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President Zandile Dubula is illiterate
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Zandile Dubula desperately tried to hide her ignorance when asked to define "Frontline States." In such moments, it is better to admit, "I don't know," than to force a glaringly wrong answer. Her response was painful. On camera, she stammered: "It's leaders that want to…" before her partner intervened to rescue the moment.
Her interview confirmed what we have long suspected: Zandile is a mask for criminal syndicates. She represents the rot within the South African government. The Home Affairs Ministry is entangled with drug cartels and other criminal networks. Operation Dudula is layered with illicit activities that have captured the state.
Zandile is a useful pawn in a larger scheme. Criminals often use women as public faces to carry out their agendas. In Zandile, they found someone willing to front their operation. Her interview was painful to watch - she was clearly groomed to repeat talking points she did not understand.
She lacks the educational background to justify her hatred for black foreigners. Before the interview, she was coached on what to say. But when asked anything outside her script, she failed.
If Zandile understood how South Africa's independence was won - with undivided support from African states and the wider world - she would never speak such nonsense. But her ignorance gives her the confidence to speak. She complains about the influx of Ethiopians and Somalians, saying, "If there's war in Ethiopia, they must seek refuge in a neighbouring country." Then why didn't black South Africans seek refuge in Rhodesia?
If she were educated, she would know that Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia were champions of South Africa's liberation. The Frontline States - Angola, Zambia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and Botswana - suffered economically and militarily for sheltering South African exiles. Their infrastructure was bombed. Lives were lost. Yet they continued to assist, understanding the cost of freedom.
Now Zandile dares to call Somalians a nuisance. The audacity.
The Frontline States treated Africa as a borderless unit. Refugees received healthcare and social services unconditionally. Only Zaire and Malawi collaborated with the apartheid regime. Nigeria, meanwhile, trained South African students in medicine, engineering, and other disciplines - preparing them to take over institutions abandoned by departing white professionals.
In universities, South Africans were treated better than local students. Nigerian students were evicted from residences to make room for South African refugees. That generosity is now forgotten. Today, Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and Somalians are branded as criminals.
Zandile must understand: history repeats itself. She may soon find herself back in Magwegwe, Bulawayo. Her adopted country is fragile. Whatever remittances she enjoys now are temporary. Reality will sink in.
South Africa is more unstable than ever. A people's revolt is imminent. Zandile will likely blame Ndebeles for "crowding her space" in Soweto. She will claim Zimbabweans have invaded South Africa - without grasping the crisis her government is in.
The ANC is out of breath. Councils have failed to deliver basic services. Operation Dudula is a distraction. What has the ANC delivered since 1994? Schools? Hospitals? Roads? Energy? Nothing. They are living large off apartheid infrastructure. The people will not wait for the next election to show them the door.
Corruption is entrenched in every arm of government. If a president can lie so openly, believing black South Africans will not notice, it is only a matter of time before the system collapses. Reading South African media carefully, the ANC is silently admitting failure. They are asking the DA to take over Johannesburg Council. The DA will accept - but it will not stop there.
Zandile must research now which village in Matabeleland she comes from - before it is too late.
Painting a gloomy picture of South Africa is not entirely accurate. South Africa is not Zimbabwe. While Zimbabwe's intelligentsia left for greener pastures, South Africa's intellectuals remain at home. Serious debates are taking place about how to renew the nation. Ramaphosa cannot silence the masses. The black population has lost all trust in him.
Yes, black foreigners must be documented. But denying them medical services is barbaric. Lives have been lost because people were refused early clinical attention. Africans must learn to treat each other with dignity.
In Germany, undocumented migrants are deported. But if medical assistance is needed, it is given first. Deportation happens only when the person is well again. So, who is exercising Ubuntu here?
I understand your effort to distance South Africa from the rest of Africa. You believe all states north of the Limpopo are primitive. You think South Africa is an island - an outpost of civilization. But it will not be long before you realize: you are part of us. Very soon, you will be Makwerekweres overnight - seeking refuge in the very countries you now despise.
Her interview confirmed what we have long suspected: Zandile is a mask for criminal syndicates. She represents the rot within the South African government. The Home Affairs Ministry is entangled with drug cartels and other criminal networks. Operation Dudula is layered with illicit activities that have captured the state.
Zandile is a useful pawn in a larger scheme. Criminals often use women as public faces to carry out their agendas. In Zandile, they found someone willing to front their operation. Her interview was painful to watch - she was clearly groomed to repeat talking points she did not understand.
She lacks the educational background to justify her hatred for black foreigners. Before the interview, she was coached on what to say. But when asked anything outside her script, she failed.
If Zandile understood how South Africa's independence was won - with undivided support from African states and the wider world - she would never speak such nonsense. But her ignorance gives her the confidence to speak. She complains about the influx of Ethiopians and Somalians, saying, "If there's war in Ethiopia, they must seek refuge in a neighbouring country." Then why didn't black South Africans seek refuge in Rhodesia?
If she were educated, she would know that Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia were champions of South Africa's liberation. The Frontline States - Angola, Zambia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and Botswana - suffered economically and militarily for sheltering South African exiles. Their infrastructure was bombed. Lives were lost. Yet they continued to assist, understanding the cost of freedom.
Now Zandile dares to call Somalians a nuisance. The audacity.
The Frontline States treated Africa as a borderless unit. Refugees received healthcare and social services unconditionally. Only Zaire and Malawi collaborated with the apartheid regime. Nigeria, meanwhile, trained South African students in medicine, engineering, and other disciplines - preparing them to take over institutions abandoned by departing white professionals.
In universities, South Africans were treated better than local students. Nigerian students were evicted from residences to make room for South African refugees. That generosity is now forgotten. Today, Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and Somalians are branded as criminals.
Zandile must understand: history repeats itself. She may soon find herself back in Magwegwe, Bulawayo. Her adopted country is fragile. Whatever remittances she enjoys now are temporary. Reality will sink in.
South Africa is more unstable than ever. A people's revolt is imminent. Zandile will likely blame Ndebeles for "crowding her space" in Soweto. She will claim Zimbabweans have invaded South Africa - without grasping the crisis her government is in.
The ANC is out of breath. Councils have failed to deliver basic services. Operation Dudula is a distraction. What has the ANC delivered since 1994? Schools? Hospitals? Roads? Energy? Nothing. They are living large off apartheid infrastructure. The people will not wait for the next election to show them the door.
Corruption is entrenched in every arm of government. If a president can lie so openly, believing black South Africans will not notice, it is only a matter of time before the system collapses. Reading South African media carefully, the ANC is silently admitting failure. They are asking the DA to take over Johannesburg Council. The DA will accept - but it will not stop there.
Zandile must research now which village in Matabeleland she comes from - before it is too late.
Painting a gloomy picture of South Africa is not entirely accurate. South Africa is not Zimbabwe. While Zimbabwe's intelligentsia left for greener pastures, South Africa's intellectuals remain at home. Serious debates are taking place about how to renew the nation. Ramaphosa cannot silence the masses. The black population has lost all trust in him.
Yes, black foreigners must be documented. But denying them medical services is barbaric. Lives have been lost because people were refused early clinical attention. Africans must learn to treat each other with dignity.
In Germany, undocumented migrants are deported. But if medical assistance is needed, it is given first. Deportation happens only when the person is well again. So, who is exercising Ubuntu here?
I understand your effort to distance South Africa from the rest of Africa. You believe all states north of the Limpopo are primitive. You think South Africa is an island - an outpost of civilization. But it will not be long before you realize: you are part of us. Very soon, you will be Makwerekweres overnight - seeking refuge in the very countries you now despise.
Source - Nomazulu Thata
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