Duncan Geach

@SPQRSA @GroenewaldPJ An immature response in my view. A little bit playing the my Dad is bigger than yours....

Geordin Hill-Lewis has given his brand equity a snot-klap.. I understand their grift, but GHL made the tone-deaf mistake of underestimating the support that @GroenewaldPJ has across the spectrum. Such a public faux-pas so early in his leadership of the DA is going to take some damage control.

@Our_DA You are doing yourselves a huge disservice with this post. The escaped parolee numbers are from 1991 to date. How far back does FMD lack of action go. All DA's doing or a dysfunctional agricultural ministry taken over by DA?

🚨 28,000 parolees have effectively vanished from the system. The DA has called on Parliament to summon Minister Groenewald to explain this shocking failure and outline a plan to get these absconders back into custody.

@Jonathan_Witt Agree 100%. The pettiness between small parties has keep zanupf in power in Zimbabwe for decades.

It can not be stated enough just how bad this messaging is from GHL: - the FF+ is a natural ally of the DA, not a foe - it is well known that the DA has lost support to the FF+ because of Steenhuisen’s behaviour, but this will not convince a return - opinions vary but many consider Groenewald to be the best Minister in the GNU and not any of the DA Minsters. Attacking him comes across as jealous and petty - the issue being raised by GHL was not created by Groenewald or the FF+, but he is trying to sort it out. Imagine this logic of attack being applied to Macpherson who still has no control over thousands of assets of state owned infrastructure, or Schreiber who has numerically done nothing to stem/reverse illegal immigration - criticizing someone outside the DA for holding a “talk shop” is very rich when the DA does this exact thing often - lastly is that Helen Zille will likely be the Mayor of Johannesburg by year end. Just imagine all of the things she will not be able to fix in her first 2 years - GHL just opened the floodgates on hammering her without rebuke Whomever advised this as a strategy needs to be fired immediately, and the DA really needs to learn how to predict the future consequences of their words and actions better. My goodness.

@geordinhl @jvnaidoo1 @Our_DA Disappointing response. Common knowledge these issues are long before GNU. DA has been accused of issues they inherited. Dept of Agriculture a prime example. Political points scoring does not assist the general public. We should learn from Zimbabwe & unite the smaller parties.

🚨Nearly 28,000 parolees are untraceable. Gone. Missing. Many of these are violent criminals, now walking free, putting the public at risk. Pieter Groenewald must not hide behind excuses. He must act today to find these parolees, bring them back before the law, and hold every official accountable who allowed them to disappear. The DA will not accept a system where criminals roam free and communities are left to pay the price. A DA-led government will implement electronic monitoring, proper supervision, and real accountability.

@KhandaniM @stefanjacobs What % equity did each of these companies give away.

@stefanjacobs Starlink was not rejected, Amazon is here doing great business, Ford is here, IBM, Microsoft, there are countless USA companies we welcome, we are having this debate on an American platform. Starlink must do what those businesses did

One of the signals that shows South Africa is practically unsalvageable without a drastic mindset shift is the strong rallying cry behind rejecting Starlink from operating in South Africa. None of the arguments offered for why it should be blocked are compelling at all. Just pure resentment, arrogance, and emotion over facts.

@NeilOliver1640 @tim_meh87 @Starlink @elonmusk It is in the ANC 's interest to keep the population ignorant. The under educated thrive on empty promises and a handout.

I hear your concern about possible conflicts of interest.But let’s not lose the bigger picture.Whether someone has ties to MTN or not, the real issue is this:South Africa has terrible rural and township connectivity, fragile infrastructure, and millions of young people without jobs or opportunity.Starlink offers independent, high-speed satellite internet that works when local networks and the grid fail. It’s already helping rural communities in Nigeria, Kenya and Mozambique.The question we should be asking is simple:Why are we blocking (or delaying) a technology that can connect the unconnected, enable AI tools, support education, farming and small business, and create new technical jobs — just to protect existing players?Competition is healthy. It forces everyone to improve service and lower prices.South Africa should approve Starlink as a national development tool with community shared access and local skills training — not block it over ownership disputes or vested interests.The future (AI, digital economy, resilience) matters more than protecting any single company.Let’s focus on what’s best for the country and its people.

Redi Tlhabi just dropped a piece calling @Starlink a “national security threat” to South Africa… and warning us not to sell our democracy to @elonmusk . But she “forgot” to mention her piece is hosted on Phillip van Niekerk’s Substack, the same guy who’s A PAID CONSULTANT FOR MTN. MTN has every incentive to slow-walk Starlink while pushing its own satellite plays. Transparency matters when lecturing about “democracy” and foreign influence.

@GarthMeyer5 @ConCaracal @WinstonSmi17587 Evenly balanced individual. He has a chip on both shoulders.

@ConCaracal @WinstonSmi17587 Lame Lamola - got such a chip on his shoulder, he needs to go to a State Hospital to have it seen to.

The South Africa Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has once again attacked President Donald Trump and the millions of Americans that voted for him: “We know, that in the US, the MAGA movement is very clear to attack black people. We know what they stand for. They stand against the human rights." In November 2025, in a CNN interview, Minister Lamola accused Trump's administration of pushing an "agenda of white supremacy." Is this what you and your comrades consider "doing everything we can to fix the diplomatic crisis with the USA," President Ramaphosa? 🤨

@Sthamber @SABCNews_Radio The fact that SA citizens/residents are not allowed to retain foreign currency notes is escaping people. This whole saga was a huge infringement of exchange control regulations at the very least.

@SABCNews_Radio President Cyril Ramaphosa said "I am a farmer, I am in the cattle business. I buy and I sell animals. This that is being reported was a clear business transaction." The media must stop trying to defend the indefensible. The man said it. Why this senseless questions.

[TALKING POINT] Former President Thabo Mbeki says the Phala Phala saga is a personal issue for President Ramaphosa, not an ANC matter. Do you agree with the former President's view that the Phala Phala saga is a personal issue, not an ANC matter? #SABCNews #FirstTakeSA

@4KobusWiese @zimcelebs1 Deputy Headmaster at my High School back in 1970 often said. Soccer, a gentleman's game played by a bunch of hooligans. Rugby, a hooligans game played by gentlemen. So so right.

@zimcelebs1 Why do you almost only see this kind of barbaric behaviour amongst soccer fans?🤷🤷

This is so sad , whats wrong with us people??

@TiisetsoMaloma Capitec have cheap data for account holders. Switched frm FNB Connect to Vodacom. The first three months they gave amazing data deals. From month 4 the best I can get is 7,5 GB for 30 days at R99. Buying data direct with Vodacom and MTN is usually cheaper than from a bank.

What is the cheapest prepaid data offer? Outside of Telkom

@Nompu90570329 @FaraiMazhindu They are connected with Starlink and enjoying super fast internet speeds and no fibre breaks.

@FaraiMazhindu Leave our business alone. Speak about you own country. We are not interested what is happening in Zimbabwe

The man naive South Africans call "racist" has offered free high-speed internet connections to disadvantaged schools, what have the ANC cadres, who claim to love black people, offered instead? Rather than connecting the nation, they are actively milking the poor through predatory ISP monopolies and inflated mobile data rates. Weaponising racial sentimentality to shield parasitic telecom cartels is a deliberate gatekeeping of black poverty, executed solely to safeguard the rent-seeking interests of the political elite.

@Rabana2011 @FaraiMazhindu Interesting. Obviously did not appeal to Zambia and Zimbabwe who are benefitting from Starlink

@FaraiMazhindu ANC can get the same service more cheaply from Russia and China minus the security threat posed by Starlink. The Sahel is in the process of setting it up

@realMaalouf @runawayrene Definately

Switzerland has banned the niqab and burqa, and refuses to recognize Islam as an official religion. Should other countries follow Switzerland’s lead?

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@HeidiGiokos @eNCA Yes they are facts but vague without the actual numbers. Guess we have to wait for an investigative journalist to give us the full picture.

BREAKING: There’s been a 9.5% drop in the murder rate. 4.6% decline in violent crime 20.4% reduction in house robberies @eNCA #CrimeStats

@mteton @OUTASA Definately no. Annoying the amount of infrastructure that's been systematically destroyed and rectification celebrated. Eskom electricity price over the last 30 years has increased nearly 2000%. Getting that figure to reflect inflation will be an achievement of note. Good luck.

@DuncanGeach @OUTASA You are right. It should not be broke. What are you suggesting? Fold our arms and let it collapse.

Eskom has issued a firm notice: it will reduce, interrupt or terminate electricity supply to key Johannesburg bulk points as City Power and CoJ arrears hit R5.2 billion. Enough is enough. How did we, as a society, allow a major metro like Johannesburg to operate with such disregard for accountability? It is a betrayal of the citizens we serve and the future we’re fighting to build. We must demand better. Integrity and responsibility cannot be optional in our cities. Time to fix this. 🇿🇦 #AccountabilityNow

@HeidiGiokos @Abramjee Perhaps balance your writing by referencing all the other airlines that follow this practice.

JUST IN: The National Consumer Commission has referred FlySafair to the National Consumer Tribunal for alleged contraventions of the Consumer Protection Act. The NCC noted concerns in the media, including social media platforms, regarding allegations of FlySafair overbooking and/or overselling flight tickets. The NCC further noted several complaints by consumers who alleged that they had experienced the same issue with the airline. The airline publicly acknowledged that overbooking is part of its business practices. @eNCA #FlySafair

@marcel__za @Saxon_African Similar strategy employed in Ekurhuleni. Eskom identified the areas that do pay for switch off. They know if they target the higher density areas their infrastructure will quickly be destroyed.

There are multiple municipalities owing ESKOM a total of R95bn. Some have debt double that of Joburg R5bn. The only reason ESKOM is targeting Johurg, is because they’re the only municipality who can realistically settle their debt

@mteton @OUTASA But one cannot get away from the fact you are fixing what should not be broke.

@DuncanGeach @OUTASA That is exactly why some of us are here — to roll up our sleeves and fix Eskom, and fix our country. Armchair critics will never save South Africa. Only decisive action and real leadership will. We are here to rebuild. 🇿🇦