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The office of the Public Protector (PP) has warned against "insults" directed at the institution, saying individuals who do so could be fined up to R40,000 or face imprisonment for up to 12 months. brnw.ch/21x2p6z

The number of possible contacts with hantavirus-infected people has increased to 97 in South Africa. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed the number to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) News. tinyurl.com/35x6cztx

@RapportSA STFU Christo.

🔗LEES MEER: brnw.ch/21x2np6 Die drogredenasie van die ‘145 raswette’-narratief lê daarin dat dit weier om tussen die gif en die teenmiddel te onderskei, skryf Christo van der Rheede.

Good morning, South Africans. This is our final weekend of publication — catch up on the latest news, politics, sport, trending stories and opinion: brnw.ch/21x2lAb

Dr. Pierre Kory exposes a massive media anomaly. He reveals over 100,000 articles were published globally about Hantavirus in days. He confirms this massive coordination is entirely unnatural. Why is a minor outbreak suddenly consuming the global media cycle?

@TheoDJager @skalabrak @Saai_org Cadres gonna eat!

In March the minister said that the cost of vaccinations will be covered by the state. That was after @Saai_org asked about the massive discrepancy between the prices published by the importers and asking price by government. Now Section10 says the farmers must pay

@niehaus_carl @kykNETtv @kalliekriel @afriforum Banggat 🤡

Mxm, an hour or so ago I received an invitation from the Afrikaans TV channel @kykNETtv to participate tomorrow evening in a debate with @kalliekriel of @afriforum about the meeting between him and #JacobZuma. I have immediately outright rejected this invitation with the contempt that it deserves. I will certainly not meet with Kriel to legitimize him and #AfriForum’s vulgar white supremacist racism, and blatant lies about so called “white genocide”, like Zuma did. Here is my full response to KykNET (both in English and Afrikaans):

@GaytonMcK “It’s just normal crime.”

( A thread ) I have had so many calls from Fellow Ministers from other African Countries enquiring about the supposed Xenophobic attacks, SA is experiencing and dealing with a high violent crime rate currently. We are fighting hard to bring the daily number down.

@LCabonena No.

Are you going to vote for Herman Mashaba????

@businessXplain 😆

SA BUSINESS ELITE TO STEER BLSA Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has appointed a distinguished new Board of Directors as the previous three-year term concludes. The organisation expressed profound gratitude to outgoing chair, Nonkululeko Nyembezi, praising her formidable leadership through a period of immense challenge. As the country begins to "turn the corner" economically, the new board of corporate heavyweights takes the helm. This transition marks a fresh chapter, dedicated to fostering growth and ensuring a prosperous future for South African business. businessexplainer.co.za

The @WOOLWORTHS_SA and Beyers Chocolates breakdown is another reminder that corporate companies will "protect their business and their growth" at all costs. Any smaller business that forgets is doomed. You can have a 34-year supplier history with a corporate but the moment you stop playing by their rules, they will cut you down to size, even if that means you liquidating your business! From what has been reported, Beyers had been supplying Woolworths since around 1990 and at one point Woolworths made up roughly half their business. That kind of relationship could fool you into feeling secure when you’re in it. It "feels" like there’s history and trust which is already the first warning sign in this story. Apparently Beyers acquired a second factory which was already supplying Checkers and Pick 'n Pay. According to Beyers, this was a way to increase volumes, support mechanisation, diversify the business, and reduce their dependence on Woolworths, especially because Woolworths had already started bringing in other chocolate brands years earlier. Woolworths apparently found out about the second factory and took issue with it. The dispute centred on exclusivity. According to Kees Beyers, Woolworths wanted the second factory closed but Beyers refused. From a business owner’s point of view, I understand why. Beyers had reportedly invested around R200 million and had roughly 75 employees at that second site. You don’t just switch that off because a major client is uncomfortable with you diversifying. Then came the hammer as Woolworths reduced its orders. First by around R100 million and then by another R100 million a few months later. When one customer carries that much weight in your business, they don’t have to “kill” you in some dramatic movie villain way. They just have to reduce orders and suddenly cash flow gets squeezed, your bank gets nervous, your options disappear, and the thing you spent decades building can start falling apart in real time. The exclusivity issue itself is still disputed. Beyers says the exclusivity agreement expired in 2019. Woolworths apparently says it rolled over automatically. Woolworths has also said it cannot comment on the details of the relationship because of confidentiality 🤣 I want to personally remind you. Corporate companies are not people. They don’t operate on loyalty, memory, history, or sentiment in the way small business owners often do. They operate through systems, contracts, leverage, risk management and self preservation. If you build your business around one massive corporate client, and that client decides you’ve stepped outside the lines, they will likely not sit down and ask how this affects your people, your factory, your investment, or your future. If you take ANYTHING from this post, it's an understanding of WHAT (not who) you’re dealing with. Never forget this and play the game accordingly 🤓

@PrimeTimeNewsZA Hau bana!

Crash on Main Rd Misty Cliffs, near Kommetjie Cape Town.

@SAHRCommission 🤣🤣🤣 What powers??

Interview Alert | The SAHRC’s next steps following the Constitutional Court’s clarification of its powers

An application for the recusal of evidence leader, Advocate Matthew Chaskalson SC, has been lodged. Political fixer, Brown Mogotsi has alleged that Madlanga Commission evidence leader, Matthew Chaskalson urged him to implicate businessman, Carrim Sulliman in his testimony, claiming Sulliman was "out to get him". Mogotsi further claims he was assured by Chaskalson that he would be shielded from any repercussions by the commission. The application will be heard in two weeks, after affidavits and replies have been submitted. Tune in to #eNCA, channel #DStv403.

This is not a true reflection, the President sat outside to listen to the 21 Gun Salute, the event like all National Days happened inside the marquee which was full to the brim. Let’s hate with facts and not fiction. The event was hugely successful

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Here is a 360 degree view of Bloemfontein freedom day addressed by a whole President. Chairs were empty and only government officials were in attendance.

So Cyril was Addressing Empty Chairs 😭😭a whole President

"Today, we recall the words of our first democratic President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela at his inauguration, when he said: “The time for the healing of wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us.” On that first day of our freedom, as a nation, we entered into a social contract to build a society anchored in human dignity, equal rights and freedom for all," - President Cyril Ramaphosa. Tune in to #eNCA, channel #DStv403.