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Imagine @GovernmentZA could ease up on the fuel taxes to protect it’s citizens Imagine that was an option

1. Israel announces it will bomb the bridges on the Litani river. 2. A Russia Today “journalist” decides to stand on a Litani river bridge. 3. Nearly gets bombed to pieces. 4. Cries foul and war crimes

Do you see what kind of regime you support @CyrilRamaphosa @DIRCO_ZA ? Shame on you

Hi @DIRCO_ZA - you position yourselves as friends of the regime who did this.... Any comments / condemnation / thoughts and prayers? Anything at all?

Reading a study that says BEE has destroyed 3.8 million jobs in South Africa in two decades.

Because it shouldn't exist anymore. It's just another cookie jar for corrupt politicians.

Ambassador Bozell is a man that South Africa can do business with, engage him constructively... rationalstandard.com/p/south-africa…

The real consumer right is choice. Zakhele Mthembu argues the most important consumer right is the freedom to choose. More regulation raises barriers, protects incumbents, and reduces real options. Real protection comes from freer markets and more competition. Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/live/1KlIh2jC6… 🔴 New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

Every regulation adds up to control. @Martin_ASFL explains why no regulation should ever be judged in isolation. Each new rule may seem reasonable on its own, but together they form a chain that gradually replaces consumer freedom with state-defined “rights”. Over time, choice is no longer yours. It is shaped and restricted by regulation. Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/live/1KlIh2jC6… 🔴 New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

The essence of my latest op-ed in the @RationalStand on nation-building. "Rainbowism may be noble in intent, but it has failed to take root as South Africa’s unifying civic creed. It is time to rethink nation-building through genuine pluralism rather than imposed identity." The link will be attached in the comments section.

Rainbowism may be noble in intent, but it has failed to take root as South Africa’s unifying civic creed. It is time to rethink nation-building through genuine pluralism rather than imposed identity. rationalstandard.com/p/beyond-the-r…

Cape Town is expensive because people want to live there. Beautiful city, good governance, economic opportunity, lifestyle appeal. High demand pushes prices up. That is not injustice. That is reality. Rent control doesn't fix anything. It just makes it worse.

“Consumer rights” are distorting markets. Zakhele Mthembu explains how “consumer rights” have drifted from protecting choice to burdening businesses with regulation. In South Africa, this means higher costs, fewer opportunities for entrepreneurs, and less real choice for consumers. Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/live/1KlIh2jC6… 🔴 New episodes Fridays at 12pm CAT

You don’t build a civilisation through hatred. You build it through love - of your people, your family, and what you are. If Western civilisation is to survive, it must be valued more than any single foreign conflict is resented.

I am concerned that big parts of Western civilisation will die because it hates Israel more than it loves itself. And I hope that I am proven wrong.

@visegrad24 Israel should tell the Lebanese government that for every Hezbollah missile that lands in Israel, Israel will claim one kilometre of Lebanese territory. This is fair: if Lebanon cannot control its own jurisdiction, it should relinquish it to those willing and able to do so.

Woah, check out this language directed at a South African citizen. @DIRCO_ZA @PresidencyZA