South African farmers continue to invest in machinery. wandilesihlobo.com/2025/06/07/sou…

OPINION | President Ramaphosa is fervently defending BEE without asking how many jobs the scheme has created, writes Adriaan Basson brnw.ch/21wThK6

Why the Right Hates the National Security State foreignaffairs.com/united-states/… via Foreign Affairs

Very interesting here!

Britain’s real-life spies have finally caught up with James Bond. MI6 has appointed its first female chief. nbcnews.com/world/europe/b…

Starlink now available in Lesotho!

South Africans faces several major issues at the moment but three issues stand out: The Judge President of the EC should resign ASAP; if Mkhwanazi is correct Mchunu and Sibaya must go and 30% tariffs from the US will hurt our vehicle and agricultural sector significantly.

I honestly don’t understand the commentariat. By now you should know the president is not going to take the bull by the horns. We know him to be maddeningly cautious. There is only one tool in his toolbox: commissions. It buys time, gives him the feeling of being safe. No recall.

If DA claims are true that Mcebisi Jonas' US visa was refused, then several people in government lied about the issue. What is worse is that the ANC in government i.e. Ramaphosa and Lamola do not succeed in reading the room temperature in the White House!

A useful thread showing that the SANDF’s critical function is not defence but to serve as a social service for former ANC & MK combatants. Again, a nation’s resources was essentially used to support an incompetent liberation aristocracy. Until we break this, we have no future.

Unreal! Video sent in by Herman du Preez, NWK director and farmer near Lichtenburg. Just look at the underground water in one of his maize fields following heavy rains this past season. #maize #farming #agriculture

The good life: Mashatile suddenly declares ownership of R28.9m Constantia palace news24.com/investigations…

[SPONSORED] South African farmers now produce double what they produced in 1994. And of that, 50% is exported, writes Shane Naidoo, a global treasury and trade specialist at Nedbank. shorturl.at/Wff0C

Trump's move to cook the jobs numbers - by firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics head - is one more step toward authoritarianism. Truth being replaced by propaganda. This is what the Soviets did. This is a big deal, and we need to act like it. Time for a fight.

The story of how Trump sells access to the White House - to benefit himself and his family financially and to benefit his political operation - is shocking and sordid. No President has ever monetized access like Trump has. 1/ It's a story you need to know.

ANC holds Ward 23 (Motherwell 2,3) Nelson Mandela Bay ANC 64% (76%) EFF 25% (13%) MK 10% AZAPO 1% Poll: 29% (40%) ANC win close to two-thirds of the vote in a key township in Nelson Mandela Bay. However, EFF come close to doubling their percentage vote in the ward. MK make a mark

Kgalema Motlanthe has followed the lead of his predecessor Thabo Mbeki, becoming the second former head of state to pull out of the national dialogue. Find out why, in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.

The improvement in the ports has significantly helped our agricultural export activity so far this year. Watch the whole segment here: youtube.com/watch?v=u7aegK…

“Joburg must be rescued. This is absolutely essential if South Africa is to succeed. Of course it can be done, but it will have to be a whole-of-society effort. ‘Joburg must be rescued': Helen Zille’s plan to put shine back into City of Gold timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/n…

BREAKING: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, France's Marcon, Germany's Merz, Italy's Meloni and Finland's Alexander Stubb will all be joining Zelensky for his meeting with Trump.