WAVES OF FURY are crashing through Rustenburg after a Cabinet minister told a generation they are “lazy” and “unemployable.” Youth are FIGHTING BACK, and they have one searing message for Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe: WE ARE NOT LAZY.
“They see us begging in the streets and call us lazy,” one furious young man told a local news crew, his face etched with anger. “But they closed the mines. They cut the jobs. Where must we work?” His question echoes across the platinum belt—a region sacrificed by the very leaders sworn to protect it. A viral video from the community meeting shows a crowd of young people holding signs that read “We Want Jobs, Not Lies,” their frustration turned into a deafening roar the ANC can no longer ignore.
This is not just about harsh words. This is the SYSTEMATIC BETRAYAL of South Africa’s future. Mantashe’s outburst exposes a terrifying truth: The powerful see struggling youth as a PROBLEM TO INSULT, not a generation to save. While politicians dine in luxury, they blame the hungry for not finding bread in an empty bakery. Who benefits from this narrative? A corrupt elite that needs a scapegoat for its own catastrophic failures. The silence from other leaders is DEAFENING—proving they are all part of the same broken machine, crushing hope to avoid blame.
The streets are simmering, and a single, volatile spark from a minister’s mouth just poured gasoline on a nation’s rage.
They are coming for the liars, and this time, they have nothing left to lose.
Author: Kayitsi.com
