world with the largest share of GDP going to pay civil servant wages has the highest world's unemployment rate and highest inequality. The story no one talks about.”
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My former
@FinancialMail
colleague Prakash Naidoo passed on yesterday. He was one of the kindest, sweetest and most supportive people I’ve ever had the privelage to meet. The world is poorer without him. May he rest in peace and condolences to his family. 🙏
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I’m looking at a list of the various
@MYANC
@GovernmentZA
ministers (and deputies) and I can’t help wondering what jobs they would be capable of doing if they were no longer in politics (no longer getting paid by the fiscus?) And would they even be competent in those jobs?
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European firm now owns 50% of Gautrain’s operating company
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The
@dailymaverick
168 newspaper has landed at selected few
@PicknPay
across the country
#MakeWeekendsGreatAgain
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The
@SpurRestaurant
in Fish Hoek has these tags for kids, which will trigger an alarm if a minor physically leaves their restaurant premises. It will alert staff of any risk posed to minors. I think it is a great idea! I’d like to strap twenty of those on each of my children!
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An appeal by 19 SA doctors to President Ramaphosa: End...
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The veteran broadcaster Adrian Steed, whose face and voice were familiar to generations of South Africans, died on 11 January 2024 at the age of 89. His daughter Cathy, and his fellow broadcaster Pat Pillai, pay tribute to him.
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The media has done all the heavy lifting in exposing scandals like this already. How difficult can it be for the
@NPA_Prosecutes
to pick it up and run with it? It’s pathetic.
The European company that profited from
@PRASA_Group
corruption
This article is the first in a series on corruption in PRASA’s dealings with Swifambo Rail Leasing
by Ra'eesa Pather and Qiqa Nkomo for
@OpenSecretsZA
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Laura Wolvaardt scored 184* off 147 balls in the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Potchefstroom – the highest score by a SA woman in all international formats.
#GirlPower
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@ewnupdates
Claim from your short-term insurance, which includes Sasria, like the rest of us.
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I join the
@dailymaverick
family today and looking forward in working with my old (in every way) Editor
@tim_cohen
again. Let’s do this!
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@PhumlaniMMajozi
What taxpayers? At the rate they are emigrating there will be none left to fund this.
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@mailandguardian
Then
@MYANC
has to sue half the country for defamation. Because most of us think and say that you they are corrupt to the core.
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If women ruled the world, there would be no wars. Just a bunch of countries not talking to each other.
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“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
― Socrates
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@JacquesMaree73
The do it in Baseball and Netball all the time, of which I know. Why is rugby different? And this is a sincere chick question
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@DailyInvestorSA
No BEE and labour laws do that. It makes deep level digging too expensive. Not to mention all the other royalty taxes, and mineral rights and export levies that make our mining scene uncompetitive. Oh and there is no power supply. That’s all YOU
@GwedeMantashe1
and
@GovernmentZA
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Potatoes make Slap chips, Simba Chips and Smirnoff Vodka. It’s like the other vegetables aren’t even trying!
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@Eskom_SA
@SAgovnews
@GovernmentZA
@GCISMedia
@IOL
@Fin24
@SundayTimesZA
@ewnupdates
@BDliveSA
@SAfmnews
@SABCNewsOnline
And this government wants to implement universal healthcare. We are all going to die.
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Russia is not even one of our top 25 trading partners based on 2022 data. So why are we giving so much leeway and love?
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@alfred_cabonena
The real transfer of skills come via mentorship and apprenticeship. You need old dudes to shout at you, so that you can shout at the younger dudes later. That is How we learn. In my own case at least.
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The year before I was born. It puts consumer pricing in to a whole different perspective.
#throwbackmonday
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We are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some have yachts, some have canoes and some are simply drowning. So just be kind and help where you can.
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Investors approach Botswana to build a new railway line – just to avoid South Africa – BusinessTech
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So the
@RAF_SA
is complaining because they are not getting enough money, but remain mum on how they have wasted it. That is the real problem with this country. We don't have a tax collection problem. We have a
@GovernmentZA
spending problem.
#aintnoaccountability
This was largely due to the fact that we have not received an increase in the fuel levy over the past two years, whereas inflation has shot up to an average of 6.9% during 22/23.
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In the last 3 months NDZ has done more for smokers in the name of protection than she has EVER done for women against GBV. How can we be mad at the top brass men, if we our own female leaders don’t give a hoot? As my mom always says: charity starts AT HOME!
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How does someone who has been found by a judge to have lied, appeared in a self-shot pornographic video, and been accused of taking cash from the Guptas, believe that, ‘I still have a future in the ANC and a long one’?
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@wayneduv
That’s like asking a leopard to change its spots. Our politicians have monetised the mayhem. And greed tastes much better than good governance. We need laws that limits the motions of no confidence and will make coalition agreements public documents for consultation.
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I think women’s day, is the stupidist public holiday on the planet. Insincere to the core.
A cabinet full of minister men: “hello ladies. We chose a few dumb women to join our team, and be your role models, and for GBV, here have a day off on us”
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@wayneduv
@PresidencyZA
And drive a R300k car themselves? And fly economy class? And suffer loadshedding? And not have 11 private staff to serve their every whim?
@GovernmentZA
ministers are self-proclaimed gods. The title on their doors says so. 🤮
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@News24
@MarvinCharles_
Patience? Yeah, We are fresh out that. Don’t tell us to be patient while your official residence is run by diesel generators paid for by the taxpayer.
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When you had a bring and braai on paper plates, but you wanted to keep it classy
#throwbackfriday
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I’ve just realised the last day of 2023 will be 123123. And yes, I have nothing better to do. 😀
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May I introduce the biggest threat to the SA ‘car’ industry. And they are way closer to the Middle East and Europe than we are. And they are not about to get kicked out of Agoa And they have reliable
Power supply. And as Yul Brynner would say: “Etcettera Etcettera Etcettera”
Morocco is ready to unveil itself as a global manufacturing powerhouse. Sponsored by
@MoroccoNow_Ofcl
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@JvanLogg
He worked through a broker. How does he know it was declared at ORT? And whst does
@sarstax
or
@SAReserveBank
have to say about this revelation?
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@benpooler
She is so disrespectful towards our constitution-and our democracy. Worst part is, she gets away with it. Because
@CyrilRamaphosa
lets her.
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@PLMyburgh
@brankobrkic
@UIFBenefits
@dailymaverick
Is that why
@UIFBenefits
are only, if at all, paying out claims to thousands of people after 6 months? Their money was stolen and the
@deptoflabour
has to wait for new contributions to roll in to fill the gap. It’s nothing but a Ponzi Scheme
@OUTASA
@PublicProtector
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I’m not okay with this. Does impeachment have any actual consequence? A cooling off period at least.
#Parliament
has confirmed that Adv B Mkhwebane (EFF) will be a member of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services.
This Committee will be considering 3 bills today: NPA A/B; RICA Bill & Divorce A/B
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Court battle looms as Sassa 'loads R50m onto rent bill without open tender'
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@News24
Just shows you how little
@CyrilRamaphosa
thinks of wonen and people of disabilities.
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Another South African victory AND SECOND new record time for the day. We smashed it!
#comradesmarathon2023
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Nothing is off limits. Zilch. Zero. Nada. And guess what? The police is still not here. Even after I phoned Jeppe Police Station directly.
This is howlong it took for
@SAPoliceService
10111 call centre to answer my call after my
House in
@CityofJoburgZA
was ransacked and all fittings and fixtures stripped to the bone. And they had the audacity to tell me to use a different number, which doesn’t work btw. Now what?
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A great take on journalism I heard today, and its totally true:
“If someone says it’s raining & another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the f**king window and find out which is true.”
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“Going to another country doesn't make any difference. I've tried all that. You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.” ~Ernest Hemingway
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@ErnstRoets
Hy het die gedig geskryf nadat sy dogtertjie deur donderweer doodgeslaan is. Dit het my nog altyd diep geraak.
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Eskom's wet coal defence is like telling your teacher the dog ate your homework. Have you tried covering it?
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My sister was murdered in 2005, and to think 76 families in this country have to go through that same trauma every day, just breaks my heart. The
@SAPoliceService
is clearly also overwhelmed.
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