Entrepreneur, investor, Founder of RSAWEB, Octotel & Olarm and more. Pro-market, compettion and less government regulation and buffoonery.
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What is this nanny state @CityofCT at the Cape Town stadium - bars closed at 18:26. No reason given.
Bwhahaha. Who are you kidding? The only thing they are capable of is perpetrating most corruption, ineptitude and theft. The -@MYANC are just a bunch of skelms pretending they care about anyone but themselves and their own pockets.
ANC President Cde Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at the ANC mayoral candidates announcement. Shortly, South Africans will be introduced to the pool of capable and committed leaders ready to serve communities on behalf of the ANC.
#ANCMayihlomeRally
#ANCManifesto2026
#VoteANC2026
It should be illegal to charge someone for the sun. What next, charge you to use the rain water that falls in your garden and on your roof?
AfriForum has warned that financially distressed municipalities are looking to milk households with rooftop solar installed.
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Plett/George areas - we are seeing firsthand why satellite services like @Starlink need urgent approval in #southafrica
@Eskom_SA being down for 5 days already after the storm cuts power to cellphone towers and wisps. Nothing works outside of towns & remote areas are struggling with comms and no power.
Massive rates increases from the @CityofCT people literally cannot afford to live in their own homes. There is no sugar coating rates increases of 200-300% on a property.
This is effectively a tax on unrealised gains! @geordinhl don’t hide behind laws that clearly don’t work. #woketaxes
The value of Cape Town's properties are growing! 👏🏡
We're now proposing a 10.2% decrease in the rate-in-rand, to help shield the impact of rising values. ⬇️
This means you could see lower rates bills, even as your property value increases. ✅
More info: brnw.ch/21x05pg
Massive rates increases from the @CityofCT people literally cannot afford to live in their own homes. This is effectively a tax on unrealised gains! #woketaxes
We must do everything we can to get these kleptocrats out of power. The future of South Africa and all her children depend on it
Remarkable that we have gone from the world’s most reliable, plentiful, cheapest power producer to extremely unreliable and almost the most expensive producer. Our economy needs reliable cheap power!
What absolute nonsense! Continued ridiculous racist laws, huge increases in electricity prices, massive corruption. Nothing about your ANC policies is creating a favourable investment climate.
We remain committed to growing our economy by retaining existing investors, safeguarding jobs, and attracting new investment opportunities. We are creating a favourable investment climate through structural reforms and identifying catalytic projects that can drive growth. Our goal is to stimulate economic growth and job creation through various strategic initiatives.
The @MYANC continues to strike again, successfully delivering decolonisation. It is succeeding in closing down an essential to development ~70 year old businesses employing ~3000 people because of ludicrous electricity price increases, a rail network unable to deliver.
Wake up south african voters - before there are no jobs, no taxes and no grants left.
Confirmation of yet more high quality “reporting” from @News24
Below is a public response to George Claassen and News24, as I know I won't get a right of reply based on past treatment.
A Spicy Roast of News24’s 2025 Shenanigans
Oh, News24, you’ve been stirring the pot in 2025, haven’t you? In their latest self-righteous opinion piece, Media24's Press Ombudsman, George Claassen, insists News24 is as independent as a lone springbok, far from the ANC’s pocket and untouched by bias. But let’s turn up the heat and see what’s really cooking, shall we?
The Press Ombudsman has been busier than a barista during a morning rush, handing down rulings in 2025 alone that found News24 guilty of breaching the Press Code against a whole cast of characters: the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI), Jan Braai, Renaldo Gouws, Gayton McKenzie, Lucia Page, AfriForum, and, lest we forget, the doxxing disaster with Twatterbaas. That’s a rap sheet longer than a Cape Town queue for free Wi-Fi!
Let's start with me, Renaldo Gouws. The Ombudsman scolded News24 for omitting my clarifying statement in a story about a 2010 YouTube video critiquing Julius Malema’s “Kill the Boer” song. They left out the part where I said I didn’t mean what I just said, leaving their article as lopsided as a poorly stacked shelf.
Then there’s Gayton McKenzie, smeared in News24’s “gravy train” headline about his Paris Olympics trip. The Ombudsman cited breaches for unbalanced reporting and not bothering to get McKenzie’s side before hitting publish. “Send me!” was less a headline and more a plea for fairness.
Jan Braai also got burnt. News24’s coverage of a viral video accusing him of racism was slammed for “race-baiting” without fact-checking. CCTV footage later cleared him, but not before News24’s clickbait headlines did their damage.
SAAI, Lucia Page, and AfriForum weren’t spared in 2025 either, with the Ombudsman calling out News24 for twisting facts faster than a politician dodging questions. And then there’s Twatterbaas, the pseudonymous X user News24 doxxed, exposing their identity and their family business in a move that earned them the wrath of the South African public. Nothing says “ethical journalism” like outing someone’s private details, right?
So, News24, while you’re polishing your halo and preaching impartiality, take a look at your 2025 track record. The Ombudsman’s rulings are spicier than a Nando's extra hot peri-peri sauce, suggesting your pockets might be stuffed with bias, sensationalism, and a dash of doxxing.
The Press Ombudsman is watching, and so are we!
Madikwe is being destroyed by elephants where there are an estimated 3000 on a carrying capacity of 300. Go look at the trees/bush, it’s at the point of no recovery and effects on the entire ecosystem are devastating. Contraception is slow and unfortunately the only solution is to start culling immediately. Similar needs to happen in Kruger. @andrewdeblocqmp
South African needs to break free from ANC socialism!
Beware of the comrades! A great assessment by @CitizenConcern_ - Does @CyrilRamaphosa actually believe his own idiotic communist rhetoric (scary because maybe he does)
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Minor rates adjustment from the @CityofCT - come on @geordinhl - we love your work but 20% nett rates increase is ridiculous. This is not what we voted for. The argument that rates are lower than elsewhere is invalid. Rates should be linked to costs to deliver not the value of a property.
Hahaha. @Julius_S_Malema you rank even lower than an immigrant to the UK - they usually let anyone in!
Serves you right for being a racist, race baiting socialist! Couldn’t happen to a better chap!
The British authorities have denied me a visa to London for the Cambridge Conference this weekend, providing no substantial justification. It is clear to me that this is an attempt to silence a dissenting political perspective. We are currently at the OR airport, as we were promised that everything would be sorted by 15:30. Instead, we received a regret letter just four hours before our departure. This is unacceptable and spineless.✊🏿
Well said @Rolandschoeman
This tweet is peak irony coming from a man whose platform, News24, has repeatedly pumped out disinformation dressed up as journalism. Adriaan wants to strip others of anonymity and call for consequences, while his own publication gets away with smearing people, pushing race-baiting nonsense, and then hiding behind “press freedom.”
If public interest outweighs privacy, then let’s start with News24’s editorial board. Or is the rule only for those who disagree with you?