Ian Dümmer

@mrispuv @DerrickEvans4WV @elonmusk I accept your point that other companies have dealt with SA's BEE red tape and now they're operating in SA. My point is that Starlinks red tape is very different to the other US companies as none of them have had to give away free equity just to trade.

@AccountsmanSA @DerrickEvans4WV @elonmusk You’re beating about the bus Ian , I mentioned American companies that are operating in SA that required licenses to operate in SA and complied. Your argument is that Starlink requires License A, oh What about companies that required License B and complied and operate in SA ?

Elon Musk: "I'm in this absurd situation where I was born in South Africa but cannot get a license to operate Starlink because I'm not black. Does that seem right to you?” @elonmusk doesn’t let her off the hook. “I asked you a question…yes or no?”

@mrispuv @DerrickEvans4WV @elonmusk What company did Microsoft have to register in SA to sell software to SA consumers? Microsoft was selling software in SA long before BEE laws came into existence. Starlink has to register a company and give away shares to a BEE partner. You're not comparing 🍎's with 🍎's.

@mrispuv @DerrickEvans4WV @elonmusk Gates, Zuckerberg, etc didn't set up companies in SA because they didn't require a telecoms license from ICASA which Starlink needs in order to operate in SA. It's a very different situation.

@DerrickEvans4WV @elonmusk How did Bill Gates do it with Microsoft? , How did Bezos do it with Amazon, Uber , McDonald’s and there are many American corporations that are operating in South Africa. Elon Musk had to turn it into a racial war 🥴

@SARugbymag 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Rassie Erasmus has signed a multi-year deal to replace Steve Borthwick as England head coach. sarugbymag.co.za/rassie-quits-b…

@MAKOTOKO1 @JMeservey Please can you share the link? 🙏

@JMeservey They did condemn Russia ,or you have short memory

The South African government seems to believe that if it claims frequently enough that it runs a principled foreign policy, the world will simply accept it as true. It’s categorically untrue, however. Consider the whopper President Ramaphosa tells below amid his condemnations of the US and Israel over the Iran War: “We have taken a principled stance which is consistent with our independent foreign policy. We have continued to support those nations that are struggling for self-determination.” Let’s check SA’s consistency in supporting nations “struggling for self-determination.” It: --Abstained on every resolution condemning Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. --Refused to condemn Russia by name for its invasion of Georgia and abstained on UN resolutions that did so. --Hasn’t condemned, and implicitly supports, China’s assault on its neighbors in the South China Sea despite a 2016 international court ruling against China. So, SA won’t condemn its partner’s violation of others’ sovereignty in defiance of the international law it claims to so revere. --Won’t condemn Iran or Hezbollah for the latter’s occupation of parts of Lebanon. As I point out frequently, the only way to make sense of the SA government’s rhetoric about its principled foreign policy is that the principle in question is anti-Westernism. If a particular situation, such as the current Iran war, gives it an opportunity to attack the West or especially the US or Israel, it will do so. If the situation reflects badly on its fellow anti-Western ideologues, such as in the cases cited above, it will ignore or equivocate. SA’s foreign policy is purely political. The world needs to stop buying its propaganda about principled action.

@JohannBiermann1 🎯

Funnily enough, tweets like these are often far more effective at attracting tourists than the millions spent by any tourism minister.

@brysondech Thank you Bryson and good luck for the Masters. 🙌🤝

Highly recommend going to South Africa 🇿🇦

@kwenza_b 🤣 I ain't no dad but point taken.

@AccountsmanSA Ey awume kancane baba.

Gold accounted for mere 2.5% exploration in SA. Yet our unmined reserves are 3rd globally...

@mmodiba10 My fellow South African 👏👏👏👏👏👏

This thing that we must support Fikile Mbalula against the AfriForum on the basis of him being merely black, is NONSENSE. We will support black leaders that stand with black people. What has Fikile Mbalula done for black people? Everytime we share stories of corruption, with EVIDENCE, he looks the other way. EVIDENCE that impacts service delivery AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE. Let the AfriForum finish him.

@livgolf_league @brysondech @brysondech thank you for putting on such a show in South Africa. It was a pleasure to watch and support you both on and off the course. 🙏🙌

💬 @brysondech can't hold back the tears... REPORTER: "Bryson, the 18th green there was lots of tears. It's obvious it was about something much bigger. I saw the Reebok feature come out a couple of days ago. What was that about?" BRYSON: "Just a lot of emotion. Numerous things. Stuff I can't talk about, stuff I'm not going to talk about and then stuff that I can talk about, which is obviously my dad. It's been a few years now, and I think it's time for people to see that I'm not just a scientific robot guy. I care a lot. I have a lot of passion. I care about the game. I care about people watching. I care about entertaining. I care about my team. I care about pretty much everything in life." "When you have moments in life that aren't easy, it's really nice to have had a father that can give you that perseverance and that wisdom to say, don't quit. Don't ever quit. You've just got to keep going." "It was true. There was another moment on 16 that happened with a fan out there that did something to me that made me literally cry as I was walking up to the 16th tee. That's when the storm got really heavy, and it just gave me that perseverance and that gratitude to go, you know what, no matter what happens I'm going to be okay." "There's more to life than just golf. It honestly relaxed me a lot in that moment. It was getting difficult. It was getting tough, and it was brutal. That emotion was a lot of built-up, pent-up (tearing up) -- I wish I could tell you guys, but I can't. There's just a lot going on. There's a lot going on." "I love everybody for it, and I love my team for it. I love all the people back at home. It's just been tough." "Life is not easy sometimes. Losing my dad wasn't easy. Going through what I'm going through isn't easy. But everybody has it, and that's why I've such a great team here to give me a lot." #LIVGolfSouthAfrica | @Crushers_GC

@SamTalksRugby7 What about du Toit? Is each nation only allowed one entrant?

Top 10 1s in international rugby right now: 1. Nche🇿🇦 2. Genge🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 3. Bell🇦🇺 4. EDG🇳🇿 5. Williams🇳🇿 6. Fischetti🇮🇹 7. JBG🇫🇷 8. Porter🇮🇪 9. Schoeman🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 10. Carré🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@MidOffMind 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

🚨 FIRST TIME IN CRICKET HISTORY 🚨 - 6 Runs were scored in 1 ball, without touching the ball and 4 failed run-out attempts 😂 - A Must Watch Video 😅

@sciencegirl Rock music and live bands.

People who actually experienced the 1990s: What is something you miss from that decade that just isn't the same today

@insiderugbymark @roscobigfulla @ChalynRugby 100%. Ryan is as big a part of the problem as anyone.

@roscobigfulla @ChalynRugby Can't agree with this guy's. The All Blacks scrum was pushed around at the end of last year.

Sources indicate that a large majority of Scott Robertson’s coaching staff are unlikely to retain their roles under incoming head coach Dave Rennie. Who will keep their Job ? #Allblacks #Rugby

@rekoil92 One of the greatest individual try's of all time.

Some Friday Morning appreciation to Best to ever do it. 🏃🏽‍♂️‍➡️🏃🏽‍♂️‍➡️🏃🏽‍♂️‍➡️🏃🏽‍♂️‍➡️🏃🏽‍♂️‍➡️

@ChalynRugby Rassie uses every social media post as motivation for the Boks. Please keep them coming.

A little rehearsal for RWC 2027. The only difference next time, it’ll be a Quarter Final. #Allblacks #Springboks

@Markosonke1 🎯

This question still bothers me… 😭 If South Africa says it’s non-aligned, what exactly was the strategic goal of taking Israel to the ICJ? Was it diplomacy? Foreign policy? Moral leadership? Or just us volunteering to be the world’s lawyer? Genuinely asking before I sleep… someone explain like I’m two 🧵❓

@oost_marcel Do you mean twelve Fintech companies valued at $1B or more? There are many more than 12 x $1B companies in Africa if you include other sectors such as mining, insurance, consumer discretionary, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, etc.

Africa has 12 companies valued at $1B 🦄 or more, and 8 of these 12 are FinTech companies 🤯

@RickyDoggin 🎯

Looking at how of touch the Democrat party has become.