There's a whole system of organizations formed to keep black people out of participation in the mainstream economy

Cyndi Lauper tells The Guardian she doesn’t believe in cancel culture and doesn’t regret approving Nicki Minaj’s sample of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” over her political views: “The fact that she did ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ musically – it’s a political thing anyway, babes. Girls just want to have fun. They’re entitled to a joyful experience in this world. Like it or not, we’re here. We’re not going out in the rice fields any more. Yes, rise up and put your foot down, and she did. I don’t know what she’s doing now. But I still don’t think you cancel people, because otherwise there’s no room for discussion. If you want people to listen to you, you need to listen to people. If you don’t let people evolve, what are you doing?”

Tyla via instagram story “Me telling my kids one day that when I was in my 20s, I became a pop star Left Africa Travelled the world Wore sand to an event Got 2 🏆 Water Performed with VS angel wings Sang at the World Cup Have everyone and they mama doing Bacardi Did whatever I wanted Took over a theme park Went on stream Moved around with security lol what Do whatever will make 80 year old you smirk”

Here is a radical thought: is it time to think about South Africa from a zero base? No nation has ever successfully built its future by focusing so heavily on the rear-view mirror that it missed the road ahead. The past is a vital reference point, but it is immutable. To thrive, South Africa must consider zero-based strategic planning. A disclaimer on my lens: as someone operating across markets and regions, I have a wider view than most. Fact: Capital flows where the future is actively being engineered. Zero-based strategic planning means taking a fixed point in time (today, now) and designing an inspirational, multi-dimensional economy from scratch. It means asking: "If we were building South Africa today for the 2030s and beyond, what infrastructure and policies do we need?" Sceptics will say our historical scars of colonialism & structural discrimination run too deep to allow a blank-slate approach. I wouldn't dismiss history, but economic history shows that the nations that suffered the deepest institutional trauma benefited most from this pivot. Look at Singapore. In 1965, newly independent & reeling from colonial neglect, its nominal GDP per capita was roughly $500 USD, on a par with South Africa at the time. It had zero natural resources, high unemployment (close to 9%), and deep ethnic fractures. Sounds familiar, anyone? Instead of obsessing over its lack of assets, Singapore’s Economic Development Board, established in 1961, pivoted from scratch. It abandoned standard import substitution and built a hyper-modern, export-led tech manufacturing hub. By 1990, GDP per capita had reached $13,000. But Vusi, that Singapore is unique. Who else can you reference? They are deeply unpopular now, but let me look at the United Arab Emirates. Upon federation in 1971, they recognised that a nation built solely on finite oil rents was structurally unsustainable. They chose to use oil to fund a non-oil future, transforming into an open, global corridor. Today, the UAE’s intensive diversification strategies mean that the non-oil sector drives over 70% of its GDP. Look at the Asia Pacific: South Korea in 1962. Devastated by colonisation and war, its per-capita Gross National Product was a meagre $87 USD. It had virtually no natural resources and a tiny domestic market. Its history could have paralysed it. Instead, through targeted, forward-looking industrial plans, it systematically shifted from basic agriculture to heavy industry and, ultimately, technology. Today, it stands as a dominant, highly inclusive top-15 global economy. Even post-Soviet Europe offers a blueprint. In 1991, Estonia emerged from decades of systemic occupation with obsolete infrastructure. Rather than trying to update old, broken systems, it launched the "Tiger Leap" (Tiigrihüpe) initiative in 1996. Estonia allocated 1% of GDP strictly to digital infrastructure and schools. It built a paperless state from scratch. Today, 100% of its public services are online, and digital signatures alone save the country 2% of its GDP annually. It skipped the legacy phase entirely. What connects Singapore, the UAE, South Korea, and Estonia? They all experienced deep historic trauma, resource scarcity, or sudden disruptions. Yet each chose to build its national strategy around future opportunities, not past injuries. South Africa possesses unparalleled latent talent, a geostrategic position connecting continents, and a youthful population ready for the modern digital economy. But we are stalling our engine by litigating the past instead of building the macro case for our future. I am not saying forget the past. I am saying dont live there. Zero-based planning doesn't erase history; it honours past sacrifices by ensuring they weren't made in vain. It is time for our generation of leaders to stop managing decline & start intentionally designing an inclusive, future-focused South African miracle Ngibulaleni ke. VT🇿🇦

Unemployed South Africans are still printing Z83s and making countless copies of documents to certify. Instead of building an online system linked to Home Affairs, DBE and DHET, they decided to use money to build a system for illegal foreigners.

Not just rich — crazy rich. From Jon M. Chu and Adele Lim, #CrazyRichAsians will continue as an HBO Original Series starting production in 2027. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng, and Michelle Yeoh reprise their roles based on Kevin Kwan's bestselling books.

Seeking asylum in a xenophobic country is wild

EDITORIAL | The AU report has found no inherent xenophobia in South Africa and urged stronger migration management ebx.sh/lGQSeJ

EXPOSED: Eswatini secretly releasing United States (US) deportees at night to South Africa through informal border crossings after pocketing about R100million from Donald Trump administration, Loatian allegedly took flight to his home country.swazilandnews.co.za/articles…

Let’s say they’re running away from War in their countries Where are their woman and children since they are in danger… 😩

There’s no “best” township. Konke umsangano owenziwa iGroup Areas Act.

HIV deaths have increased in Kenya since USA reduced foreign aid.

I will be giving my xenophobic vote to ActionSA.

There was a shutdown on the 30th of June and it was directly aimed at illegal immigration but we all know how you guys felt about that

Honestly, im over immigrants loudly calling Black Americans lazy You left YOUR homeland to pursue success in America, benefited from rights WE fought for, then turn around and bash us? Please…. We fought for ours You could’ve stayed home and fought for yours, Bye Davinchi.

My best friend is so financially savvy and I really admire that about him. Everything he does is so planned out. He got his place fully furnished within two months or so because he’s been planning the move almost a year in advance. We had a conversation about cars and he told me how he’d test whether he can afford one or not and it made perfect sense. Get an estimate of the instalment you’d pay for the car you want, add fuel and insurance costs to that amount. Once you have that figure then try saving that amount for the next 6 months. If you can then go ahead and buy the car and use those savings as a deposit. If you can’t save that amount every month then you can’t afford the car. Realest nigga I know.

As a Black British guy who has lived in Egypt for the past three years, let me say one thing: I don’t belong anywhere, and I never have. I’ve experienced anti-Black racism here. I was once refused housing because a landlord assumed I was Sudanese and decided my British passport must be fake because I’m Black despite my strong accent. I’ve been called racial slurs, fetishised, degraded and treated as though my dignity were negotiable. But this didn’t begin in Egypt, and abuse has never belonged to one race. I’ve experienced abuse and exclusion from people who look like me too. Even within my own family, belonging has always been complicated. I come from a Black family with roots stretching across Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Kenya, China, Vietnam and Finland. I’ve always been the darkest person in my family. My siblings are often read as mixed in ways that I’m not. I grew up standing out even in the private space where I was supposed to blend in. So when people say things like “go back to your own people,” I genuinely wonder what that is supposed to mean. Which people? I was born and raised in Britain. Britain is the culture that formed me, and yet being Black means I can still be treated as though I don’t quite belong there. If I went to Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Kenya or elsewhere in Africa, sharing ancestry or skin colour would not suddenly make me culturally native. I would still be the British guy. And then add being gay to the equation. Blackness does not guarantee acceptance in Black spaces. Being gay does not guarantee acceptance in gay spaces either. That’s the uncomfortable reality for some of us. There is no race, country, sexuality or community I can point to and say, “These are my people, therefore I will unquestionably belong here.” I’ve stopped looking for that. I make a life wherever I am, find the people I connect with, and keep going. Maybe belonging, for some of us, isn’t something we inherit. Maybe it’s something we have to build.

Hating Nicki cause she supports Trump yet you don’t have the same energy for your grandparents who are still voting for the ANC ?!

She said sike😭😭

….we can love whoever we choose. Please. Be so fr.