₦airaland Forum

meobizy:
Makoko is an illegal settlement. The government will hopefully get rid of it this 2026.

My challenge to you went deeper than that. Read it again.

kpankpangolo:
Where are the developments from Soweto, Umlazi and Mamelodi?

⬇️You mean these developments that targeted mostly townships and rural areas in the first 20 years of black governance? Something Nigeria hasn't achieved in 60 years. Show us equivalent in Makoko and Nigerian villages.

MrPresident1:
Singapore and South Korea, are they Black? Whitey are the ones that make South Africa to be developed. If not for Whitey, South Africa is just another Black country

Just ask nicely and we'll send you of these black South Africans to help you achieve what your papa and his papa failed to do in Nigeria for over 60 years now 😂😂😂

IronGalaxy:
The point im making, white people aren't a necessity for progress

Im watching your people on Twitter marveling on the mundane of things they're seeing from Benin since US sreamer, ishowspeed is streaming there..like cleanliness, ordrelines, constant light, good roads, etc.. Benin is an all black country..

This Giant of Africa thing is a brainwashing propaganda to keep them subservient internally. They're really messed up in the head.

Did you see that girl who went to Kenya and was praying the constant electricity would go off because it messed with her idea of how things should be. She expected darkness. Light was driving her crazy.

What do you call that except psychological damage?

MrPresident1:
Nigeria the Giant of Africa has more human and natural resources than South Africa. But we don't have White people.

So the reason why South Africa is booming is because of the presence of White people.

I dey laff coz this is what your papa told you and it's what you gonna tell your kids 😂😂😂🇳🇬👎🏽 Once Ethiopia leapfrogs una, you gonna say it's because they're not black enough.

See the mental abnormality? So you've told yourself you'll never be a Singapore or South Korea because you're black - which is what Rwanda is aiming for 😂😂😂🇳🇬💩💩💩

meobizy:
It has to be the white people at the helm of affairs who ensure this.

Show us the whities 🧐🧐🧐 And where were they when SA was going through an energy crisis? Decades long generator fumes got you guys white worshipping and in chronic denial about SA.

jchioma:
Congratulations to SA.

We up here in Nigeria are so used to power cuts and grid failure that even our government has spent 17 billion to power the seat of power. Talk about mediocrity and failure.

Sad to hear.

If Nigeria didn't suffer from it's misplaced big brother syndrome it could actually learn a lot from other African countries.

Despite South Africa going over 250 days without load shedding, the government has not officially declared the electricity crisis over.

According to Business Report, Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that while the power system has improved (with 4,000–5,000MW of excess capacity available daily) ending load shedding is not just about technical readiness.

The minister was speaking during an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos on Thursday.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3EL4FDqobs?si=L1hk8Sz9qHRJq9VF

The government wants electricity supply to support economic growth, not just maintain current levels.

“The first goal is to reach a point where people don’t even notice how many days we’ve gone without load shedding,” the report quoted Ramokgopa as saying.

“That would mean we’ve transitioned psychologically, we don’t anticipate its return. But we’re not quite there yet.”

Ramokgopa noted that if large energy-intensive companies resumed operations simultaneously, demand could exceed supply.

He stressed that load shedding can only truly end when the economy grows at least 3% and the system can handle failures without interruptions.

ESKOM BOARD CHAIR MORE OPTIMISTIC

Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati says the days of the power utility focusing on energy security are behind us, and that we should no longer see load-shedding.

He explained that the board and Eskom’s executive management team will now seek to position the utility to be a catalyst for the industrialisation of South Africa.

“Over the past three years or so, our big focus has been on energy security,” Nyati told Newzroom Afrika. “I would say that is largely behind us now. You know, we should not be seeing load-shedding.”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMlfaSEiAXo?si=NqOD_0exBdnPn_Bq

THREAT OF LOAD REDUCTION

Meanwhile, Eskom’s slow smart meter rollout is also slowing progress toward ending load REDUCTION (a more targeted form of power cuts used to protect infrastructure) especially in areas with high illegal connections.

Only 73,523 of 577,347 planned smart meters have been installed for March 2026.

Ramokgopa said South Africa cannot declare the power crisis over until load reduction is fully resolved.

God should do the needful.

You claim to be the "better Africans" but 80% of your post is about South Africans😂. We sure do trigger una 🇿🇦🏆

Samantha125:
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Without going any further, here are white South African sangomas.

I just knew this was a Samantha thread 😂😂😂🇿🇦

South African supporter Joy Chauke, popularly known as "Mama Joy", received a special gift from Nigeria ahead of their semi-final clash with Morocco at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday.

Mama Joy took to her official X handle to share the gift she received from the West African country.

The popular South African supporter was gifted the Super Eagles jersey alongside a match ticket to watch the match at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.

She shared the picture of the gift and also appreciated Nigeria for the wonderful gesture in her caption.

JaceBlaze:
We have told you that celebrating South Africa's lost does not mean the trophy is going to Makoko, leave the Ghanaian official alone.

😂😂😂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht0KURomxf0?si=i1iASsBiSSkY3bEk

SA Defense Force insists Iran is still taking part in the BRICS navy drills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdmltGKGo6E?si=KoLe23XOGOwWOT43

A well-placed South African government source has confirmed that Iran has been asked to withdraw from the BRICS Navy drills off the South African coast in an effort to prevent a further escalation in diplomatic tensions with the United States.

Iranian vessels that arrived in Simon’s Town in the Western Cape last week, are thus no longer expected to participate in the drills, which are being led by China.

The diplomatic discussions initiated by South Africa seeking Iran’s withdrawal comes in the context of Pretoria seeking not to escalate tensions with the United States given an already precarious diplomatic and trade relationship.

The timing provides some further context – the US House of Representatives is due to take up a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunities Act with South Africa fighting to keeps its preferential status within that extension.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved the bill in December with strong bipartisan support with a 37-3 vote in favour of extension – a measure that now goes before the full House before it heads to the Senate and the White House for signature where passage remains unclear.

Racoon:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/9-african-cities-with-highest-purchasing-power/

Botswana's description is a repeat of Tripoli. It's purchasing power is probably aided by diamonds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb8_ap3VleY?si=W9dBBrKnCrLlGc4h

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships have arrived in South African waters for a week of naval drills as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States’s military intervention in Venezuela and its seizures of several oil tankers.

China’s defence ministry said in a statement on Friday that the exercises, set to kick off with an opening ceremony on Saturday, are “joint operations to safeguard vital shipping lanes and economic activities”.

Strikes on maritime targets and “counter-terrorism” rescues will be part of the drills, it said.

Chinese, Russian and Iranian ships were seen moving into and out of the harbour that serves South Africa’s top naval base in Simon’s Town, south of Cape Town, where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean.

It was not immediately clear if other countries from the BRICS group – which also includes Brazil, India and the United Arab Emirates, among others – would take part in the drills.

A spokesperson for the South African armed forces said he wasn’t yet able to confirm all the countries participating in the drills, which are due to run until next Friday.

South Africa’s defence force said the event will allow the navies “to exchange best practices and improve joint operational capabilities, which contributes to the safety of shipping routes and overall regional maritime stability”.

The exercises come amid heightened tensions after the US military attacked the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Saturday and abducted the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro. The Trump administration has also been seizing Venezuela-linked oil tankers in international waters, including a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic that Washington said had violated US sanctions.

The seizure drew rebuke from Moscow, with the Russian authorities describing the incident as a violation of international maritime law.

But Trump dismissed international law in an interview with The New York Times on Thursday, saying only his “own morality” can curb his administration’s aggressive policies.

Washington has also threatened to take action against Tehran over the Iranian authorities’ recent crackdown on mass demonstrations in the country.

The joint BRICS naval drills are expected to further strain ties between the US and South Africa, which has been especially targeted for criticism by the Trump administration.

The exercises were initially scheduled for November of last year but were postponed due to a scheduling clash with the G20 summit in Johannesburg.

Asked about the timing of the event, South Africa’s Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa said it was planned long before these tensions we are witnessing today”.
“Let us not press panic buttons because the USA has got a problem with countries,” Holomisa said. “Those are not our enemies.”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eph-9U9QxlQ?si=KlyZTrra8f4Slww_

South Africa’s willingness to host Russian and Iranian warships has also been criticised inside the country, with the Democratic Alliance – the second largest political party in the coalition government – saying it was opposed.

“Calling these drills ‘BRICS cooperation’ is a political trick to soften what is really happening: Government is choosing closer military ties with rogue and sanctioned states such as Russia and Iran,” the party said.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/chinese-russian-iranian-warships-arrive-south-africa-naval-129052438

Osiris12:
South Africa is out of Afcon. You no go create thread about am?

A thread where they live their best lives in SA 👍🏽🇿🇦 not go back to bandits and Tinubu 👎🏽🇳🇬

brain54:
Don't know about that...

But you shaka zulus do have better infrastructures in comparison 🙈

Nice one. There i said it. I know you are the happiest shaka zulian in the world right now!

😂😂😂

brain54:
Shaka Zulus dominate with 3 airports on the list...

Even our airports in the middle of the bush should've made the list 🇿🇦

IronGalaxy:
Yup..! They are fishing for the insults. I have not seen any other results, why this particular one? lol

Domique was ready to send to FP until South Africans taught her some FP manners.

Temi2468:
Why are AFCON match results not reported on the front page? NL mods?

Only SA losses will make FP.

seppuku:
Stop it Mfethu. Those are all Basotho people. They are still your people.

My wish for you this Xmas is to learn the meaning of foreign national 🙏🏽🎄

seppuku:
You are disturbing my destruction of this plate of Nkwobi right in front of me.

Can't you read. Seppuku has already admitted there are tribal bigots who exist in Nigeria.

Now can you admit from the mouth of Irongalaxy aka Kingcold that there are Xenophobic South Africans?

It's not hard Mfethu. Don't worry you haven't betrayed Mzanzi by just admitting this fact.

PS. how's that Zulu Inkabi accused of Killing Warras doing, I heard they postponed his case till January. Eish!

11 suspects arrested today for Sunday's tavern mass shooting - most are undocumented foreigners involved in illegal mining

seppuku:
Aren't you and Randdigital worried or you only dislike Nigerians and Zimbabweans?

Nigerians dislike each other along zones, tribes, religions, goodness knows what else...

Cape Town has the biggest Muslim population in SA and has had no issue for decades. So, don't try and cause religious rifts in SA.

tiger28:
They know what they are doing……..

By next Christmas they will include Rainbow Flags.

There's already a rainbow crossing. Plus SA was the first county in Africa to legalize same sex marriages in the early 2000s.

So joke's on you!

Huge turnout for 2025 Cape Town festive lights

The City of Cape Town has denied allegations that Christian symbols were removed from this year’s Adderley Street festive lights display, insisting that religious elements such as angels, Mary and baby Jesus are still present.

According to the Cape Argus, this follows growing public criticism from political parties and religious groups, who claim the exclusion of Christian imagery reflects a lack of transparency and cultural sensitivity.

In a formal response to media enquiries, the City said the annual festive lights along Adderley Street — a tradition spanning over five decades — continue to feature a blend of symbols celebrating Cape Town’s heritage, landscape, and diverse communities.

“The Festive Lights are themed each year to incorporate various icons representing Cape Town’s unique features, including Table Mountain, penguins, the Klopse, wings, bells, and more,” the statement said.

The City added that in recent years, the display has been centred around themes of “hope”, including the 2025 theme, United in Hope, with annual updates to refresh the visual presentation.

“No decision has been taken to remove any Christian or religious symbolism from the Festive Lights. In fact, angels, Mary and baby Jesus are included among the various elements this year. It must be acknowledged that Cape Town is a cosmopolitan city, home to people from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds,” the City said.

Despite these assurances, the dispute has continued, with differing accounts over what is displayed this year. Faith-based organisations and political parties have called for clarity regarding the design process and decision-making involved.

Freedom Front Plus councillor Paul Jacobson publicly criticised the City, alleging that longstanding Christian imagery had been removed. In a social media post, he questioned who authorised the change, claiming his inquiries across several municipal departments had yielded no answers.

“Despite my efforts as a councillor to discover which City official authorised the removal of Christian symbolism from the Adderley Street Christmas lights, no one has taken responsibility,” he wrote.

Jacobson said Christian organisations and clergy were “deeply disturbed” by the absence of traditional elements and called the alleged move “anti-Christ” and “anti-Christian”. He further called for the dismissal of the official responsible and issued an apology to the Christian community. He later speculated — expressing his personal opinion — that the Mayor might be involved.

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) has also condemned the alleged exclusion. ACDP councillor Mongezi Mabungane said the party was “deeply outraged and profoundly disappointed,” arguing that the removal of Christian symbols disregards the cultural and religious identity of a significant portion of the population.

Mabungane called for the immediate reinstatement of the religious symbols, a public apology from the City, and for the official responsible to be identified and to provide a full explanation of the decision and the department behind it.

While the City maintains that religious elements remain part of the display, the incident has sparked a broader conversation about inclusion, identity, and the role of cultural symbols in public celebrations.

Sonnobax15:
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You guys should be talking about who shot him and not by digging out his past posts that doesn't matter anyhow

Four people were taken in for questioning in relation to the murder of Warrick Stock, known as DJ Warras, on Thursday night.

Members of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) conducted a raid at Zambesi House in the CBD, an eight-storey apartment that Warras had been contracted to secure through his company, Imperium Ops.

Warras was gunned down outside the building just after midday on Tuesday.

Last Friday, Warras applied for a protection order against six tenants of the building who had allegedly threatened him and his security personnel.

Speaking to EWN during the raid, MMC for Public Safety Mgcini Tshwaku confirmed that four of the six people Warras had applied for protection orders against were taken for questioning by members of JMPD’s tactical response unit.

“We confiscated a phone from a lady, and when we looked at the messages, there is some laughter where she says, ‘Oh, he died’. So, the extraction team has taken them for questioning. We have taken all their phones; we are going to go through them and all these conversations. So, someone in this building knows what is happening.”

Tshwaku said that they received intel from tenants in the building about certain threats Warras received from members of a committee who refused to pay rent in an attempt to hijack the building.

“There has been talk in the building itself, [with] some of the tenants talking about dealing with the security that is here, dealing with him [Warras] as well, because he has taken the six for the protection order. They were saying, ‘You want us to be evicted, you want us to be arrested, but we are going to deal with you’.”

The late DJ Warras – full name Warrick Stock – was on a mission to “clean up” Johannesburg CBD (downtown) before his untimely death, and that included ridding the city of illegal immigrant occupation.

Tragically, the 40-year-old was shot dead outside one of the buildings, whilst actively doing just that.

Warris was gunned down at close range while undertaking a mass eviction.

DJ Warras, an outspoken media personality, used his social media platform and podcast to share his views on a variety of topics. One he was most passionate about was the restoration of the Johannesburg CBD.

“I LOVE THIS CITY! So sad to see how it’s being destroyed. By people who don’t give a f*** about preserving it”, he tweeted in July.

In October, Warras backed Herman Mashaba’s bid to clean up the city.

“Please come to Joburg. There is a whole CBD here that needs a clean up, a takeover, and a mass deportation”, he tweeted.

The 40-year-old – who owned his own security business – posted a picture of himself armed in a bulletproof vest alongside his crew.

Through his company, DJ Warras often worked on tackling buildings that had been overrun, or “hijacked” by illegal immigrants for exploitation.

He shared: “These buildings are worth saving. Solid Structures that were built to last. Unfortunately, most are in a shocking condition. These neglected buildings can accommodate thousands of people in low-cost units. But nobody cares. So the buildings get to this stage, and people are forced to live in poor conditions. Because hijackers and bad actors in the CBD, who profit from this poverty, don’t care as long as they get paid.

“We took this building back. And now we will fix and secure this building.

“And maybe it can motivate other building owners, the COJ [City of Johannesburg], and South Africans in general to take back their city”.

On who he would back to govern Joburg as mayor, Warras tweeted: “I’ll vote for whoever is in favour of cleaning up the CBD, taking back hijacked buildings, and dealing with illegal immigrants, crime, and collapsing infrastructure”.

In the lead up to his death - believed to be a hit – DJ Warras took out five protection orders against individuals living in Zambesi House, where he managed the security.

Authorities confirmed that the media personality claimed he had received death threats.