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“Hazardous pesticides such as terbufos must be banned, safer alternatives regulated, and proper refuse collection services provided to every community. These are basic, achievable demands that require only the will to act.”
Great piece by Dr Buccus! (DUT)

“Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni’s recent comments about illegal miners “We are not sending help to criminals. We are going to smoke them out” — epitomised the cruelty of some of our elites and a worldview that places blame on victims while absolving the powerful.”

“This approach has legitimised scapegoating and distracted from the urgent need for systemic reform. The terbufos poisoning tragedy is part of a broader pattern of contempt for SA’s poor, a pattern that includes Life Esidimeni, Marikana, the endless shack fires and more.”

“Regrettably, sections of the media have echoed these harmful narratives. Instead of scrutinising systemic failures, they have amplified the xenophobic slander, framing the crisis as a problem of migrant-owned spaza shops.”

“Blaming migrants for a crisis rooted in state failure is as preposterous as the medieval myth that Jews poisoned wells during the Black Plague. Such rhetoric is dangerous, deflecting accountability and fanning the flames of division.”

“ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba went further, demanding a state of emergency and military intervention. These statements are not only false and inflammatory.”