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Then this happened. The General is not shaking hands and he is drinking water from home 😂😂😂

Then this happened. The General is not shaking hands and he is drinking water from home 😂😂😂

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Thousands of Afrikaners come together at the Voortrekker Monument to commemorate the Voortrekker victory over Zulus at the Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838. #ReconciliationDay #Geloftedag

Thousands of Afrikaners come together at the Voortrekker Monument to commemorate the Voortrekker victory over Zulus at the Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838. #ReconciliationDay #Geloftedag

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What’s going on? Why would the President post this?

What’s going on? Why would the President post this?

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This guy was on Fox News spreading these narratives

This guy was on Fox News spreading these narratives

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The camera man is misbehaving 🤯

The camera man is misbehaving 🤯

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This is not a graduation. This right here is a frauduation. Unisa must sue and open a criminal case.

This is not a graduation. This right here is a frauduation. Unisa must sue and open a criminal case.

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There is a lot happening in this video.

There is a lot happening in this video.

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He is really just trying to stay out of prison be loyal to his partner and provide for his daughter.

He is really just trying to stay out of prison be loyal to his partner and provide for his daughter.

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Wait. Did John just tell people to vote for the EFF?

Wait. Did John just tell people to vote for the EFF?

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Wow. We did it. You were right Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh. 100 000 subscribers before the end of September. Thank you everyone. This is a humbling moment and I appreciate your support for the channel and the content 👊🏾 Thank you Thandubuntu for plugging people to the channel 👊🏾

Wow. We did it. You were right Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh. 100 000 subscribers before the end of September. Thank you everyone. This is a humbling moment and I appreciate your support for the channel and the content 👊🏾 Thank you Thandubuntu for plugging people to the channel 👊🏾

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According to the annual crime statistics published by the South African Police Services in 2022-2023 there were ▫️27 494 murders ▫️53 498 sexual offenses. ▫️42 780 rapes ▫️23 065 house robberies ▫️22 702 carjackings ▫️only 272 murders occurred on a farm/plot/small holding Why is the new UFC world champion using his great moment of victory to exaggerate the extent of the problem and to feed into narratives that there is white genocide in South Africa?

According to the annual crime statistics published by the South African Police Services in 2022-2023 there were ▫️27 494 murders ▫️53 498 sexual offenses. ▫️42 780 rapes ▫️23 065 house robberies ▫️22 702 carjackings ▫️only 272 murders occurred on a farm/plot/small holding Why is the new UFC world champion using his great moment of victory to exaggerate the extent of the problem and to feed into narratives that there is white genocide in South Africa?

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He deleted the video but he was not fast enough. This is the function of the narrative about 142 race laws. 1st - Lie that there are “142 race laws”. 2nd - Renaldos claim 142 laws are being used against white people. 3rd - Claim that black professionals are unqualified.

He deleted the video but he was not fast enough. This is the function of the narrative about 142 race laws. 1st - Lie that there are “142 race laws”. 2nd - Renaldos claim 142 laws are being used against white people. 3rd - Claim that black professionals are unqualified.

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Why was this video deleted?

Why was this video deleted?

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Mbeki ain’t ever drinking the water they give to him😂😂😂

Mbeki ain’t ever drinking the water they give to him😂😂😂

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So the media knows this guy but has lost his numbers or something? Why not interview him since he is the centre of the conversation.

So the media knows this guy but has lost his numbers or something? Why not interview him since he is the centre of the conversation.

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We are a living in a movie, a drama, a series.

We are a living in a movie, a drama, a series.

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Some are fighting corruption others are fighting for inclusion in the corruption. African problems.

Some are fighting corruption others are fighting for inclusion in the corruption. African problems.

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Has this dastardly and discriminatory Santa been interviewed by the media? Is he going to blame diabetes?

Has this dastardly and discriminatory Santa been interviewed by the media? Is he going to blame diabetes?

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I am not involved but I am here while they are negotiating 😂😂😂, but I am not involved expect to the level of involvement that I am involved 😂😂😂

I am not involved but I am here while they are negotiating 😂😂😂, but I am not involved expect to the level of involvement that I am involved 😂😂😂

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Still true.

Still true.

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TIMELINE- THE RISE OF IPPs in SOUTH AFRICA. ▫️2008 Brian Dames became the chief officer of Eskom Generation. ▫️2009 Patrice Motsepe says Eskom electricity is too cheap and that was preventing independent power producers. ▫️2010 Brain Dames became CEO of Eskom. ▫️ 2011 first bid window for solar and wind projects to be funded by eskom. ▫️2012 Globeleq established HQ in Cape Town. Globeleq is the leading IPP company in Africa and is owned by the UK government. ▫️2012 Cyril Ramaphosa returns to frontline politics and is elected deputy president of the ANC. ▫️2014: 121 hours of load shedding recorded. ▫️ March 2014 Brian Dames resigns from Eskom ▫️Sept 2014 Brian Dames joins African Rainbow Minerals and Energy owned by Patrice Motsepe. ▫️ Dec 2014 Cyril Ramaphosa assigned to oversee the turnaround of Eskom in what was labelled the “war room.” ▫️2015 : 858 hours of load shedding ▫️ 2017: Cyril Ramaphosa wins ANC conference. ▫️ 2018: Cyril Ramaphosa becomes president of South Africa. 🔑 Pravin Gordhan appointed minister of Public Enterprises- overseeing Eskom. ▫️2018: 127 hours of load shedding ▫️2019: 528 hours of load shedding ▫️2020: 859 hours of load shedding ▫️2021: 1099 hours of load shedding ▫️2021: IPP bid window 5 ▫️ 2021 Ikamva Consortium - secured 12 of the 25 projects on offer. 🔑 info : The Ikamva Consortium includes Oslo-listed Aker Horizon's Mainstream, South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe's Africa Rainbow Energy & Power, local firm H1 Holdings and Globeleq, which the development finance institutions of Britain and Norway owns. ▫️2022 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has awarded an electricity trading license to Remgro’s The Energy Exchange. Remgro is owned by Johann Rupert. ▫️2023: R41 billion spent by Eskom on IPPs which represents 27% of expenditure. Ipp’s only generated 8% of the power in 2023. 🔑 info: Between 1988 and 2007, electricity tariffs increased by 223%, whilst inflation over this period was 335%. ‼️From the 2008 there was a clear and sharp inflection point for electricity tariffs in South Africa. ‼️‼️‼️‼️ From 2008 to 2022, electricity tariffs increased by 653%, whilst inflation over this period was 129%. Thus, electricity tariffs increased four-fold (or quadrupled) in real money terms in 14 years. “Connect the dots” - Pravin Gordhan

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