I am a businessman, director of companies, hubby, dad, golfer, LSA and glider pilot plus ex musician. Coffee addict too!

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Dirk Smit retweeted
South Africans are fighting each other over the symptoms of bad government when they should be uniting to bring an end to the cause of it. Vote wisely. 🇿🇦
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Dirk Smit retweeted
🇿🇦A government that doesn’t make money, but instead borrows it, or simply takes it from those who work to buy votes from those who don’t, will perpetuate dependency, entrench inequality and eventually go broke and lose power🇿🇦
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Dirk Smit retweeted
Blaming every white person for apartheid isn’t justice, it’s just racism with a different target. And claiming I ‘killed people’ when I was a child? That’s not just absurd, it’s dangerous. The same people who say ‘not all black people commit crime’ have no problem saying ‘all white people are guilty of apartheid.’ That’s not justice, it’s hypocrisy. And when that argument starts falling apart, the blame game kicks in. Suddenly, it’s ‘foreigners causing the crime,’ or ‘white people exploiting them.’ But never a word about corruption, lawlessness, or the real issues tearing South Africa apart. Why? Because it’s easier to push racial hatred than to fix a broken country. South Africa is at a tipping point. You don’t fix the past by creating new divisions. You don’t build a future on blame and revenge. If people don’t wake up soon, history won’t just repeat itself—it’ll be worse. @elonmusk
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Dirk Smit retweeted
28 Feb 2025
Increase VAT with 2% mmm...Be very careful ANC, South Africa is now reaching its breaking point of no more Taxes. Finish and klaar.
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Dirk Smit retweeted
21 Nov 2024

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#Avis #RapidCityAirport After several calls prior and confirmations for our rental the staff left us high and dry and went home. Told us they would be here till 03h00 only to find empty desk at 00h00 Bad service of note!
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Dirk Smit retweeted
3 Jun 2024
MAJOR NEWS: His majesty the king of the Zulu nation, Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithin has released a POWERFUL statement applauding the IEC for organising a free and fair elections. The king also calls on law enforcement agencies to deal firmly with those who seek to cause instability and mayhem. The king has INSTRUCTED all izinduna in hostels around Gauteng and Durban to report any atrempts aimed at instigating violence, instability and lawlessness EXCELLENT STATEMENT FROM TE KING #ElectionsResults
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Dirk Smit retweeted
KPMG has agreed to cough up R500 million to settle a lawsuit by the liquidator of the VBS Mutual Bank, which collapsed in 2018 under the weight of massive looting allegedly perpetrated by its own directors and at least two KPMG auditors. | @SikonathiM brnw.ch/21wGAcC
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Dirk Smit retweeted
11 Dec 2023
Emanuele Grandi's moving poem dedicated to our four-legged friends. "If you are afraid of having given me few caresses, you should know that I have not forgotten even one. If you regret having scolded me even once, you should know that I don't even remember it. If you think you've left me alone for too long, you should know that I've always been waiting for you. If you are afraid of having spent little time with me, you should know that I, even that little, have enjoyed every moment. If you think you've played little with me, you should know that I've never counted the times you threw the ball at me. If you think I've forgotten about your perfume, you should know that even now I'm smelling it in the wind. If you wanted to be reborn in another life, you should know that I would like to be your puppy in that one too. If you are convinced that you have some flaws, you should know that for me you have been the perfect one. If you believe that love can have an end, you should know that in my heart the place of love is infinite. If you think you have regrets about me, you should know that I would not change a single second of the life I have spent with you. If you think I no longer hear your voice when you call me, just entrust the sunset breeze with the task of bringing me your words. If you think I can forget your face, you should know that I wanted to live alone to enjoy your look. If you think I could have loved someone more than you, you should know that I have loved you more than myself. If you think I would like a soft sofa, know that with you I would also have slept on the stones. If you think I wanted more than you gave me, you should know that I've always felt like the happiest puppy in the world. If you have ever felt alone, you should know that I have never left my place next to you. If you think my life has been short, you should know that I wouldn't have wanted to live a minute longer if I hadn't spent it by your side. If you are afraid that I am no longer near you, know that as soon as you close your eyes I will fall asleep next to you. If you think you have not made the right decision, you should know that I have always trusted you. Always.
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Dirk Smit retweeted
Headline from Business Day, Dec 11 2014: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa given task of monitoring turnaround plans of South African Airways, Eskom, South African Post Office Rand was R11,25 to the USD.
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Dirk Smit retweeted
On the left, 41 Marine Protected Areas. On the right what our govt is giving away to Intl companies for personal and private profit before elections. If ever there was a time to take a stand, it would be now! #OceansNotOil #PeoplePower2023 Join our nationwide protests ✊🏼🐋🐬🐟🦈
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Dirk Smit retweeted
5 Oct 2023
I keep saying there's enough of us. Enough incredible South Africans that care deeply about this country 🇿🇦❤️ There's enough of us that long for unity and haven't bought into the division that the government and media perpetuate. There's enough of us that are willing to get their hands dirty and fight for this country to fulfil its potential. I keep telling everyone who will listen that 95% of South Africans are the most incredible human beings. It's just the other 5% that ruin it for everyone else. You meet the 95% every day. The wait staff at a restaurant who serve you with a smile, the friendly security guards who banter with you, and the homeless people who direct traffic when the power is out. The majority of this country aren't the corrupt politicians, the violent criminals, and the greedy CEOs. The 95% of us need to remember that we have the numbers behind us to keep the 5% honest. When this penny drops, you will see a different South Africa. I'm telling you... There's more than enough of the good people left. They just need to stand up and be counted. They just need to take this country back and make fulfil our true potential. I hope you remember this throughout the day when it feels like everything in this country is falling apart. The future hasn't been written yet.
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Dirk Smit retweeted
Company put drivers on bicycle to know how bad it is to pass by scraping cyclists
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Dirk Smit retweeted
How though?! 🤔

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Dirk Smit retweeted
20 Sep 2022
Dear Mr @PresidencyZA scrap BEE requirements immediately at Eskom procurement and you will see a significant reduction in the procurement budget. Anything else will just add to the current disaster. #Loadshedding
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Dirk Smit retweeted
South Africa's state-owned Central Energy Fund is paying R1 billion for a 10% stake in Renergen's Virginia gas project in the Free State province (final approvals needed).
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Dirk Smit retweeted
Ravens partner for life, monogamous and forming families these two know each other extremely well, look at their synchronised flight, dancing with identical pirouettes

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17 Feb 2022
True!
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