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@RiebvJanbeeck Blacks were quite happy before the arrival of Europeans who arguably fucked it all up. It is entirely your fault. But because you have no courage, honour, decency etc, you will never admit it.

South Africa before vs after Europeans. Now blacks want to claim these farms as their own. Ridiculous.

@GriffinForGold @BowNkambule Your stupidity is astounding. No white person had been forcibly removed from land, no white person has been forced to live in townships without running water or electricity, no white person has been prevented from voting. You're nothing more than a coward.

@BowNkambule 145 race laws BBBEE and genocide songs are apartheid. You bantu brought apartheid back in reverse. You are the evil people ☝🏻

They don't hate bad governance. They want to bring Apartheid back!Look at how they act in Pretoria when a black mayor is governing efficiently.

@ErnstRoets What freedoms are you missing exactly? You're better off financially than most, you travel overseas regularly, you have a nice house, freedom of speech which allows you to spread misinformation and lies, what exactly is your problem?

Max, if you are satisfied with your freedom, then I encourage you to soak it up and relish in the state of affairs. I'm not satisfied and will keep advocating for more freedom. And I know I speak for more people than you.

@joni_vrbt No need

USA has ChatGPT USA has Grok USA has Claude USA has Gemini USA has Llama USA has Copilot China has DeepSeek China has Qwen China has Ernie China has GLM China has Kimi China has MiniMax Europe has?

@CapitecBankSA still can't purchase airtime or data. Is this going to be fixed anytime soon?

@blaiklockBP You need to wipe your mouth, you're talking shit.

Every South African white will eventually end up in America and the total collapse of South Africa will occur.

@CapitecBankSA can't buy data or airtime on the app. What's happening?

@ErnstRoets Trying so hard to remain relevant. South Africa haS never been seen stronger than it is today. None of your dire warnings have come true. Farmers deny everything you claim and consider you to be a joke.

❗️❗️Lex Libertas & New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) Joint Media Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 27 FEBRUARY 2026 Lex Libertas and NYYRC Announce International Action Plan Following South Africa Visit Centurion, South Africa – Following an intensive week of engagements in South Africa, Lex Libertas and the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) today announced a coordinated international action plan aimed at bringing South Africa’s crisis to the attention of the United States government and the broader Western world. While in South Africa, the NYYRC delegation met with victims of farm attacks, persons excluded by racially discriminatory legislation, business leaders, and community institutions. These engagements have informed a structured programme of follow-up action to be implemented in the United States. The first component is the launch of an international petition calling on the United States to appoint a special envoy dedicated to engaging with the Afrikaner community and other cultural minorities in South Africa, and to recognise the pursuit of self-governance as a legitimate and peaceful solution. The goal is to secure at least 100,000 signatories before formally submitting the petition to the President of the United States, the U.S. State Department, and the White House. Secondly, Lex Libertas and the NYYRC intend to host a public vigil in Washington, D.C., where 3,000 white crosses will be displayed on the National Mall to commemorate victims of farm attacks. Following this event, the petition will be formally handed over to the U.S. administration. Thirdly, Lex Libertas plans to host a conference in Washington, D.C., where victims of farm attacks, racial exclusion, and state failure in South Africa will share their testimonies directly with American audiences and policymakers. In addition, a formal request will be submitted to the U.S. Congress to convene a public hearing on South Africa and structural policy solutions. Stefano Forte, President of the NYYRC, said: “We came to South Africa on a fact-finding mission to see the reality for ourselves, not rely on media propaganda. We have found that Afrikaners and other ethnic minorities are facing serious insecurity and growing hostility with little protection from their own government. These are a people with deep civilizational ties to the West, and their situation demands the attention of the American government. We have pulled back the curtain — now Washington must pay attention.” Dr Ernst Roets, Executive Director of Lex Libertas, said: “What the NYYRC has observed in South Africa is not new. It has been an ongoing and worsening crisis for several decades. It is an ongoing, worsening crisis that has been deliberately ignored and denied by a detached political elite. While ordinary people face violent crime, racial discrimination, and state collapse, those in power protect their positions and protect a failing system. If those in power will not confront this crisis, then the people will — and we will take that message to the world.” To make these initiatives possible, Lex Libertas and the NYYRC have launched a fundraising campaign with a target of $50,000. Supporters can sponsor one of the 3,000 white crosses for $15 per cross. The organisations encourage supporters to sign the petition and contribute financially to help bring this campaign to Washington in the Fall of 2026.

@NYYRC @StefanoLforte How civilised were the Afrikaner during apartheid?

WATCH: “The enemy says, ‘Kill the Boer.’ I say, ‘BE the Boer!’ Afrikaners and Americans are civilizational kin and will live and die as one people.”  NYYRC President @StefanoLforte speaks at the Future of Nations Conference in Pretoria, South Africa. BE THE BOER!

@BafanaSurprise These bots are so funny lol

I am speaking on behalf of all sane South Africans that, we demand Starlink in our Country, we are sick and tired of our government keeping valuable information from our People!

@CitizenScoopX @Starlink @MYANC How much are you getting paid to promote starlink? I can also cut and paste content for starlink.

Good morning X!! 😎☕️🫡 While Lesotho moves ahead with @Starlink, expanding fast, and providing reliable internet access to its people, the @MYANC is still stuck in policy debates and regulatory limbo. Shouldn't his subject be about growth vs stagnation?! 🤔 Affordable, high-speed internet means: • Better access to education • More opportunities for small businesses • Real inclusion for rural communities • A stronger, more competitive economy If our neighbour can prioritise connectivity as a development tool, surely South Africa can too. 🤷‍♀️ Progress shouldn't be ideological, it should be practical, but with the ANC at the podium, can we expect anything else?? Can we expect the ANC to be unbiased? Can we expect the ANC to prioritise others over their own pockets? Shouldn't we be choosing solutions that empower ordinary South Africans , rather than creating more delays?! moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-opini…

@Michael54863926 How did BEE outprice itself? Or is it a case of your business wasn't working any more and its easier to blame outside factors than yourself? My business runs fine in SA and I feed my family just fine. As do tens of 1000's of businesses. Sounds like you're the problem.

@eThekwiniM when are the new statues being unveiled? For months now my international tourists have been taking pictures of wrapped statues. Surely by now they can be unwrapped? The residents of eThekweni paid for them, What's the hold up? What do I tell guests? @DailyNewsSA

@AfricanArchives That isn't King Cetswayo, it looks like Dubalamanzi kaMpanda who led the failed attack on the British garrison at Rorkes Drift. The Zulu lost the Ango Zulu War of 1879 partly because many Zulu chose to fight on the side of the British, and because the Zulu were arrogant.

Cetshwayo, King of the Zulu who defeated the British at the Battle of Isandlwana, 1878. Cetshwayo is best known for leading the Zulu Kingdom during one of the most significant African victories against a European imperial power. In 1879, under his reign, Zulu forces decisively defeated the British Army at the Battle of Isandlwana, inflicting one of the worst defeats ever suffered by Britain against an Indigenous army armed primarily with spears and shields. This was not an accident or a fluke. The Zulu military system was highly organized, disciplined, and strategically sophisticated—built on formations, coordination, and leadership developed long before European contact. Isandlwana shattered the myth of European military invincibility and forced Britain to reckon with African state power on its own terms. Cetshwayo himself was not present on the battlefield, but the victory occurred under his authority as king and commander-in-chief. Despite the Zulu success, Britain responded with overwhelming force, eventually capturing Cetshwayo, exiling him, and dismantling the Zulu Kingdom as a sovereign power.

@XFactor079 Lies

President Zuma took over the Presidency after the 2008 Global financial crisis which collapsed almost all African economies But under Zuma: 1. We survived the economic crisis 2. The economy grew 3. The Rand thrived 4. Inflation was curbed 5. We hosted the best FIFA World Cup ever

@nyabalia @ms_tourist @eThekwiniM If that were true we would be seeing reports of shark attacks, but we're not. But @eThekwiniM has to deal with this, it's unpleasant and I'm sure breaks a number of bylaws

@ms_tourist @eThekwiniM The challenge here is that it involves rituals where animals are slaughtered. The blood released into the water attracts 🦈, particularly bull sharks and tiger sharks. These sharks then linger near the shore in anticipation of an easy meal, putting all at serious risk of attack.

There has to be some by laws dealing with this. One of the reasons I no longer set my foot here.. @eThekwiniM

As much as we criticise eThekweni Municipality, we also have to give credit - I have 4 guests on a city tour that have loved their experience. From the clean streets to the friendly people at the Warwick Markets. Never have I seen Durban looking so good. Well done @eThekwiniM

@FNBSA I have just noticed you no longer email statements? And now, I have to pay to download statements older than 3 months?

Beyond the Scandal: What the Steenhuisen Moment Reveals About the DA It is no secret that I have strong personal views about John Steenhuisen. The reasons are publicly well known and, I should add, entirely earned. That aside, I understand why so many people want me to weigh in on his expected announcement. South African politics has developed a taste for the salacious. We like the spectacle. We enjoy watching power unravel. I get that. But since people are expecting me to say something, let me use this moment to say what actually matters. It is widely anticipated that John Steenhuisen will announce that he will not recontest the leadership of the Democratic Alliance. This would hardly come as a surprise. Almost his entire tenure has been consumed by drama, scandal, alleged internal financial impropriety, and now, arguably, the final blow: the mishandling of the Foot and Mouth outbreak. That his leadership style, temperament, and emotional intelligence made him a poor choice to lead the country’s national opposition has been apparent to almost everyone except his own party. For that misjudgement, the DA itself must carry responsibility, particularly as it heads into what will be a bruising ten months before the next election. In truth, the DA would be better served asking him to resign entirely. His departure will inevitably trigger another round of internal factional battles, with pressure to reshuffle cabinet positions and quietly offload him as political dead weight. On the one hand, this is deeply disillusioning behaviour from people who claim to offer principled leadership. On the other, it is the coldly rational political move. Removing him would give a new leader, most likely Geordin Hill-Lewis, some runway to stabilise and rehabilitate the party’s image before the election. But the DA is rarely that strategic. More likely, Steenhuisen will be redeployed to a different ministry, Geordin will remain both mayor and party leader, and the party will limp forward. There is simply no credible argument for the leader of the second-largest party in the country not being in Parliament, especially in a Government of National Unity where the DA is effectively a co-governing partner. That is the sensational part. Now for the real problem. The DA’s financial scandal involving Steenhuisen has been reduced, almost farcically, to jokes about credit cards and Uber Eats. Whether someone expensed the cost of a princess wrap or a Kauai smoothie is not the issue. Focusing on the trivialities misses the point entirely. What we are witnessing is not an isolated lapse in judgement. It is the predictable outcome of a political culture that, for years, looked the other way while certain individuals were allowed to operate above the rules. These things never begin with scandal. They begin quietly: tithes not paid, donors approached for expenses ordinary members would never be permitted to request, special compensation arrangements, unexplained “top-ups” that materialise for some and not others. Over time, the message becomes unmistakable: consequences are negotiable. Entitlement follows. Recklessness is inevitable. Once that spiral begins, the ending is rarely surprising. Much has been made of the argument that DA funds are not public money and therefore not a matter of public concern. This argument is deeply flawed. While the DA receives private donations, it also receives taxpayer funding via the IEC. Public representatives’ tithes are derived from state-paid salaries. Constituency and caucus allowances are publicly funded. To pretend these streams, exist in sealed-off silos is either naïve or deliberately misleading. More damning still is the ethical question. Even if the funds in question were entirely private, what does it say about a leader entrusted with responsibility who treats that trust casually? Political parties do not merely manage money. They manage public confidence. Once that confidence is squandered, no technical accounting defence can restore it. This saga matters because the Democratic Alliance does not operate in isolation. It is the official opposition, a party that has built its entire identity on the claim that it is fundamentally better than the African National Congress. Better governed. More ethical. More competent. More accountable. That claim carries responsibility. When the leader of the opposition is embroiled in conduct that mirrors the very failures the DA has spent years condemning, it matters profoundly, not only for party politics, but for the health of the democratic system itself. South Africa’s democracy depends on the presence of a credible, principled opposition capable of holding power to account. When that opposition falters, the entire accountability ecosystem weakens. This concern is amplified by the current political context. Roughly 72% of parties represented in Parliament now sit within the Government of National Unity. While the GNU may have been politically expedient, it has dramatically narrowed the space for robust opposition politics. Parliament now risks becoming a chamber where scrutiny is thin, fragmented, and increasingly performative. In this environment, the DA’s conduct matters more, not less. A party that is now part of government cannot demand exemption from scrutiny. If it wishes to be seen as a genuine alternative to ANC-style governance, it must meet the same standards it has long demanded of others. There can be no special pleading, no technical evasions, and no minimisation simply because the misconduct occurred within party structures rather than the state. Once a party enters government, it forfeits the luxury of moral exceptionalism. It earns scrutiny and must withstand it. The danger is not only that the DA begins to resemble what it criticises, but that citizens conclude there is no serious opposition at all. When voters decide that “they are all the same,” disengagement follows. And disengagement is the greatest gift any failing democracy can receive. Yet the deepest crisis facing the Democratic Alliance goes beyond financial impropriety. It is a crisis of leadership pipeline, or more accurately, the absence of one. For years, the party marginalised capable leaders who did not fit its narrow conception of leadership, while elevating others despite glaring deficiencies. The arrogance lay in assuming voters would not notice, that the DA brand would continue to carry the weight even as the substance beneath it thinned. That assumption has not held. The result is a leader tolerated largely because of party association rather than genuine confidence in his ability to inspire or lead. This arrangement has suited those with power behind the scenes: a convenient lightning rod for public anger, someone hardened by ruthless internal politics, and therefore someone almost destined to self-destruct. The real problem is what comes next. The DA’s bench is alarmingly thin. Competence has too often been subordinated to factional alignment, leaving a vacuum so stark that only one alternative name is floated seriously—not because it is unquestionably the best option, but because there is no real competition. That this vacuum has reportedly revived conversations about Helen Zille returning to frontline leadership should concern both party members and the electorate. Zille is nearly 80. Politics is mentally and physically punishing work, and age is not an abstract consideration. A party that continues to tether its future to a single individual while failing to plan meaningfully for succession is behaving irresponsibly. The alternative is scarcely more convincing. Expecting Geordin Hill-Lewis to run one of the country’s most economically significant cities while also leading a national party within a GNU he did not negotiate would stretch even the most capable leader beyond reason. That is not strategy. It is desperation. Most voters can name only a handful of DA figures: Helen Zille, Geordin Hill-Lewis, Chris Pappas, John Steenhuisen, and perhaps their local councillor. That is not a leadership pipeline. It is a warning sign. And the DA cannot claim surprise. It knew who it elected. It knew what it rewarded. As the party itself often reminds voters: you get what you vote for. In this case, the result has been years of uninspiring leadership sustained more by brand loyalty than by genuine confidence. This crisis was not inevitable. But it was entirely predictable.

@itsmorganariel God's not going to do anything. You need to do it.

I’m ready for God to burn this earth down to the ground.