SA Politics Thread Part 11: The GNU Normal

[Lupus]

Here's government's plan for South Africa's ARV-contaminated water | The Citizen

ARV concentrations in certain water sources have surpassed safe limits.

www.citizen.co.za

Damn how much ARVs???

 

[ToxicBunny]

Here's government's plan for South Africa's ARV-contaminated water | The Citizen

ARV concentrations in certain water sources have surpassed safe limits.

www.citizen.co.za

Damn how much ARVs???

Jees louise...

How much of the ARVs are just flushed down the toilets and stuff, or how much just passes through the body?

 

[Lupus]

Jees louise...

How much of the ARVs are just flushed down the toilets and stuff, or how much just passes through the body?

Exactly, I'm gathering it's passed through the body, but how much? Cause damn, no wonder Mbeki said have radishes

 

[ghaye]

Exactly, I'm gathering it's passed through the body, but how much? Cause damn, no wonder Mbeki said have radishes

That's coz he couldn't spell parabellum.

 

[ShaunSA]

You heard the woman, we need to behave while they get us off the greylist that we got the country onto...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945389221331489195

Grey excellence to go with Grey list

Some of the comments

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945410687682900042

 

[ShaunSA]

Here's government's plan for South Africa's ARV-contaminated water | The Citizen

ARV concentrations in certain water sources have surpassed safe limits.

www.citizen.co.za

Damn how much ARVs???

We can all be safe now!

 

[Unhappy1]

What a mess.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945399833998536825

 

[ShaunSA]

Wenzeni uRamapanties?

 

[Next Thing]

Close to 300,000 South Africans lost jobs between January and March this year. This is the highest number of job losses recorded over any quarter.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1944822250848317615

There is another 100000 expected in the auto/agriculture sectors

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945404332175753370

 

[dualmeister]

There is another 100000 expected in the auto/agriculture sectors

The wine industry is going to suffer

 

[Nom Chompsky]

How is that "We will not be bullied" mantra working out?

https://www.news24.com/business/economy/trumps-tariffs-put-100000-jobs-at-risk-in-south-africa-central-bank-chief-says-20250716-0543

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945428199136977084

 

[R13...]

So, Pepfar might be saved?

 

[Unhappy1]

How is that "We will not be bullied" mantra working out?

https://www.news24.com/business/economy/trumps-tariffs-put-100000-jobs-at-risk-in-south-africa-central-bank-chief-says-20250716-0543

Brave to think the ANC actually cares about job losses, the Jonas ordeal is pretty clear proof they dont GAF.

 

[TheChamp]

The trick is not to play with the lowlifes, deal with them, swiftly and decisively.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945081773622485172

 

[ToxicBunny]

How is that "We will not be bullied" mantra working out?

https://www.news24.com/business/economy/trumps-tariffs-put-100000-jobs-at-risk-in-south-africa-central-bank-chief-says-20250716-0543

Well technically we aren't being bullied, and those 100k should be thankful they have a government that loves them when they get R350 a month now.

 

[Unhappy1]

Well technically we aren't being bullied, and those 100k should be thankful they have a government that loves them when they get R350 a month now.

If they are really lucky they might even get a tap too.

 

[ToxicBunny]

If they are really lucky they might even get a tap too.

Oh I was thinking that they might get a toilet per 2000 of them if they were lucky, and Squirrel will even do the ribbon cutting cos he's good like that you know.

 

[Quicks]

How is that "We will not be bullied" mantra working out?

https://www.news24.com/business/economy/trumps-tariffs-put-100000-jobs-at-risk-in-south-africa-central-bank-chief-says-20250716-0543

They will come to the conclusion that more BEE, will fix this situation.