Chris Wilkinson - Messenger of Hope

Good on both of you. Keep going, I will keep sharing your stuff. You both make me proud to be a South Afri-CAN. All strength to your voices.

South Africa needs a new generation of leaders - maybe a non-politician to run the country. That is the view of Professor William Gumede of the School of Governance at Wits University. “I think…that maybe we need less of the hard people…a lot of our leaders, our political leaders, many of our black political leaders particularly, these are hard individuals, ruthless individuals, self-interested individuals, people who…don't care about inciting violence and dividing the country, blaming other communities. They will walk over the bodies of black and white South Africans to be in power,” he says. In this wide-ranging interview with BizNews. Professor Gumede dissects the Trump-Ramaphosa meeting in Washington; the performance of the Government of National Unity (GNU), as well as the Democratic Alliance (DA), Patriotic Alliance (PA), and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) - and their future prospects. He also outlines the possible strategy of former President Jacob Zuma with his MKP. He del...

One of South Africa’s top economists, Efficient Group’s Dawie Roodt, tears into what he believes is the sheer economic idiocy expressed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament yesterday. He says the billionaire ANC leader’s redoubling of an approach which has boosted his own bank account but made South Africa the world’s worst-performing economy with the highest unemployment will accelerate the slide. Roodt spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg. With very best wishes, Learning is a Lifelong Do-It-Yourself Project.  We ALL Need to Educate Ourselves. By Reading, Watching, Listening, and Learning. Sharing what we Learn and  Being Messengers of Hope...  As a pensioner, I appreciate any help with the cost of living. Thank you. Chris Wilkinson - Messenger of Hope.  

Join Anthea Jeffery, IRR Head of Policy Research, for the launch of her latest IRR report: "Enemy of Growth: The Ideology Holding South Africa Hostage". Jeffery and Hermann Pretorius, IRR Head of Strategic Communications, discuss: * National Democratic Revolution (NDR) goals and how the Expropriation Act and race-based BEE advance them * How the ANC is using the Government of National Unity to “defend” the NDR * H ow far the NDR has proceeded in many different spheres * And some new NDR policies which are in the pipeline.

Fresh from celebrating his 45 million-viewed documentary on the Afrikaner’s struggles, Afriforum’s Ernst van Zyl shares his insights on last week’s Oval Office smackdown. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

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Freedom Front Plus leader Corné Mulder is breathing fire in this interview where he laments the “catastrophe” inflicted on South Africans in the Oval Office this week. Mulder says Trump asked the right questions to which the SA delegation has no answers because of wilful ignorance or outright denial. Attempts to deflect Trump’s criticism, he says, portrayed a picture of South Africa being a criminal-infested economic wasteland. Mulder spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

We ALL NEED to EDUCATE OURSELVES By READING, WATCHING, LISTENING, and LEARNING. SHARING what we LEARN, and being MESSENGERS OF HOPE . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hope can feel like a fragile flame in a world that often feels weighed down by uncertainty. But hope does not belong only to the fortunate or the fearless. It belongs to everyone. More importantly, it can be shared. Each one of us has the power to be a messenger of hope. To carry its light into dark places. And to remind others that better days are still ahead. The Power of a Single Act. Hope doesn’t require grand gestures. It starts with small, sincere actions. A kind word, a listening ear, a helping hand. When someone is struggling, having someone believe in them can make a difference. These simple acts may seem trivial. But they can restore someone's faith in themselves. A smile offered to a stranger. A supportive message sent to a friend. Or a moment of patience in a tense situation. Thes...