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Why We’re Not Hearing Our Own Success Story: SONA 2026 and the Battle for South Africa’s Narrative

Given SHINGANGE | 15 February 2026

I wasn’t planning to listen to Panyaza Lesufi’s conversation with Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. TikTok changed that. A clip landed on my feed — Panyaza talking about medical aid, private education, and private security. His argument hit differently: if the state functioned properly, we wouldn’t need these private alternatives. That premise alone was enough to make me press play on the full podcast.

I listened while on the treadmill. No more gym music that does nothing for my energy levels — this is my new routine. Get the body and the mind working at the same time. And I must say, I found myself nodding along to most of what Lesufi was saying.

Then came SONA 2026 on 12 February. President Ramaphosa started on a high note. I could almost feel the discomfort of the naysayers as he listed achievements: South Africa removed from the FATF grey list, 238 consecutive days without load-shedding, economic growth gaining traction, and tourism numbers at record highs. Even I wondered if it was too good to be true — which probably says more about how I’ve been conditioned to expect failure than it does about the President’s credibility.

Both these moments — Lesufi’s podcast and Ramaphosa’s SONA — forced me to confront something uncomfortable. When you’ve accepted the narrative that everything is corrupt, that the ANC has destroyed the country, that black leadership equals failure, then hearing about actual progress feels wrong. It triggers cognitive dissonance. Your brain rejects it.
But here’s what I’m learning to recognise: we have a messaging problem. Panyaza put it perfectly. And it’s not just a political party’s problem — it’s ours.

The Progressive Mistake vs The Perfect Paralysis

Lesufi makes what I call “progressive mistakes.” He’ll promise to employ 1 million people and deliver 3,000 jobs. The critics pounce on the 997,000 “failure.” But I’m looking at the 3,000 families who now have income. Behind each of those 3,000 people are at least two others who benefit — children who eat better, rent that gets paid, dignity restored.

Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not saying promise the impossible and claim victory when you deliver a fraction. What I’m saying is that in the absence of perfect execution, progress still matters. Those 3,000 jobs are real. They count. They should be celebrated while we hold leadership accountable for the gap.
The President mentioned deploying 10,000 agricultural extension officers to support farmers and improve productivity. This excited me particularly because I learned about Ethiopia’s extension officer model back in 2009/2010 during a visit where the late Prime Minister explained their approach. It’s taken us this long to adopt it, but better late than never. The question now is implementation — and whether we’ll actually hear about the successes when they happen.

The Correctional Services Story No One’s Telling
Minister Pieter Groenewald is doing something remarkable at Correctional Services, and you’d barely know it unless you’re paying close attention. Since taking office in July 2024, he’s launched prison bakeries that saved R13 million in just two months (April-May 2025) by producing bread in-house instead of buying from external suppliers. Since July 2024, officials have confiscated 33,874 cellphones, 20,577 sharpened objects, 232.16 kg of drugs, and over R394,000 in cash from facilities. He’s pushing for government departments to procure furniture made by inmates, creating skills development while reducing costs.

This is a minister from the Freedom Front Plus — a party many dismiss as representing only minority interests — making tangible improvements in a portfolio that directly affects public safety. The work speaks for itself. Yet where are the viral clips? Where’s the TikTok algorithm pushing these stories?
It’s worth noting that much of Groenewald’s work is covered in Afrikaans media, which points to another dimension of our messaging crisis: language and audience fragmentation means good work in one sphere doesn’t penetrate others.

The Algorithm Doesn’t Want You to See This
After SONA 2026, I scrolled through social media looking for clips. I expected to see snippets of Ramaphosa’s key announcements circulating: the infrastructure investments, the digital ID rollout, the systematic approach to gang violence in the Cape Flats, and the massive foot-and-mouth disease response. Instead? Silence. No drama, no viral moments, no algorithm boost.

That’s not accidental. Social media platforms prioritise engagement, and rage drives engagement better than good news. But more concerning is the possibility of deliberate narrative suppression. When positive stories about South Africa systematically fail to gain traction while every scandal trends instantly, we have to ask: who benefits from South Africans believing their country is uniquely broken?

This is where my work on influence operations becomes relevant. We need to recognise when we’re being targeted. Foreign and domestic actors with vested interests in South Africa’s instability don’t want you to know that we’re making progress. They profit from chaos, from capital flight, from brain drain, from a population convinced their country is unsalvageable.

What Lesufi and Ramaphosa Both Understand
Both leaders, in their different ways, are pointing to the same reality: South Africa is not as bad as we think. We’re making progress. We’re fixing things. Slowly, imperfectly, but measurably.

Lesufi highlighted what makes South Africa unique globally: our social grants system, free basic electricity and water, progressive policies that other countries don’t even attempt. Ramaphosa pointed to no load-shedding for 238 days, infrastructure deals being finalised, and digital transformation accelerating.

These aren’t propaganda. They’re verifiable. But they don’t fit the dominant narrative, so they get drowned out.

The Urgency of Counter-Narratives
As we approach local government elections, the information environment will become even more weaponised. Misinformation, selective reporting, and emotional manipulation will intensify. Citizens will consume narratives designed to demoralise them, to convince them that voting is pointless, that corruption is inevitable, that South Africa is beyond saving.
We cannot outsource the telling of our own stories. Not to the international media that applies different standards to African nations. Not to social media algorithms optimised for outrage. Not to political actors whose interests don’t align with national progress.

This doesn’t mean uncritical cheerleading. We must remain vigilant against corruption, incompetence, and delivery failures. But we must also actively share and amplify what is working. When a school gets built, when jobs get created, when infrastructure gets fixed, when policies get implemented — we need to make noise about it.

The destructive narratives win by default when the rest of us stay silent.

Locating Ourselves in the Success
What struck me most about SONA was Ramaphosa’s invitation to locate ourselves in the achievements. It’s not enough to hear that the country is improving — we need to ask: how did I contribute to this? Where do I fit into this progress?

That’s the shift from passive consumption to active citizenship. From spectator to participant. From victim of circumstances to architect of solutions.
Ethiopia’s extension officers worked because communities believed in and participated in the model. Our agricultural transformation will succeed only if farmers, young people, and communities engage with the 10,000 extension officers being deployed. The digital ID system matters only if citizens adopt it and use it to access services. Infrastructure investment translates to growth only if businesses and workers capitalise on improved logistics.

The Choice Ahead
We stand at a fork. One path leads to continued acceptance of narratives that South Africa is failing, corrupt, hopeless — narratives that become self-fulfilling as they drive away investment, talent, and belief in collective action.
The other path requires work. It demands that we critically evaluate information sources, share positive developments, and hold media and algorithms accountable for what they amplify and suppress. It means celebrating the 3,000 jobs while pushing for the million. It means acknowledging Groenewald’s bakeries while demanding accountability across all portfolios. It means recognising SONA’s achievements while scrutinising Budget 2026 to see if the funding backs the promises.

This is celebratory, yes. Because we have things worth celebrating. South Africa is making progress. We are not as bad as we were yesterday.
But celebration isn’t passive. It’s active recognition that we are responsible for protecting and amplifying the truth about our own country. The influence operations targeting us count on our silence, our cynicism, and our willingness to believe the worst about ourselves.

Don’t give them that victory.

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The Looming Shadow of Cognitive Warfare: A Potential Threat to the 2024 South African Elections

Cognitive warfare is not only an attack on what we think. It is an attack on our way of thinking (Zac Rogers)

Introduction

South Africa’s 2024 elections loom large, not just as a contest for political power but as a potential battleground for a new, insidious form of warfare: cyber-cognitive warfare. Fueled by rising internet penetration and social media’s pervasive influence, this new battlefield threatens to weaponise misinformation and manipulate minds. This paper explores how rapid internet penetration, the ubiquity of social media, and the vulnerabilities they expose make South Africa’s population susceptible to manipulation through online information operations. To safeguard the integrity of democracy, we must dissect the arsenal of digital manipulation and prepare defences before the lines are drawn.

Defining the Battlefield: Cognitive Warfare

The Shifting Landscape of Warfare: Warfare has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent decades. We’ve moved beyond the physical battlefields of conventional war, entering an era defined by social and ideological threats. Think beyond tanks and bombs – imagine manipulation through mass media and sophisticated technologies.

A New Breed of War: Enter Cognitive Warfare: – This new type of conflict, dubbed “cognitive warfare,” is unlike anything we’ve faced before. While it draws elements from kinetic warfare and hybrid warfare, its reach and impact are far more sinister. Instead of fighting for physical territory, cognitive warfare focuses on controlling or altering how people process information. It’s essentially manipulating minds to achieve strategic goals.

Understanding Cognitive Warfare: Definitions vary, but the essence of cognitive warfare lies in using technology to influence, exploit, and ultimately, control human cognition. This manipulation often happens without the target’s awareness, making it even more insidious. It’s a silent battlefield where the enemy is your own mind.

The Goals of Cognitive Warfare: Destabilization and influence are the primary objectives. Sowing discord within societies, shaping beliefs, swaying public opinion, influencing political outcomes, creating social unrest and instability, eroding trust in institutions and governments and influencing actions are all part of the game. Imagine enemies subtly manipulating public opinion to weaken governments or trigger internal social unrest.

The arsenal of cyber-cognitive warfare is diverse. Misinformation, deliberate falsehoods spread to mislead, and disinformation, manipulated or fabricated information used to sow discord, are potent weapons. Cyber-enabled information operations and coordinated campaigns to disseminate these narratives through social media, online forums, and seemingly legitimate news outlets amplify their impact.

Not Just What We Think, But How We Think: Cognitive warfare isn’t just about attacking our thoughts, it’s about hijacking our entire thinking process. This means exploiting our mental biases, triggering emotional responses, and ultimately, guiding our actions to serve the attacker’s agenda.

Vulnerability in the Digital Age: South Africa’s Susceptible Landscape

South Africa’s rapidly growing internet penetration and social media usage create a fertile ground for cognitive warfare. According to Statista, internet penetration in South Africa is expected to reach 64.7% by 2024, and mobile data subscriptions exceeding 45 million create a fertile ground for cyber-cognitive warfare. Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp significantly sway public discourse. The new kid on the block is TikTok, which is growing exponentially in terms of users. The difference between TikTok and the other social media platforms is that companies in the West do not own it, and it is seen as pushing the agenda of the Chinese government. This increased online engagement and a complex socio-economic landscape make the population susceptible to manipulation.

Existing societal vulnerabilities exacerbate this exposure. Socio-economic inequalities, political polarisation, and ethnic tensions provide fertile ground for divisive narratives to take root. The 2014 “Fees Must Fall” protests, the recent xenophobic attacks, and the July 2021 social unrest highlight how online misinformation can ignite real-world consequences.

South Africa’s susceptibility to the vulnerabilities of the digital age stems from a complex interplay of factors, ranging from infrastructure gaps and digital literacy deficiencies to regulatory limitations and evolving cyber threats.

Global Precedents: Learning from Past Battles

South Africa is not alone in facing the perils of cyber-cognitive warfare. The 2016 US elections stand as a stark reminder of its potential: Cambridge Analytica’s targeted micro-advertising and weaponised personal data exposed the vulnerability of democratic processes to online manipulation.

Closer to home, the Bell Pottinger scandal showcased how disinformation campaigns can be used to sow racial division and destabilise governments. Similar tactics have been deployed in elections across the globe, from Kenya to the Philippines, demonstrating the widespread application of cyber-cognitive warfare.

Cyber as a Modern Battlefield: Beyond Information Warfare

Cyber-cognitive warfare extends beyond manipulating public opinion. In recent conflicts, like the Ukraine-Russia war and the Israel-Palestine clashes, cyberattacks have targeted critical infrastructure, disrupting power grids and communication networks. These attacks aim to sow panic, cripple vital services, and undermine public trust in authorities.

The Battlefield: Cyber, Information, and Cognitive Warfare

Before delving deeper, it’s crucial to differentiate the various domains of warfare relevant to this discussion. Cyber warfare involves attacks on computer networks and infrastructure. Information warfare focuses on manipulating the information landscape through propaganda and misinformation. Psychological warfare aims to weaken an opponent’s morale and resolve.

Cognitive warfare takes the manipulation game a step further. It seeks to influence the target’s cognitive processes, including perception, memory, and reasoning, through targeted disinformation, emotional manipulation, and social engineering techniques. As François du Cluzel posits, it’s “an attack on truth and thought” to undermine free will and shape desired behaviours.

Preparing for the 2024 Battle: Building Defences and Fostering Resilience

The 2024 elections necessitate a multi-pronged approach to counter cyber-cognitive warfare. Media literacy initiatives to equip citizens with critical thinking skills and the ability to discern misinformation are crucial. Regulatory frameworks to hold social media platforms accountable for curbing the spread of harmful content are equally important.

Furthermore, fostering open and transparent dialogue across political and social divides can weaken the appeal of divisive narratives. The South African government, civil society organisations, and tech companies must work together to build resilience against cyber-cognitive attacks and safeguard the integrity of the 2024 elections.

Conclusion: Protecting Democracy in the Digital Age

Cyber-cognitive warfare is not a distant threat but a reality with immediate consequences. South Africa’s 2024 elections offer a critical test of the nation’s resilience against this emerging form of warfare. By acknowledging the vulnerabilities, learning from past examples, and building collective defences, South Africa can navigate the complex digital landscape and ensure that its democracy emerges more robust in the face of these new challenges.

The 2024 South African elections are critical in the nation’s history. The potential for cyber-enabled influence campaigns, particularly those employing cognitive warfare tactics, cannot be ignored. By understanding the threat landscape, equipping the populace with critical thinking skills, and promoting responsible online practices, South Africa can safeguard its democratic processes and ensure that informed citizens, not manipulated minds, decide the upcoming elections.

Conversations…..

What conversations are you involved in? What conversations are taking place, but you are not a part of? I am asking about conversations because they are the safest form of communication, or rather, they should be.

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What conversations are you involved in? What conversations are taking place, but you are not a part of? I am asking about conversations because they are the safest form of communication, or rather, they should be.
A conversation is defined as “a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged”. This is a platform where everything that separates us does not matter – race, level of knowledge, position, etc. One would also assume that this form of communication requires those involved in it to have the ability to listen, have some form of emotional intelligence, and even be able to communicate their views clearly.
A lot of work goes behind having conversations that bring positive change, whether it be at a personal level, organizational level, or even at a national and international level.
Unfortunately, while many platforms are created in the guise of facilitating such conversation more often than not, they tend to take a different path. You also find that if someone engages in what is supposed to be a conversation with a paternalistic approach, the process loses its meaning. You often see a situation where one party is not free to engage because they think their input is subordinate to the inputs of the other party.
Be involved in conversations. If you are not involved in any, find one that you can be a part of.
There are different kinds of conversations. With some, we may not be granted the opportunity to participate in them, whereas it is up to us with others. Take, for instance, conversations that have to do with the country’s well-being: I believe we should all be involved in such conversations. While I have to acknowledge that it is not easy to have such, it is only through having them that we shall refine our ability.
In summary, conversations are a critical way of communicating, and we are obliged to have them. There are, however, prerequisites to having effective conversations. Some conversations are essential for us, such as conversations that have to do with national matters. We have to be involved and understand what it means to be involved, be clear as to what we have to bring to the table.
My current conversations………..

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I am involved in many conversations and would like to have many more conversations. I am mainly engaged in cyber security and business, knowledge, social issues, etc.
My time is consumed by the cyber security conversation. I am not complaining, or maybe I should rather say a security conversation.
Over the past five years, I have spent time researching the field, and I continue to do so because of its ever-changing nature. I have also been privileged enough to be involved in different government departments and the private sector dealing with cyber security. It continues to be an exciting field. At the same time, when you look at how some countries like South Africa are dealing with it, you can’t help but worry.
As a side note, I just want to say that sometimes the people having the “conversation” are wrong. For various reasons, of course…
…But going back to the topic, I think we need to restart the conversation about cyber security, and we must not be shy to do so. There is absolutely nothing wrong with continuing, especially when the context requires a rethink.
Perhaps we should start by looking at the National Development Plan as a guiding document for what the country wants to achieve. I think we have not fully internalized the plan, and we are found wanting all the time. So, any conversation with a national bearing must first start with an understanding and an appropriate interpretation of the NDP.
I think we have missed an opportunity to do this, but all is not lost. Every conversation must be guided by some rules written and unwritten (e.g. relationship rules). Just like the constitution, whatever we plan to do, must not in any way be unconstitutional.
What we have experienced as a country is that we have written policies that we cannot implement. A lazy conclusion in many cases is that we have an implementation problem. We assume that the policies are not the problem; we are the problem because we fail to implement them. Once a policy has been signed, we stick to it, without ever considering that maybe the signed policy is not “implementable” or perhaps the policy itself is no longer relevant because the context has changed.
South Africa has the National Cybersecurity Policy Framework signed by Cabinet in 2012. This happens to be the only guide that deals with cybersecurity directly. Since its introduction, one would assume that much progress would have been made, and we would be much safer. However, we still have a cybercrime and cybersecurity bill in parliament, and I doubt it will be signed soon.
In this case, the conversation we should have answered the “so what now?” question. What does this reality mean for us as a country that is of late not doing very well economically? I know for a fact that there is a conversation taking place, or rather that has been taking place, but the same questions above should be raised. Are those involved in the conversation the right people? I think not. So, while we may not be directly involved in some of the conversations that have an impact on our lives, especially where such conversations are taking place on our behalf, we have to make sure that we know those who are representing us and be sure that they have what it takes to represent us as well.
Although this is a critical topic, it is not the only topic that we all should be having conversations about. Even in matters that we think we already have under control, we must always create platforms where we can evaluate if we are on the right track through conversations.
Let’s sit down and have a conversation. Are you prepared?

Bra G

we are not angry enough

Dumelang Bagaetsho : ) , So a lot has been going on in the country lately as always. But you know when you listen to all the conve

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rsation that we are having you tend to see that we are not ok upstairs. Yest
erday’s conversation was about the shackles on one Duduzane Zuma when he appeared in court. So, you can already see that, everything always gets to be racialized. I saw a tweet where they have that guy of the Fees Must Fall in shackles in court and then also have an image of those guys that put that guy in a coffin without shackles while they were also in court.

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we are not lost, we are where we should be, period……

imagesYou can never be lost when you don’t know where you want to be in the first place.

It is supposed to be simple, but it is not. We just have to decide what kind of a country we want to live in and then decide what kind of leadership will take us there.
 
So if we have not done that, we cannot continue to complain and because where we are is where we should be. If you do not know what we represent as a country, what we stand for, maybe you should sit down.
I am not saying I know also (i am sitting down), but one could say, it is unfair of me to expect things to just happen just because nje.

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Again and then we wait for next year

It is that time of the year again where political points will be scored yet again, at least that will be the intention. I’ve seen some headlines indicating that the marks or the results have been adjusted up or something like that. What does this mean really? I don’t know.

Anyway, again we will have the same situation as the year before and the other years before where of course a few kids will make the headlines for having attained some distinctions. The is our yearly reality. After they have received them, they will start the journey into trying to get into institutions of higher learning, armed only with their results. For many, at this time it does not matter what they had planned to study because either they know they do not have the money to pay for such studies or their results are not good enough.

They will end up having enrolled for something they’ve heard of for the first time when they go to these institutions. Ok lets say many enroll, what we know for a fact is that by June many will have dropped out, many will have become something they never thought they would become because they want to study. But where are they? What becomes of these kids that their parents send off to study in foreign towns, hoping that they will come back one day to take care of them.

This is a painful reality and one that points to the many challenges that we face as a society. I do not have to mention that this is what BLACK kids face, it has black written all over it.

But then “BLACKS” need to do something about it. It is up to us to solve it. WE need to start with characterizing the problem and then get on with it.

We cannot continue like this. Lets talk about how we can change this.

Don’t judge me V 2

 

Over the past few months we have seen many young graduates standing by the roadside with boxes written their qualifications in an effort to raise some awareness about their challenges of unemployment. In essence, they are saying:

Dear Society, 

I have done everything that you asked of me. I avoided drugs, teenage pregnancy, alcohol in school and even though at times I had to eat corn flakes for supper I made it here, even though at times I had to wear those high heels to go to Cubana and be relevant just so that I can feel human, I made it here. All those sleepless nights in the computer lab and library, I am here.

But what is this; you never prepared me for this? All you said, Society was that if I do all this, I will be fine. And really towards the end of my studies, I could taste it, I already looked at cars that I would buy first, I already saw that fridge that I was going to buy for my mother, the shoes I want to wear. This was a few months ago.Mind you, I also have my sibblings who have been waiting for me so that their lives could change. But it is tougher now, I knock and knock no one opens, I am now classified as an unemployed graduate, and only now I see that those that were ahead of me, are the same, if they are not employed in retail shops, they either walk around with their envelopes responding to any call for leanership, flip some are even registering companies now and calling themselves entrepreneurs even though they never imagined themselves being that. 

So, know that when I stand by the street corner, I have tried it all, and actually, my whole life has been about trying.

Yours in Unemployment

This is the reality we live in now, and no one seems to be coming up with the answers, and once again this shows how divided we are and how some legacies still persist in society.

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“All hands on deck”

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“All Hands on Deck” is defined as an order to every member of a ship’s crew to report to the deck immediately, usually in an emergency.

What is happening in our country at the moment requires this. It is an “all hands on deck” moment which means that you stop whatever it is that you are doing, whatever seems important now, and do what is required. It is a phase so imperative that if you don’t do it, that which was and is important will not matter anymore.

Perhaps we shouldn’t look too far – many countries on the African continent went through the same stages and today their governments struggle to keep their countries functioning. Our story is not a new one, ours is probably going to be one of foolishness where in the face of so many examples, we will have become like many on the continent.

The thing about the “all hands on deck” command is that it is called by the Captain and everybody already knows what they need to do. In our country you can say that many are trying to give this instruction/order/recommendation but they are not recognised. They are not the Captains of the ship. Who then gives the “all hands on deck” command when the emergency that has to be dealt with is the fault of the Captain and even worse those that are close to him? That means you that you cannot even rely on the second in command.

Such is the story that is unfolding right in front of our eyes, where those that are about to sink with the ship are not aware of the “all hands on deck” command and don’t even know what they would have to do even if they did. The ship cannot be steered in any direction of safety because the bridge (control room) itself is occupied by those that are to blame for what is happening.

We need leadership, the kind that will break down the door to the bridge and take over, the kind that will do the unimaginable because the imaginable seems worse than the unimaginable. We are like a house owner watching their house burn. What’s even worse is that we are standing with buckets filled with water, but we are just to dumbfounded by the flames.

I think young people should lead us, the old people are old. And we all know what being old means.

“All hands on deck”. What does this mean? It means that we have reached that moment. Even if we realise now that we have reached that point,
whatever actions we take will not be about saving our country, it will just be about saving the little that’s left of it.

“All hands on deck”

Zuma must not fall……

If only i could add an emoticon, it would be that brown one that looks like a monkey that has its hands over its eyes. How fitting. But seriously now, and i think i am not alone here but of course i think different reasons would be sighted(hope this word is right, trying to be smart here, but i am sure you get the drift) for why we would not want Zuma to go. Look I am that Guy vele, the one who easily and always says he must go, yeah, and whenever there was something new like the Con Court decision, i become that guy that does not say anything but i know that many are saying, Given o boletse. So i become that Guy who is seen to be sangomic in nature and it is very nice to be right, you know what i mean.

But i am changing my mind, NO, i did not get a tender or i have not been promised anything (that emoticon again would be appropriate here). The thing is i have just landed on the word “narrative” this past week and also read somewhere that at the end of the day its all about “who’s story wins.”

Look at it this way, yes the President has admitted to some wrong doing and even apologised (emoticon inserted), but there is more to this especially if you take the time to look outside these issues. There is a clear narrative that black = corruption, or black = incompetence. The interesting thing about this now is that such thinking is made prominent by the very blacks. Give them twitter and data and you will see them going on and on with their racial suicide.

So, Russia is heavily sanctioned, Brazil which less than 2 years ago was doing very well economically is not doing well now, and then you have South Africa where we just speak of how the President must fall, and we sit there that this is our own thinking. We sit and wait for the media to tell us the agenda of the day, and then we follow with the #hashtags. I am not suggesting that what is going on is Ok, but i do think we need to always understand the forces at play. These forces have always been at play as revealed in the past two days, the involvement of the USA and the UK in the South African politics. So, could it be that all this is manufactured by the USA to try and distabilize BRICS, maybe………..I think it is.

This narrative does not put Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma as an incompetent human being, it actually says that anything that is run by black people does not work and they are corrupt. WE are all corrupt also. This may be true to some extent and we definitely have an excuse for such, but it is wrong for this message to be spread by the very same black people that are accused of such.

It is an unfortunate narrative, I think we need self love. We are a race incapable of loving itself and it is disgusting.

Jansen has fallen, and I am happy…..

G

Politics of now

I am no expert in anything, but the ANC is not coping at all. And one would be at ease if they at least had a youth wing that made some sense. We all know that for the next few elections at least, the ANC will be in charge but with the people they have as the future leaders, we are out. One of the problems is that, those that can actually take responsibility for the leadership of the ANC are not doing it, I mean those that are capable, with some thinking abilities, I know a few and I have made it clear to them that if anything happens, some of us will look at them and say why did you not do anything. Continue reading “Politics of now”