Ideas That Matter | Vusi Thembekwayo | Episode Title: South Africa: The Road Ahead

This is only sweet talk nothing's going to happened. What you said is correct but nothing going to changed.

I am at lease twice your age with a Western education. It took another 35yrs. to understand the current System set-up by Western european. For instance The World Bank, IMF. SWIFT, UN, WTO, WHO, ICC etc. are watchdog organizations for the continuation of COLONIZATION. Have you notice
that when the USA put sanction on any country, even when it break international Law, that country suffer and its people. Question what are the ethnic population of USA? English French Spanish Germans etc however now they amalgamated. The US with its great Army after ceasing the land from native inhabitant wipe-out many. Not to mention Australia, South America, New Zealand, South Africa near completion. Capitalism came into exitance from slavery, stealing land and resources. The bounty profit, have you heard of The Profiteers, Piracy that where Capitalists started. and please dont mixed it with a market economy such as China, Its the only Nation so far build their economy wealth honestly, if.. you dont listen to propaganda from western media. That is why they setup those Internatiomal Agencies to continue Colonjzation. Wander why no Black Countries have a successful economy, Why their money value more than Africa that have the gold diamonds etc.

On point as usual

well the economy is for white people not us blacks period

It's so confusing to me, much of sub Saharan Africa would die to get to ZA. It's so disturbing to see that politics has sunk this low. As a distant person who often visits and did my studies UCT am so disappointed with the failed promise.
My thinking is first deal with leadership then leadership will fix the inquities and society will improve. But fixing the leadership is everyone's job. All people must shade all their social, historical, ethnic, religious bargages.

Vusi Thembekwayo please my brother just form your own Party and Run for President, I'm gonna be your second fan with your wife being the first. You're our hope.

Yikes, the quality of question guys.....🤔. It needs to go way up.
Otherwise you are wasting Vusi's time. No wonder he's distracted by his phone.

Loyalty to the people who we believe liberated us from oppression is the reason we are in this mess, same people are now oppressing the same people they claim to have liberated and they using same tactics of using white monopoly, economic freedom, land reform or distribution while they are misusing state resources to loot and enrich themselves and their families, a wise man once said "it's insane to repeat the same thing and expect different results" so it's beyond madness to vote the same party and expect different results

Vusi, the pandemic did not cause all those businesses to close. A pandemic causes illness or death. Governments response to the pandemic caused the closure. There is a distinct difference.

Vusi, you are my favorite ZAR motivational and entrepreneur . I believe THE ROAD AHEAD, will have to come with MINDSET CHANGE, and that people need to look to their God given talents that will help to sustain your lifestyle.

Government definitely needs Leadership Role training.

Vusi is more than capable of helping Small businesses as a minister but noo we have failed ministers going to ruin that portfolio even worse i hate this government

Vusi you say the voter can stop the nonsense, truth be told,we are not educated that way,simple " Voter Education" is non,even if it where to happen, how isit going to be genuine and not politically based?that ANC School ofPolitical Academy is jst an indoctrination of corruption( their ideology).We need education to up our self esteem,pride(freebies,grant need proper assessment) and not tolerate any form of corruption.

So when do you intend on doing something about it rather than talking about it. I ask this question cos it seems like South Africans are good at protesting on social media platforms, until pro activity is done in the streets day in day out PEACEFULLY, no violence, this conversation is counterproductive. What did Nigeria, Swaziland etc. Citizens do when they were fed they took it to d streets. Until then keep talking n d govt knows dat S. Africans protest for 1 day n move on so why should they feel any pressure. You want change you take action, period

Complacency, n social cohesion deterioration r going to be South Africa's demise.

When talking about private enterprise,in people s mind what they see is not the shebben or taxi but they are looking at big business like big retailers etc hence they are against private enterprise 😌

But how do you get to invest on global assets when locally you can afford a living? I don't agree with that! Land is the wealth!

Great conversation. Much appreciated Vusi.

Absolutely loved these kind of discussions! Keep them going

As a youth whos very concerned with the way these grown folks are taking the country, I'm at least a bit glad there's some mind such as yours. When it comes to finance or business I'm no pro like the older generation, but I do believe in the fact that a state of mind could play a big role in the growth of our beloved country. Sadly a political mindset is not what we need right now. Yes, many say politics run the world but we need proud south africans steering the ship instead of these politically inclined leaders who see more significance in political affiliation then the overall growth of the country as proud citizens. Its the issue raised in your old videos I saw once where you talked about how black people usually think small when they think business. Seems politicians do the same with their vision of the future.

Its like we need to go back to basics and teach each other Ubuntu so that these leaders can have at least some form of moral compass guiding their decisions. The issue with with our economy is not based age or intellect but rather the mindset of the individual signing off the policy or rather in the most common case the individual signing off the tender contract. What our country needs right now is a bit heart and a mindset. like i said, im no pro about these business/politics but we need to hold conversations that'll change the mindset of our citizens so that even those we stay with emaloxion will not have mindsets that are only thinkin small or local. I don't even have any formal qualification like the others we're unemployed with but half the problems I have are irrelevant simply because I've went out to seek information. Whether I lacked any form of resources but i can have this necessary constructive debates with those with qualifications yet still stuck at home like me. My point in saying that is the mindset i Chose to have or nurture instead. all these programs would help with the correct mindsets behind them.

I vote Vusi for President!

If Vusi created he’s own party every South African would vote for him!

Just another one who want his hand in the cookie jar....this bs will stop when there is nothing left.Remember this.

Vusi how does someone get hold of you! My husband and I have been in the property game for some time, and we have been looking for finance to the next level, but we dont want to go through the banks, we are looking for funding to purchase more property! Can you point us in the right direction?

white people in Africa loves African people. they get to set back and watch them blame each other while its them that control the economy and own the best land in Africa especially south africa. for black people to win in South Africa white people has to give up a lot. and that they won't do without a fight. and they have the white world to back them. are black people in South Africa prepared to take what's belongs to them. Nelson Mandela was not prepared that's why he made the deal he did. don't think he didn't have to consult with America and Europe before he made his decision.

love your point of view

There is no accountability in our government. I’m sad about many things in our country. Vusi your words in this video are like putting salt on open wounds. We can do better than this!!

My president

But Vusi the economy has quite a number of drivers and SA is no exception.. Let's not exclusively give the notion that a certain clique of ppl has the responsibility to transform the economy..
If you put an already mentioned array of economic drivers in perspective the contribution u make wld be well received.. I put my hand up to share such platform with you

Hi Vusi, thank you for such a great discussion. Wondering if there are any female viewers willing to ask questions. My main question is to do with Silicon Jozi, what kind of partnerships are you looking for with the work you're currently doing?

A humanitarian at work ... A great conversationalist. Great leadership qualities. You have won the day

why in Africa people with sense can't be found in the public services?? Vusi should be the Minister of Finances period! But at least South Africa you have people who sit down and talk, criticize the government. Some of us come from the countries where you can't there criticize anything publicly. unless you want to be in jail, or loose everything. The government is taking lots of loan and spend however they want and citizens have no right whatsoever to say anything, it is so frustrating!! Any one could guess that country? And the whole Africa think that that country is doing better than others countries!!

I would love to see a call between Vusi and MorningShot or Daddy Liberty

Hi Vusi, keen to have a chat about the Eastern Cape, starting with Makhanda. I will app you directly. Cheers

How I wish I'd have 5mins of your time (verbally).. :-(

KPIs for public officers, great idea. People keeping government in check, Vusi let's not pretend that an average South African has any chance in keeping the system in check... It's who you are, what you do, what you have, who you know or else you really don't matter unless you burn a school or a mall... :( . Let's push to find a real tense and legit way to make the streets "average man and woman" to engage the government like if the same issue is raised by more than 100 people government needs to address it...

The biggest mistake is that we do not have an economy. To have an economy we have to have investment in industry so that employment can be created.

I had a conversation with my dad and uncle over the weekend regarding the Benoni station vandalism and its current state (before watching this discussion today). It was very hard to further the conversation due to one fact, the fact that the station is next to the SAPS (800m). Very disturbing to say the least!! Our country is not safe under our very own SAPS.

Hi Vusi where do we get more information on your MPC?

One day this man is going to be a President. Is inevitable.

Abuti Vusi why aren't you running as an independent?

"Change starts with myself" <-- A message to yourself every morning. SOUTH AFRICA has the potential to be a monumental figure for the NOW and for the FUTURE, watch us achieve everything !

Thank you Vusi, well said! Tech-savy capability has nothing to do with age, but mindset and determination.

Vusi, I totally agree with you. I do have one huge problem however. You where saying we need to hold the politicians accountable. The problem I have is that our democracy allow us only to vote for a party. We cannot vote for a particular person. If we could have vote for the person , we would be able to hold him or her accountable. In such a case we would also be able to vote a person out if we wasn’t happy with his or her performance!!
We have heard the other day in court that we cannot hold a politician accountable due to stupidity, and that is the big problem we are sitting with!!

Very informative and a great discussion. Vinny, the blue collar worker however is the majority of the worker in the South African context and when you exclude them then who is the solution for from a globalised value creation perspective…

I think Vusi will win if he runs for President 🤷‍♀️

How do I get hold of the gent from Boksburg who buys up properties in the inner city? I'm in Planning space. I believe there's an opportunity for a collabo

Blessed weekend 💕