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@verashni By law he could have gotten 15 years.

I have to say... five years seems like overkill for Malema for the crime in question, especially given it pushes him out of parliament. Kinda feels like we're trying to nail him for other crimes that are harder to prove, like corruption. In France, people are reluctant to jail Marie Le Pen, a right wing populist, for much worse crimes because it'll prevent her from running for president and be seen as affecting voters' choice and more importantly... turning her into a "martyr" against "the system," potentially strengthening the far-right's popularity. That's what we're risking with Malema here, galvanising an otherwise flagging EFF base.

@Knick_RSA You have a vivid imagination.

During apartheid they said they’re giving people Vaccines- whereas they were injecting HIV into them! We don’t want a White Man’s Generosity thank you 🇿🇦🙏🏽

@Vhoyde Great, can't wait.

A DA led South Africa leads to an Israel aligned South Africa. That's the endpoint.

@Evidence_Shongw Why? Who said Starlink will eradicate poverty? It is merely a tool. A very powerful tool, but a tool nonetheless. Why do you keep constucting these crazy, arbitrary tests that must be passed before it can be deployed?

Elon Musk minions must show us a country that eradicated poverty by using Starlink

@langbaai @AmyScot628692 A typical BEE deal involved shares being purchased with future dividends. Unless the company fails, then all is forgiven. Heads the BEE partner wins, tails the shareholders lose. This pushes up risk and return threshold, making otherwise viable projects uninvestible. Jobs lost.

@AmyScot628692 In Apartheid SA, all government business went to Whites. Black people didn’t even have the option to sell 30% to Whites to do business with Government. Btw, nobody gets 30% of a business for free in SA. It must be bought. Big difference. 😉

What freedom don’t you have in South Africa that other South Africans have?

@RefilweMoromane Reparations = jobs = economic growth = empowering people through technology. The world is not waiting for you. Grab opportunities. Or sit around complaining and blaming for another 30 years.

Hot take ebandayo, Elon Musk isn't mad that South Africa is "racist." He's mad that the people they oppressed can now challenge him. If you believe in reparations… this is that 👍🏽

@BraAubrey Insisting on equal treatment under the law is entitlement? Saying no to free high speed rural internet to prop up cadre enrichment is callous and self destructive.

What exactly is behind Elon's entitlement? It is very interesting.... isn't it?

@ethdrenaline @Thembeka__ More than 10 million and growing. More than $1 billion in revenue every month. You don't IPO at $1.5 trillion with a "bad revenue business model". What is your point with Japan? We're not trying to break speed records. Already plenty if satellites in space dedicated to pictures.

@Thembeka__ 1st. How many starlink's total customers in a whole world? even in US they are rarely use starlink (Bad Revenue Bussiness Model). 2nd. Compare to Japan (NICT) that has 22.9 petabits per second which is 1 million times faster than starlink speed. 3rd. The onboard camera for spying

Even if Elon Musk were to miraculously agree to the county's BEE laws, we still don't want starlink , the SA government must never make that mistake

@shakhum @Thembeka__ Yes, gimme gimme gimme, because I can build nothing for myself. If I can't steal from the white man, I'm hopeless.

@Thembeka__ For all the disrespect and insults we want 60% ownership shiuld he meets our compliance requirements

@DavidMogashoa @Thembeka__ Please state the misinformation.

@Thembeka__ Elon Musk had a huge opportunity for South Africa market- Tesla and Starlink until he started with misinformation nonsense. His products were going to compete for market share , but yes he had an opportunity. Now we want nothing to do with him.

@Thembeka__ Yes, heaven forbid we might educate and uplift the youth. How could we then blame white people for our problems?!

@Dzungie007 @MintItX The idea with apartheid was to give every group it's own territory and as much control as possible over it's own affairs. Similar to Swiss model. It was not automatically illegal. However, it was not practical since the mines and cities provided the economic opportunity.

@MintItX Sanctions during apartheid targeted an illegal racist regime to force freedom. Sanctions now would target a democratic government elected by the people. The difference is everything. You can criticise the ANC without wishing economic pain on all South Africans.

Some of you are defending a billionaire calling for sanctions on your own country. Let that sink in.

@Dzungie007 In the 80s, the ANC quite successfully got western companies to stop doing business in the country. That, more than a military threat, caused apartheid to collapse. Sometimes external pressure is what is needed to force change.

@Mukovhe24 @VillageGuluva What are you talking about? You realize Starlink provides internet via satellites?

@VillageGuluva Look neh, South Africa has facilities which connects about +70% of Africa's internet, all major internet or data facilities are in SA, so Africa is the biggest market for all big international companies, so without SA authorization, the Landlord's internet won't be successful

Several countries have rejected Starlink - Namibia, South Africa, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and more. But somehow, it’s South Africa that keeps catching the loudest criticism left, right and centre. Makes you wonder… is it really about policy, or something else from Elon?

@THULIIIIIIIIII @VillageGuluva @XekiHlongwane I think your perception of South Africa's importance in the world is wildly misplaced.

@VillageGuluva @XekiHlongwane I think he has entitlement mentality because he is from South Africa, he feels like South Africa owe him something

@ddmhlanga1 @VillageGuluva @MYANC @Our_DA Yes, that is the goal. You have not uncovered a secret.

@VillageGuluva They want to weaken the @MYANC and @FFSouthAfrica so that the @Our_DA can take over and make South Africa same as Cape Town and Black brothers and sisters are falling for that trap.

@VillageGuluva Strong correlation between oppression index and not using Starlink. Could control over the population possibility have something to do with it?

@AFRICANDEMOC The desperate tests you have to resort to to dismiss him is amusing. None of that is his responsibility. Has Toyota or VW done any of that? He's not claiming to care about the poor. He wants to do business here and is willing to offer free internet to be able to do so.

Elon Musk who has never Built a school in Africa Built a university in Africa Built a hospital in Africa Built a library in Africa Given an African a morsel of bread Suddenly cares about poor black Africans. Don’t make me laugh

@BuhleTheFirst @HermaineM So the guy owning a global internet company wants our ports and/or fibre lines. He so desperately wants it that he is willing to topple the government, even though they don't own the lines. Can we add a reptile shapeshifter narrative?

@HermaineM I have a theory: They want to own our ports/coastal line. In order to do that, they want to topple our govt and install their own. I don't know how that company does that but we've seen them use it in 2 countries (I think?). Its just a theory tho'.

Why is Elon Musk forcing Starlink in South Africa? 👀

@_i_innocent @HermaineM Unbelievable! Sea cables connect to countries at the coast!

@HermaineM 2. This is why they are pushing to divide south Africa into two They want the cape of good hope