'If Madiba were alive today, he would vote DA' - Rob Hersov

Very few people ascend to that point in life where their independence affords them unqualified freedom to speak their minds without fear of retribution or ramification. Billionaire Rob Hersov, by all accounts, is one such individual. After three decades abroad - during which he worked under the direct tutelage of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and luxury goods baron Johann Rupert - Hersov made the decision to move back to South Africa. While Hersov admits that this decision was ‘insane’, he maintains that those who leave South Africa, cut the link and then proceed to badmouth the country do so because ‘that's the only way they can justify leaving this incredible country, they miss it.’ Rob Hersov was one of the speakers at the second BizNews Investment Conference which was held in the Drakensberg earlier this month. In his presentation to the delegates, he outlined the reasons for his return to South Africa, painted a picture of the political landscape to which he returned, and explained why he believes that South Africa is ‘absolutely uninvestable’. With the degree of candor only available to very few, Hersov stated; ‘Black empowerment is theft. Expropriation without compensation is theft. Why would anyone invest in this country with those things hanging over our heads? I mean, it's uninvestable.’

[@nataliegrobbelaar3684]

Rob Hersov, you are truly refreshing. Thank you so much for loving this country as much as many, many of us do.

[@janettewillis7389]

DA was once a party worth our vote...but today I can hardly find one party I truly want to vote for...but will vote just because i do believe in what was said a No vote is a vote for the ANC 👍🏼🙏🏼😎

[@adnel4142]

Vote OHM

[@tonitappous2422]

@@adnel4142 Vote DA to boot out the ANC. Listen carefully to what this man is saying. You need to cancel the ANC out by voting DA.They are the only party big enough to defeat the ANC if everyone in the opposition backs them instead of voting for tiny, inconsequential parties that will make no difference to the final voting result, except to cement the ANC's continued dominance over us. Our country is running out of time and cannot afford any more ANC rule, especially not another five years !!! We only get ONE chance every five years. We just don't have the luxury of voting for small parties anymore right now. If we continue to split the opposition vote across small parties, the ANC /EFF could easily take wards they would not otherwise have won, and will maintain their stranglehold over our country for a long time to come. Let's start to fix our municipalities and metros one by one with an honest and capable party that has a proven 10 year track record of excellence, honest government and service delivery . If our metros and municipalities work , the economy starts to grow , jobs are created and people start to invest in SA again. It is as simple as that!

[@wimkotze7744]

@@tonitappous2422 Your logic is flawed. Vote ANC-lite to boot out the ANC?

[@janettewillis7389]

@@tonitappous2422 I've been hearing this story since Pa fell of the bus vote DA stand united beat the ANC same story different year.... But I've got only a few changes I want from the party I vote for and that is Stop BEE, stop threatening the people with taking their land...stop farm murders, corruption and last but not least bring back Law & Order 💯 DA haven't managed to do it in the Western Cape so they can't do it...full stop.

[@tonitappous2422]

@@wimkotze7744 The DA are no longer ANC lite, they are positioning themselves as an alternative to the ANC which offers honest and capable government with an impressive record of service delivery spanning almost 10 years. As the second largest party, they are big enough to take the ANC on, especially if more opposition voters support them instead of spreading their opposition votes thin across a wide range of tiny, inconsequential parties which don't have any hope of making an impact.

[@grogumando2980]

South Africa always has a knack of avoiding a calamity at the 11th hour. I wonder how long its luck will last.

[@guineverecharlottetheresas2276]

GOD IS IN CONTROL.

[@mustafamoosadarsot7820]

Surely had Madiba learnt of ActionSA & Herman Mashaba vision, he would've voted ActionSA

[@T.I.M222]

A One Man Party, unlikely.

[@neomakhetha379]

Yes🙏

[@karaborudy8144]

If capitalism was a person🤢🤮

[@filipepadilha911]

What’s even more nauseating is the mass of sycophants drooling over this oke

[@wpdaffue3966]

Sad truth is that SA cannot be a prosperous country and have an ANC government.

[@lindambasa4963]

Including white people

[@morenamashile3717]

Depends what you mean by that.

[@sihlenxumalo9740]

It has never been a prosperous country unfortunately.

[@janniekitching7216]

@@lindambasa4963 you r the best example of the problem in South africa.

[@slowwifi134]

@@sihlenxumalo9740 South africa has only had 31 years since the end of apartheid so you cannot expect a country as complex as SA to develop in that 31 year gap

[@bluebutterfly4594]

When Martin Luther King was fighting for his people's rights peacefully he was a labelled Terrorist. Madiba spent most of his life in prison because they considered him a terrorist. Now that these men a dead, the people who called them terrorists now what to tell their supporters how these men would think and what they would feel? Pardon me if I don't accept a lecture from a rich man on how a black liberation leader would view any situation present or past.

[@corneliacoetz243]

Thanka Rob. All you say 100% correct. Cape exit our Hope.

[@JohannFritz78]

Finally somebody with the balls to speak up. So what are we going to do to fix it?

[@jacquesstander_1307]

All is not what it seems. Dig deeper my friend. He is talking to the sheeple. This is a New World Order Puppet. Research it.

[@patmdoda9331]

This guy has the balls to speak rubbish to international audience.. Its true that he is addressing fellow global thieves

[@greggow2396]

@@patmdoda9331 Don't show everyone that you have an IQ the same as your room temprature

[@patmdoda9331]

@@greggow2396 Maybe you are using ass when thinking not your mind

[@filipepadilha911]

The solution Hersov proposes is to deregulate the markets more and make it more business friendly so the billionaire class can exploit everyone more easily. And also ban sociology, political sciences and leftist ideology in universities. AKA fascism. And the amount of people applauding this is what’s really scary

[@carolmacdougall4112]

No current party is worth voting for.....change is what is needed. Complete change. The people need to step forward. Kick out the all the handout policies. Get the work ethic going. Promotion on merit not race. No entitlement entertained. Business people running local pods of.services. employing local people who are wanting to improve their surrounds not trash and loot it.

[@marinaschreiber8133]

It will appear that you may find The Organic Humanity Movement doing just that.

[@desireevannierop410]

This magnificent speech has sent shivers down my spine.... To the point and brutally honest. Thank you Rob. May God guide this country and bless her with decent, honest leaders in the years to come 🙏

[@sakhilenkonyane1736]

He who has the money believe he owns the world and has a right to insult others. You must remember that the same wealth you are floating comes from the same Africas.

[@lamejoel5537]

he is telling the truth though

[@thusspokezarathustra]

This echoes a common misconception amongst some South Africans, which is that because first nation people lived upon a continent before others that the wealth potential of the continent is inherently owed to them and and wealth generated at any time in the history of that continent is their wealth no matter who exploits the source. This is a fundamentally flawed ideology which can be explained in quit simple saying: "As he (they) sows, so shall he (they) reap." Often this is used in the negative to discribe consequences of negative acts; but here I use it in the positive sense. What is wealth? Wealth is one's possession of stored excess (profit) - tangible (I.e. gold or buildings) or intangible (stocks, bonds crash). In order to be wealthy, one must have done something or know something of value others with wealth want and are will to buy or swop. For example; SA had caste quantities of gold, however, much of it lay very deep below the surface. Knowledge of mining technology, techniques, engineering and capital were required to convert a hidden resource into a tradable commodity. This prerequisite of having knowledge and expertise extends to every avenue of wealth creations. Those that do not possess such knowledge, cannot claim what they never had the ability to accomplish. Here Natural Law comes into force: "to the victor the spoils". I know this sounds a bit brutal, but that's just the nature of things. If you cannot peel a banana, you cannot enjoy a banana. So absolutely no one can claim they wealthy purely due to the unknown potential around them. To generate wealth, you need the knowledge to know how to unlock potential. There is no free lunch.

[@user-pf5xq3lq8i]

@@thusspokezarathustra You don't generate wealth, you expose it. Pick up your bible, heathen. Reap what you sow is about consequences, it is not about wealth. Don't misrepresent it. Here is another saying: "Know them by their deeds". And i'm not impressed with your deeds so far. Snake.

[@thusspokezarathustra]

@@user-pf5xq3lq8i if you bothered to read history, you would be more enlightened, less blinkered and come to understand as I did, that Christianity has resulted in as many if not more evil deeds than good. For that reason I am proudly agnostic. I do not need religion to provide me a reason to live, or for religion to provide me a ethical or moral compass. I am also not so naive to think that the world goes round because a god decides it. The brutal reality, is knowledge is power; to power flows wealth; and those with wealth, attracts to it more wealth. That is Natural Law. The bible will not help you - in fact, the bible states: "give unto Caesar that which is Caesers". To the victor the spoils.

[@user-pf5xq3lq8i]

@@thusspokezarathustra You are a walking contradiction. Learn to read your own mind before misreading texts. You won't trigger me with Christian slurs, i'm an Atheist. Clown.

[@stampsplusltd670]

I too, leader of this tiny weeny little company, resonate with the same philosophy. "Esse sapiens et dives cras". Until such time the greater population of South Africa have sufficient education to be able to make an informed decision at the polls, this will prevail. I wish for the philanthropists to help fund education into the sciences you have mentioned.

[@tizianaleroux5905]

Thank you for your honesty! God save this beautiful country

[@marinaschreiber8133]

It can only be saved if the real culprits be booted. Those who have looted SA of its resources for decades to built empires elsewhere.

[@colinseftel]

Hersov misquotes the US second amendment, which says nothing about defence against the tyranny of the state. This is the exact wording, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Getting something as basic as this completely wrong casts doubts on his sources.

[@Nonpeon]

Well why have it?

[@geraldnaidpp913]

Yes, a well written speech by his marketing team and the agenda is self serving. The wording doesnt have to be right, it just has to sound right. Global thieves.

[@thusspokezarathustra]

If the stated militia fails to adequately defend the state (it's citizens and property), that would be state tyranny due to neglect of a fundamental pillar of statehood. In such a situation its every man/women for themself, there family, there town, there city and their right to bear arms and defend themself and others is justified within the protectorat vacuum. The 2nd Amendment qualification towards the right to bear arms. Although the state has a duty towards protecting citizens, it cannot guarantee such protection. Therefore exists the right to bear arms as a final line of defence.

[@filipepadilha911]

@@thusspokezarathustra yes America is a super safe country it’s not like they have an epidemic of gun violence. Great idea - let’s aspire to be more like America 😅

[@thusspokezarathustra]

@@filipepadilha911 I guess you going to ask the aggressor that woke you up at 3AM standing with a weapon to please wait for the police 🤣

[@mattybhoy6522]

Im white and have no time for the DA. I voted for them last election. But the older ive gotten and the more educated I have gotten in terms of macroeconomics. The more ive disliked them. They are not the party that is going to change this country, their policies are weak, some similar in to the ANCs. And their leaders are weak. Herman Mashaba and Action SA are for me. Started his business out the boot of his car, had nothing, worked against all odds to build his business. No hand outs. Now is a multi millionaire. He cleaned up Jozi overnight when mayor and he wants to implement some serious policies that will help tackle poverty,generate wealth, tackle corruption etc. Hes no wishy washy kind of guy. Hen he commits to something, he achieves it and gets it done, his success speaks for it. He is the politicians south Africa needs. Businessman with brains.

[@tonitappous2422]

The DA has recently overhauled its policies, it is no longer ANC lite as it was before, you are a bit behind the times! The DA has what it takes to get things done, to fix our municipalities, cities, metros and country, to uphold our Constitution and to challenge the ANC at the polls! Who do you think first uncovered State Capture and Cadre Deployment, which is destroying our beautiful country? Who do you think is currently fighting for the individual's basic human right ( as set out in the Bill of Rights of our Constitution) to own their property with full title ie with full title deeds? Watch The Sourh African Land Summit and the Time for Change Rally - KZbin.

[@wimkotze7744]

@@tonitappous2422 Yep they have changed, They are now bought and paid for by the Oppenheimer cabal, the same crowd who has a major stake in Squirrel.

[@tonitappous2422]

@@wimkotze7744 White monopoly capital is just a smokescreen for the looters to loot with impunity! Money does not have colour.

[@wimkotze7744]

@@tonitappous2422 And no morals either.

[@marinaschreiber8133]

@@wimkotze7744 - wow slaan jy die spyker op die kop!

[@thusspokezarathustra]

Give that man a Bells. One of the few who have the balls to speak the truth boldly. Well done BN

[@philipbanda6637]

Give him DOOM , he is an idiot

[@tk-9751]

So it would seem🙄

[@cmm8334]

@@philipbanda6637 you are not a smart person

[@eunidapieters9331]

Come on!!!!!??? Stop sugar coating the myth of 'saint' Mandela.Period!!

[@sharons5100]

Hear hear! There's a lot missing here. Sad.

[@jolie1865]

AGREE

[@almadlicka2410]

100%

[@tonitappous2422]

Madiba has iconic status the world over, therefore most of the world disagrees with you!

[@mikespencer4922]

And this Globalist is telling scared people sweet little lies they are so desperate to hear.

[@tjsteenekamp6588]

Inherited a fortune, not the same as an entrepreneur. Then you have to look at what investments he made and how successful those have been. In addition, that fortune seems to have been augmented with his father''s alleged involvement in the arms deal. Well spoken maybe - but that's what an expensive private school education will give you. But no entrepreneur - and I for one will not pay attention to what he has to say...

[@tonitappous2422]

You get what you vote for and if you don't vote, or if you vote for small opposition parties instead of supporting the official opposition, then statistically you will benefit or reward the ANC/EFF very handsomely! They gain at our expense.

[@tonitappous2422]

@Andrew du preez Both are equally important!

[@tjsteenekamp6588]

@@tonitappous2422 I did not say that I won't vote DA. Merely that I won't listen to what Rob Hersov has to say. .

[@tonitappous2422]

@@tjsteenekamp6588 Sorry, my mistake!

[@tjsteenekamp6588]

@@tonitappous2422 Its all good mate...

[@colinthomas8677]

He is spot on, pity our government don't understand what he knows and never will?

[@marinaschreiber8133]

Pity he doesn’t mention how our government is ruled by global influencers and controlled to follow their agendas. Politicians are easily corruptible if the $$$ talk!

[@greggow2396]

Because the government are all a bunch of "C" ee "U" "N" ext "T" uesday "S"

[@greggow2396]

The DA are leftists

[@greggow2396]

There has been more graft under the ANC under ramapoes than under zuma the other half a mules siff "C" ee "U" "N" ext "T" uesday

[@davidverster9523]

@@BEWARESTUPID you are stating the obvious...

[@mthethelelixhantigcumeni5252]

I don’t see anything new to what I have been saying to people around me about SA politics. His interest are in business. Making his money. Not the people. He ain’t no different to the people he is disputing.

[@CrystalCarrington]

Another profound statement, did you not know business creates jobs......your mentality is part of the problem.

[@mthethelelixhantigcumeni5252]

@@CrystalCarrington somehow you know that I am not in business and that I don’t create jobs as well. Don’t patronise me.

[@CrystalCarrington]

@@mthethelelixhantigcumeni5252 Yawn!!!

[@mthethelelixhantigcumeni5252]

@@CrystalCarrington yes go back to sleep.

[@eddiemonareng1723]

Madiba's words " if the ANC do to you what the apartheid did to you, do the ANC what you did to the apartheid! ❤❤

[@jennychristie9084]

It's tragic and sickening to see what the ANC has destroyed since coming to power. Powerful speech, Rob, but you are speaking the converted. The voters out there wouldn't comprehend a single point hence the popularity of the ANC and the inane EFF.

[@marinaschreiber8133]

The voters out there are waking up and are realizing that the government is controlled by those who control the finances. All meticulously planned to fail so the “new order” can take over SA and you get to loose your individual freedom

[@lucaswilhelmmeyer6943]

The Demoncratic Abortion party is an lite...!

[@jennychristie9084]

@@lucaswilhelmmeyer6943 No point in replying to your response which makes no sense!

[@filipepadilha911]

It’s sickening how many people seem to like Hersov’s speech

[@tshepishochuene1280]

Destroyed? The Economy has tripled since '94 thanks to the ANC's efforts of expanding the black middle class. They're terrible leaders sometimes...... Maybe most of the time...... Okay all the time... But let's not act like the ANC hasn't had a positive contribution towards the growth of S.A.

[@danielchitima7048]

Very weird that SA is not a place to invest yet the man is investing in an airport and a stock market 🤷🏿‍♂️say one thing and do another

[@davebanderas4151]

Question is where is he investing? The mother city of which afriforum wants to make an independent state.

[@tunavis77]

@@davebanderas4151 Why not. It is run by the DA, and it is the most successful Metro in SA. It is also HIS money for which he studied and worked hard for. Cape Town caters foe ALL races, yet it is the most vibrant successful city in SA. Prove that ANC does not know how to govern..

[@guardiemushangwe]

Totally agree. Very conflicting. I think he wants to be president of DA

[@filipepadilha911]

@@tunavis77 do you seriously think he studied and worked hard for ALL his money? Do you not think that being born into a mining dynasty that pillaged our natural and human resources had anything to do with it?

[@wvbosch]

No he won't. He is part reason why SA is in the state it is in today. He is not the hero people make him out to be.

[@WalterWhite-sm2dr]

Yes ... he’s the birth of this cancer ... the beginning.. genesis! The media made him this fking hero... I bet u he even laughed how easily he fooled the world

[@wolfgangwagner287]

EXACTLY..HE IS THE REASON..AN AGENT OF THE GLOBALIST EMPIRE..TO DESTROY THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY..THEN THEY COME BACK AND GET IT ALL FOR NOTHING..ITS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD..OPEN YOUR EYES.. WHO IS BUYING ..ON A UNPRECEDENTED SCALE ..PROPERTIES..THIS MASSIVE FUNDS AND BANKS..THE EVILAND ROT OF IT ALL ..AND HERSOV..IS PART OF THEM..

[@robynbrouckaert8304]

His attachment to Rupert Murdock makes my skin crawl

[@farmingbyfaith4210]

@@wolfgangwagner287 this is only going to get worse with fictitious digital currencies created by central banks and given to bankers. Ive already lined up global fintech to attract funds so that I can invest in any project I want

[@davidthomson9594]

Thank you!

[@dinopadayachee8289]

Let's be honest, the DA never was, and currently are not, the answer to the ANC. The unfortunate thing is that in 2021 the party to govern responsibly, fairly and honourably doesn't exist in SA yet

[@dontseki6730]

Absolutely

[@tonitappous2422]

Watch DA Manifesto Launch KZbin

[@garytrueman21]

@tonitappous The DA is not the answer. They are just as embattled as the ANC, they have just managed to hide it well. They serve one agenda and one agenda only, the continuous disenfranchising of coloured and black people in the Western Cape. It's so evident physically on the ground its frightening. I was born and raised in CPT, great to go on holiday, but thats about it. It's a Riviera for some and shit hole for others and the DA KEEPS it that way.

[@tonitappous2422]

@@garytrueman21 The DA as a provincial government with limited powers and very limited budgets, has done more in less than 10 years to assist the poor, than the national government has done in nearly 30 years - with unlimited power and unlimited access to taxpayers' money, most of which it has looted for itself!! See ' DA- run municipalities really are best at delivering to poor' - Politicsweb, KZbin.

[@MrLaroche25]

@@tonitappous2422 DA run the western cape but most of tge graduates especially black graduates are leaving Capetown to work in gauteng, bcz of salaries and racism. White people don't trust and love black people. And that is the reason why DA will never run south Africa.

[@kimdawtrey2196]

Speaking the truth!! Please help us!. Thank you for coming back!

[@Matt-ze6pe]

It's nice to hear someone saying what majority of us are thinking.

[@marinaschreiber8133]

And the minority knows the truth about who really governs SA. The big money has always ruled here and dictated to the government

[@xhantibusakwe4457]

Ofcuz you would say tht

[@highandmightyqueen79]

@@xhantibusakwe4457 its not even shocking to hear them say that

[@bluebutterfly4594]

Majority rich or Majority poor.?

[@thabangnthebe5098]

By 'us' you mean 'white people who are still benefiting from ANC economic policies even decades after the legal aparthied was abolished, Who also think the racist Freedom Front is good for South Africa, and that as long as you are black you are a moron', right? 😁😂

[@tracyallen7020]

Hit the nail on the head.Excellent.

[@pieterfourie9108]

mandela would always have voted anc. Remember anc comes before SA; it comes even before honesty, integrity and peoples' lives.

[@sunaamoil]

Wow wow wow i just love him talking he is so good and talented and powerful and divine person i just love him. Wow for you my dear

[@sipho9539]

But the problem with ANC is that they don't listen to us the people. They do their own tings which led to the looting and stuff which was bound to happen. And Mandela would tell people to vote ANC out if they ever oppressed people

[@busin6388]

Spot on. I mean look at the political killings in KZN.

[@sibulelemanto6688]

My biggest this with Mr Hersov is that his family made most of its money during the most darkest times of this country,Colonial and Apartheid .Why was it so possible for FDI to come to SA then ?.Also why are these billionaires immigrating overseas now when many of them stuck around during apartheid,does this mean they accepted the exploitation of South African then?.I'm not a politician but this is my genuine concern.

[@Cammoyoung]

Outstanding Roberto, as always Brutally Honest.

[@markwinter7511]

The judiciary was two years down the road of capture.... absolutely true and scary.

[@greggow2396]

It was more than that

[@timothyharrison8177]

Agreed with everything this man said

[@user-pf5xq3lq8i]

Bombastic talk and no substance. A charlatan.

[@Kleva_Pmlani]

Im 5 mins in and IM LOVING THIS ALREADY! STRAIGH TALK

[@goodmanmutshidza9625]

😂😂😂

[@prk5339]

Unfortunately the majority of the African community does not share your views. They rather hold on to old beliefs at the cost of us losing it all.

[@Kleva_Pmlani]

@@prk5339 True, Im all about NEW WORKING IDEAS and PEOPLE with the ABILITY to DO, implement and maintain them . I face backlash daily, but if your going to beat pioneer, you must break the bed rock of old destrctive thinking.

[@sbusisotshabalala9203]

We need more this

[@geankino5241]

The Key words are: "Can NOT be fixed under the ANC!!!"

[@Footy_saga]

Wow so privileged to watch this at 15 years old ❤😭

[@kele2438]

No it’s definitely not a privilege. Go do some studying and develop critical thinking, then listen to this again and decide if it’s still a “privilege”

[@goodmanmutshidza9625]

Privileged in which way? 🤔

[@mapressdeobelisk8224]

He simply means not everyone was blessed enough to come across this video.

[@yoziiy4618]

🤨

[@eddysteiner1593]

so refreshing to see someone saying it like it is

[@stephenpalos3240]

Just wondering though just how different things may have turned out had the Hersovs (and the Menels, Oppenheimers, Slacks, Flacks, Ogilvy-Thomsons, Glassenbergs etc etc) engaged in real, transformative investments in their glory years here, under the Nat regime none ever seemed to admit supporting, rather than expatriating the profits earnest here in Africa greatly helped by the system they all say they opposed. It's nice to have the means to be a global citizen, I'm sure. Who sold Cyril the ageing jewel JCI and managed to get it funded by middle class Afrikaners (Sanlam)? And where did the proceeds of those sales of SA holdings go? These were the captains of corporate SA and certainly were instrumental in the deal that was struck.

[@colinj5099]

100%

[@368400368400]

I concur

[@DavidBraun1]

A lot of what Hersov says makes sense, and it is hard to sometimes hear him say it. But he goes on and on about what a waste of time Political Science is, which shows that his mind is not as wide as he thinks it is. Entrepreneurs are not the keepers of all knowledge. Many of them have raped the environment and exploited their workers. They evade taxes while exploiting subsidies and tax loopholes. They corrupt politicians and public servants, if only with lavish expensive meals, use of luxury apartments, junkets, and board seats. They get legislation amended in their favor via making big donations to corrupt political parties and government officials. I'm not saying Hersov has done any of that, only that the record of this kind of abuse by companies and business leaders is there for all to see. It happens in every country. If everyone was required to study at least the essentials of Political Science (by all means give it another name) at school--to understand the role and importance of government and its institutions, the checks and balances, the need for management and oversight of the economy--we might have more prospect of electing responsible public representatives. It's tragic to see how in so many countries, the US included, a large part of the electorate is easily duped by propaganda, emotion, lies and disinformation. These are people who, for the most part, have not the faintest idea of how government works, and what their own responsibilities are to hold accountable the people they elect. Political Science should be mandatory at a basic level of citizen responsibilities at high school, and we should invest in the institutions and the experts who study and refine political science as a field of philosophy and proper scientific comparison of the efficacy of the different systems of stable, effective government. It should be taken seriously, not mocked and dismissed as useless. At its highest academic level, Political Science has the role of studying the history and efficacy of the world's different systems of government, representation, and fundamental human rights. The idea is to identify and study the best and most enduring ways of managing societies that value freedom and equal opportunity, with a fair and reasonable distribution of prosperity via decent shared basic services for all. If this isn't achieved, then prepare for voters to elect extremists that lie and make false promises. We need business people, entrepreneurs, journalists.We also need talented, dedicated political scientists, economists, environmentalists, and many other -ists. Without research and knowledge, we can't have the best possible understanding of what might work best for our civilization. Hersov knows that. He refers to governance (or rather the lack of governance) all the time. I agree with him.

[@colinj5099]

@@DavidBraun1 exactly, he undermines his message by petty personal opinions on education and insults. Furthermore, he values 'economic growth' in 'number of $ billionnaires', the people that feed themselves at the cost of minions, instead of a successful society of everyone having a standard of living, and he gives no advice on how that can be achieved.

[@marinaschreiber8133]

@@colinj5099 The Organic Humanity Movement is the only way to address the true problems SA face of which the global influence and them benefitting from our resources are two of the issues

[@ginaboxley162]

PLEASE RUN FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!! WE NEED TO SAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OF OURS. THERE IS NO COUNTRY LIKE IT. IT'S OUR HOME WERE ELSE DO WE GO????

[@tonitappous2422]

Take his advice and vote DA to save this country!

[@eddiemonareng1723]

Honestly I liked the fact that you spoke out unmatched truth!...❤.....Madiba's words " if ANC did what the apartheid did to you, do what them what you did to the apartheid ".

[@kogiegovender5410]

Well done...👍.need more ppl to open the can of worms an save our Country

[@undergroundkid8337]

I just want a prosperous South Africa

[@zenatwaise1243]

So telling looking at the comments about where we are as a nation

[@88motho]

How did this man get Rich l wonder 🤔

[@simphiwerini9652]

His family n connections during apartheid.

[@viwembelekane4900]

Wait a minute. Did he inherit his wealth or is he self made? I know SA has problems. But what value is it for us, who love mzansi, listening to a man who will just run at the first sign of trouble? A man only loyal to his pocket! What makes him different from the corrupt ANC?

[@mmachuenemaloba5594]

You have a serious problem with White people.

[@viwembelekane4900]

I have no problem with white people. Just skeptical about this specific tycoons telling us how he will leave because its a shity country. We know its shity, but the ruling party is not solely responsible.

[@vleiratfilms2020]

Sure he inherited.. but look what he did with it.

[@jethrontombela9108]

He's really talking for his pockets. If he was to tell the truth, he came back to this country because it's a tax heaven for people like himself. Those poor socialism subscribing European countries don't joke with income tax. Europe is broke and therefore their tax is high and facts are most Caucasian south Africans can't afford to migrate back to Europe, they act like want to leave this country but they can't. If they went leave this SA it'll take them few years to be poor. Europa is broke hence the 2.0 attempt at colonisation and this one ran away from those heavy taxations to come and tell us nothing that a 15 year old wouldnt tell us mxm. When he's ready to make sense, he will tell us about how the corruption in the private sector impacts the economy, let him talk about how avoiding to pay his tax benefits this country

[@zamambomkhize8865]

Not different from ANC, new world order puppet

[@gailbutowsky1945]

So very true. Spot on.

[@mulisankuna2240]

Yoh Naked truth... "Why do we offer political sciences in our education system" that cut deep but its the truth

[@scottrobinson3281]

The 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". A plaque in Amarillo, TX adds: "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government". - attributed to George Washington.

[@fanamalindi6183]

Rob we need people like you who don't bit around the bush, otherwise we'll lose the little we are left with. ANC has destroyed almost everything we have.

[@allencuttler1987]

Extremely interesting and absolutely truthfully sad.

[@margaretleroux3111]

Madina is no more to speak for himself. Not true what you saying you have no right to proof or speak for a gone person

[@MaKhumz]

I know the ANC has failed dismally but I also know the DA is not the answer

[@tonitappous2422]

Why not? Watch DA Manifesto Launch- KZbin. I think you will be pleasantly surprised!

[@100kshooter5]

I am an immigrant who graduated from a South African University with a BEng Computer and Electronic Engineering and working as an engineer in the country right now, clearly this government has no clue to attract any foreign investment and talent to help build this economy, on issues like illegal immigrants instead of securing the boarders and putting action to deport everyone that's illegal they have turned focus on making it hard for the legal people to actually get permits or even permanent residence, while not even focusing on the actual issue of illegal immigrants. This is causing a lot of friction to a point where l fully agree that we should leave and we can always come back. Thanks for speaking the truth, there has been too much entitlement running the economy and the citizens are just not smart enough to realize what is good long term and what is not.

[@VleiRatFilms]

Comments are all very well .. Rob Hersov has thrown down the gauntlet .. why do I see no "call to arms" .. no actions suggested. Every citizen can do something about the situation, even if just in the way we deal with each other. So lets do it!

[@tonitappous2422]

We can do something - we must use our vote to strengthen the official opposition!! As the second largest party in SA and with a candidate in every single ward for the first time ever, the DA are best positioned to take on and defeat the ANC/ EFF! Let us not waste this opportunity, our country is in crisis! We simply cannot afford to waste even a single vote on an inconsequential party, as we don't have the luxury of time!

[@thamizulu8694]

I believe that no political party can solve the issues that plagues our beautiful country South Africa. The future of this country lies on each one of us. We need to develop our minds and develop valuable skills that would enable us to be more serviceable.

[@zinhlemaseko7663]

I totally agree, no one is coming to save us.

[@juulclark2651]

Mr Hersov you are 100% accurate in all aspects of your speech!

[@vuyolwethufadana5998]

Protect this man at all costs, even though the land issue.

[@joeferreira657]

Problem with guns in SA ,most are not licenced, that's problem. Police sell ,hire guns,not all but 10% make 90% of problem.

[@tinasutton4245]

Guns in the wrong hands these days, stolen, not honestly paid for.

[@tonybrock5288]

Hats off to Rob, big time! And paraphrasing one of his most iconic comments: The ANC are NOT a football team that you support through thick and thin! They have ruined your country and they have ruined your life! You need to support a much better team.

[@sihlenxumalo9740]

The problem is that there is no better team.

[@lordwickphophi6998]

@@sihlenxumalo9740 That's an excuse mostly used by ANC fanatics. The DA is a better team (the AG can attest to that),,,but i know already that you've a ready-made excuse about the DA. You'll either say the DA is 'racist' or it looks after white people's interests only. Isn't it?

[@sihlenxumalo9740]

@@lordwickphophi6998 I am not an ANC fanatic do don't assume! The DA, EFF, Cope, Action SA, ANC are all hype and nonsense. None of these parties are really interested in the plight of the masses. Nothing will change until all these parties understand what the masses really need.

[@lordwickphophi6998]

@@sihlenxumalo9740 What the masses need?

[@AzulaZuko100]

Sihle is telling you that this fool is a capitalist and is only interested in the exploitation of Africa for his family He wants a political party he can work with and he’s influencing you against black people as usual so they can continue to pull the strings nicely relying on the division in South African between the races that they engineered! They handle the anc by bribing them They will have full control with the DA so no we’ll never be persuaded to vote for white people you are weaker - we will blink and they will be apartheid again You are more manipulatable because these are people of your own kind who run the world and enslave others You are more likely to support this agenda that is against our Africa which is built on a different principle of Ubuntu not capitalism and exploitation He’s dirty

[@henkschuiling]

We should stop voting for parties but for individuals.

[@marinaschreiber8133]

Exactly what The Organic Humanity Movement stands for

[@heidihall2427]

@@marinaschreiber8133 agree OHM thumbs up

[@rickygandabhai2159]

There we go Rob made a good start we need more of you gys

[@susanswartz5747]

Thank you for your message...

[@peter2174]

Brilliant, thanks BN for the privilage to listen this expert.

[@filipepadilha911]

Expert looter

[@sakhimazibuko4021]

too much the guy have said, we want people employable, feed their own families, crime free, strong house hold where where kids live with their parents. destroy hostel.

[@brommerkommer]

Love it Rob, say it like it is!

[@shabeersayed5903]

Mr Rob. I'm a street vendor an I taken your advice. My gross per month has grown emence in the worst off times .u an inspiration .thank u .South Africa can be saved.

[@SizweCele]

Hindsight is the perfect science. I was looking forward to insights that led to solutions, but all this is is a bashfest, we all know the ANC is stupid, what solutions can we develop and manage to save our country

[@SizweCele]

Rob Brozin and Johan Rupert are still deeply invested in SA

[@sinothilembhamayi3434]

I think Hersov's answer was clear. 1. Vote DA and our problems will dissappear😅😅😅 2. Don't study Political Sciences or any soft science because it's a total waste of time understanding how societies and governance works😅 3. Invest in tech (fair point there)

[@CrystalCarrington]

@@sinothilembhamayi3434 perfectly said x

[@CrystalCarrington]

He did give solutions.....can you not see this speech for what it is without being the clever arse.

[@lihmdu]

He's an alarmist. He advanced no arguement! He's just bashing!! He provides very little or no evidence for most of his claims! Most people will say he was brilliant. It's because of the confirmation bias. One or two questions objective questions in each statement that he makes, his whole talk would be discredit.

[@ndatchman8261]

This mampara doesn't know Madiba, he was accomodative but not stupid.

[@kerri-leeklassen4502]

Very well done

[@adinakhalo2031]

Definitely Rob ,,you are good

[@motheomabelane3531]

You stole our land, when are you giving it back?

[@sakhimchasa1360]

😂😂😂

[@dawoodbhaila303]

I wonder if the ANC mucks are listening ?

[@marinaschreiber8133]

The one side only listens to their puppet masters to execute the “new order” - whilst the other side is fighting against the “new order”

[@michaelhlongwane697]

Brutal honesty from Rob Hersov, we can only hear, learn and do.

[@jeffbigbear1766]

The DA: ‘Drink our water we take your house’

[@Michael-gr6fv]

Marvellous talk. Brutally honest.

[@patmdoda9331]

He is brutally dishonest. Why does he not criticise White Monopoly Capital. Useless idiot

[@kentwrankmore]

What a legend!!! Says exactly what we think. Useless clowns running the show. I recently went to JHB on business for the first time in a while. What a disgrace. I feel sorry for all the hard working people who have to deal all that ineptness.

[@prk5339]

The problem with today and being diplomatic is that it has become wrong to speak frank and factual. Calling things as it is. We need more of this brutal honesty if we are to fix this mess. Thank you for being brave.

[@lionelbartlett5388]

It true .

[@vjb66666]

We need many more business leaders in SA to speak out. Silent diplomacy does not work.

[@certifiedellesseboy3755]

Absolutely.

[@singhharry101]

What a breath of fresh air... From a businessman. Backbone

[@jimekslimak7536]

10:33 When you see ministers, cabinet ministers, speaking on the television. Deep down you say, this is not an intelligent person this is a stupid person.

[@susantranter7163]

Seems they have those in the west too? Trump, Boris, Biden!

[@coolplot6336]

I used to feel the same listening to all those stupid idiots who ruled our country before 1994...worse scams and looters

[@coolplot6336]

@@wernerbezuidenhout9532 those looters can take their bridges to hell...ANC will continue to rule!!! There are people who invest in our country

[@wesselsjordaan4971]

@@coolplot6336 You are right, there are people investing in SA. BUT (1) not in the country - in the ANC. who has just proven that they can not even manage their party, And (2), Investors who put money into the country for the wrong reasons. Bought up Iscor, taken over Denel, and plenty more. New initiatives with coupled with job creation are almost non-existent. All they do is to take over existing businesses and stock them with people from their own overcrowded countries. There are no interest in the welfare of our country or our people.

[@vusumuzibasilnkosi3943]

They build infrastructure which is used today. Some is not properly maintianed and is declining. We must also not forget how the majority were totally neglected. The majority saw piped water ,electricity and roads after 1994. I cannot speak about other oppressive laws targetted the majority. The people Hersov called morons are people who vote out of fear like others all over the world. To them oppressors are visible. It will take time to see invisible oppressors which are ruling now. Yes Rand was strong for the benefit of few. Majority had to see labour for pittance and relegated to Bantustan. For majority there is no glorius past no cuurent privilege and no hope for future. Others want to take us back to Bantustans others want our vote for their benefit but keep us forever.

[@brandonlaing8464]

Very well said!

[@errolscheckle247]

Perfectly correct.!! Our Lord called us sheep,the meat is lovely to eat,but the animal is stupid.Think about it.We are of course as cunning as jackals when it comes to enriching ourselves.Jeremiah said the human heart is sick and cannot be cured ; are we not just running against the wind ??? Well spoken,Rob !!!

[@heidihall2427]

time for a complete change - Organic Humanity movement - working with people on the ground who are the backbone of this country

[@michaelsmorenburg-writer8480]

You are 100% on. I emigrated to California in 1995. I made a LOT of money -- I had everything that opened and shut.... but I was empty inside. By 2003 I could take it no more. I gave it all up -- the sunshine and the beach. California cannot compare. My heart and my soul are here. These clowns that run this place have run my capital offshore, but I am here. I'm a believer in Crypto, so that's where I want my assets, and I can live like a king.

[@claudiasmith8992]

Hopefully one day I can come back, I'm dream is to bounce between SA and Australia. But I need proper tech companies to invest in

[@truthhunter7948]

@@claudiasmith8992 Hi did you find any to invest in? I know someone in JHB who might have something. My name is Tshepho sorry for the name and the audacity to hijack your response 🙏

[@markmcculloch2570]

Well said. My man !!!

[@shanescaife7415]

Brillianty said exactly what SA needs to hear, I have always said our country is to rich for people to go to bed hungry... Wake-up and vote people!

[@mmachuenemaloba5594]

At this point I feel no sympathy because majority of voters are the regularly starving.

[@VleiRatFilms]

Might I suggest BizNews edits a very short video of the most striking statements made by Hersov, puts it up on KZbin, and sends the link to all the parties mentioned. I would do it myself but doubt that would be legal. Most people will not watch the entire interview and speech, but many many more would be reached by a 4 to 6 minute version.

[@mduntsele]

We are a society that has been allergic to the truth here is a guy speaking the truth. No need for edits

[@jczartoryski]

Excellent idea!

[@Gaffersly]

ROB'S supplier has really good green for him.

[@katriegrobler9966]

God bless ur parents🙏🙏🙏🌹

[@christophermjojeli5383]

His positive energy made me realize in few years under the desease(ANC) we won't have a country to talk about. Where can I follow this guy.?

[@martinliew578]

Do continue to speak the truth even if that includes giving names and calling people a moron when they are Rob. I'm English Public School educated, I'm all for proper decorum & professionalism but it's clearly evident SA policies are moronic & those who promotes such are inherently so.. Thank u again for the Truth as u see it. All people deserve that

[@gregorydesleskine3413]

Very eloquently said. Personally, I hope and pray for an independent Cape, as I see it as the only way forward for rational-thinking people. Those super-wealthy people would be back like a shot and we'd truly be living in a country of milk and honey.

[@coolplot6336]

Independent Cape?? So you can lock blacks out??

[@wernerbezuidenhout9532]

@@coolplot6336 No, the ANC and EFF!!!!

[@ObelixBarbatus]

@@coolplot6336 How? Be realistic and stop kneejerking.

[@gregorydesleskine3413]

@@coolplot6336 Ramaphosa: SA backs the rights of Palestine, Western Sahara to self-determination. Why not the Western Cape?kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZvKfICMdq11ftU. If you like the ANC and EFF then you are welcome to live under their system of government.

[@CarmenMulder]

@@DanielBoyles brilliant comment

[@hlits6310]

Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant. This is the truth and the ANC and their supporters have a chance to live in a beautiful country that can prosper if they listen to every single word this man says. But the biggest favour they can do for the benefit of the country is to get out of government

[@benbukhosini4223]

Power Mr. Rob

[@polokegomampane2848]

I totally love it around this time in South Africa (campaign season)…all the psychos, bigots, demagogues…they all come out of the closet! I agree with his point on expropriation of land without compensation being theft. That’s a true fact (as they say in DC)! It’s criminal! Therefore, let’s go back to the 1913 Native Land Act (& prior) and rectify that criminality which was carried out by the gangsters (as he refers) of the day.

[@doug282]

That was the ANC's job over the last 27 years. They only care about themselves.

[@mudzimunesengani3018]

Boom goes the dynamite. It's so shocking to watch how they can not see and recognize their beneficiary from criminality

[@MzansiRealTalk]

Mandela would have never voted for the DA but havintneairn that I belive that some of the things said are true and we are ked by fools. However I belive that white capital will always speak for itself instead of the black majority who are really need to be lifted out of poverty.

[@Straightdeal]

Superb talk!

[@johanliebenberg6385]

There are probably more unlicensed firearms in SA than licensed firearms.,but no goverment official will agree.

[@tonitappous2422]

Yes!- see the DA's virtual Gun Summit - KZbin.

[@truth-Hurts375]

There is nothing you can do about it....move on !!