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Youth Unemployment

My Take • March 6, 2026

60% youth unemployment isn't a crisis — it's a scam. A system built to fail young people, then blame them for it. I'm tired of watching it happen.

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Crime & Safety

My Take • March 5, 2026

27,000 murders in 2024. We haven't solved crime — we've stopped believing we can. And criminals know it. Here's my take on what's really going on.

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Corruption

My Take • March 4, 2026

We call it corruption. It's not — it's theft. And the system isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed. Here's why nothing ever gets fixed.

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Cost of Living

My Take • March 3, 2026

Bread. Milk. Eggs. Electricity. Every receipt is proof of a system failing us. South Africans aren't living anymore — we're surviving.

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Water Crisis

My Take • March 2, 2026

You wake up. No water. This isn't a drought — it's mismanagement. South Africa isn't running out of water. We're running out of accountability.

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Thabo M. Debate

On: Corruption – It's Not Broken. It's Working.

March 8, 2026
"You're too negative. Government is trying. Rome wasn't built in a day."
Mr EchoPoint Replies

Trying? Thirty years and billions stolen. At what point does "trying" become an excuse? I'm not negative — I'm paying attention. There's a difference.

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Zanele K. Thought

Gauteng

March 7, 2026
"I'm a young person in Joburg. No job, no prospects. Your article on unemployment said everything I feel but couldn't say."
Mr EchoPoint Replies

This is exactly why I write. You're not alone — and your frustration is valid. The system failed you. Keep talking. Keep pushing. That's how things change.

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