Hopewell Chin’ono
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I have regularly warned my followers who have young daughters to be very careful about the men around them. There is a sickening culture in Zimbabwe, and elsewhere, where some older men prey on young girls. They could be family friends, uncles, neighbours, teachers, religious leaders, or even the boyfriend of a child’s mother. As I have often said, when I made State of Mind, the documentary film on mental health in 2017 and 2018 following the work of Dr Dixon Chibanda, I interviewed many women who shared horrific stories of sexual abuse and exploitation by men who abused positions of trust and authority. Some were bosses, some were relatives, and others were family friends who took advantage of their access to vulnerable young girls. This is a tragic and often under-discussed problem. There are far too many predatory men who groom children and young women before abusing them. Grooming often takes place over months or even years, making it difficult for victims and those around them to recognise what is happening until significant harm has already been done. Only two weeks ago, I was telling you about cases I have come across involving women who found themselves in exploitative relationships with men who had used authority, influence, or trust to gain control over them. These included situations involving a father’s close friend who had known the girl since childhood, or employers who exploited their positions of power in the workplace. Parents and guardians must be vigilant about the people they allow around their children. Trust should never be given blindly simply because someone is a relative, a friend, or a respected member of the community. Many of the most disturbing cases involve people who were already known to the family. Well done to this woman for helping expose this paedophile. I hope justice is served and that, if convicted, he spends a very long time behind bars. More importantly, I hope this case encourages other victims and families to come forward and report those who prey on children. The tragedy is that, as I have often observed, when we discuss and write about these issues, some of the most disturbing responses come from the comment sections. There, you often find sick minds and sick men defending this kind of behaviour, minimising it, excusing it, or even blaming the victims. What makes this particularly alarming is that these are people expressing such views openly and publicly, without shame. If someone can publicly defend the abuse or exploitation of a child, it raises serious questions about what they might be willing to tolerate, excuse, or do when there is no public scrutiny. The comment sections often serve as a reminder that the problem is not limited to the perpetrators who are caught. There are also people in society who normalise, justify, and enable such behaviour through their attitudes and responses. That is why it is so important to challenge these views whenever they appear and to continue speaking out in defence of children and vulnerable young women.
Hopewell Chin’ono74,682 次观看 • 1 天前
The highly controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3, which seeks to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office by an extra two years and increase the presidential term from five to seven years, has now formally entered the parliamentary process in Zimbabwe. Speaking in Parliament today, its official main driver, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, said all Members of Parliament would be given an opportunity to debate the Bill before it is eventually put to a vote. The Bill seeks to fundamentally alter key aspects of Zimbabwe’s governance system, including the structure of the executive, local government, and the composition of Parliament. The Bill will now be debated in Parliament and could either be passed or rejected. Those opposed to the proposed amendments within both ZANUPF and the country maintain that such far-reaching constitutional changes require a national referendum as provided for in the Constitution of Zimbabwe rather than being decided solely through Parliament. Retired military generals who met President Mnangagwa on two separate occasions say he rejected their pleas to either shelve the Bill or submit it to a referendum. According to the generals, the president dismissed their concerns by telling them, “Whoever wins, wins.” The retired generals have since declared that the Bill will never become law, setting the stage for what some fear could become a major bloody confrontation within ZANUPF between factions aligned to President Mnangagwa and Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga, involving the military. If the Bill becomes law and extends President Mnangagwa’s stay in office, it will effectively close General Chiwenga’s pathway to the presidency, deepening tensions within the ruling party over the question of succession, which in the past triggered the military coup that removed Robert Mugabe after thirty seven year in power. The battle over Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 is therefore not only about constitutional reform, but also about the future balance of power within Zimbabwe’s governing elite. According to Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, the vote on the Bill will not be conducted by secret ballot. Instead, Members of Parliament will vote openly, either by a show of hands or by physically moving to one side of the chamber to vote in favour and to the other side to vote against the Bill. The Zimbabwean Constitutional Court will ultimately have to decide whether the Bill should be subjected to a referendum or not. That decision is likely to have profound political and constitutional consequences. If the court rules against a referendum, it could trigger a constitutional crisis and become a flashpoint for future political struggles over the legitimacy of the constitutional amendment process and the exercise of state power. If President Mnangagwa prevails, he will become the first leader of ZANUPF not to be removed from power by the military. The party’s first leader, Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole, was removed through ZANLA military action during the liberation struggle, while its second leader, Robert Mugabe, was removed by the Zimbabwean military in November 2017. If Mnangagwa emerges triumphant from this process and serves out his political ambitions without military intervention, he will become the first leader of ZANUPF to leave or die in office without being removed by the military, breaking a pattern that has shaped the party’s leadership history for decades.
Hopewell Chin’ono42,914 次观看 • 1 天前
Ignorance is indeed very expensive. This guy who is celebrating Donald Trump clearly does not understand what Donald Trump has done to South Africa, which the guy claims to love. Here are a few things that Donald Trump, whom he is celebrating, has done to South Africa. Donald Trump has threatened South Africa’s trade relationship with the United States and imposed punitive tariff measures on South African exports. He has also publicly and falsely accused South Africa of discriminating against white Afrikaners, falsely promoted damaging claims of a so-called “white genocide”, and runs a racist refugee programme for white South Africans. He portrays South Africa as a country persecuting minorities and has used the White House and international platforms to amplify narratives that South Africa itself says are factually inaccurate. He has linked aid and diplomatic relations to South Africa’s imagined land reform expropriation and attacked South Africa over its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. His actions have damaged investor confidence through hostile rhetoric, increased diplomatic tensions between Washington and Pretoria, and contributed to the portrayal of South Africa as a country in crisis despite repeated objections from the South African government. The cumulative effect of these actions has been diplomatic strain, economic uncertainty, reputational damage, pressure on trade relations, and the reinforcement of international narratives that sane South Africans know are misleading, politically motivated, and harmful to South Africa’s interests. South Africa has already lost about US$439 million, around R8.5 billion due to Trump’s actions against it. The people who will suffer the most are not politicians or wealthy business owners, but ordinary South Africans. When exports decline and investment falls, companies hire fewer workers, expand less, and cut jobs. The greatest burden will fall on the poor, the unemployed, and young people trying to enter the labour market. The real victims of Donald Trump’s policies towards South Africa are ordinary South Africans. When trade is disrupted, exports fall, investment slows, and businesses become reluctant to expand, it is poor South Africans who suffer the most. The result is fewer jobs, lower economic growth, and less tax revenue to fund public services. In a country already battling high unemployment and poverty, economic punishment ultimately falls hardest on those who can least afford it. At best, this guy speaking is a useful idiot advancing someone else’s agenda without understanding the consequences. At worst, he is politically naive, economically illiterate, and acting against both his own interests and those of his fellow South Africans. Either way, he is cheering a guy harming the very country he claims to love. As I said yesterday, these groups are advancing an agenda that belongs elsewhere and is being funded from somewhere, riding on genuine concerns that have now been hijacked by South Africa’s enemies. Sadly, one cannot understand this in the absence of critical thinking. I never thought that I would live to see the day when a black South African would bootlick an American president who has done so much to harm his country. Ignorance is indeed very expensive. To understand the level of ignorance we are dealing with, this gentleman confidently informed us that the United States has more than 700 million people while arguing about immigration. The actual population of the United States is about 340 million. He overestimated it by more than 360 million people, an error greater than the population of America The irony is that he was trying to lecture others about immigration and population issues while not knowing the population of the very country he was using as an example. If you cannot get a basic demographic fact right, it becomes difficult to take seriously your analysis of immigration, labour markets, economic policy, or population dynamics. This is not a small mistake. Population size is one of the most fundamental facts in any discussion about immigration because it provides the context for understanding the scale of migration and its impact. When someone is wrong by more than 360 million people, they are not simply getting a number wrong. They are demonstrating that they do not understand the subject they are trying to explain, they are just a hammer for someone else. That is why confidence should never be mistaken for knowledge. What he did praising Trump is like a Mozambican, Angolan, Zimbabwean, or Namibian enthusiastically praising the apartheid state for one policy while ignoring that apartheid South Africa spent decades undermining the liberation and development of African countries throughout the region and killing black South Africans. At some point, admiration for a single policy has to be weighed against the totality of the damage caused. The level of ignorance is trying astounding!!
Hopewell Chin’ono42,325 次观看 • 2 天前
I think Iran will be bombed any time from now, and we all know what that means. The retaliation will hit the neighbourhood. If you are in that hood, stay safe. Dude even skipped his son’s wedding today and reportedly called his inner circle for an emergency meeting at the White House.
Hopewell Chin’ono174,406 次观看 • 11 天前
This is sad to watch and hear. Tribalism is a cancer that South Africa’s leadership must confront and put an end to before it spirals out of control. History has shown the devastating consequences of allowing ethnic hatred to take root. In Rwanda in 1994, close to a million people were killed, primarily because they belonged to the Tutsi ethnic group, while many moderate Hutus were also murdered for opposing the violence. This should not be happening in 2026. South Africa is a diverse nation built by people from different ethnic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. Allowing tribalism to grow unchecked threatens social cohesion, national unity, and the country’s future. What makes the situation even more troubling is the concern that external actors may be exploiting and inflaming existing tensions, something the state is fully aware of and must address decisively before greater harm is done.
Hopewell Chin’ono28,294 次观看 • 2 天前
It turns out that it was not editorial fiction, my brother. Nelson Chamisa did actually give the interview to the Daily News, which recorded it. After I and many others challenged the Daily News, it has now released part of the recording and says it will soon upload the full interview. Ironically, the Daily News actually published only the milder comments from him in the original story. It now turns out that he went much further and directly attacked people by name. In this audio, you can hear him criticising Jameson Timba for leading people against Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3. This is why transparency matters in both journalism and politics. When there is a dispute over what was said, evidence must speak for itself. Now the serious question that anybody opposed to the violation of the Constitution is asking is this: why is Nelson Chamisa attacking people who are fighting against Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3? And why did he go onto his timeline two days ago and claim that the Daily News story was fiction and that he never said those things, when the audio now shows that he actually said far more than what was originally published? The emerging evidence now raises serious credibility and political questions. If he disagreed with those opposing Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3, he had every right to say so openly. But denying the interview entirely, only for recorded audio to emerge later, is what is now deepening public concern and confusion. In politics, credibility matters. Once leaders begin denying things that are later proven to be true, people naturally begin questioning what else they may not be telling the public honestly.
Hopewell Chin’ono231,162 次观看 • 16 天前
Oscar Pambuka is not just a brilliant broadcaster, he is also a brilliant interviewer. He has a calm way of getting people to relax, and then, without raising his voice or creating drama, he quietly pierces through the story and gets people to reveal far more than they intended. This latest interview with Potato is another cracker. But the one that still stands out for me is the 2016 interview with the current Zimbabwean ambassador to Mozambique, Victor Matemadanda. That interview was fascinating because Oscar allowed him enough space to speak freely while still steering the conversation in a way that exposed the deeper political story underneath. That is the mark of a very good interviewer. The best interviews do not feel like interrogations. They feel like conversations, and before the guest realises it, the real story is already out.
Hopewell Chin’ono79,612 次观看 • 6 天前
“Amashangani awaphume,” she shouts in KwaZulu-Natal. The hate in her voice is frightening and disgusting at the same time. They started off by saying they were going after illegal foreign nationals, then they began looting shops owned by legal foreign nationals. Now they are turning on other tribes and ethnic groups within South Africa itself. You can hear her saying that the Shangaan should go. The Shangaan are an ethnic group indigenous to South Africa, found mostly in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. This is also used interchangeably to refer to foreigners, those that don’t belong to that ethnic group. Yesterday, they claimed they were targeting Amashangani, only to end up looting shops in KwaZulu-Natal owned by their own Zulu kith and kin. As events unfolded, it became clear that many of the businesses they were attacking belonged to the very people they claimed to be defending. This is exactly what many warned would happen, that once hatred and lawlessness are normalised, they do not stop with the original target. They eventually consume everyone physically and economically. The main question being asked quietly in international diplomatic circles and by foreign leaders is this; where is the South African state while all this is happening? How can such acts of intimidation, vigilantism, violence, economic vandalism and looting continue in broad daylight without decisive intervention from law enforcement and the authorities? Imagine a country with an unemployment rate of between 30% and 35%, yet businesses that employ people are being shut down while the authorities simply watch. At a time when every job matters, productive businesses should be protected, not allowed to become targets of looting, intimidation, mob violence and lawlessness. The economic damage of such actions extends far beyond the businesses themselves, affecting workers, their families, investor confidence, and the country’s reputation. The longer this continues, the greater the damage to South Africa’s reputation, social cohesion, investor confidence and standing in the world. “Amashangani awaphume” is being used to mean “foreigners must go.” What makes this chant particularly troubling is that it shows how language associated with a specific ethnic group has been transformed into a broader and hostile label for people perceived to be outsiders. The term Shangaan traditionally refers to an ethnic group found mainly in parts of South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Eswatini. However, in this case, the word amashangani has been used loosely and derogatorily to describe foreigners in general, regardless of their actual ethnicity or nationality. Foreigners to the province and country. When crowds chant “amashangani awaphume” (“the Shangaan must leave”), the slogan therefore takes on a xenophobic meaning, targeting people viewed as outsiders rather than members of a particular ethnic group. This kind of rhetoric is dangerous because it blurs the line between ethnic identity and nationality, fuels prejudice, and can encourage hostility against both foreign nationals and fellow South Africans who are wrongly perceived as belonging to the targeted group. South Africa can do better than this. Meanwhile, the real owners of South Africa’s economy are enjoying the weekend playing polo and drinking expensive red wine with caviar. The black man continues to be a curse not only to himself, but also cannot understand why he is poor and living in abject poverty. However, his actions explain why he continues to be poor. Shame.
Hopewell Chin’ono48,110 次观看 • 4 天前
The American ambassador to Greece under Donald Trump is Kimberly Guilfoyle, his son Donald Trump Jr.’s former girlfriend. Imagine Emmerson Mnangagwa appointing ED Junior’s ex-girlfriend as Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Greece. America’s ambassador to France is Charles Kushner, the father-in-law of Ivanka Trump, Trump’s daughter. Imagine Mnangagwa appointing Gerald Mlotshwa’s father as Zimbabwe’s ambassador to France. The co-negotiator for America in the Middle East is Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Ivanka’s husband. Imagine Mnangagwa appointing Pokello as Zimbabwe’s negotiator in an international crisis. Trump appointed his son-in-law Jared Kushner to handle a broad portfolio including Middle East peace, criminal justice reform, and relations with Mexico. Imagine Mnangagwa assigning Gerald Mlotshwa to run multiple critical national portfolios without any prior public service experience. He also appointed close political allies and loyalists with little relevant experience to key diplomatic and administrative roles, including Richard Grenell, Mick Mulvaney, Peter Navarro, and Stephen Miller. Imagine a system where loyalty to the leader outweighs competence and experience in state appointments. In Africa, America calls it corruption and nepotism, in America they call it “political appointments” and “trusted insiders.” Jared Kushner set up a private equity firm after leaving government and secured about US$2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, led by Saudi’s defacto leader, Mohammed bin Salman. This has serious conflict-of-interest because he handles Middle East policy for America. Donald Trump has also pursued major real estate and licensing deals in the Middle East, including projects linked to state-backed or politically connected investors in countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE. A sitting president should not be financially benefiting in regions where he shapes policy, even if no laws are proven to have been broken. In Africa, this would be labelled corruption or state capture, but in the United States it is often discussed as ethics, conflicts of interest, or influence, even when the underlying dynamics, proximity to power translating into financial gain, look strikingly similar. Donald Trump is one of the most corrupt Western leaders ever elected into power, but most of his supporters, especially those who do not live in America, are oblivious to this because they do not support his ideas, they support his personality rather than his ideas. So regardless of whether he rapes or abuses power, they just continue supporting him. They are the equivalent of people who support mediocrity, if the mediocre person is seen as their own, they will go all out in supporting him regardless of his corrupt rule.
Hopewell Chin’ono614,535 次观看 • 2 个月前
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki made some serious mistakes during his presidency, and the two glaring ones were HIV and AIDS policy and Zimbabwe. I would also add his failure to properly groom or allow a successor before the 2007 Polokwane conference. But every time I listen to South African leaders speak, he still stands above all the presidents South Africa has had after Nelson Mandela. Mandela was in a league of his own and served a unique historical purpose during a particular era, so I do not even place him in this comparison. But when you compare Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa, I genuinely enjoy listening to Mbeki because his arguments are backed by facts, empirical evidence, research, economic analysis, scholars and international journals. Whether one agrees with him or not, he constructs arguments intellectually. Listening to this discussion in the video reminded me again that he was a great leader who nevertheless had major flaws, and unfortunately those flaws often overshadow many of the positive things he achieved for the South African economy. I mentioned HIV and AIDS. I mentioned Zimbabwe. I mentioned the failure to groom a successor. I also think one of his major mistakes was the refusal to invest adequately in Eskom at the time when warnings were already being raised about future electricity generation problems. But when you then look at the presidencies of Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa, it becomes a completely different picture. Mbeki’s approach to Zimbabwe was ideological. Zuma, for all his own problems, is probably the only South African president who can genuinely say he at least attempted to engage Zimbabwe politically in a meaningful way. But Ramaphosa’s relationship with Zimbabwe appears deeply compromised by business and political interests, at worst corrupt. And when you assess the three presidencies rationally, especially from an economic management perspective, the figures speak for themselves. South Africa’s economic growth reached around 5% to 6% during parts of the Mbeki era, levels the country has struggled to reach since. The problem today is that many people analyse these leaders emotionally instead of rationally. Economic performance is measured through figures, and those figures are publicly available. So every time I listen to Thabo Mbeki speak, I enjoy listening to him because of the depth, structure and intellectual discipline of the way he makes his arguments.
Hopewell Chin’ono95,933 次观看 • 11 天前
Zimbabwe’s Vice President, General Constantino Chiwenga, who is embroiled in an increasingly bitter power struggle with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has issued an ominous warning that dragging the country in the wrong direction could result in bloodshed. The remarks come amid deepening tensions within ZANUPF over Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB 3), a highly controversial proposal widely seen as part of a broader attempt to extend Mnangagwa’s political influence beyond his current constitutional term limits. Critics argue that the proposed amendments would fundamentally alter Zimbabwe’s democratic framework by weakening direct presidential elections and creating pathways for an extension of executive power without a referendum. The growing fallout over CAB 3 has exposed sharp divisions within the ruling establishment, particularly between factions aligned to Mnangagwa and those believed to support Chiwenga, who is widely viewed as harbouring presidential ambitions of his own. The struggle is no longer being seen merely as an internal ZANUPF succession battle, but as a potentially destabilising conflict with serious national implications for governance, constitutionalism, and political stability. Chiwenga’s warning is likely to intensify concerns that Zimbabwe’s political tensions are entering a far more dangerous phase, especially in a country with a long history of violence linked to power transitions and contested authority. Constantino Chiwenga said people speak casually about war until they are confronted by its violence directly. He warned that once people are “dealt with”, they would then understand the true horror and consequences of war.
Hopewell Chin’ono93,261 次观看 • 13 天前
South Africans watching President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech like it was a deleted scene from The Wolf of Wall Street. 🤣🤣🤣 Leonardo DiCaprio: “I’M NOT LEAVING!!!” President Ramaphosa: “My fellow South Africans, I respectfully want to make it clear that I will not resign…” At this point somebody must just edit the two videos together with the crowd in Parliament beating tables like Wall Street traders. 🤣🤣🤣 The only thing missing is Julius Malema standing up at the back shouting: “SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!”🤣🤣🤣 President Cyril Ramaphosa watched Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street and truly said; “Yes. This is the energy I need.” 🤣🤣🤣
Hopewell Chin’ono167,042 次观看 • 23 天前
She is blonde, shem. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣But that is not an excuse for not understanding how the law works. I thought she is married to a lawyer. People really need to understand how the law works before insulting the police. In democratic societies, police officers do not just storm into private buildings because someone made a phone call saying there are drugs inside. They need a warrant signed by a court, unless there are exceptional emergency circumstances. That is called due process and protection from abuse of power. The example she gave about someone trying to shoot another person is completely different. If there is an immediate threat to life or an ongoing violent crime, police can enter without a warrant because there is an emergency and people could die. The law allows emergency intervention to save lives. But a tip-off about drugs is not automatically treated the same way as an active shooting. Otherwise anyone could make false accusations against neighbours, enemies, or political opponents, and police would be kicking down doors without judicial oversight. That is exactly why warrants exist in civilized societies, to prevent abuse of power and unlawful searches.
Hopewell Chin’ono181,830 次观看 • 25 天前
“Abahambe, vote for me and I will deal with ANC failed policies.” January, 2024. “I will never vote against the ANC President even if he is found guilty.” June, 2026. That is politicians for you, the real issue is not that they lie, the real issue is are you smart enough to know that you have been played.
Hopewell Chin’ono172,467 次观看 • 25 天前
Zimbabwe’s biggest funeral assurance group, Nyaradzo, has bought the Glen Forest cemetery, which will now be called the Sahwira Glen Forest Memorial Park. The Nyaradzo Group was founded by Zimbabwean serial entrepreneur Philip Mataranyika. The new Sahwira Glen Forest Memorial Park is being designed as far more than just a cemetery. The plans show a major transformation into a modern memorial estate with luxury-style gated entrances, landscaped gardens, a full crematorium, a large contemporary chapel complex and even a restaurant and bar overlooking water features and green spaces. Nyaradzo said it will create a peaceful, dignified environment where families can gather, remember loved ones and spend time together, rather than simply visiting a traditional burial ground. The architectural designs show that Nyaradzo wants to introduce a completely new standard for memorial parks in Zimbabwe, combining remembrance, hospitality, ceremony and modern infrastructure in one integrated space. The development also includes the construction of new paved internal roads, landscaped driveways, modern parking areas, pedestrian walkways and controlled access infrastructure designed to improve accessibility and the overall visitor experience, alongside water features and carefully planned green spaces aimed at creating a peaceful and organised memorial environment. It gives me great pleasure to see Zimbabweans building companies from scratch, which is exactly what Philip Mataranyika did, turning Nyaradzo into an international company operating across different countries. More often than not, we do not celebrate each other enough, yet every Zimbabwean should be proud to see companies like Nyaradzo achieving things like this. Congratulations to the Nyaradzo Group, and I wish you even more success in the future. Mataranyika has shown that black businessmen can create generational businesses capable of outliving their founders, something Zimbabwe desperately needs if it is to become a true economic success story. Building institutions that survive beyond individuals is how strong economies are created. Well done, Nyathi.
Hopewell Chin’ono95,138 次观看 • 20 天前
This is tragic and painful to watch. A South African telling another fellow South African that they cannot work in another South African province simply because they come from a different province. Someone once warned that when xenophobes and Afrophobes are done targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, they will eventually turn on fellow South Africans. That warning is now becoming reality. Imagine a black South African telling another black South African that they do not “look like people from this province”, therefore they cannot work there. How painful is that? To be told in your own country that you do not belong because of how you look, how you speak, or where you come from. This is backward. This is dangerous. This is a tragic failure of critical thinking and leadership. South African leaders should never allow this poison to grow. History has already shown us where this type of thinking leads. In Rwanda, people were divided, dehumanised and eventually butchered on the basis of identity and appearance. We should never allow Africa to move anywhere near that darkness again. What is happening is unacceptable on every level. It is heartbreaking as a black African to watch fellow black Africans treat each other this way. Those of us perceived to be elites are often insulated from this madness because we live in affluent areas and work internationally. But what about ordinary people trying to survive? Are we now saying a carpenter from Gauteng cannot travel to North West to look for work because he “does not look like people from there”? Come on. This is bad. Very bad. Africa cannot progress while people are taught to hate one another over provincial identities, ethnicity or nationality. Leaders across the continent must stand up firmly against this nonsense before it destroys communities and generations. Africa needs unity, dignity, tolerance and opportunity, not this shameful politics of division.
Hopewell Chin’ono79,406 次观看 • 18 天前
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This kind of behaviour in South Africa, a country seen by many Africans as a beacon of hope for the continent, is deeply disturbing and cannot be said to represent the values of the average South African. What we are witnessing is outright Afrophobia, where foreign nationals, many of them helpless, are being subjected to naked violence. They are being beaten with whips and fists, attacked simply for being outsiders, defenceless African nationals trying to live and work in the country. This is not strength, it is cowardice. These men reveal their own insecurity by targeting the vulnerable, while avoiding those who genuinely shape the economic conditions they complain about. They go after the weak because they are afraid of confronting real power. South African authorities must never tolerate this. It tarnishes the country’s image, undermines the rule of law, and projects South Africa as a place where violence is allowed to flourish unchecked. The response must be firm, swift, and unequivocal. Those responsible must be held accountable, and the state must make it clear that no one, regardless of nationality, can be subjected to such brutality.
Hopewell Chin’ono180,784 次观看 • 1 个月前