#cyril ramaphosa

[reasonsforhope]

With breathtaking views over Table Mountain, the world’s tallest building made of industrial hemp is set to open in Cape Town this June.

At 12 stories tall, the Hemp Hotel at 84 Harrison st. used carbon-negative materials that captured more carbon in the walls of the building than it emitted manufacturing them.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa believes that the cannabis and hemp industry could create 130,000 jobs in places like Afrimat Hemp—the producer of the so-called “HempCrete” blocks which went into the hotel.

Made from water, lime, hemp, and a cement binder, the blocks from Afrimat Hemp are made of entirely South African hemp, which along with selling to corporate clients, are also used to build a number of social housing projects in South Africa and neighbouring Mozambique.

For the Hemp Hotel, Afrimat Hemp partnered with Wolf Architects in Cape Town for the build.

The company admit that hemp construction is 20% more expensive than traditional materials, but the urgency with which some corporations want to help tackle climate change offers them a unqiue opportunity: selling carbon credits—but with buildings, rather than trees.

“We can fund forests, or we can fund someone to live in a hemp house. It’s the same principle,” Afrimat Hemp’s carbon consultant Wihan Bekker told African News.

Company data shows that a 430 square foot house (40 square meters) produces 30 fewer tons of carbon than traditional methods, around what a mature tree can sequester in its roots across its lifetime.

-via Good News Network, 5/5/23

#hemp #hemp farming #hempcrete #solarpunk #sustainable architecture #carbon sequestration #carbon capture #carbon emissions #architecture #south africa #Cyril Ramaphosa #sustainability

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

OPEDS

Is it time to go?

By Howard Sackstein

Today, the South African Jewish community numbers but one third of what it did at its peak. Though our numbers have shrunk, the vibrancy of our community has remained intact.

In the 1970s and 1980s they used to joke, “When the Jews go; it’s time to leave, when the Portuguese go; it’s too late.”

The clock ticked, and stopped on 7 October 2023.

The behaviour of the South African government was nothing short of betrayal. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s failure to condemn the 7 October massacre; his failure to reach out to the families of the two South Africans massacred in the Hamas genocide; his failure to act on the two South Africans kidnapped by Hamas; and his smirk blame of Israel for deserving the attack two weeks after the massacre, while wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh, will forever be a symbol of his Judas moment.

In American politics, they talk of a “tortoise on a lamppost”. Sometimes, the tortoise mistakenly believes that it got onto the lamppost by itself.

Ramaphosa’s spineless leadership has allowed his jihadist foreign minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, and her mujahidin director general, Zane Dangor, to direct foreign policy without intervention. Pandor mislead Parliament by claiming that there were no beheadings of babies and that Israel had attacked the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital. With no South African diplomats in Israel and Al Jazeera as her only source of information, Pandor meanders in the dark. Her ignorance, however, is self-inflicted. Her department was invited to view the 47-minute video of Hamas-captured atrocities, and declined to attend.

Hamas informs us that Pandor telephoned it to congratulate it on the success of its “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack on Israel. Pandor claimed that she was merely offering humanitarian assistance, but refused to release the “call-out” transcript of the conversation. As a convert to Islam, Pandor uses her own zealotry to pursue a pro-Hamas agenda to the detriment of South Africa.

In December, Hamas visited South Africa, was feted in our Parliament, and celebrated in the African National Congress’ (ANC’s) offices in Johannesburg. When Ramaphosa finally met the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, he sprinted to issue a statement and later, while meeting the Muslim community, stated that they had issued a statement as “we’re concerned there are distortions”. Given that the president’s statement was issued first, this both makes no logical sense and effectively paints the official representative body of Jews in South Africa as liars.

It’s a clash of civilizations. Jews have traditionally ascribed to the values of Western liberal democracy. In the ANC’s hard-left, revolutionary world view, Western interests must be opposed everywhere – in Ukraine, in Morocco, and in Israel. South Africa believes that it must be the vanguard liberation movement celebrating the imagined successes of Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, and Russia. Pandor is currently attending the 7th Africa-Cuba Solidarity Conference in White River.

But actions have consequences. The West is becoming increasingly disenchanted by South Africa’s antics. Last year, South Africa’s invitation to the G7 Summit didn’t materialise, and the currency has lost 50% of its value under Ramaphosa. The renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act looks increasingly precarious together with the approximately 250 000 jobs it created. South Africa is increasingly isolated from those countries which could help it the most.

Ramaphosa had a choice to turn South Africa into a Singapore or a Sudan. He chose Sudan.

#south africa #jews #cyril ramaphosa #naledi pandor #zane dangor

[vyorei]

A piece on Nelson Mandela and his history of solidarity with Palestine

Full article here:

#free gaza #free palestine #gaza strip #irish solidarity with palestine #palestine #gaza #news on gaza #al jazeera #boycott israel #israel #Nelson Mandela #South Africa #Keffiyeh #Kufiya #Algiers #cyril ramaphosa #Article

[grandmaster-anne]

22 November 2022 President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, King Charles III and Queen Camilla during the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace

#queen camilla is wearing her vogue gown #fab fab fab #king charles iii #queen camilla #cyril ramaphosa #sa state visit #state banquet

[camillasgirl]

King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the Ceremonial Welcome for South Africa's President on Horse Guards Parade, London, 22.11.2022 

#king charles iii #queen Camilla #Cyril Ramaphosa #Princess of Wales #Prince of Wales

[akonoadham]

#uploads #videos #South Africa #Russia #brics #Putin #cyril ramaphosa #vladimir putin #snoop dogg #tupac #2pac #tupac shakur #2pac shakur #Ukraine #mzansi #Africa #America #North America #war in ukraine #NATO

[herukapadmajungiansworld]

Accept or not accept? That is the question

Arresting Russia’s President Vladimir Putin would amount to a declaration of war on Russia, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote in court papers released on Tuesday as the country wrangles over hosting the Russian leader.

Putin has been invited to a BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month but is the target of an international criminal court arrest warrant – a provision that Pretoria as an ICC member would be expected to implement were he to attend, AFP reports.

South Africa’s diplomatic dilemma is playing out in court, where the leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is trying to force the government’s hand and ensure the Kremlin leader is held and handed over to the ICC if he steps foot in the country.

But in a responding affidavit, described the DA’s application as “irresponsible” and said national security was at stake.

Ramaphosa said:

Russia has made it clear that arresting its sitting President would be a declaration of war.

It would be inconsistent with our constitution to risk engaging in war with Russia.

Guardian

#the guardian #luliia mendel #putin war criminal #south africa #brics summit #cyril ramaphosa #ICC #arrest putin #ukraine resistance #stop russian invasion #stop putin #ukraine war #help ukraine #give weapons to ukraine #i stand with ukraine #slava ukraini

[kirstythejetblackgoldfish]

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meeting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 37th African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today, 17 February 2024

Credit: Ricardo Stuckert

#Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva #Lula da Silva #Lula #Brazil #Brasil #Cyril Ramaphosa #South Africa #African Union #African Union summit #Addis Ababa #Ethiopia #Africa

[dadsinsuits]

Cyril Ramaphosa

#suitdaddy #suiteddaddy #suit and tie #suited daddy #men in suits #silverfox #suitfetish #suited men #suited grandpa #suitedman #suit daddy #suited man #buisness suit #suitedmen #South African man #South African men #south africa #🇿🇦 #Cyril Ramaphosa

[vyorei]

Pardon the delay, I was uploading a video report and my upload speed is utterly brutal so it took almost a half hour for 2 minutes and some of video 💀

Here are the latest updates from the past half hour, oldest at the top, newest at the bottom

Link to the full article in the first image here:

#free gaza #free palestine #gaza strip #irish solidarity with palestine #palestine #gaza #news on gaza #al jazeera #boycott israel #israel #South Africa #Cyril Ramaphosa #International Criminal Court #Houthis #Yemen #Samuel Ramani #Royal United Services Institute #Hamas #Hezbollah #Spain #Pedro Sanchez #benjamin netanyahu #Isaac Herzog #Mahmoud Abbas #Palestinian Authority

[maxgirl29]

Mr Cupcake really called this family meeting to lie to us 😭

We didn’t get greeted in 11 languages, we got a history lesson and a speech about poverty.

Bathong, we have gathered here for our public holiday nje😭.

#cyril ramaphosa #south africa #public holiday #springboks #rugby world cup #family meeting #bokke

[camillasgirl]

Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla host a State Banquet for President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, at Buckingham  Palace, London, 22.11.2022

#king charles iii #queen Camilla #Cyril Ramaphosa

[radfemsouthy]

The government doesn’t have this energy when it comes to fighting crime & GBV.

Yet the army gets (unlawfully) deployed when people decide to protest.

Why can’t they use all this tax money to provide free education & improve service delivery?!

#south africa #African #Africa #national shutdown #cyril ramaphosa

[princesscatherinemiddleton]

HORSE GUARDS | The King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales attended the Ceremonial Welcome for South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, during the two-day South African state visit

#mine #royaltyedit #kate #will #camilla #charles #cyril ramaphosa #sa state visit 22: carriage

[royalodyssey]

#King Charles III #Queen Camilla #Prince William #Catherine Princess of Wales #Royal Family #cyril ramaphosa

[johnellispoems]

REMINDING THE ANCESTORS

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#A Luta Continua #ANC #Apartheid #Cyril Ramaphosa #Iziko #Slave Lodge #South Africa #South African Democracy #South African Government #South African History