Max du Preez
@MaxduPreez
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South African author, journalist & political analyst
Simon's Town, South Africa
Joined June 2009
You thought you were only punishing a Black government, but your shortsightedness did not allow you to realise that your actions will also damage the bottom line of the very constituency you claim to represent. It is your own community that owns much of the means of production,
The dispute between the USA and South Africa should be resolved urgently. This cannot be achieved by falsely claiming that the dispute is the result of “disinformation,” as @PresidencyZA Ramaphosa does. The focus should rather be on finding solutions to real issues of dispute,
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A radical shift in the G 20 agenda is being announced. The agenda will be the Trump administration’s agenda, one that “makes America great”. It will be geared towards America’s priorities. The concerns of the Global South will be sidelined. A crisis in the G20 should
The United States is forging ahead with a new G20. South Africa operated with spite, division, and radical agendas that failed to produce economic growth. America's G20 will propel us forward with innovation, entrepreneurship and perseverance that makes America great and provides
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@kalliekriel @News24 @afriforum Maroela Media het erken hulle het ‘n fout gemaak, dit reggestel en om verskoning gevra. Jy het ondanks die feit dat ek jou tereg gewys het voortgegaan om disinformasie te versprei. Gaan jy Maroela se voorbeeld volg en jammer sê vir News24?
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@kalliekriel @News24 @afriforum @kalliekriel ek wag vir jou apologie aan News24. Maroela Media het, soos die Perskode bepaal, om verskoning gevra en 'n korreksie geplaas. Gaan jy deiselfde doen?
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@JacoKleynhans Julle is onnosel as verregse organisasies Julle weerspreek julle self. Dan wil julle sê dus nie julle wat die land saboteur nie. Die feit van die sak is julle is nie lojal teenoor Suid-Afrika. Julle voer 'n verregse rasgedrewe agenda.
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On your point about South African farmers, Mr Secretary; SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE IS NOT UNDER SIEGE! --SA agriculture has more than doubled since 1994. --exports reached a record US$13, 7 billion in 2024 --With South Africa now the only African country in the global top 40
The United States is forging ahead with a new G20. South Africa operated with spite, division, and radical agendas that failed to produce economic growth. America's G20 will propel us forward with innovation, entrepreneurship and perseverance that makes America great and provides
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I live abroad for now, and it is hard to over-estimate the damage that is being done to the Afrikaner "brand" via Trump's antics. Irreversible at this point. Julle mense het die verkeerde osse ingespan.
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What, a city in a shithole country full of genocidaires is 2nd best city in the world? #ProudCapetonian
World's 10 best cities for 2024 1. 🇺🇸 New York City, US 2. 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa 3. 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany 4. 🇬🇧 London, UK 5. 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain 6. 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico 7. 🇬🇧 Liverpool, UK 8. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan 9. 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy 10. 🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal (Source: TimeOut)
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Lobbying countries to boycott US G20 would be ‘unconstructive’ - presidency https://t.co/Ta87ClrzAg
timeslive.co.za
The South African government says it will not lobby other countries to boycott the US G20 summit after President Donald Trump decided to bar Pretoria from participating.
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Watch as MSNBC breaks down the truth about the lie of a white genocide in South Africa. This propaganda peddled by @solidariteit and others is very harmful to nation building, aimed at undoing the extensive progress that our country has made since the advent of our democracy.
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cc @kalliekriel & @ErnstRoets
What happens if the US actually imposes sanctions against South Africa? And how far away are we from that possibility? 😳😳
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Web designers like @reijowrites bring powerful interactions to the web with one platform: Framer
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Since Trump was elected: Mark Zuckerberg got $25 billion richer Jeff Bezos got $36 billion richer Larry Ellison got $78 billion richer Elon Musk got $187 billion richer Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, food & housing costs soar and AI is killing jobs.
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Afrikaners are again viewed as the skunks of the world, as selfish, entitled, crude bigots. Dankie @afriforum en @SolidariDirk. #Notinmyname
South African Afrikaners will be the only people allowed into the US as refugees, according to the Trump administration. https://t.co/CJOI7H3TdY
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His obsession with me is creepy. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs.
Trump on Walz: "You look at what he's done with Somalia where Somalia, which is barely a country -- they have no anything, they just run around killing each other. When I see somebody like Ilhan Omar, I always watch her, for years I've watched her complain about our Constitution
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I feckin LOVE the Irish. Their principled position on Gaza and Ukraine is an example to all democratic nations. #Ireland
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Dirk, hummus is nie kaas of 'n substituut vir botter nie, dis kekerertjies. Ek haat dit en eet volgraanbrood van PnP. Die subtiliteite van my woordkeuse gaan toe heel bo-oor jou kop. Jy's nes Malema wat maak of hy namens die armes praat. Jy, Flip en Kallie is dan miljoeners?
Beste Max, Ek sien op X jy koop in Woolworths, en nie gewone brood nie maar ’n ciabatta. Jy koop nie margarine nie, maar hummus. Dan vra jy ewe sarkasties of jy geslag sal word deur ’n woedende swart mob in die kaasstegie (waarskynlik by die eksotiese kaas) omdat jy ’n wit
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SA GDP grew by 0.5% quarter on quarter in Q3. This was in line with expectations, but previous quarter revised higher. Over past year SA grew by 2.1%, above expectations. Most economic sectors made a positive contribution in the quarter. More good news for SA, off a low base
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What is your goal? Do you even know? We wander through our careers with vague plans, hoping it works out somehow. Imagine if you had a playbook for getting to success. One that works whether things go as they should, or go wildly off-script. Yes, it's possible.
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Proof that some politicians can be rehabilitated, at least partly. Is there any hope for the politicians of AfriForum and Solidarity?
Fix health insurance. Not regime change in Venezuela.
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My god- who hurt this woman??? She is a full on psychopath now!!!
Megyn Kelly on alleged war crimes: "I really do kind of not only wanna see them killed in the water, whether they're on the boat or in the water, but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out."
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