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Johannesburg and Cape Town
Joined February 2012
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Vote on evidence, not promises. Ask yourself the same question of a political party: What have you actually delivered on water, electrical power, roads, safety and security - is there proof? Untested claims should not decide your vote. #governance #leadership #SouthAfrica
As SA citizens prepare to vote, look beyond party promises. Are political parties disciplined, reliable, orderly, consistent and effective? Most importantly, are they delivering on their commitments? Policies matter. But evidence of service delivery matters more. #governance
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Consider if this is acceptable...consider the importance of good governance. If the governance of any organisation is not seen, managed, measured, independently assessed, audited and reported - it really not worth much. In fact, does it even exist? #governance @Newzroom405
[WATCH] Joburg Mayor Dada Morero says the city is gradually moving towards operating its own fleet of water tankers, to reduce reliance on contractors. He says 20 tankers procured in 2025 are already operational, while a further 16 are being rolled out in phases. #Newzroom405
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Thousands of more jobs now on the line! CGF warned about this years ago, few people heeded the warnings and now it's here. The costs are high, and damages priceless! For as long as good #governance is not embraced from the top, expect epic socio-economic disaster ahead!
#SAoutOfAgoa #MembershipTerminated1Jan2027 #ANCFailedSA It is a total disaster that SA’s membership of Agoa will be terminated on 1 Jan 2027. The VF Plus did our outmost to save our membership but the incompetence of those in charge of our International Relations prevailed @maroelamedia @Netwerk24 @iol
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Another PIC/GEPF investment failure. Concor has gone into business rescue after receiving R1.8 billion in investment funding from the GEPF. It's starting to look like the state has been using these funds to artificially create black owned consortiums and keep companies (and jobs) that would otherwise be dead in the water alive. Unfortunately, this strategy is collapsing. Most likely because of the insistence that these companies not be run by the most capable but by the most politically expedient skin colour. Which begs the question - how much of the paper value of the PIC and GEPF translates into real value? businesstech.co.za/news/busi…
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It's the same story... #Governance that is kept under dark covers, and reports that are altered to suit a particular narrative, are carefully masked to present a different picture. Allowing this to occur, even sporadically, will cause great damage, and failure!
R692.6 million of your pension money. One construction company. Now in business rescue. In 2017 the PIC backed a BEE consortium that bought Murray & Roberts' construction arm, renamed Concor. The PIC's own list of distressed investments shows R692.6m put into Concor in May 2017 and August 2019, marked "Turnaround". It didn't turn around. In May 2024, the GEPF bought out the private shareholders in what the Competition Tribunal called a rescue deal "to avoid its possible liquidation". That left government workers' pensions (81.25%) and the UIF (18.75%) owning the whole company. On 6 October 2026, Concor went into business rescue anyway. So the private partners were bought out, and public servants and the unemployment fund were left holding it. Why it matters: the PIC invests government workers' retirement savings. Who signed off on this, and how much is lost? The GEPF members deserve an answer. #PIC #GEPF #Concor
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As SA citizens prepare to vote, look beyond party promises. Are political parties disciplined, reliable, orderly, consistent and effective? Most importantly, are they delivering on their commitments? Policies matter. But evidence of service delivery matters more. #governance
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This reprehensible parliamentarian, @Mngxitama2, should know that @afriforum’s legal team is coming for him in a big way. I have just instructed our legal team to determine the most appropriate legal course of action and proceed accordingly. These hateful statements about an Afrikaner farmer who was brutally tortured are no political game. We are prepared to commit every resource necessary to ensure that he is brought to book.
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This level of leadership and thinking won't repair failed governance in South Africa. As lamented by Justice Madlanga a few days ago, "drastic" intervention is required to bring the country to a level where real change occurs and to benefit the nation. #governance #corruption – at Somerset West, South Africa
Can someone please translate for me. I do not speak moron.
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Good governance underpins social order... Has good governance has lost its way in South Africa? #governance #leadership – at Somerset West, South Africa
When you listen to Professor Teffo you would realise how deep in sh*t the ANC put us. It is clear most of this political parties ate the wrong money. He raised something very important. Something that I once asked myself and I am sure most of you also did ask yourselves. Remember the 30th June deadline? Some of the foreigners from most of the countries left except Somalians, Bangladeshians, Ethiopians. It makes sense that they are funding some of this political parties and that is why they are protecting and speaking for them. Shame on this political parties for sacrificing their people for their own selfish reasons. I wish South Africans can wake up.
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The provisions of citizen rights contained in the SA Constitution provide false comfort if they aren't upheld, moreover a lived reality. Many now see this, including the failure of the government to ensure proper consequences against those who violate these rights! #governance – at Somerset West, South Africa
🇿🇦Lex Libertas has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to publicly condemn the brutal attack on North West farmer Donovan Marx and to engage civil society on combating farm attacks. In the letter, Lex Libertas points out that President Ramaphosa has previously condemned particularly brutal incidents of violent crime, including the recent killings of women in Ekurhuleni and calls on him to respond similarly to the attack on Marx. ‘The President has spoken out against other incidents of brutal violence. We believe the victims of farm attacks deserve the same recognition & commitment to justice’ Ernst Roets, Executive Director Lex Libertas. Read the full media statement here: lexlibertas.org.za/media/lex…
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Interesting developments...watch this space! Governance must be visible, managed, measured and independently corroborated and audited! #governance – at Somerset West, South Africa
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South Africa is likely to face punitive measures through a reduction in the number of products eligible for duty-free access under AGOA. I believe strongly in good governance and in the principle that public resources should be used for the purposes for which they were intended. However, that does not appear to be what the United States is currently demanding of South Africa - perhaps because the country is not, at this moment, viewed as a model of sound governance. This distinction is precisely why I took issue with your statement.
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“Potholes will be there because we live in the situation of a climate change there are rains water the the streets get washed out” ANC SG Fikile Mbalula “We are not talking something that you know is falling from the sky we talking about what government is going to do to help” @MbalulaFikile
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This statement made on X today may well explain the misconceptions of governance, and its undervalued importance: "The US has tabled five specific issues it wants South Africa to address; governance is not among them." #Governance underpins each of the five issues. #leadership – at Sir Lowry's Pass, South Africa
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Politics can lift or limit a country. Local elections on 04 Nov 2026 let voters judge leaders on governance and delivery, not loyalty alone. Performance over heroes - your vote shapes the future of South Africa. #LGE2026 #governance – at Sir Lowry's Pass, South Africa
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The failure of good governance is the single biggest stumbling block stopping SA govt from restoring healthy relations with the West. SA businesses must now decide whether to confront Pretoria with clear ultimatums for real reform, or accept further decline. #governance #FDI – at Sir Lowry's Pass, South Africa
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The failure of good governance is the single biggest stumbling block stopping SA govt from restoring healthy relations with the West. SA businesses must now decide whether to confront Pretoria with clear ultimatums for real reform, or accept further decline. #governance #FDI – at Sir Lowry's Pass, South Africa
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QUESTION: If 30 of SA's business leaders were put into a room to resolve SA's economic problems, could they solve them? CONDITION: No politicians, no media in the room. ANSWER: Yes! #governance #FDI #leadership #AGOA @USAmbRSA @elonmusk @alechogg @RobertHersov @Dawie_Roodt – at Sir Lowry's Pass, South Africa
SA going down the wrong road - stuffing around with the US isn't a good idea. Hostility to the West won't end well. FDI will be negatively affected, and unemployment escalate yet further! Dark road ahead! @USAmbRSA @alechogg @elonmusk #governance #FDI youtu.be/OJ4f9f1On6I?si=fDL4…
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SA going down the wrong road - stuffing around with the US isn't a good idea. Hostility to the West won't end well. FDI will be negatively affected, and unemployment escalate yet further! Dark road ahead! @USAmbRSA @alechogg @elonmusk #governance #FDI youtu.be/OJ4f9f1On6I?si=fDL4… – at Sir Lowry's Pass, South Africa
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