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Questions why authorities cannot remove people who occupy properties after 48 hours, saying hijacking also occurs in villages and police reports achieve nothing.
Questions whether maintenance proceedings are fair when the opposing party has a prosecutor who understands the law while the respondent is unrepresented.
Says they helped design the original product and feels sad that PepsiCo changed it and allowed it to disappear.
“I was part of the original team that actually designed this product when they brought it into the modern space as South Africa's most nutritious cereal.”
Says they miss the safety and independence of being allowed outside until sunset, which they believe children today cannot experience because of crime.
“I generally miss those days where you could go out and your parents could tell you, come back by sunset.”
Argues that cultures evolve but South Africa lacks ambitious standards, effective leadership and a clear national direction, citing schools, Singapore and crime.
Argues that Zulu, Xhosa and other labels describe languages rather than identity, saying Africans should share a broader identity while discussing imposed tribal categories.
Argues that immigration concerns are wrongly treated as ethnic or tribal issues and warns that South Africans may lose their languages, traditions and identity.
Asks how to change her relationship with money after earnings fall and previously affordable extras, such as shoes and family trips, become unaffordable.
Argues that local beneficiation and black economic empowerment should be central to development, with businesses hiring or empowering local suppliers and retaining 30% locally.