Lorenzo Davids

The joy of my country. One day we will celebrate this new land. We will celebrate all it’s people. We will grow its wealth and will all share in its prosperity. We will serve each other with respect and grace. Our children will grow old and wise. #RoadTripConversations

The Evangelical Church has a serious problem. It’s an idolatrous church. Leader-worship had been established & entrenched from the Wesleys to Billy Graham to Pat Roberson and to John MacArthur. Donald Trump is a consequence of their preaching. The golden statue is their emblem.

🇺🇸🧐 This is beyond outrageous. Openly, shamelessly, without fear of anyone, he is robbing America right in front of the entire country — robbing all of us. Kaitlan Collins, host of CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, described the situation this way: “Imagine suing the government for $10 billion while also being the person who controls that very government. That’s exactly what is happening right now. Donald Trump, sitting in the White House, has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Treasury Department and the IRS — the very Treasury he controls, the very IRS he oversees, the very government he leads. He is effectively both the plaintiff and the defendant, and he wants taxpayers — you, me, every working family in America — to hand him $10 billion. Just think about that.” Trump even appeared on television boasting that he had already “won,” essentially bragging that he was negotiating a settlement with himself. Then his lawyers walked into federal court asking for a 90-day delay — not to fight the lawsuit, but to “reach an agreement.” An agreement between Donald Trump and Donald Trump, paid for with your money. But then something unexpected happened. Judge Kathleen Williams looked at this circus and basically said: “Wait a second. You are telling me you are suing yourself and expect me to approve a $10 billion payment from the U.S. Treasury directly into your personal pocket? Absolutely not.” She rejected the 90-day delay. She demanded separate reports from both sides — despite both sides effectively being controlled by the same person. Then she took the extraordinary step of appointing three of the nation’s most respected law firms as independent advisers to the court. Why? Because $10 billion of taxpayer money is at stake. What is really happening here is terrifying: a sitting president allegedly using the power of his office, and a Justice Department under his influence, to settle a personal lawsuit with himself and funnel public money into his own bank account. Constitutional law already has a name for this: a collusive lawsuit. The Supreme Court ruled on this principle more than 200 years ago. If both sides are effectively the same party, the courts have no authority to proceed. The Constitution requires a real conflict, real opposing sides — not a friendly deal between a man and his reflection in the mirror. And this is not some isolated stunt. Critics argue it is part of a broader strategy: stage a fake legal battle, force a surrender, cash the check, and walk away. But this time the number is staggering: $10 billion. Money that could repair roads, fund schools, support veterans, or feed hungry children. Instead, critics say it is being redirected through one of the most transparent legal scams America has ever witnessed. And the people supposed to defend the public interest? The Justice Department. Government officials whose job is to protect taxpayers. They are not fighting. They are not even pretending to fight. The judge sees it. Top legal scholars see it. The Constitution itself sees it. The only remaining question is whether the system still has enough courage to say “No.” Because if a president can sue himself and pay himself with public money, then the word “government” no longer means anything. It simply means: the person holding the pen writes the check — and everyone else pays the bill.

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“The test of democracy is not whether the people vote, but whether the people rule.” G.K. Chesterton

Pixley Ka Isaka Seme, London 1909. Seme was the first black South African to graduate from Columbia University (1906), where he won the university's highest award for oratory for his famous speech, "The Regeneration of Africa". He also studied Law at the University of Oxford, admitted to the Middle Temple on 12 February 1907 and was Called to the Bar on 8 June 1910. He returned to South Africa as the second Black Lawyer in 1910 and began to practice in Johannesburg. Source: SAHO, Wikipedia, The Man Who Founded the ANC, The Life and Times of Daniel Lindley.

"People visit the rich with gifts, but they visit the poor with advice." — African Proverb

🇲🇿 AFRICA IS RISING 🚨 Mozambique just dropped a bold new Mining Law: • State gets minimum 15% stake in ALL mining projects • Total ban on exporting raw minerals — process them locally! • 10% of revenues for community development Parliament debating it TODAY. No more looting our resources while we stay poor. This is how you build real sovereignty. Who’s next? Ghana? Tanzania? Nigeria?

How humans behave …

@motsohi_thabang Will do!

@UrbanLo I suggest you read my legacy book out in the next few days. Watch for the link. "South Africa's Democratic Transition under Colonist Shackles, 2026".

My take on current BBBEE practices. It’s it’s a wealth transfer system to connected elites - it’s not a mass empowerment process. A long read - not for the fainthearted. open.substack.com/pub/lorenzodav…

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this will be a must read book… I briefly met Max in early 90s at the time he was uncovering Magnus Malan’s CCB death squads . a very dangerous thing to do… year later the CCB bombed his office. A man of great courage , I look forward to reading about his perspective from the front lines 💪🏻

@SandraJayn @PresidencyZA A police force that people respect and fear.

@UrbanLo @PresidencyZA What do you suggest that will make the message land since it appears that the prospect of a life sentence is an insufficient deterrent?

The brutality of crime in South Africa is of the worst in the world. While their murderers have been sentenced, the message is not landing that crime, especially murder, is intolerable to the State. We need a more serious government. We are not angry enough. @PresidencyZA

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#Life Orientation #Presented at the Labiance PS Career Club Launch. Interesting negative response by learners to artisanal careers (plumbers, electricians etc). @DavidMaynier @DBE_SA @KarenR_Dudley18 @NoorRichard @Siviwe_G @teachingconnect @UrbanLo @WCEDnews

The Narrowing Promises of BBBEE open.substack.com/pub/lorenzodav…

The Funeral of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, March 1978. Credit: Drum Archives