Mmusi Maimane joins The ANC?

Mmusi Maimane has taken to his social media few hours ago to announce he joining the ANC. The star shared the news on his Facebook and many of his fans and followers are still wondering if he is pulling pranks on them.

Mmusi revealed that he is returning home to the ANC and will be running for the position of deputy president at the party’s upcoming conference in December 2022.

He was also asked about running as Cyril Ramaphosa’s deputy, Maimane responded that Ramaphosa is the best hope South Africa has, and he will rally all his political will and resources behind ensuring the sitting president gets a second term.

Mmusi said: “I have some important news to share! After a substantial time of reflection and introspection, Mmusi Maimane wishes to today announce that he is returning home to the ANC, and will be running for the position of deputy president at the party’s upcoming conference in December 2022.

“After dabbling in neoliberalism and progressivism for over a decade, Maimane has returned to his African nationalism roots and wants to now mount a serious challenge for the role in the coming months. Asked about running as Cyril Ramaphosa’s deputy, Maimane said Ramaphosa is the best hope South Africa has, and he will rally all his political will and resources behind ensuring the sitting president gets a second term.

Mmusi Maimane celebrates his wife with the sweetest birthday message

Mmusi Maimane has taken to his social media to celebrate his wife with beautiful birthday message. The popular and renowned politician shared this post on his Twitter and Instagram expressing his excitement

“Wishing this incredible woman, mother of our children, my wife, lerato la ka, a happy birthday. O gole, o gole, Rethabile Maimane. The pair have been married for 16 years.

“In that time we have kept pursuing the purposes of God for us and our nation, raising three children and, still, she remains my best friend, love of my life and champion for our beautiful country. Ka lerato! We keep going!” he told followers last year.

“In that time we have kept pursuing the purposes of God for us and our nation, raising three children and, still, she remains my best friend, love of my life and champion for our beautiful country. Ka lerato! We keep going!” he told followers last year.

On this day, this beautiful woman was born and I have been privileged call her my wife, my friend and an incredible mother to our children. Happy Birthday lerato la ka, Mme Natalie Rethabile Maimane. Ka lerato! Wish you an incredible year ahead! pic.twitter.com/1erIROQaOB

— Mmusi Maimane (@MmusiMaimane) February 3, 2022

Politician Mmusi Maimane Takes A Jab At Actress Natasha Thahane

TV actress Natasha Thahane landed herself in trouble a couple of months ago when she revealed that she received a whopping R1 million from the government, to further her studies abroad.

The actress was a guest on Podcast and Chill With Mac when she let it slip that she reached out to politician Baleka Mbete, to assist her get R1-million from the Department of Arts and Culture to further her studies..

This is after being accepted into the New York Film Academy. “I went to maam Baleka Mbete, who was still the Chairperson of Parliament then, I’m like “Mama, I need to go and study,” she said.

“She [ Baleka Mbete] managed to speak to Arts and Culture and then they gave me funding”.

Natasha quickly topped the Twitter trends list and felt the wrath of Twitter users who dragged her for apparently using her family’s influence to secure the meaty funding from the government.

What angered Twitter was that she is the granddaughter of the late Arch-Bishop Desmond Tutu. In a tweet that has since been deleted by popular Twitter user Cellular, who has revealed on several occasions that he has a crush on Natasha. Mmusi Maimane took a jab at Natasha.

“You are living in an ANC nightmare Cellular. We all are. Unfortunately unlike Natasha your buddy not everyone can just make a call and get R1 million to solve their problems. Youth unemployment is over 75%. Corruption is the daily bread of this government,” he tweeted.

You are living in an ANC nightmare Cellular. We all are.

Unfortunately unlike Natasha your buddy not everyone can just make a call and get R1 million to solve their problems.

Youth unemployment is over 75%. Corruption is the daily bread of this government.

— Mmusi Maimane (@MmusiMaimane) January 13, 2022

Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa revealed that Natasha made a request to study abroad directly from him.

“What we know is that Ms Thahane made a request for financial support towards her studies at the New York Film Academy directly to me as the minister,” he said.

“This request is similar to many others my office and the department constantly receives from members of the public. The public does this possibly because I am the political head of the department,” said Mthethwa.

Natasha later backtracked her statement and denied having received R1 million from Mbete or the Department of Arts and Culture.

I did not receive R1 million from Baleka Mbethe or the department of Arts and culture. If you receive to the interview you would realize that I was taken out of context and before I even go through the process I would profusely like to apologize to Baleka Mbethe and the department of sports and art and culture because when I watch back and listen to the interview it sounds like I have a personal relationship with mam Baleka which is not a case,” she said.

She said her first and last encounter with Baleka Mbete occurred after she was coming out of a meeting. She sought advice from her after being accepted to study at the NYFA.

” She advised me to explore the department of arts and culture because they have funding opportunities and that was the first and last conversation. She did not make any calls on my behalf,” she said. According to her, she obtained R350 000 from the department, and the rest was provided by her family.

Mmusi Maimane calls out DJ Shimza for making his helper wash his socks and underwear

Mmusi Maimane Has taken to his Twitter to respond to DJ Shimza’s tweet about his helper.

The DJ has been all over social media after he indicated that he was out of clean socks and was in desperate need to have them washed as he calls on his helper.

Tweeps started slamming him for making his helper do his dirty jobs.

Mmusi called the Shimza to order by advising him not forget Ubuntu just because he is now in a position of privilege.

Not hesitating to reprimand him on his statement, Maimane advised the DJ to wash the socks himself.

His tweet reads: “Spin those socks and drawers with your hands and soap. We must not forget our ubuntu as we occupy positions of privilege and proximity to power. That’s mid. Not class. We all know how to wash our own clothes. How to clean our own rooms. That is how we were raised.”

Reacting to this, Shimza also clapped back at the politician saying: “Akere wena le ntatao la utlwana (Of course you and your father get along).”

See tweet below;

Mmusi Maimane calls on govt to clarify 1 million Natasha Thahane funding

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane has called on sports, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa to clear the air on claims his department allegedly funded actress Natasha Thahane’s studies abroad, which amounted to more than R1m.

In an interview on MacG’s Podcast & Chill, the granddaughter of Desmond Tutu said in 2017 she “made a call” to politician Baleka Mbete seeking funds after being accepted to study at the New York Film Academy.

Natasha alleged Mbete reached out to the department of arts to arrange money that went towards her studies after her funding application went unanswered.

Yoh ? | Natasha Thahane implicating Baleka Mbete and Department of Arts and Culture there by #macgpodcastandchill

While others complete application forms, Nathi Mthethwa department gave her money because she is a granddaughter of Desmond Tutu. ? https://t.co/InXl7gygVb

— TK_Nala (@NalaThokozane) November 27, 2021

In a lengthy post on social media, Mmusi said a “conversation with the nation” was needed about Natasha’s academic funding.

“Funding for education must come through the proper channels and must be allocated according to need. Our government is not doing enough for students and this must change,” he said.

“Education is one of the main ways to get families out of economic adversity and on a path to wealth building. We need to make sure our limited funds are used in the best way possible to maximise the nation’s return on investment and to address national skills needs.”

Mmusi said the matter should be used to highlight the pressing challenges affecting many students in the higher education system, and both Natasha and the sport, arts and culture minister owe the public an explanation.

“I hope you can have a conversation with the nation about this academic funding. How much it was, how it was processed and your reflections on your personal use of networks to access state support. I think you do owe the public that much, Natasha,” he said.

“Mr condolences Nathi Mthethwa, we also need clarity from your office about the disbursement of these funds.”

Attempts to get comments from the department were unsuccessful at the time of writing this article. Any update will be included once received.

In her defense, Natasha took to Twitter to share a screenshot of emails she sent to the department that allegedly went unanswered before Baleka intervened.

“I applied for funding. No-one responded until the school assisted me to get in contact with the department. I even emailed Barack Obama’s Foundation hoping I’d get assistance,” she wrote.

Mmusi Maimane’s movement backs independent candidates

Mmusi Maimane of One South Africa Movement is introducing independent candidates to Cape Town voters.

The movement is backing the candidates.

Maimane says independent candidates are the answer to the failing political party system.

“Firstly people have previously had noticed they kept voting for the same party and things don’t change, there are high levels of corruption, I believe communities want their power back, they are desperate for change.”

Mmusi Maimane urges SA to vote for independents in local elections

One South Africa Movement leader – Mmusi Maimane says South Africans need to consider voting for an independent candidate in the upcoming elections.

Maimane says independent candidates are part of the community they come from.

He says South Africa doesn’t need any more political parties.

Maimane said, “all of us know that all of the big parties come into the state and capture it and deploy their people into those parties.”

“The council and bureaucracies are factionalized. When you ask for people who are independent then they are not part of any faction, they are part of the community.”

“We’ve set up an independent association so that if you have a problem and lose confidence from the community and are able to remove you. That’s the infrastructure we want to build. Ultimately you cannot say power to the people, then in the same vein if you’ve got a problem then you say consult the party.”

Mmusi Maimane in hot soup over Drake comment

Mmusi Maimane is currently trending on Twitter for clapping back at trolls dragging him over Drake new album. Drake dropped his latest album, ‘Certified Lover Boy’ and it was worth the wait as many of his fans have been anticipating the release of the album all week.

The album created more anticipation following Kanye West’s Donda album which dropped earlier in the week.

Well, with the look of things, it’s safe to say that Drake has won the battle as his project has been trending in South Africa.

However, former DA leader Mmusi Maimane has also joined in the craze on twitter, having posted a quote from the Jay Z assisted track Love All.

The line refers to people asking about an old situation and someone trying to destroy him of which we can only presume he is talking about his blow out with the Democratic Alliance party (DA).

“When they ask me about the old situation” he wrote.

Social media users have since been shocked that Mmusi knowns Drake, let alone listening to his music. Trolls have also been throwing jab at the politician, insinuating that he is to old to be mixed up in stuff like this.

When they ask me about the old situation…??‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/S2OFXXNuze

— Mmusi Maimane (@MmusiMaimane) September 3, 2021

Mmusi Maimane slammed for begging the world’s richest man Elon Musk to donate money to South Africa

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane was among the first South Africans to try to capitalise on SA-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s new status as the world’s richest person.

Musk, a former Pretoria Boys High school pupil, this week surpassed Amazon’s Jeff Bezos after a surge in the Tesla share price.

His net worth is now more than $188.5bn (about R2.9-trillion), $1.5bn more than Bezos’s, Bloomberg reported.

After being besieged by tongue-in-cheek requests for loans and handouts on Twitter, Musk tweeted that he might be in the market for some social responsibility projects, saying “critical feedback is always super appreciated, as well as ways to donate money that really make a difference (way harder than it seems)”.

Maimane, never one to let an opportunity pass, replied with: “Hi Elon where can South Africans with disruptive ideas about fixing the country make proposals. I for one have some ideas about how to fix the education sector in this country outside of the clutches of a corrupt government and I would love to present something to you.”

But not everyone responded positively to Maimane’s tweet. MandaKinghorn responded: “Gaan bedel by die robot. Elon is NIKS verskuldig aan SA nie!” the robot, Elon owes NOTHING to SA).

Speaking to Sunday Times yesterday Maimane said he had reached out to Musk because education in SA needs to be reformed.

He said he had also drafted a letter to Musk, asking him to assist in building “blended education” in SA.

“People like Elon Musk have shown innovation in the world … we are asking him to say ‘let’s create innovative industries for the future’.”

The former DA leader said artificial intelligence and coding were the future and people like Musk could help SA keep pace.

“We need that innovative sense, we need that education plan and we need that intervention in terms of taking our education and making sure our kids are on a digital platform,” said Maimane.

Musk, who has 41-million Twitter followers, has received hundreds of suggestions about good causes to support, from dog rescue organisations to “highimpact” charities.

Bloomberg said Musk’s personal wealth was boosted by a more than eightfold surge in the Tesla share price last year. Tesla became the world’s most valuable carmaker.