SA Politics Thread Part 11: The GNU Normal

[TheChamp]

You forgot merc in the picture

Personally when I am buying a car I also dont mind cheap prices from that perspective

From a different viewpoint and looking at what is good for the country a lot of cars manufactured here are exported which is then translated into foreign earnings.
1. The 30% , potentially 40% tarrif rate for the US could kill a lot of that income and cost jobs. Merc is being hit hard with this. Figures I saw is that they current export 90% to the USA
2. Potentially it could cause the manufacturers of cars to stop operations in South Africa as it is now too expensive and move those manufacturing plants to countries where conditions are better. This is not only tarrifs but also the difficult business climate brought in with BEE and unions.
2. Importing cars is not good for the country. It generates minimal jobs and depletes forex holdings and will widens the defecit.

Car margins in South AFrica are actually fairly tight. Bringing in subsidised cheap cars does not help this and could kill all South African based operations

It's the MB in my post.

I get all that about importing cars not being good for the economy, what I cannot stand is the hypocrisy, we have been importing cars since forever and our Chinese critics were buying those cars without a care for the local industry, the local industry itself didn't care much because those were not offering any competition being just as overpriced.

The Chinese comes in and all of a sudden we care so much about the local industry? Ke hana bomenemene.

 

[TheChamp]

Nobuhle Nkabane is now the fall guy being thrown under the bus and if we push her too hard, she might spill the beans.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1947507806191685748

 

[ToxicBunny]

Nobuhle Nkabane is now the fall guy being thrown under the bus and if we push her too hard, she might spill the beans.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1947507806191685748

No shyte hey...

Of course she was acting at the ANCs behest and Squirrel had to find a way to make her "go away" without pissing on his support base... expect her to quietly get a cushy role somewhere else in government.

 

[TheChamp]

No shyte hey...

Of course she was acting at the ANCs behest and Squirrel had to find a way to make her "go away" without pissing on his support base... expect her to quietly get a cushy role somewhere else in government.

Maybe when it's time to go to jail she will spill the beans, unless Cyril manages to get hold of the prosecution and the judges.

In other news Cyril has just conveniently suspended a top prosecutor in Gauteng...

 

[Next Thing]

It's the MB in my post.

I get all that about importing cars not being good for the economy, what I cannot stand is the hypocrisy, we have been importing cars since forever and our Chinese critics were buying those cars without a care for the local industry, the local industry itself didn't care much because those were not offering any competition being just as overpriced.

The Chinese comes in and all of a sudden we care so much about the local industry? Ke hana bomenemene.

South AFrica is not a cheap country for manufacturing
The all of a sudden is the 30% tarrifs coming in for a major export partner
Like it or not this will hurt the country

 

[ToxicBunny]

Maybe when it's time to go to jail she will spill the beans, unless Cyril manages to get hold of the prosecution and the judges.

In other news Cyril has just conveniently suspended a top prosecutor in Gauteng...

Nope, she is a good comrade and will fall on her sword, even like uBaba

 

[Next Thing]

Nobuhle Nkabane is now the fall guy being thrown under the bus and if we push her too hard, she might spill the beans.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1947507806191685748

She needs to be subpeoned by Parliament

 

[ShaunSA]

In other news Cyril has just conveniently suspended a top prosecutor in Gauteng...

The word you are looking for is promptly. Cyril has just promptly suspended a top prosecutor in Gauteng

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Nobuhle Nkabane is now the fall guy being thrown under the bus and if we push her too hard, she might spill the beans.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1947507806191685748

Nkabane is tiny fish. Big fish buffalo still at large.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Nkabane is tiny fish. Big fish buffalo still at large.

You need to find the nearest couch, that is where the buffalo likes to hang out.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

In other news Cyril has just conveniently suspended a top prosecutor in Gauteng...

I didn't see DA tweet taking credit for his suspension ?

 

[Next Thing]

The word you are looking for is promptly. Cyril has just promptly suspended a top prosecutor in Gauteng

I dont think the word promptly applies here

Could be some very good reasons why he has been suspended
Should be fired

Joburg prosecutions boss Andrew Chauke suspended, two years after call to Ramaphosa

This comes after national prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi's request in August 2023 for Chauke's suspension in the wake of a lack of prosecutions and withdrawal of cases involving alleged state capture matters.

www.timeslive.co.za

 

[ShaunSA]

I dont think the word promptly applies here

It's the word the loony lefty journo at DM used cos she still think the sun shines outa Cyril's arse and she's waiting for her New Dawn

 

[Nom Chompsky]

Squirrel also needs to fire the Labour Minister if I recall if he wants DA support for that budget.

 

[TheChamp]

I didn't see DA tweet taking credit for his arrest ?

Not arrested, just suspended, the DA are still putting pressure on the Tiger to arrest him.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Not arrested, just suspended, the DA are still putting pressure on the Tiger to arrest him.

My bad. I will wait for DA's tweet on his imminent arrest then since Cyril jumps on DA's command.

 

[TheChamp]

Squirrel also needs to fire the Labour Minister if I recall if he wants DA support for that budget.

It's like you gee hulle n hand en hulle demand die hele arm, what nonsense is this now?

Do you want to see Cyril on his knees begging?

 

[Bewlen]

It's the MB in my post.

I get all that about importing cars not being good for the economy, what I cannot stand is the hypocrisy, we have been importing cars since forever and our Chinese critics were buying those cars without a care for the local industry, the local industry itself didn't care much because those were not offering any competition being just as overpriced.

The Chinese comes in and all of a sudden we care so much about the local industry? Ke hana bomenemene.

There is no benefit to the end-consumer for locally manufactured vehicles. "Price parity" ensured that locally manufactured vehicles cost the same as imported vehicles, with the "price benefit" landing in the pockets of government as taxes.

The only benefit that local vehicle production has, is in local employment.

 

[Bewlen]

It's like you gee hulle n hand en hulle demand die hele arm, what nonsense is this now?

Do you want to see Cyril on his knees begging?

#Bullied

 

[Sideshow Bob]

It's like you gee hulle n hand en hulle demand die hele arm, what nonsense is this now?

In keeping with the theme to identify your origins, I declare that you have Zulu & Afrikaner heritage.