Stefan Bester
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Stefan Bester
@ignis_fatui
A not so quiet, mouth-breathing member of the silent majority. Totally fed up with political legerdemain and the general bullshit floating around.
Central South Africa Entrou em Haziran 2012
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A small public service announcement from the Department of Things That You Should Know…
It has not “peeked” your interest.
Nor has it “peaked” your interest.
…It has piqued your interest.
You are not “phased” by something.
You are fazed by it.
If you’ve had a long day, you are weary.
If you suspect someone is an idiot, you are wary.
It is “due course”, not “do course”.
“Per se”, not “per say”.
And while we’re here, it’s “could have”, not “could of”, but that particular battle may already be lost.
Thank you for your attention during this brief outbreak of grammatical housekeeping.
This has been a @LairdofthManor announcement.🎩💙
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@JordiGriff Criticism is supposed to be good for democracy?
And come on - criticising the abject failure of Steenhuisen's Agri disaster was sorely needed.
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Critics of the DA having a hard time. They really struggling out there. First the DA wins a 100% black ward off the ANC in Emfuleni. Then it deploys a bomb squad reshuffle to the executive. All while Operative uGogoZille is hitting the DJ decks and fighting for Joburg.
Tough.
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We're looking at a petrol price drop in July 2026.
But @Sixty60_Tweets is INCREASING their delivery price again like they did in 2025!
So, is this going to be an annual event?
Will the extra funds be used to repatriate those of their drivers that are illegal immigrants?
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@pookiepolls Our thoughts and prayers go out to Minister Parks Tau.
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed the removal of John Steenhuisen from his position as Minister of Agriculture, as new party leader Geordin Hill-Lewis moves to reshape the party's representation in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet.
Steenhuisen, the former DA leader, has been shifted to the role of Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition. His tenure in agriculture has faced growing criticism in recent months, particularly from the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI), which is closely aligned with the Afrikaner interest group AfriForum.
He will be succeeded by Willie Aucamp, who is currently serving as Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.
JOHN, YOU HAD AN OPPOPRTUNITY AND YOU MESSED IT UP. BYE.
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@shandu_sicelo @Tina_Hokwana Well, if you shot off your mouth about 'monkeys' the way he had when he left, most probably our local facilities.
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“Viljoen is set to appear in the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court today after having spent the night in the Sunnyside police station. Mel Viljoen remained crying at the airport hours after he had been taken away.” netwerk24.com/nuus/aktueel/e…
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@Diamond_Blackie @Tina_Hokwana Everything in good time.
The 'Tammy Taylor' dockets are with the Hawks.
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@Tina_Hokwana Just for that crying session can she also get arrested, I'm sure they can find something to charge her with somewhere.
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@Mr_Andrew_Fox @The_WatcherUK @DerekPederson3 Von Clausewitz's Prussia was an absolute monarchy.
He argued that war must serve a rational political objective.
Expecting the fractured US political establishment to make military sense would be a bit of a reach.
If he were alive today, On War would never have been written!
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@The_WatcherUK @DerekPederson3 No, that’s not how war works. War is an extension of politics.
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I’ve said before that the US military is becoming more IDF-like. Endless shows of ingenious tactical prowess with only minimal changes in the strategic situation.
It’s because actual strategic victory is hard work and people don’t like it. We “won” in Iraq and everyone hated it.
Draconic Intel 🇺🇦🇨🇳🇺🇲🇬🇧🇪🇺 #FBPE@DraconicIntel
@DerekPederson3 Israel has done so many of these and they just don't work
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@Breaking911 That guy with the fire extinguisher is a real optimist...
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A Cessna 680 Citation Latitude arriving from Los Cabos International Airport crashed while on approach to Laredo International Airport earlier today. Emergency crews rushed to the scene and were seen breaking the cockpit window to rescue those on board.
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An illegal migrant is heard saying his white employer; a South Africa, failed to assist him with a cent for travel back to his jungle after he worked 10 years for them. His highlighting a fact that as a migrant, he knew he was being exploited but did not realise the degree of it
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@BiancavanWyk16 @zilevandamme But not in cuffs, so I guess her evening wasn't all bad?
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Peet Viljoen was arrested at ORT tonight. It is reportedly regarding the Johannesburg Metro Properties case that he was arrested for alongside 8 other suspects - 3 suspects pleaded guilty in 2011. However the case has been dragging on for years and was removed from the roll. It seems it may be back on the roll again.
Bianca van Wyk@BiancavanWyk16
Peet Viljoen arrived back in South Africa tonight. Our alleged shoplifting “celebs” are reunited and still no word from the NPA on the fraud investigation🙄
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@BiancavanWyk16 Don't know the guy. Mildly irritated by him and his wannabee-Barbie wife, but I guess that is more on the media than them.
Yet I feel deeply satisfied reading this. I wonder why?
mikebolhuis.co.za/post/project-r…
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@Paratus2014 @geordinhl Good move.
Wonder if John will take his ... staff... with him?
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Credit where it is due: this is a welcome move by @geordinhl, and I think Willie Aucamp will do well as Minister of Agriculture. Excellent news!
maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/h…
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Peet Viljoen was arrested at O.R. Tambo International Airport on Tuesday evening after arriving in South Africa on a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey.
According to reports, Viljoen was deported from the United States after spending about 100 days in detention. Upon his arrival, South African authorities executed a warrant linked to allegations of fraud, theft and corruption dating back to 2010.
-Pic: Netwerk24
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@Ministryof44801 @BBCWorld Check your racism at the door, idiot. I'm white and support the #MarchandMarch movement.
We have a crime problem and illegal immigrants form a huge part of it.
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@BBCWorld If they treat their fellow black Africans like this,imagine how they treat the white ones.
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'We fear for our lives' - deadline for migrants to leave South Africa looms bbc.in/3SdFM9Q
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@BBCWorld Really? Illegal immigrants are INSTIGATING violence!
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Judaeda Blanco@Judaeda3
They are saying they are at Lindela camp waiting for Juanita and Ngizwe Mchunu, and they are ready to attack. Hmm, you are dreaming 😴, and it's a dream that will never happen, so stop threatening because in South Africa you don't just threaten any citizens without no consequences.
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@tarapoconnor @CyrilRamaphosa Advising governments, financial institutions, and multinational corporations on investment strategy, she splits her time between London and frequent travels across major African business hubs (such as Johannesburg, Lagos, and Nairobi).
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Africa’s brightest are shunning SA because South Africans - especially officials think it’s ok to disrespect them, to exploit them, to harass them! Shame on SA. The rest of Africa welcomed South Africans with open arms during apartheid…@CyrilRamaphosa
Rashid Abdi@RAbdiAnalyst
I have stopped going to South Africa for any international conferences for mainly 3 things. 1. Border police rudeness: Some years ago I was invited for a conference on conflicts in the Horn in South Africa. I showed email invite to the border policeman at the desk. He rudely asked: "but why can't you people hold your peace conferences in your homes. Why always come to South Africa?" - I think he had a point. Why must we? Second time it was worse - "But why are you Zomallis and Ethiopians always here." I reminded him I was actually Kenyan, and I was only in the country for 2 days for an international conference Reply: "Sheh, um, eh. But what is the difference" 2. As soon as locals figure out you are a black person, possibly African from another country, the automatic assumption is that you are an illegal migrant. You see immediate hostile reaction. Honestly, I found SA one of the most miserable places on earth in terms of peoples' attitude to foreigners. The visceral hatred towards fellow Africans is unnerving. Still one of the most beautiful geographies in Africa. 3. The state bureaucracy and departments filled with people who actually know very little about the outside world. Most of the best people who made South Africa an outward-looking African power are gone. All remaining are small-time apparatchiks stealing from the state and fat toads serving as diplomats. I feel sorry for South Africa.
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@tarapoconnor @CyrilRamaphosa Wow.
Comparing SA citizenss demand that our government enforce existing immigration legislation, to the lads in Belfast burning down houses.
Quite a reach.
I'm sure your intentions are good Tara. Come spend a week or so in a SA township and see what ILLEGAL immigration is about.
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