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RandDigital:
These shameless business owners should be visited upon by labour inspectors and arrested/heavily fined. All along they were relying on illegal migrants and paying them peanuts.

What stops them now from hiring South Africans if not because they're exploitative? One spoke of several foreign nationals who packed stock- is that a critical skill or something that young South Africans can't do?

That’s the real issue. If businesses can suddenly claim they cannot operate without foreign workers doing basic packing and stock-handling jobs, then the question is whether they were genuinely filling a skills gap or simply exploiting vulnerable workers willing to accept poverty wages. Labour inspectors should investigate wages, working conditions and employment practices not just the workers’ immigration status. If South Africans can do the same jobs, employers should be able to explain why they weren’t hiring them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e7jDfmQWTM?si=Z_RtyOqMGX0YU_CD

A sweeping crackdown on undocumented migrant workers in South Africa is sending shockwaves through the local economy. As the government accelerates repatriations, business owners are struggling to keep their doors open, and regional diplomatic ties are facing a severe test.

"All Orders Are Falling Behind"

For many local business owners, the departure of thousands of foreign workers has halted operations overnight.

Nelson Terraa, a member of the Portuguese Forum in Gauteng province, warns that large-scale deportations and repatriations are severely hurting local supply chains.

"Wholesalers that had reliable staff that used to pick and pack the trucks have had to release half or a third of their workforce. Now, all the orders are falling behind."

Other entrepreneurs speak of similar distress under the condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals amidst heightened anti-immigrant sentiment. One Johannesburg business owner whom we are calling Thomas, shared how his operations have been halved:

"We had eight foreign nationals, and we had to let them go when the deadline was set in March. Business has dropped drastically since then, and we haven't been able to rehire anyone. Our output has just cut in half."

The Numbers and the Streets

Since early March, South Africa has seen a wave of anti-foreigner demonstrations demanding the removal of undocumented migrants. Suburbs like Yeoville in Johannesburg have become the focal point for both local protests and heavy police responses.

89,000+ people have been officially repatriated by the South African government so far.

Protest Hubs: Areas like Yeoville remain deeply affected by community demonstrations and subsequent law enforcement operations.

Diplomatic Fallout: AU vs. SADC

The crackdown has sparked significant friction between South Africa and several neighboring nations. Countries like Ghana and Nigeria have raised strong diplomatic concerns over the treatment of their citizens. Ghana pushed for the African Union (AU) to convene a dedicated debate on the targeted attacks against migrants.

South Africa, however, advocates for a broader regional approach, arguing that the issue belongs on the agenda of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit instead.

"It will be an important discussion to have so that we broaden the understanding of the challenges behind migration itself," a government representative stated. "We must address how we manage these issues through development, foster better economic growth, and coordinate a regional response rather than one country acting on its own."

What Lies Ahead

While delegates at the upcoming regional summit are slated to focus primarily on industrialization, peace, and security, migration has thrust itself to the forefront. How the bloc navigates this crisis will test the political and economic solidarity that has long defined the region.

SOURCE: Al Jazeera English

fergie001:
I am giving you Judgements, you are using ChatGPT.

Go and read:
Gani Fawehinmi vs IGP
Tinubu vs IMB Securities (Fashola was his lead counsel)

If the President 'kills' someone, you can't even arrest or prosecute him, unless he is impeached or his tenure elapses, is it election?

Yahaya Bello did double registration as Governor, the Court simply said it is a criminal offence but he has immunity, we cannot do or order anything.

Again, you countered yourself.
You said it's not pre-election but eligibility.
It is pre-election and Atiku is saying disqualify this man, he is guilty. Hence, it is tied to 2027.

Now, see what the Electoral Act says about eligibility criteria.
This Section 29(5) of the 2026 Electoral Act

An aspirant who participated in the primaries of his political party who has reasonable grounds to believe that any information given by the political party’s candidate in the affidavit or any document submitted by that candidate in relation to his constitutional requirements to contest the election is false, may file a suit at the Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory or in the jurisdiction the cause of action arose against that candidate seeking a declaration that the information contained in the affidavit is false.

I must commend your patience to try and teach a child who has outsourced their critical thinking skills to AI and has refuse to learn ... Most time I just ignore let them wallow in their ignorance

It's actually the same event the same story told from the perspectives of different writers

What do you guys even mean by "wide spread hunger" ?
Reducing elections to hunger oversimplifies politics. Desperate people don't suddenly stop weighing trust, competence, or identity. Hunger can shape choices, but it doesn't erase every other consideration.

I've been there! Beautiful place. I even came back with some traditional chewing sticks as souvenirs. Nature gave me memories, and the chewing sticks made sure I didn't forget the trip. 😄 It's waters also reflex the rainbow colours

"Men are polygamous by nature.'

Interesting. Yet somehow the same men expect a monogamous wife. So nature is a one-way street now?

epainos:
Its not that they may, but they will. Apple died with Job Steve. This is the truth. And its not just the Microsoft thing that brought Apple back, but the return of Job Steve. It is very likely that Apple would have held patents and created a monopoly in AI if Job was alive. He was an early adopter. He shipped new things faster than anyone. He detected gems first too. The man lived in gems inside research papers. He was a good scout. He provided solutions with hidden and abandoned gems. It was hard for Samsung to catch up with him. But after he died, that was it.

His death even held us back a bit. This is the truth. But it paved way for the likes of Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jensen Huang.

If Steve Jobs was that powerful, we'd have to rewrite history and call him the patron saint of every tech company. 🤣

Apple didn't die with Jobs. It stopped surprising people as often. There's a difference. And Musk, Sam Altman, and Jensen Huang didn't become who they are because Jobs died they built on decades of research, timing, and execution.

Great men leave big shoes, not a frozen industry.

Alliswell248:
Noisemaker
Have you seen the curriculum.

Talking without proof

Enemies of good news about Nigeria

Ah yes, the classic "enemy of good news" defense used when evidence is running late. If you've seen the curriculum, quote the part about building Nigerian LLMs and training them on local datasets. Otherwise, you're just auditioning for the Ministry of Noise.

Kushites:
SHUT UP.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT PLANS OF NIGERIANS IN AI FROM YOUR BACKYARD?

JUST COME ONLINE TO CHAT RUBBISH.

Relax. Disagreeing with someone's opinion doesn't require shouting or insults. If you have evidence that Nigeria is investing in indigenous AI models and local datasets, present it. Facts make a stronger argument than "SHUT UP."

Lol Nigeria AI is all about using Gen AI and Chat bots....
No talk about building home grown LLM models that are actually trained with data sets from the country, it's all about using what others have created.
😂

franchasng:
which App is that please? That sounds very interesting to hear

It's not an app it's an operation system.
Anything deleted at the app level can be recovered

franchasng:
How could the phone data be erased just by entering a passcode? We need to learn this vital trick please

It's not a trick, it's a privacy os with a self destruct setting in the case a password combination

E waste and I'm seeing mechanical parts everywhere 😔

See finish to the highest order
My gush

They knew about the effects of their baby powder for decades but kept it hidden, and infact kept making ads saying it was the best for kids, just to keep making profit
This is what happens when cooperate greed and unchecked capitalism come together.
Disgusting company

Been seeing this everywhere
Some valid point tho 😁🤣😂

Confidence is admirable. Whether fellow passengers wanted an in-flight sermon is a different question. A plane is one place where your audience literally can't walk away. That's bold... and convenient

So salvation now comes with a 'remember to clear your sin history before midnight' policy? Sounds more like software maintenance than grace.
Interestingly. So Jesus said 'It is finished,' but apparently the fine print says, Terms and conditions apply

So even God's 'chosen people' weren't saved by the relationship alone. That makes 'I have a personal relationship with God' sound less like a guarantee and more like marketing.

Afi mountain reserve, deforestation for farming has almost eliminated any semblance of reserve

This is so so sad
A man working hard jobs till this age

After blacklisting will all their products be recalled from the market

What's the credit awareness of the youth
A lot take loan with no Intention of paying whatsoever....
Credit rating and be like oil and water, dem no dey mix

I was expecting it to move even more.
That's how wealth works at that level billions can appear on paper overnight without a single naira landing in your account. Valuation is a powerful thing.
Still, if the valuation holds, it's a remarkable milestone for both Dangote and African industry

You guys are really really funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is just peak

In all my world, Desecration of a grave is quite immoral
Double wahala for dead body

Good riddance

Football won

When every sermon ends with 'anything for the ministry?
it's fair to wonder if it's evangelism or begging in disguise 🥸

Freedom of religion isn't a lifetime pass to turn every danfo into a mobile crusade ;Doo bus is for transportation, not compulsory evangelism. If you think every public space is fair game for preaching, don't complain when someone else uses the same space to preach the exact opposite

are you out of your mind?
Is this supposed to justify her being raped and dying? Dancing in a nightclub doesn't make anyone deserving of rape or murder. Stop blaming the victim and hold the rapist accountable. What a disgusting pathetic loser

Arostar2023:
In the realm I operate in, beliefs precede manifestation, that’s the material evidence you are asking for. Mark 9:23, “… all things are possible to him that believeth.”

Even in Mark 9, belief isn't presented as a universal law of manifestation. It's a specific narrative about faith in God's power and not evidence that thoughts or names inherently shape reality.