Tag Archives: South Africa

So long, South Africa, and thanks for all the fish…

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I gave 10 years to fighting corruption. Unfortunately, no one stood with me in a meaningful way. South Africa is broken. Maybe, in a different way, I am too.  But I don’t regret having represented what I believe in. The best lesson I learned was minimalism. Most material things don’t matter. I would like to own a small fridge but there’s no need for a car or a big TV. I’ve handled 6-months of lockdown well. I’ve spent so much time alone, much longer than that, that I don’t need … Read the full article…

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Cape school principal’s emotional and logical appeal to close schools

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This letter is essential coronavirus reading whilst over 300 Western Cape schools are closed, several due to community protesting! Envil Wertheim, a Mitchell’s Plain principal, exposes the double standards between poor and rich students. He explains in great detail why poor schools, such as his, are not coronavirus ready. His criticism for the Western Cape Education Department and MEC Debbie Schafer is scathing. “Learners back at schools is not working! My name is Envil Wertheim. I am the principal of Aloe High School, a school in Mitchell’s Plain. We are … Read the full article…

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Anti-Lockdown Permit: LFN’s Reyno de Beer loses control on ENCA news

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Last night’s coronavirus news broadcast by eNCA was contentious. News anchor Sally Burdett obviously intended discrediting Reyno de Beer from the Liberty Fighters Network (LFN). He lost control, made a fool of himself and his movement. This discusses what happened, mentions the anti-lockdown permit LFN has issued, and expresses my personal unhappiness with conspiracy theorists and Media that doesn’t get us the facts we need. THE ANTI-CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN PERMIT The LFN recently made itself known when it challenged the coronavirus lockdown in court, and won the first round. The case … Read the full article…

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Graph shows South Africa’s coronavirus cases climbing quickly

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Deathly Reminder: It’s says a lot about human nature that what was happening in the USA and Europe a month ago was daily news, but as the coronavirus spreads southwards, it’s almost forgotten. Mexico’s deaths are an alarming 25,060, and they’re adding approximately 900 per day. Our South African dead may ‘only’ be 2,294 but that’s more than a 400% increase the past month. After Brazil was where we are now, it took them one month to reach 17,000 dead, and another month to get to where they are now, … Read the full article…

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South African Tourism closed until 2021!

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I was a strong supporter of the initial lockdown but this is insane. Approximately 7-million people would be affected. 9% of GDP. Towns such as Knysna would cease to exist. You may as well plant trees on the N2 and call it quits. Why would Government make such an insane statement during a period of obvious uncertainty? What’s the purpose of not shutting up when you don’t have the facts to make a decision? This is bound to give legs to conspiracy and the damn electioneering DA valid argument. If … Read the full article…

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