Bev Counihan

you know that people are free to enjoy books and movies and you don't have a moral obligation to come in and ruin it for them? if it costs you something, like you're genuinely feeling the urge to say something negative or else you feel bad, work on yourself.

Good piece on friendship in this past weekend's Wall Street Journal. Worth reading.

Zille unveils Blue Brigade in Joburg to drive service delivery.🛠🧰🚓 Helen Zille has taken her Joburg candidacy to the next level. 🚀 Launching a fleet of DA bakkies with volunteers to go out and assist the vulnerable wards in Joburg. Unheard of in local politics. Zille has raised support to kit out a bunch of teams with equipment to be able to go out, fix and clean the problems that the ANC in Joburg has forgotten about. It's a mass service delivery rollout to fill the holes that have been left by the city. Literally. Cutting grass, urban management, removing dumping, filling potholes you name it. This is possibly the most aggressive political campaign seen in the country.

True silence doesn’t put you to sleep. It jolts you awake so that you're suddenly alive to the world.

Name a book that everyone should read. I’ll go first: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.

The anti-capitalist brainrot is so powerful. It's actually virtually *impossible* to become a billionaire without creating an immense amount of wealth for other people. Billionaires usually employ hundreds to tens of thousands of other people, to say nothing of creating products, goods and services that are so valuable people are prepared to voluntarily part with their hard-earned money in exchange. People want to hate on big tech oligarchs and there's a lot to dislike, but the one thing you definitely can't argue is they haven't created wealth for other people. How many millionaires are there just because Google, YouTube and other platforms exist? How many people have a good job because of them? In communist societies and dictatorships, the best way to create wealth is using power to control "state" resources. That's why most Russian billionaires are very close friends and allies of Vladimir Putin. In a capitalist society, the best way to create wealth is to solve other people's problems for money at scale.

1. While I sympathise with President Ramaphosa not succumbing to political pressure from politically connected individuals associated with a state capture project in the US, and insisting that the rules apply equally to all, I do think a deliberation is warranted on BEE.

Congratulations on South Africa’s iconic Garden Route being ranked as the world’s best road trip. Stretching along the country’s southern coast, this breathtaking route is renowned for its unique blend of ocean vistas, lush forests and vibrant communities.

Black people are scared to hold fellow blacks accountable so they blame it on the system.

I’m voting for Helen. Pass it on.

I'm looking for a ridiculously old-fashioned girl's name for our new born . Think great-grandma name. Very old and rare. Any suggestions asap pls?

Blocking an investment into rural education is a slap in the face to every student sitting in a classroom with zero connectivity. While the rest of the world is racing toward the future, we're stuck watching SA politicians play gatekeeper with rules that do absolutely nothing for the end user.