Joe Mars

@Absolute_Kganki @TMFoundation_ The ANC was in charge of education for the last 30 years. Whose fault is it that the majority of school leavers are unemployable, and what are they doing about it?

“The majority of South Africans are unemployed because they’re unemployable, they’re unemployable because they don’t have the necessary skills to drive a modern economy. We boast about having so many people on the SASSA social welfare program as if it’s an achievement whereas it’s a failure.” - President Thabo Mbeki 🇿🇦

@kimheller3 Nope, the majority of people are trying to survive

The majority of South Africans stand with Iran because we are against American Imperialism and the genocidal acts of apartheid Israel It is as simple as that

🚨 Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) went into full meltdown mode today. In the last 4 hours alone he fired off 6 posts in direct response to AfriForum's "Mbalula Dossier". Nervous knee-jerk reaction some might say 😅

@PMashatile It's not social cohesion and nation building if you keep supporting BEE and racial quotas everywhere, but you the high life from your expensive mansion while ordinary rugby supporters can't afford tickets. #SARugbyAwards #PaulMashatile

As a champion of social cohesion and nation building initiatives across the country, tonight, I will highlight the importance of sports, particularly Rugby, in building bridges among the different sectors of South African society. 💚💛🇿🇦 #SARugbyAwards #PaulMashatile

@eNCA ANC minister Pemmy Majodina spells it out crystal clear: South Africa's water shortages is due to the ANC-run municipalities' zero maintenance of infrastructure and zero-skills cadre deployment. So the ANC blames... the ANC!! Problem solved, comrades!

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina and SIU Acting Head Leonard Lekgetho will officially launch an Anti-Corruption Forum. This as the water sector continues to be engulfed by corruption. #eNCA #DStv403

@eNCA The people of South Africa doesn't have water .. but the ANC launches yet another committee .. how does this make it better?

Taking an anti-Israel stance is a core part of ANC identity and foreign policy they look principled internationally and can rally some niche support at home. But the average voter is concerned about jobs, electricity, and safety. The pro-Iran stance may cost them dearly from a domestic and international perspective - possibly even sanctions?

NEW EPISODE 🎙️: What Iran means for South Africa | EP 95 South Africa is on the wrong side of history, political analyst Jonathan Katzenellenbogen told me today. Link to interview in the replies. ⬇️ #iran #iranwar #geopolitics

@CyrilRamaphosa Cyril's preaching dialogue again. What happened to the ANC's R441 million (or more) National Dialogue flop? Nothing good came out of it, only enriched consultants and cadres.

South Africa has issued a clear statement calling for a ceasefire. Dialogue is always the best way to conflict resolution.

Today, President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled landmark statues of struggle icons and Comrade Presidents of the ANC, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, in Durban, honouring their sacrifice and historic leadership in the liberation struggle. These statues stand as solemn reminders that freedom was never free. They affirm a promise by a democratic people to remember the cost of liberation and call on the present and future generations to actively build a just, united, and better nation.

Ramaphosa verdedig R22 m.-beelde van Mandela, Tambo maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/r…

DIRCO's feeble response- We abstained on UN condemnation because we wanted to hear both sides. Classic ANC - When the Islamic State in Tehran is killing civilians, the fat cat cadres demands a commission of enquiry to 'balance' the massacre. Delay forever, waste millions, condemn or arrest no one. We've seen this before in South Africa.

Question: South Africa was criticised for not condemning the Iranian government’s crackdown on protesters earlier this year in Tehran. Critics have accused us of being selective in our foreign policy – being, for example, vocal about human rights in Palestine but silent when Tehran suppresses its own people. What is the government’s response to this? Response: “A week into the protests, we put out a statement saying that we promote and respect the fundamental freedoms of Iranians and they have to have the right to respond, they have the right to protest and for freedom of association, and we were really concerned about reports of abuses of protesters by the Iranians. There was a resolution of the UN, which we would have supported, but critically … we abstained because we asked for, together with many other countries, that in that resolution, they should mention the fact there is a geopolitical context in which the protests were taking place and the responses thereto, and we asked for an independent investigation, cognisant of the geopolitical context and claims that some of the protesters were armed with weapons, and this was based on video and other evidence that showed that police personnel from Iran were killed… So we were asking for an independent investigation and, one, to look at the human rights abuses by the Iranian government, and two, to look at if there was outside interference and arming of elements of the protesters. Because that would have given us a fuller view, with an independent UN-led panel as to what was happening. So it’s not that we didn’t say anything, we did put out a press release criticising the Iranian government.” dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-0…

The Muslim world is divided about Iran: Muslim countries in favor of removing the regime: Jordan 🇯🇴 Kuwait 🇰🇼 UAE 🇦🇪 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 Oman 🇴🇲 Qatar 🇶🇦 Bahrain 🇧🇭 Muslim countries against the removal of the regime: Great Britain 🇬🇧 France 🇫🇷 Spain 🇪🇸

@JacoKleynhans The Islamic State is making a lot of enemies with their indescriminate missile attacks, and yet the ANC government continues their loyal and vocal support based on historical relationships. this will not go unnoticed.

Firing a missile at Turkey is crazy and very dangerous. It speaks of a regime in Tehran that will now commit self-destruction in the hope that just before the end one of its enemies will make a mistake or give up. After all, Turkey is a NATO member country and NATO earlier today shot down a missile that was on its way from Iran to Turkey. The attacks on Gulf countries are already a huge escalation in the conflict. If Iran were to try to attack a NATO member country, it would be a much bigger escalation. The attempt to attack Turkey speaks of the deepening rift between Iran and the Arab world that will further isolate the remnants of the Iranian regime. For now, the chances are increasing by the hour that more countries can be drawn into this conflict. And this includes the Gulf countries, Turkey and of course many European powers.

[WATCH] Residents protest for service delivery in eThekwini municipality, where President Cyril Ramaphosa is unveiling R22 million statues of former ANC Presidents Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo. #Newzroom405

@andrewfeinstein "If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the Islamic State. They don't care for human beings." This is the current consensus.

"If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don't care for human beings." -Nelson Mandela

I'm fed up with one-sided "humanitarian" hot takes. Iranian protesters crushed by their regime? Their lives matter. Israelis slaughtered on Oct 7? Their lives matter. Islamic State officials and IRGC guards and IDF & Israeli troops? Yes - they are also people who bleed. Any war brings a human devastation. Act with integrity: mourn all the lives lost. No exceptions. @ThuliMadonsela3

The graves of the children whose lives don't matter. This is how they "liberate" a country - slaughtering its children and future.

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@EricLDaugh Priceless ! That southern drawl don't just mosey along—it's loaded with more hard-hitting truth than a double-barreled shotgun full of buckshot.

🚨 LMFAO! SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: "Sean, in the words of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar — I love you like a brother." "I don't hate anyone but I will shed NO TEARS for Ayatollah Khamenei." "He won the coin toss, and he elected to receive. And boy did he RECEIVE. May he REST IN PIECES."

@BigDaddyLiberty Lebanon turning on Hezbollah is an important change in direction and bodes well for a more peaceful Middle East. Hope they can eradicate the vile riffraff permanently from Lebanon.

The world owes #Israel a debt of gratitude for getting #Lebanon to this point. These developments which could potentially free Lebanon from Islamic terrorists, #Hezbollah, is just as important a story as that of #Iran! Pray for Lebanon! 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧