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The NHC Gauteng Deployee, Commander Luther Lebelo, addressed a Workers’ Day Observation at Kagisanong Hall in Lewisham, Kagiso, Gauteng. He said the Police Minister sealed President Ramaphosa’ Phala Phala case because business interests allegedly paid R1 billion to make him president. His mandate is to destroy State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)...

14,703 次观看 • 1 年前 •via X (Twitter)

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Frans Mphahlele Sekonya1 年前

He studied Malemas speech and he's now presenting it without even changing words 🙄😅🤣🤣aii

Nhlanhleni Zondi 的头像
Nhlanhleni Zondi1 年前

Gwazaaaa Mkhonto Wesizwe ⚔️🗡️✊🏿🖤💚🖤💚🖤💚✊🏿🗡️⚔️ Gwazaaaa

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spovapo1 年前

Well articulated analysis

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Vaccinations1 年前

This guy doesn't know that the SOEs were collapsed by Zuma himself

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Vinny1 年前

I like him his revolutionary and make sense. Good luck to him(Luther) and mkp..

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Gupta1 年前

We hear u Comrade. But the question is, what are you going to this time to prevent this SOE Privatization by Cyril. We have heard enough of it. We now want action. Not cheap politics.

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To hell with neo-nazis and rightwing lunatics1 年前

Stop spreading fake rubbish.

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Lefty Letsoalo1 年前

Telkom never shut down public phones, public phones became useless after access to mobile phones increased. Tje business model of fixed line is dead… Telkom also killed itself through its incompetence.

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Lebogang1 年前

Its workers day not phalaphala day please

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tell no lies1 年前

It’s so foolish that yiu want us to believe Cyril is bought, yet denying Zuma 9 wasted years simply because Zuma is on your side. Parastatals cropped during Zuma error

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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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2,009,836 次观看 • 2 年前

The cab driver who assaulted a 75-year-old man in Thane — seen in a video that went viral and prompted Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to seek stringent action — was tracked down through a sting operation by Shiv Sena workers who posed as customers seeking a ride. The victim, Sarosh Dastoor, has fractured his right leg and is recovering at Jupiter Hospital. Workers used the vehicle’s registration number to get the car owner’s contact details, then called him pretending to book a cab to Lalbaug in Parel. The owner passed on driver Nishant Shukla’s number. When Shukla was contacted, he agreed to the trip and rode to the designated spot on his motorcycle. Party workers identified and detained him there before handing him over to police. “Using the registration number of the vehicle, we obtained the address and contact details of the car owner. One of our workers called the owner pretending to be a customer seeking a ride to Lalbaug in Parel. The owner then shared Shukla’s mobile number. When contacted, Shukla agreed to take the trip and as he was roaming on his bike in the vicinity, he arrived at the designated location on his motorcycle, assuring that he would be bringing his car. As soon as he reached there, party workers identified and detained him before handing him over to the police,” said local Shiv Sena leader Nitesh Patole, who was among those involved in tracing the accused. Workers from the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction were also part of the search. The Vartak Nagar police have charged Shukla under Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He has been remanded to two days of police custody. The case was registered on the complaint of a member of the search team, as Dastoor has not personally filed a complaint. Police said his statement has not been recorded yet as he is still recovering physically and emotionally, and will be taken once he is in a better condition. The assault took place near Jupiter Hospital in Thane West around 8 pm on Tuesday, when Dastoor and his wife were on an evening walk outside their residential building. Shukla was allegedly gargling and spitting repeatedly on the road when Dastoor objected. An argument turned violent and Shukla allegedly began abusing and assaulting the senior citizen. Eyewitness Ganesh Jadhav, who runs a coconut stall near the spot, said the altercation escalated quickly. “The cab driver was standing near his vehicle and was allegedly gargling water and repeatedly spitting on the road. Dastoor objected to his behaviour and requested him not to spit in public places. An argument ensued, which quickly turned violent after Shukla allegedly began abusing and assaulting the senior citizen,” Jadhav said. Amit Samanta, a manager at a nearby shop, said he rushed out after hearing the commotion. “It was closing time and I heard an altercation outside the shop. The customer in the shop rushed out. I also came and saw a man assaulting the senior citizen, who then fell on the footpath. The same customer intervened, stopped the fight and took the injured man to Jupiter Hospital in his car as he had sustained injuries to his right leg,” Samanta said. Dastoor and his wife live alone in a housing society near the hospital. A security guard at the building said he had worked there for three years and saw the elderly couple on their evening walks almost every day. Shinde called the Thane Police Commissioner seeking stringent action, including the addition of an attempt to murder charge given the gravity of the offence. MP Shrikant Shinde spoke to Dastoor over a video call at the hospital, inquired about his health and assured him of support. Despite approaches from multiple political parties, Dastoor has declined political support. Patole said Shukla later claimed he turned violent after Dastoor allegedly abused him in English.

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150,257 次观看 • 4 个月前

We've had no load shedding for over six months and everyone's wondering how the problem got fixed "so quickly" when we've been saddled with load shedding for 17 years 🤯 I'll tell you one thing about Mteto Nyati, he's a really nice guy when you meet him but you can feel the fire in his eyes when he talks about our country and Eskom 🔥 A few weeks ago, I attended the launch of Bruce Whitfield' new book called "The One Thing". Bruce decided to use this precious time to interview Mteto. What struck me most was how seriously Mteto took his role of Eskom Chairman. I know that might sound strange but if you consider how long we all had to endure load shedding, and when you look at how SOE's have been run in general, no wonder everyone is so skeptical. That is, until you hear Mteto speak on the topic and more importantly, you feel the intensity with which he speaks. I guess everyone is wanting to better understand the "secret recipe" that has brought load shedding to an unexpected end. Here's how I understood the process: ✅ Mteto and his fellow board members took the role seriously and therefore, it all started with intent. They also took a few weeks to try understand what the problems were from a first principles perspective. ✅ They decided the biggest issue was the problem statement they inherited. They had to change this before doing any work. Vision and strategy before execution. ✅ Mteto and the board went back to basics. They engaged with government on policy that would allow them to work with original equipment manufacturers, they went out of their way to serve Eskom leaders rather than the other way around, and the stuck to their plan despite the noise. There were many other take-aways from the night but the point is, here we are with no load shedding for six months. By every metric, the turn around has been almost miraculous, except it's not. If you EVER want an example of why leadership matters, look no further than the turnaround at Eskom. It genuinely starts at the top and we should protect leaders like Mteto at all costs. PS. Both Bruce and Mteto will be speaking at the Suits & Sneakers Main Event on 13 November which is taking place is exactly three weeks from now. Just come join us and be part of something lekker. And you can buy Bruce's new book on the day:

Mark Sham

14,440 次观看 • 2 年前

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11,368 次观看 • 8 个月前

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43,116 次观看 • 6 个月前

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56,275 次观看 • 3 个月前

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240,865 次观看 • 2 天前

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29,502 次观看 • 5 个月前

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1,012,106 次观看 • 3 个月前

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Aisar

1,078,245 次观看 • 3 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’ono

97,755 次观看 • 4 个月前