André van der Veer

JUST IN: CENTCOM announces the U.S. Navy has guided two U.S.-flagged tankers through the Strait of Hormuz this morning under “Project Freedom”

@vrydenker Jeremiah 31:29 and Ezekiel 18:2 - "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and children's teeth are set on edge" 🙄

Dié ene se pa het as destydse Rhodesiër by Ikeys kom studeer en aktief teen apartheid aan betogings dewlgeneem. Vandag pluk sy familie die wrange vrugte van 'n naïwiteit waarvoor daar geen verskoning was of is nie. Hier word al die sondes van die ANC uitstekend en nugter uiteengesit, en wat in skrille kontras staan met die absolute betotteldheid van haar eie mense wat dit voorafgegaan het. Baie het geweet, maar minder het geluister.

BREAKING: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia fully restored East-West oil pipeline, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and pumping 7,000,000 barrels per day. Saudi Arabia says it needs no more strait of Hormuz.

STATEMENT: THE MINISTER OF MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES ANNOUNCES ADJUSTMENT OF FUEL PRICES EFFECTIVE FROM 6 MAY 2026.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but this isn't exactly supportive of the Optasia moat. MTN Nigeria suspends the service, offers alternatives and doesn't see much impact on recharge patterns? This would suggest that Optasia isn't "needed" by the telcos?

A damning interim report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has exposed what investigators describe as a “marketplace” inside the Department of Home Affairs. ewn.co.za/2026/05/04/hom…

The South African government published draft regulations that would criminalize self-custody of Bitcoin. Border agents could demand your private keys. Treasury could force you to sell your Bitcoin back to rand. All holdings must be declared within 30 days. This happened by ministerial decree without a parliamentary vote. Murray Rothbard described the state as nothing more than a gang of thieves writ large, legitimized through the mythology of democratic consent. South Africa's National Treasury demonstrates this perfectly. They are using a 93-year-old law from 1933 to regulate technology that didn't exist until 2009, overriding court rulings that said crypto assets fall outside exchange controls. The rand has lost 90% of its value in thirty years, and now they want to trap you inside their sinking currency. They are doing this because of what economists call the Impossible Trinity. Any government can only maintain two of three things: stable exchange rates, free capital movement, or independent monetary policy. South Africa chose capital controls plus monetary independence, sacrificing your freedom to move money. Bitcoin breaks that equation. When you can custody your own wealth outside their system, their capital controls become meaningless. Eleven million South Africans remain unbanked. For them, self-custodied Bitcoin is their bank. The same government claiming to care about financial inclusion just moved to criminalize the only viable savings technology these people can access. Bastiat would recognize the paradox: what is seen is "investor protection," what is unseen is the destruction of the only escape route from monetary theft. The comment window closes May 16th. They are betting you won't notice until it's too late.

@Handre More benefit than not ...

Why are we just standing by and watching while bureaucrats destroy Western civilization?

@rodcampsbay I am afraid there were no refunds for e-tolls?

So when are we getting our refunds?

@AfricaFirsts What happened to the "Kaftan"? That was what the wall or fence use to be called in the 80s. Read it was elaborate and well-constructed. Now the taxpayer is redoing it again. Asking a friend.

South Africa 🇿🇦 is building a massive border wall against Mozambique 🇲🇿 to stop car smuggling and illegal immigration. Africa building walls against Africa.

A convicted criminal jets off in a chartered flight and jumps into a G-Wagon back home. You gotta respect money!! #Mugabe

It has been estimated that 24 million voter registrations in the United States—about one in eight—are either invalid or significantly inaccurate. –– Justice Alito (2018)

In Japan, some trees are not simply cut down when construction reaches them. Using a careful transplanting method linked to nemawashi, workers prepare the roots, bind the root ball, and move the tree to a new location instead. The process can take months of planning, because the goal is not just to move the tree — but to keep it alive. A powerful reminder that progress does not always have to begin with cutting something down.

The most amazing thing ever built by humans.

Aerial view of the University of the Witwatersrand (previously the School of Mines and Technology) in 1922. Credit: Wits Central Archives

@BoitumeloCaleb What is remarkable is that they all run and are all licensed and well maintained! Consider this if you have a treasured classic that needs a life beyond your own. And visit the place! That's a place to have an internship at...

The Franschhoek Motor Museum maintains a collection of vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles dating back over 100 years and is located in Franschhoek, Western Cape It is owned by billionaire Johann Rupert.

Une histoire bouleversante venue des grandes plaines américaines… Octobre 1918. La grippe espagnole frappe sans pitié les terres isolées du Dakota du Sud. À la ferme Erickson, le drame est brutal : en trois jours à peine, les parents succombent à la maladie. Ils sont enterrés derrière la grange, dans la solitude des grands espaces. Restent trois enfants. À gauche sur la photographie : Hilda Erickson, 9 ans. À ses côtés, son frère Ole, 6 ans. Et leur petite sœur, à peine âgée d’un an. Lorsque les autorités du comté se présentent pour emmener les enfants, Hilda se tient sur le seuil de la maison, le fusil de son père entre les mains. Elle déclare simplement : « C’est notre terre. Vous ne la prendrez pas. » Et elle tient parole. Chaque matin, dès 4 heures, elle trait les trois vaches. Elle nourrit les poules, s’occupe des porcs, répare les clôtures. L’hiver arrive, implacable, avec des températures descendant jusqu’à -40°C. Elle apprend à utiliser le four, protège le bébé du froid, le maintient en vie avec du lait en conserve et de la purée de pommes de terre. Au printemps 1919, contre toute attente, elle ensemence vingt acres de terre. Trop petite pour atteindre le siège de la charrue, elle marche derrière, pas après pas, labourant seule. Les habitants du village tentent de lui venir en aide. Elle accepte uniquement de la farine. « Nous ne faisons pas la charité. Nous échangeons. » Et régulièrement, elle dépose des œufs sur le perron du pasteur en guise de paiement. Deux années passent ainsi. En 1921, une tante finit par retrouver les enfants et vient les chercher. Hilda a alors 11 ans. La ferme tient debout. Dans la grange, mille boisseaux de blé témoignent de son travail acharné. La tante insiste : « Tu viens avec moi. » Hilda répond calmement : « Ole peut venir. Le bébé aussi. Mais moi, je reste. Quelqu’un doit veiller sur les tombes de maman et papa. » Elle reste. Plus tard, elle se mariera à 19 ans avec le jeune homme qui l’avait aidée lors de sa première récolte. Une histoire de courage brut, de dignité farouche, et d’enfance volée trop tôt.

“The High Court judgment on the City of Cape Town’s property-value-based fixed charges deserves far more attention than it is getting. For me, the most disturbing part is not only that the charges were declared unlawful and invalid. It is that residents appear to have paid them month after month, yet there is no refund mechanism in the order. The City loses in law, but keeps the loot already collected. I’ve written a full piece on why this matters, not just as a tariff issue, but as a warning about municipal overreach, property-based extraction, and the danger of treating ratepayers as an open cheque book” jimdtait.substack.com/p/cape-towns-o…

Max Verstappen vs. World's Fastest Camera Drone

Thought-Controlled Robotics is now very real and it's happening with Neuralink A paralyzed Neuralink patient, Alex Conley, just controlled a robotic arm using only his thoughts - then piloted a drone with his mind Meanwhile, another patient, Jon L. Noble, is now playing World of Warcraft hands-free using only brain signals Two years ago, this was pure science fiction Today, it’s happening in clinical trials Neuralink not just restoring independence, it’s also unlocking new dimensions of human capability Patients who were once completely paralyzed are now interacting with the physical and digital world using nothing but their thoughts The future is not coming. It’s already here