Ben Pooler

Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Why Andy Mothibi’s push to ‘corporatise’ NPA is important news24.com/opinions/colum…

Manuel slams illiterate councils, incompetent mayors, MECs, Cabinet, calls for overhaul news24.com/politics/manue…

Might want to ask for that plane back mate…

If so many senior police officers are in the pockets of criminals, can you imagine how easy it is for foreign intelligence services to buy them off for top secret / sensitive security information! It’s as if there’s zero counterintelligence work being done.

BREAKING: The Pentagon has made 'detailed preparations for deploying US ground forces into Iran', according to CBS News report.

50 years ago, the US and Saudis came to an agreement that forced every country to buy dollars before they could buy Saudi's oil. China had to convert yuan into dollars every time they needed the one commodity that keeps their factories running. Japan bought US bonds just to get dollars that kept their bullet trains running. France traded euros for dollars just to buy fuel that runs their wine and agriculture. This deal is a key reason the US dollar has maintained its position as the world's reserve currency for so long. And why the value of your 401(k), your IRA, and every dollar you've saved since you started your full-time career has been propped up. In the article below, I'll explain how this deal created the "petrodollar system", why it's breaking down now and how this affects retail investors.

In 1895, a French social psychologist named Gustave Le Bon published a book so dangerous that it became the private playbook of dictators for the next century. Hitler quoted it. Mussolini kept it by his bedside. Edward Bernays used it to build modern propaganda. The book's name? "The Crowd." Its core claim: The moment people form a group, they become stupid. Not slightly dumber. Fundamentally, structurally incapable of rational thought. And the tactics he described for controlling them still work on you right now. 🧵 (thread)

On the Record | Fix criminal justice or risk collapse, warns ex-deputy prosecutions boss news24.com/politics/on-th…

"South Africans need to brace for impact as the fuel-price hikes in April have now reached unprecedented levels of very close to R9 per litre." news24.com/business/econo…

Nothing good...

Port of Cape Town secures FFS Tank Terminals for 25-year liquid bulk concession #MoneywebNews - By @khanya_mntambo moneyweb.co.za/news/companies… via @Moneyweb

Madlanga accuses KT Molefe’s ‘bag man’ Nkosi of lying about DJ Sumbody murder texts news24.com/southafrica/cr… via @news24

Extremist leaders have enjoyed a temporary advantage because they know what they want to destroy — and have been relentless in destroying it, says @adwooldridge bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Even if Trump succeeds in keeping WTI below $100 a barrel, it would be a pyrrhic victory, writes @JavierBlas bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Trevor is right, but opposition parties have been banging on about this for eons. People were saying ANC stood for "Absolutely No Consequences" more than fifteen years ago. Yet here we are, still waiting for accountability.

On the Record | Without consequences for wrongdoing, nothing will change, warns Trevor Manuel news24.com/politics/on-th… via @news24

On the Record | India’s reform ace: SA can only fix jobs by fixing growth – ‘it’s too low’ news24.com/opinions/analy… via @news24