Siya retweeted
Ten years ago, Sibaya was a large piece of land on the KZN North Coast with development rights and little else. Today it’s one of the province's busiest construction zones, with developments across all the asset classes.
Tongaat Hulett had the development rights in place. DEVMCO was the first developer to break ground, building 260 apartments that sold for over R800 million in a single day. When Tongaat Hulett hit financial trouble and business rescue, DEVMCO bought the rest of the precinct from them. Then they privatised the roads, power and water.
I sat down with Schalk Theunissen, Managing Director of DEVMCO, the developer that now runs the precinct, to find out how it got here.
The scale is hard to picture until you’ve driven through it:
• Size: 1000 hectares
• +-350 hectares of that is coastal forest
• Commercial space planned: 300,000 to 400,000 m²
• Roughly 12,000 residents once it’s fully built, which Schalk hopes will take no longer than 10 to 15 years
• About 700 hotel rooms planned to open in the next 2-3 years
• Amenities: restaurants, indoor/outdoor play areas for kids, 8km of cycling & running trails, clubhouses, gyms, padel courts, lawn bowls, four swimming pools
When the airport moved from Durban’s south side to the north coast, businesses followed. A special economic zone around it brought in corporates like Toyota and other big industrial companies, and their people need homes and offices nearby.
Schalk says the last six months have been DEVMCO’s best sales period ever, and they have almost no stock left. Some of that demand is people leaving Cape Town. The money that buys you a 30m² unit there buys you about 60m² here, and he says rental returns are very similar. He’s also seeing foreign buyers come in for the first time. Historically, they’ve all gone to Cape Town.
Capri Village is DEVMCO’s retirement offering inside Sibaya aimed at individuals 55+. They recently launched their final phase with 77 homes. Previous phases 1, 2 and 3 sold out.
You can invest in 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom units ranging from 111 m2 to 204 m2. An operator provides a dedicated nurse who knocks on doors, checks in on residents, takes blood pressure and sends families a monthly update.
I’m impressed by how much has been built here in a decade. Looking forward to seeing how this precinct continues to develop.
Siya retweeted
Tatjana Smith gets failed by Swimming SA, and she has a Dutch passport to fall back on.
Onthatile Zulu had to beg for hockey funding while R31m went on a FIFA World Cup trip. She has no Netherlands to switch to.
Same system failing both. Only one has an exit. 🇿🇦
Siya retweeted
♦️ WE DON'T MAKE PROMISES, WE MAKE COMMITMENTS ♦️
The EFF won 3 wards in Madibeng Local Municipality (North West) in the 2026 Local Government Elections, led by Sub-Regional Secretary, Fighter Stan Komape.
Already, one borehole has been completed as part of the EFF's commitment to improving access to water and addressing the basic needs of communities.
We don't make promises, we make commitments, and we deliver!
#EFFInGovernment
Siya retweeted
We don't have another passport or citizenship to fall back on. South Africa is all we have, we don't have a Plan B. Whites on the other hand, have the privilege of alternative citizenship and the option of relocating. That is a significant difference in the realities we face.
Siya retweeted
This activated my patriotism even more! When things don’t go accordingly everyone else have somewhere else to go back to, but wena black child you’re stuck here! So it’s in our best interest to fight for our country until it works!
South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, Tatjana Smith, has officially switched sporting allegiance to the Netherlands after World Aquatics approved her change of nationality.
🥇🥇 Olympic gold medals
🥈🥈 Olympic silver medals
🇿🇦 A South African legend
While she will now compete in Dutch colours and target LA 2028, Smith will remain based in South Africa, continue training with her long-time coaches, and support local athletes through the Lighthouse Sport Foundation.
👉 A new flag, but an enduring legacy in South African sport. 💚💛
@robertmarawa
#TatjanaSmith #Olympics #Swimming #SouthAfrica #Netherlands 🏊♀️✨
Siya retweeted
I'm almost done with the application to rescind the Constitutional Court judgment on illegal foreigners, I must ensure it's filed tomorrow so we can also interdict the launch of the online application system by Home Affairs....
#homeaffairs
Siya retweeted
The beef between SA and Nigeria is just twitter fun.
In reality the Gap is actually vastly wide
Even wider than SouthAfricans think.
I mean even SouthAfricans don’t know how good they have it compared to other African countries.
Siya retweeted
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has visited Gaza aid operations in Egypt, touring the Rafah crossing and Red Crescent warehouses to see how supplies are coordinated.
The 41-year-old has spoken out about ending conflicts and supporting those in need.
Siya retweeted
This is what Durban🇿🇦 will look like once the ambitious R35 billion Waterfront megaproject is fully implemented. It will transform the Durban coastline into a global luxury tourism, residential & commercial hub.
Partnership & Scope:
It is driven by DPDC, a public-private partnership between the eThekwini Municipality & Malaysian property developer UEM Sunrise. Key Features:
• Hospitality & Landmarks. A towering 6-star luxury hotel, a signature oceanfront Ferris wheel, & high-rise residential skyscrapers.
• Marina & Cruise Infrastructure.
• Commercial, Cultural, & Public Spaces. High-end retail malls, modern office towers & academic facilities.
Timeline & Progress:
• Completed Milestones. Early infrastructure upgrades, watermain replacements, the beachfront promenade extension, & passenger cruise terminal are done. Phase 2 construction is scheduled to kick off soon.
Siya retweeted
🥇 ANOTHER GOLD FOR TEAM SA 🇿🇦
Menlopark High School learner Megan Nieman has struck gold in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, taking South Africa’s medal tally to 10
Trailing at the final hurdle, Megan showed incredible fighting spirit to storm back and beat Switzerland’s Mina Hirsbrunner right on the line.
What a finish! What a champion!
#TeamSA #Dakar2026 #YouthOlympicsGames
Siya retweeted
Just to help those that want to spew fear and misinformation.
These are the parties that turned the fate of @CityTshwane around after 8 years of DA’s failure and mismanagement.
Facts matter.
The Tshwane coalition worked! The political parties had their differences. They disagreed, fought and endured their fair share of political tensions. Yet, when it came to governing, they found ways to rise above their differences and put the people of Tshwane first.
I had hoped Tlangi from the ANC would emerge from these elections. In my view, she delivered exceptionally well. I believe that with more equitable budget allocations, she could have achieved considerably more for her portfolio . IGR has never been this strong in Tshwane and it’s all because of her and the ANC caucus. My hope is that the ongoing coalition negotiations will preserve the existing arrangement and allow these parties to build on the foundations they have laid.
Political parties do not have to like one another, nor do they have to agree on everything or abandon their ideological differences to govern together. They just need to remember why they were elected to serve. And this coalition did exactly that!
Siya retweeted
Raising the bar to Gold! 🇿🇦🥇
South Africa's Matao Le Roux clears 2.16m to become men's high jump Youth Olympic champion at #Dakar2026! 🔥
#Olympics #YouthOlympics #Athletics
Siya retweeted
A new missile city has been unveiled today in the presence of Major General Abdollahi, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, and Brigadier General Mousavi, Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force.
Siya retweeted
It was a very difficult campaign but the Sub Region accounts for 42,4% of the EFF votes in Buffalo City. We thank the voters who showed confidence in us.
#VictoryOrDeath
Siya retweeted
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Sixty days later, still no charge sheet: Transport whistleblower Esethu Hasane barred from his office
This morning I reported for duty at the National Department of Transport. My 60-day precautionary suspension had lapsed. I was turned away and blocked from returning to my post.
The Department signed a notice of precautionary suspension on 8 September 2026 and served it on me on 9 September. My departmental email was disabled the same day.
What the suspension is really about
The notice gives four grounds. Each one is in the Department's own words:
1That I "raised allegations of procurement irregularities in Communication Chief Directorate in May 2026."
2That I "also filed a criminal complaint" with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks).
3That I "allegedly leaked the department confidential information" to Sunday World.
4That I was "seen on television allegedly giving live interview on eNCA."
It concludes: "By your conduct, you have brought the department into disrepute."
South Africans should read those grounds slowly. Two of the four are simply descriptions of reporting wrongdoing. The other two describe answering the Department in public. None of them is a charge.
•I raised the allegations in May 2025, not May 2026. The notice gets the year wrong. That one digit hides a full year in which I reported internally to the very people who signed my suspension.
•I did not lay a criminal complaint. I made a protected disclosure to the Department of Public Service and Administration. The DPSA referred the matter to the Hawks because it took the view that my employer should have reported it under section 34 of PRECCA and had not. I co-operated with the investigators and told the Department every time they came. The law and section 195 of the Constitution require exactly that of a public servant.
•I have denied the leak on oath. The notice offers no document, no date and no communication to support it.
•The eNCA interview was a reply. On 6 September, at 08:15, on the written instruction of the Acting Director-General, the Department published a statement that named me and called my claims of victimisation "devoid of the truth." I gave the interview four hours later. I was then ordered to stop speaking. The Department's own statement was never taken
Still no charges
Sixty days have passed and I have received no charge sheet. Nobody has put a single allegation to me in a disciplinary process. Meanwhile, the Auditor-General has made an R6.8-million finding on the communications contracts I refused to approve.
The Department itself has appointed forensic investigators. Yet no disciplinary step has been taken against anyone involved in those contracts. The only person who has been suspended is me.
"Expect the department to be on the other side"
None of this surprises me. On 21 May 2025 I told the Acting Director-General that I was going to the Public Protector and the Public Service Commission. He replied in writing:
"I authorise investigations in the department, no one else… But once you decide to escalate beyond me, expect the department to be on the other side, and my role to that of the protector of its integrity."
On 3 September 2026, minutes after my request for records was refused, he wrote to a list that included the Minister's office and the forensic investigators:
"There will be consequences."
Six days later I was suspended. He has been as good as his word.
I call on the Minister of Transport to lift this unlawful bar on my return to work.
Since the Department insists on paying me to stay home, I will make good use of the time. I'm going back to preparing for my PhD defence, eating well, sleeping well, and being paid, for the eleventh time this year, to do absolutely nothing. Taxpayers, you're welcome. I would honestly rather be working.
Siya retweeted
♦️ MUST WATCH ♦️
North West Provincial Secretary, Cmsr Papiki Babuile, congratulates EFF Councillors who won wards across the province, including the ward of the Honourable Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature, Hon. Viola Mutsumi, which was won by one of the EFF Youth Command activists.
#EFFInGovernment
Siya retweeted
How far is @HermanMashaba with implementing his manifesto regarding the deportation of undocumented foreigners in the Berea and Hillbrow wards he won?
Only the @EFFSouthAfrica is effectively doing precisely what it committed to doing.
Siya retweeted
JUST IN: “South Africa to go ahead with its nuclear expansion to secure its energy supply,” announces the Electricity and Energy Department. Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. He says South Africa is endowed with natural resources that can grow the country's economy.
