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The Land Audit reveals that Whites in SA own 26m ha, or 72%, of the total 37m ha of farms and agricultural holdings by individual landowners, followed by Coloureds at 5.3m ha, or 15%; Indians at 2m ha, or roughly 5%; Africans at a paltry 1.3m ha, or 4%; others at 1.2m ha, or 3%; and co-owners at 425K ha, or 1%. Now for those that might click away from this video even before it gets going and might not get to the end and the gist, lets address the Donald Trump comments quick, quick for your benefit…Donald Trump has been lied to by AfriForum & other right-wing machinery organizations about what the Land Expropriation Bill of South Africa is and isn’t.The South African government is NOT repossessing, dispossessing, or confiscating land from certain classes of people.If you have evidence of this, direct us through links in the comments. Now, other than the Afriforum right-wing misinformation machine running at full tilt around this, what I think we should deal with first in this video at least is the land question around South Africa and get into the nuts and bolts of who owns what and what we can do to move forward.The AfriForum/Elon/Silicon Valley/right-wing groups with their global connections and the dangers that they pose to SA are another issue that deserves its own video, but, however, to me at least, their actions will inadvertently unite Black people again by piercing the veil on non-racialism and will make it clear that racist actions in SA are still alive and well. That video we will get to at a later stage. I don’t want to make this issue too complex, at least in one video.
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On Wednesday, 20 March 2024, one of the biggest individual corporate fines in SA history was handed out to Markus Johannes Jooste, R475 million—nearly half a billion. Markus had been trying as hard as he could to keep a low profile since the 2017 spectacular collapse of the company he ran, Steinhoff.So the story goes that, on the day after the fine was handed out, 63 year old Markus waited for his wife to go out to play a round of golf. He then made his way to nearby a cliff path that was close to his magnificently lavish home in Hermanus — in fact that same home had walls that had been vandalized multiple times with graffiti , emblazoned with words like “fraudster," “con artist,” and "psychopath" ." This day the 21st March 2024, was the last day that the former CEO of Steinhoff and mastermind of South Africa’s greatest corporate scam met his end by his own hand… Steinhoff’s destruction caused by Markus and his motley crew now stands at an estimated R250 billion, $13 billion. That how much money was lost from his alleged criminality.Now, as a decent enough consumer of south African conspiracy theories I must mention that some people believe that he never actually died and that he’s hiding on some tropical island... with Gavin atson... But I’d rather stick to facts and not so much braai time stories for now... Unless someone has evidence that they can email me...But honestly, what I think makes people feel like his death is highly suspicious is that it came the day after the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) issued a ruling confirming this and fining him R475 million, and the day before that, he had been instructed to hand himself over to the Hawks...So the pressure had been mounting...
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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange, or JSE's all-share market cap, currently stands at close to R20 trillion.This is the market value of all the companies listed on the JSE when combined.For reference, SA’s GDP sits at around 4,644,546.00 ZAR million as of September 2024.But remember, that’s the number value of what we produce every year in goods and services in the country. Now the JSE has approximately 400 companies listed on the Main Board and the AltX Board, and they have more than 800 securities available on its equity market.According to a dailyinvestor.com report, Black people had 39% board control of companies listed on the JSE, up from 28% in 2020. However, 0% of listed entities were 100% Black-owned, the same as in 2020.The Voting rights of Black people in 2021 stood at 19.10% and the latest from the JSE is that in 2022 it stood at 20.37%However when contrasted with the Economic interest, the value of actual shareholding that Black people have in JSE listed companies in 2021 was at 13.79% and by 2022 was listed 14.85%Why are these numbers NB? Well, we are going to go on a little journey together, one that will illuminate the make-up of actual competition in when it comes to south African companies...Then maybe start to ask ourselves the question around whether our economy is truly competitive or are industries just disguised monopolies right in our faces?
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So here's something interesting. On the sidelines of the mining indaba 2025 conference. I got the opportunity to grab the ear of the MEC for finance and economic development in Gauteng, Ntate Lebogang Maile. We had what I would call an insightful and very interesting conversation going back and forth around mining, investment, Gauteng’s key sectors, and even how we deal with corruption and economic growth challenges in the province.Now I want to just say that, sometimes being a one-man band can be tricky, and my mic 🎤 gave up at some point, but I kept rolling. Apologies for that sound issue. But I think this will be a good podcast either way. Let me know in the comments what you thought about it.
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I’ve always wondered why Cape Town is supposedly seen as being cleaner, or at least it gets the tag of being cleaner than JBH and DBN at least. To be fair, it does pass the eye test, especially when it comes to the CBD areas.Combined, SA’s 3 largest cities spend roughly R9,2bn ( around $500m) to stay clean... but the question is, are they R9BN clean?It's not a secret that JHB and DBN are seen as having dirtier and less cleaner CBDs, but I must say that more recently, DBN's reputation seems to be starting to change for the better. But this got me thinking about the numbers and facts that directly impact how clean a city’s CBD and its other parts are. So I started digging...
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Millennial Cape Townians are under siege; they are under siege from global travelers called digital nomads. I’m sure you’ve started to hear a lot more about this, but this lovely bunch of travelers are basically long-term tourists that stay for 90+ days to about 36 months as per the new regulations. They come from much wealthier western nations and even Australians (I bumped into a few here). This should be a good thing, right? They’re bringing foreign, stronger currencies here to Cape Town and SA? This should be good, well, not so much. See, the thing is that there are knock-on effects to digital nomads being here, some good for businesses industries that cater to them but not so much for the native Cape Townians or people of which ever global south city that they choose to bless and/or burden. So in this video, I’m going to try and break down the numbers and political and socio-economic factors that are fueling the digital nomad situation in Cape Town and many other currency arbitrage cities around the world. Cities that offer great a 5-star lifestyle on a 3-star budget,” but let me be clear, this is a 3-star budget by Western standards.And to top it all off, I’m going to introduce you to Cape Town’s Property Industrial Complex, very similar to the US’s military industrial complex, wit less explosions, somewhat, but I’ll explain that a little bit later.
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Let me start by clearly stating that the South African tourism and hospitality industry is neglecting South Africans. Let me explain.Ok you’re back from your holiday and you’ve likely started to count the costs, neh. it cost a little more than what you expected. For years, South Africa has boasted stunning natural beauty, diverse cultures, and world-class tourism experiences. But the questions that have for some time been bubbling under are: are these tourism treasures now becoming a luxury only for the wealthy? Are these experiences even meant for both locals?For example, a growing segment of hotels in Cape Town are targeting foreign tourists almost exclusively, and thus it is becoming increasingly unaffordable for South Africans—middle class and up. This is particularly true of the V&A Waterfront, which is said to be looking at pursuing a strategy of owning more and more of its hotels going forward.For context:In 2023, total expenditure incurred on domestic trips was about R57.9 billion. Day trip spending amounted to about R20,2 billion and overnight trip spending of R37,6 billion. 2023 Total expenditure was mostly driven by high expenditure on ‘other mostly undefined spending’ (R13,6 billion), followed by shopping (R11,7 billion) in 2022, while in 2023 total expenditure during domestic tourism trips was mostly driven by shopping (R18,6 billion), followed by domestic transport spending (R17,9 billion).
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I am in Knysna, a small town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, which forms part of the Garden Route region. Now the Garden Route district is one of six districts located in the Western Cape. Contributing R45billion to the western cape and SA’s GDP, This region includes towns & municipalities like Bitou, which is home to Plettenberg bay, and then you get places like Knysna, George, Mossel Bay, Hessequa , Kannaland and Oudtshoorn municipalities All these form part of the garden route, an area that the N2 road that starts in the EC / WC border and goes all the way to Cape town.So why am I making this piece? Well, while being here on holiday, I asked myself a simple question: what drives the economies of these towns? Surely it can’t just be tourism; what does the future hold for them, and where will the growth come from here?
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The thing is that Lesotho has been having internal conversations about reclaiming land that was annexed by the by the Afrikaner/Boer and British republics from its territories roughly 140 years ago. The only issue is that those republics don’t exist anymore and with time, lines on a map become permanent and harder to redraw.The ongoing debate is Lesotho wants to reclaim all of Free State province, which at 130,000 square kilometres and is more than four times the size of the kingdom, as well parts of four other provinces bordering the landlocked state.Large parts of the population in these areas are from the same Basotho nation which also makes up Lesotho's 2 million-strong population. In fact, there are around twice as many(around 4m) Basotho who live in South Africa as in Lesotho.What are your views on this ?
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Dear South Africans, you are not going crazy; airline prices are high; actually, noo no no no, they are very high, and there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye.So BusinessTech ran a study on how local airline prices in South Africa have skyrocketed over the last two years, and let me tell you, I feel like I’ve been vindicated for booking flights and then waking up in the early morning in a cold sweat and I’m going haaah aaah maan, I feel scammed. So the analysis was quite simple; they took the average round-trip flight prices between Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban across airlines such as FlySafair, Lift, Airlink, and SAA. The prices for flights were compared in November 2022 and 2024 for dates over the December holidays.Actually, before we get into what the study showed, drop in the comment how you’re going home and how much its going to cost you. Also, maybe tell us how much December flights are costing you this year and also tell us when you booked them. I want to see something.
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As the festive season approaches, South Africans are preparing to spend big, with holiday budgets reaching record highs for recent times, that is...According to the Wonga Loans' seventh annual Summer Spending Survey, a staggering R284 billion is expected to flow through the economy during this festive period, with the average festive budget among respondents averaging R6,832—up 20% from last year.But what’s driving this surge?Well, actually, we need to look backwards...
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Switzerland has a dirty little secret that many African’s have wondered about for some time and some have known for a very long time.Why is this country so rich?Switzerland is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, with residents enjoying the highest mean wealth per adult. How is this possible for a small mountainous country with no access to the sea and so few natural resources?The roots of modern Swiss banking institutions are based on the banks created in the early 19th century to finance major construction projects. One of these banks was Kreditanstalt Bank, created by railway baron Alfred Escher. The bank was later rebranded as Credit Suisse and became one of the largest investment banks in the world. And that’s where our story starts. With its banking secrecy laws and favourable financial environment, Switzerland had been the perfect place for African leaders and corrupt corporations and politicians to stash their cash.For a long time, Switzerland was considered a safe haven for the ill-gotten gains of many dictators, not least because of its banking secrecy. In recent years, it has been a leader in fighting dirty moneyAccording to World Bank estimates, billions of dollars disappear via the pockets of corrupt government officials in developing countries every year. As one of the biggest offshore financial centres in the world, Switzerland used to be a great hiding place for illicit funds. However, knowing that such a reputation would harm its image, the Swiss government introduced its first law against illicit assets in 1986.Since then, Switzerland has taken a leading role in the freezing and restitution of such funds, the process of which is called asset recovery. Nevertheless, the past keeps on catching up with Switzerland.
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The South African National Defense Forces is currently fighting or actually let me use the correct term, they are engaged in peacekeeping missions in DRC & more recently have started a withdrawal from northern Mozambique, military missions that have and are costing the country billions but there is an important national and regional security reason for this and I want us to discuss it.So In this video even though its going to be a little bit longer than the usual I want you to stick around because you will leave here knowing a little bit more about the world around you.We as South Africa are currently and recently active in two conflict zones an you should probably know a little more about.As of earlier this year, we had around 1495 troops in northern Mozambique fighting even though we are scaling back from fighting an ISIS breakaway insurgency as well as 1200 troops engaged in a peace mission in Eastern DRC That’s 2700 troops in active conflict zones. Even as recently as Oct 31st The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was allocated an additional R3.6 billion by the finance minister in the latest ‘mini budget’ tabled on Wednesday, but many in the defence industry still feel that our army is underfunded and battling to meet its mandate.So with all that said lets get into nuts and bolts of these conflicts and see what their current state is and also how we are fairing and why they started in the first place.
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SO HERE'S SOMETHING INTERESTING PODCAST: Please forgive the sound this week, traveling and making content is pretty tough....With that said.Last week I tagged along to Switzerland with Gayton McKenzie, the Minister of Sports, Arts & Culture in South Africa. The Minister was in Lausanne to undertake two key meetings, one with IOC around South Africa's 2036 olympics and another meeting with the FIVB (World Volleyball Federation) for possibly hosting the 2027 Championships in SA.This video is a hybrid of what I normally do, there's an explainer in there and a podcast all rolled into one. Be kind.I hope you will enjoy this episode, also please engage with us and the community in the comments.Music Credit:► Music Credit: Artificial.MusicTrack Name: "oceanic space [short edit]"Music By: Artificial Music @ / artificial-music YT Channel HERE: / smarttoaster Original upload HERE - / oceans License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License.Full License HERE - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBJfsV....Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ ––– ♪♫ FREE DOWNLOAD ♫♪ –––► DOWNLOAD this track HERE - https://www.chilloutrecordsmusic.com/ • [Non-Copyrighted Music] Chill Jazzy L... ♪ ♪ Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo) Link : • (no copyright music) lofi type beat “... Track: September Rain - Yme Fresh Music provided by Verde Música Studio Watch: • 🎧 BACKGROUND Music for VLOGS while TA... Track: September - Not the King Music provided by Verde Música StudioWatch: • 🎧 BACKGROUND Music for VLOGS while TA... New DawnRoyalty Free Music by Benjamin TissotMusic I use: Bensound.comLicense code: 2471 MABJR3C62MG8https://open.spotify.com/track/6q5VUr... / new-dawn-single – Apple Music / new-dawn-single • Bensound: "New Dawn" https://music.amazon.in/albums/B07RWH... https://deezer.page.link/pahUbCAequ15...Verde Musica StudioBackground Music For Vlogs while Talking • 🎧 BACKGROUND Music for VLOGS while TA... PopVibesOcean Space – Artificial.Music • Oceanic space🌊 – Artificial.Music🐠 | ... BreakingCopyrightArtificial.Music – And So It Begins • [No Copyright Music] Artificial.Music... LuKremBoLofi type beat “Biscuit” • (no copyright music) lofi type beat “... Mystery Piano Background Music For Films & Documentaries (Free Download) | End Game🎵 Download this track to use in your videos: https://lvkehouse.com/trial ✅ All content you publish during a free trial will stay cleared forever. ► Composer: Donovan Jarvis ► Photographer: Erik Witsoe • Mystery Piano Background Music For Fi... Dystopian Hybrid Dark Music For Videos 2184 by Miguel Johnson🔻 "Miguel Johnson - 2184" is under a Free To Use YouTube license / @migueljohnson Music powered by BreakingCopyright: • 🤖 Dystopian Hybrid & Dark (Music For ... 🔺 For mobile, easily copy and paste the text directly from our website: https://breakingcopyright.com/song/mi... 🛒 If you can't or don't want to give credits buy a license: https://migueljohnsonmjmusic.com/ ⛔ Remember that it is forbidden to register this song on any distribution platform (Spotify, iTunes, etc or any copyright detection system) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🔊 Artist: Miguel Johnson / @migueljohnson / migueljohnsonmjmusic / migueljmusic https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/
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So here's something interesting podcast: I got the opportunity to sit down with my brother, Oz Lupuwana, a global marketing manager who has worked for some of the biggest liquor and beverage companies in the world. We started this conversation at the dinner table, and we felt that we needed to record it and share it with you guys. There's a deeper level that needs to be understood by the liquor industry across all its facets, and there's a way that global brands have grown and taken over the SA market. We discuss all that, including clubonomics and how culture and liquor shaped South Africa.I hope you will enjoy this episode. Also, please engage with us and the community in the comments.#southafrica | #liquor #PernodRicard | #whiskey | #Brandy | #tequila | #branding | #marketing | #global | #beer | #ABinBev #SAB #StudentVillage #redbull
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South Africa’s population has now passed 63 million people, this is according to the latest mid-year population estimates for 2024. Released by Stats SA.But even though we know this number there’s another number that we don’t know and that the number of illegal/ undocumented immigrants that are in the country. That number is crucial in SA starting to address and unpack the illegal immigration problem. But the departments tasked with compiling these numbers aren’t willing to give us clarity. Nor does this seem likely to change.There’s also a socio-economic cost to illegal / undocumented migrants and we need to start understanding that above the noise.Now you, yes you middle class person watching this, I want you to leave your feelings at the door and just listen. Then we can engage in the comments neh.. ok let’s do this.So in this piece, we’re going to try and go down the rabbit hole.Extra Reading:https://www.gtac.gov.za/pepa/wp-conte... Music Credits:► Music Credit: Artificial.MusicTrack Name: "oceanic space [short edit]"Music By: Artificial Music @ / artificial-music YT Channel HERE: / smarttoaster Original upload HERE - / oceans License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License.Full License HERE - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBJfsV....Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ ––– ♪♫ FREE DOWNLOAD ♫♪ –––► DOWNLOAD this track HERE - https://www.chilloutrecordsmusic.com/ • [Non-Copyrighted Music] Chill Jazzy L... ♪ ♪ Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo) Link : • (no copyright music) lofi type beat “... Track: September Rain - Yme Fresh Music provided by Verde Música Studio Watch: • 🎧 BACKGROUND Music for VLOGS while TA... Track: September - Not the King Music provided by Verde Música StudioWatch: • 🎧 BACKGROUND Music for VLOGS while TA... New DawnRoyalty Free Music by Benjamin TissotMusic I use: Bensound.comLicense code: 2471 MABJR3C62MG8https://open.spotify.com/track/6q5VUr... / new-dawn-single – Apple Music / new-dawn-single • Bensound: "New Dawn" https://music.amazon.in/albums/B07RWH... https://deezer.page.link/pahUbCAequ15...Verde Musica StudioBackground Music For Vlogs while Talking • 🎧 BACKGROUND Music for VLOGS while TA... PopVibesOcean Space – Artificial.Music • Oceanic space🌊 – Artificial.Music🐠 | ... BreakingCopyrightArtificial.Music – And So It Begins • [No Copyright Music] Artificial.Music... LuKremBoLofi type beat “Biscuit” • (no copyright music) lofi type beat “... Mystery Piano Background Music For Films & Documentaries (Free Download) | End Game🎵 Download this track to use in your videos: https://lvkehouse.com/trial ✅ All content you publish during a free trial will stay cleared forever. ► Composer: Donovan Jarvis ► Photographer: Erik Witsoe • Mystery Piano Background Music For Fi... Dystopian Hybrid Dark Music For Videos 2184 by Miguel Johnson🔻 "Miguel Johnson - 2184" is under a Free To Use YouTube license / @migueljohnson Music powered by BreakingCopyright: • 🤖 Dystopian Hybrid & Dark (Music For ... 🔺 For mobile, easily copy and paste the text directly from our website: https://breakingcopyright.com/song/mi... 🛒 If you can't or don't want to give credits buy a license: https://migueljohnsonmjmusic.com/ ⛔ Remember that it is forbidden to register this song on any distribution platform (Spotify, iTunes, etc or any copyright detection system) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🔊 Artist: Miguel Johnson / @migueljohnson / migueljohnsonmjmusic / migueljmusic https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/
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Trump's policies for Africa specifically and, by extension, SA, offer better conditions for us to grow as a region and a continent with less interference and also allow us to have choice in who and how we deal with other countries.So in this opinion video, we’re going to look at some parts of the South Africa and Africa relationship with the US and see what a Harris presidency could mean for Africa and what a Trump presidency would mean.Africa has not featured much in foreign policy discussions leading up to the U.S. presidential elections, but the outcome will have a significant impact on African countries and beyond. With regard to the fundamental ideology at the heart of Trump's policies, he believes in isolationism in every respect, America First!. He looks more inward. Which means less time interfering in Africa’s affairs.Unlike his four predecessors, Trump did not visit the continent once during his one term in office. When I say this guy will leave us alone, this is what I mean.The US will withdraw from international affairs should Trump regain the presidency. Look, if Trump wins this election, we will possibly see a kind of reversion back to that earlier period of US foreign policy under Trump. Which will create the conditions for Africa to chart its own path forward. This would be beneficial for many African countries whose internal affairs are disproportionately affected by the current democratic party’s policy of interference on the continent.But what is your take ?
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So here's something interesting podcast: I got the chance to sit with OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage and get his views on various issues around corruption, tax abuse and the economy in South Africa.We also spoke about the organization that he heads up as CEO, OUTA - Organization Undoing Tax Abuse.I hope you will enjoy this episode, also please engage with us and the community in the comments.
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I got the opportunity to sit down with Cilliers Brink's and get his side of the story on why he was fired as Tshwane Mayor.We spoke about many issues, current and past. From the no-confidence vote , his time as Mayor of Pretoria (Tshwane), his views on and politics leading up to 2026, as well as his view on what he thinks the multi-party coalition got right in running Pretoria/Tshwane.I hope you will enjoy it; also, please engage in the comments.
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