'I'd rather have people call me out on this' - Herman Mashaba on middle east
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- The 'Politricking with Tshidi Madia' podcast! EWN's politics associate editor sits down with Action SA leader Herman Mashaba in the latest episode.
Mashaba, you are right... clean our house first, our peole come first.
Herman Mashaba is saying South Africans on the ground are concerned about Unemployment, Crime,Safety, the future of their Country, GBV and Drug addiction than what is happening in Gaza!
So his focus now is those issues!
Very clear
Exactly!
Well, he is lost coz we are concerned about the people of Palestine who are living under Israel occupation and apartheid. They are being murdered in mass as we speak. Given where we come from, how can you possibly think the issue of Palestine doesn't take priority to us?
@phumudzo Well you know at the end of the day we are looking for a leader for SA and not palestine and yes what is and has been happening there is rough but do you know that more people have died here since last year in October in this country then in palestine when the war started (since i last checked) and we are not in war so to look for a person who will have such intrest won't benefit the republic because look at a leaders like Ramaphosa he is always in other place but his own country and he also tried to play a part in bringing this to an end but the war is still going on so we as a nation need to first build ourselves so that when we do intervene its not like a whatever it must be a descion that is felt and respected by the international community because we as a nation have a tarnished history so their is no much we can do in terms of an international space so let fix SA so we can have such a voice like "American" ,Russia or other wealthy and strong European nations
@@W.GlobalAffairsmurdered in masses according to who? Hamas? 😂
@@lezzsebothoma , according to the United nations. And who is this Hamas character you speak of?
I don know if you are black, but if you are, that lack of knowledge doesn't suit you, it's a white ignorance thing. Us black South Africans are some to global politics and things happening in the world, we definitely not like that. I would like to believe you are white.
Herman is a focused leaderon the most important issues that are crippling our country. He deserves all the support we can give him...
Herman God Bless you on the way forward.
I love Herman Mashaba he is focussed with conviction. This interviewer seems to have their own option.
Leave Herman alone.
If he wants to lead black people, he better not think that we are white and we support apartheid and occupation in Palestine by Israel. If they fund him, that is his problem and he won't lead us if he doesn't have the revolutionary spirit that levitated us from the "people of God" that oppressed us.
Thank you Mr Mashaba. Right now we are worried about South Africa and nothing else.
We need people like Mashaba in S.A. He is focused. Our house is really burning. He will be President at the appointed time. I know that for sure.
Tshidi you are a real journalist. Sad. 😭😭😭
I agree with you Herman
Tshidi Madia must go live in GAZA and be a jouralist there, she is not interested in our own people who are starving and jobless!
Well done Mr Mashaba, our own issues are more important.
You cannot be on the right side of a war where you have disgusting terrorists one side and a hectic defense/attack on the other. Lets as SA keep our nose out of it. Lets rather fix our own country for our own people!
Tshidi is fine in Africa coz us Africans support the cause of the Palestinian people. The 10% white minority in South Africa doesn't speak for the 80% majority, let alone all 1 billion Africans. So, you'd well to find some western propaganda in Europe coz in Africa, we do not vote for western propaganda.
Partly I think Herman is smart about his answer. He is waiting for the votes and this are the last minutes. Any statement will affect supporters Israel or Palestine.
You are a true leader who put his country first 💪 🇿🇦 I wish, you all the best to be our next president I surely going to vote ❎ for ACTION SA
What about the people who helped us during apartheid? They had problems but they helped us.
Only stupids n people who are benefiting are going to vote for ANC.
@@moeketsitsie1017 What did they do for us during apartheid? You are making things up
He won't be our next president coz he doesn't know us as black South Africans. He probably would have you who doesn't seem to know your history and how you became as free as you are today. Us who remember, we know that we are free because other countries left their domestic issues to stand for us. And so, we stand for them too, regardless what our domestic issues are.
Maybe you and Mashaba were born yesterday and you do not know us and as South Africa and where we come from, but we remember our history and we remember to stand for others still oppressed.
Without understanding of this, you cannot govern the 80% black masses. We are Christian mostly, but we are not blind Christians. We were oppressed by Christians and Christina's killed our fathers and mothers, they killed our brothers and sisters. So, we do know very well about evil "children of God".
Well will see about that keep dreaming bro
Well said Sir!!
This interviewer is really being stupid, a president of SA has no control over what happens in other countries. What is he supposed to do about that situation because nobody will ever change the situation over there people have been trying for years. There is genocide in Congo but why is that not spoken about yes it all tragic events but be realistic if you believe that a president should focus on other countries then you don't know anything about being a leader. The only thing to do is to stay as objective as possible and maybe offer mediation or even sanctions other than that taking sides will cause bigger problems
This goverment and some people is more consern about othe country's issues instead of cleaning our own house first
Herman's spokesperson is going to be a very busy spokesperson if he goes to office
He is scared of saying he is supporting Israel
ANC is focussing on stealing from you and me and taking ISRAEL to court meanwhile their own voters are starving and jobless! Wake up !
😂😂😂He is
Based on what? Freedom of speech only reserved for you but not for others? 😂😂
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Action SA is funded by Jewish Billionaires of course he supports apartheid Israel
My Man...
WELL SAID MR HERMAN . GREAT ANSWER. FOCUS MUST BE PRIMARILY ON OUR OWN HOME.
Well said. I agree with Herman Mashaba. Don't push him into a corner on a topic to further an agenda. He gave his answer - respect it.
Dankie my Pres don’t entertain them 👌🏾💚🇿🇦
Cant we take this government to icj
No, Tshidi. You're representing yourself.
You don understand South Africa if you think we support apartheid Israel. She is speaking for the 80% majority South Africans.
So the countries who helped us during apartheid while they had issues were crazy ? These politicians are hypocrites .
He is being paid by the apartheid Zionists. That's why he sound like a confused chicken
How must we help the people in GAZA as S.A's?
@@luyandazulu7395 , let us learn the truth and speak out against the evils of the west in Palestine. That will go a long way to help the people of Palestine. Let us support everyone standing for the people of Palestine and let's attend demonstrations on the course of Palestine
Herman is spot on. There is no need to grand standing on global stage.
what a dumb, conservative take...you can do two things at once?
what a difficult question to answer 😂😂😂😂
Good to know who the parties who support Apar theid are, even those who are afraid to criticize it. It shows their level of control over them.
A president without clear foreign policy, it's not a difficult question to answer.
South Africa is pro Palestinian. Herman probably is siding with the Israelis on this topic and he’s careful to not alienate the party and lose potential votes.
Action4SA💚🇿🇦🤩
We love south africa and love Israel and no apology nor fear
Though I'm a staunch supporter of Herman but truth be told, his ambiguity and refusal to be clear and direct on the party's foreign policy stance is worrying me.
Tell her .
If that's the case how is that he was concerned about the issues of Zimbabwe and immigration of Africans isn't that a geopolitical concern. We have both Jewish and Muslim communities in this country who are affected by this so their concerns are a destruction. One of the gift of the givers lost their family member at Palestine and they have been effective in humanitarian issues in this country so when they raise these issues they are a destruction to you. wow Mr Mashaba!!!
Palestine has the Arab world with one of the richest countries on earth on its back. Israel has the entire Western/Christian world on its back. As black/ Africans we have no one yet we must be concerned about people who have backups. What is so special about Jews and Muslims that as Africans we must put their conflicts on our priority list?
You can do both
How much time will it take him to state his position on this issue.He took more time to sidestep the question.
Tshidi Madia is so slay for pressing this issue. 🔥🔥🔥
Why Do you help Mashaba with answers?
Interesting!
She have interviewed Douglas Murray.
I see what Julius meant,mmmnca,mmmnca,3 minutes over SEAT DOWN!!😂😂
This Guy do business with Israel.....I understand his Answer
There is always the feedback of "we are going to do...." but never the "we are busy doing this and here is where we are..". Always promises. Never a clear answer, when they first latch onto an idea it will stick for the rest of the convo... the house is burning, while all the neighbors are carrying away your furniture.
By not answering the question he hurts is party more.It.shows that he does not know the dinamics of his own country.We all know that he is in the multi party coalition .So he must tow the line of the DA.
Where is the Douglas Murray video?? This channel ashamed of that?
Where is the Douglas Murray video?? This channel ashamed of that?🤔🤷🤷
I blame the lady, she didn't give Mashaba the questions 10 days before the interview, so he could prepare😂
This Guy don't know nothing about politics. He only know business
And that's why he'll never be president 😂
I can't understand the approach of the interviewer. It's impossible to represent the entire electorate's interest by asking this question. Why press him if his answer is unsatisfactory to her? It's not as if his answer was incomplete. Gone are the days when journalism was supposed to be impartial it seems.
The approach of the interviewer is foreign policy. We want to know if we have a Mandela to represent us and all of Africa, or we have servant of western interests acting like our leader. Foreign policy is important for us native South Africans.
@@W.GlobalAffairswe should be able to make that judgment based on his answer alone, not through her belaboring the point or being confrontational to get the response that suits her. Hence my comment about impartiality. She could have asked any number of questions related to many different foreign policy issues to draw him out, it would still have nothing to do with her aggressive & emotional approach. I'm also a native South African by the way.
@@miscible21 , he didn't answer. He said he wants to focus on South African problems. That is not foreign policy, and that's why we want him to tell us about his foreign policy. We don want a person that's gonna come and mess up our standing in the world. If he wants to run for public office, he should disclose.
What some of you are failing to understand is that SA is part of the international community, we live in a more globalised world where even wars, international logistics and other economies politics can affect us even indirectly. The attention given to injustices in other countries does not take away focus and attention on our own issues here in SA. This means that Action SA should remain a municipal or provincial party, cause national government especially as president has a big international component with it. It is at a municipal level where services directly affect the people at grassroot level that should be ActionSA niche.
You 100% write mr Mashaba
This man started well at the beginning of his new party. He ruined it when he became Rupert and Oppenheimers pappet! Now he is afraid even to answer a simple question.
But all our politicians are funded by the same family including ANC, DA,EFF, IFP or FF+ or Action SA. Leaders are scared to loose support from the big guys who control the world and finders of every war or conflict under the sun
Typical politician 🚮
He’s not wrong. Most successful countries mind their business and deal with their own issues first. Once you have sorted out your own issues you can then lend a hand to others. You understand this when they tell you on a plane to put your own mask first then your child but not here? We know you can do both but you shouldn’t. We worry about the wrong things these days
Herman do yourself a favour and speak on what you support or not because its going to loose you lots of votes if you not clear. Speaking as a previous Action SA voter.
If he becomes president he will not become involved in Geo political issues.He.will leave that to the deparment of foreign affairs.Action SA is really not a serious party. DA lite.
Im in favor of this man. I praise him, he has my vote.
The interviewer has got the question all wrong, of course Herman knows whats going on in the Middles East! Is she dumb or what? He doesnt have to get involved in the midfle East conflict, he wont spend tax money on issues beyond our border when than money is needed here!
And, he is so polite and patient with this woman!!!
I'm glad Herman Mashaba has learnt to keep silent on foreign policy issues until they obtain national seats and have an opportunity to understand how everything actually works. He was probably reprimanded by his party regarding his public comments on BRICS. ActionSA must just focus on how they will fix South Africa. Thank you Herman, slowly but surely you are earning my national vote.
Uncle Ruckus as always
The amount of own-goals this man has scored over the last year is riduculous.
Palestine/ israel conflict with impact on how South Africans vote just as it influences the political climate in the US. That's why Mr Mashaba refuses to be dragged into the fray.
Poor journalism. Trying to push for a headline rather than interviewing.
Just because you don't like his answer, you want to force him into a corner.
It's called probing. We don want a leader in South Africa who doesn't have a clear foreign policy. Our foreign policy is serious business to us and it is what keeps us standing in the world and representing the global South.
@@W.GlobalAffairs He did give a very clear answer. Probing is useful when you want to get the truth out of someone, not suppose to be used to bully people into an answer because you didn't like their answer.
@@kwyaza , according to the answer he gave, can you tell us what is his foreign policy when it comes to Israel and Palestine and the genocide currently going on?
@@W.GlobalAffairs He said he wants peace in the middle east but said his core focus is SA. That's good enough for me .
Look at the ANC, promise the world but deliver almost nothing. I rather have a president who picks 3-4 things and commits to it and addresses it in his 5 year term.
Obviously he will also hire a foreign minster to address international matters.
@@kwyaza , everyone wants peace, that is not foreign policy of a country. Maybe you do not know what is meant by foreign policy and that is why you seem satisfied with no foreign policy and you are speaking this way. Us who know what is foreign policy are demanding foreign policy from him. You see, this is just a lack of knowledge of things on your part.
Grigory Rusputin 😂😂😂😂
She should be on a strict diet and gym!
Low blow. Why would you body shame her?
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This Mashaba guy is so narrow minded even the America he's worshipping has a clear stance on Foreign policy, he's making a fool of himself he doesn't know politics 😂😂😂 he's going to be embarrassed in May he's gonna get only 2 seat in parliament like ACDP 😂😂😂,Tshidi the other question was supposed to be,what your take on the land issue he was going to expose himself even more because he gets funded by the enemy.Mashaba you have lost the Muslim community vote
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 welele
Where do I stand? I stand where I stand, for those around me..... Why must people stand with Israel or Palestine? this is an indication that people are actually bored out there... If you have the resources and means to intervene in that conflict, Just go there and stop trying to involve everyone.
They was supposed to take Russia also to the icj,
Tshidi is trying to bully Ntate Mashaba into taking sides with Hamas. The way she wigles that pen in Ntate Mashaba 's direction like a grade R teacher at one of her learners.
I think Herman Mashaba has lost his damn mind, this guy sounds off. I personally wouldn't vote for a party where the leader has lost his sanity. Thanks for narrowing my options by the way.🤞😲
Honestly he is correct the majority of South Africans on the ground are concerned about unemployment, illicit drugs destroying their children,high crime, and safety , than what is happening in Gaza and Israel!
Maybe for you guys your concern is Palestine and that will fix South Africa and give us jobs and a safe country
@@mbusosiera1648 with that said, the majority South Africans are concerned with the blatant Apartheid happening in Gaza/ West Bank. We're concerned because if the world allows this Apartheid to thrive in that part of the world, what would stop extremists from attempting to do it again in SA?
@@easygoingdevilfan1387
People are concerned about South Africa and their children!
@@easygoingdevilfan1387well yes of course we as citizens may be concerned but at the end of the day we are looking for a president of SA because if that your main intrest in government it's means Ramaphosa is a superstar because he is always in other countries and intervening in international problem and what does south africa have to show for it nothing !! and if this country wants to be respected internationally we must first build ourselves as a country so that when we speak,intervene or suggest we are not laughed at by people think who are they they must feel our presence as a nation and it must be a very serious thing when we engage in anything on an international and national stage
Lol naaaah this one is putting words in Herman's mouth. He stated that department of foreign affairs Wil deal with the problem. 😂😂 LISTEN!
Tshidi Madia for president!
The interviewer is such a bully.
No she is not . 😂😂
She wants him to take sides and that will qualify him to lead. Some South Africans really don't care about themselves, everybody else first (EFF mentality).
@@johannesjonkers7003 it's a morality issue . We can't talk about sides when innocent people and children are being killed . What has become of the human race?
She is asking questions we want to know. We don want a leader that will be dancing to the tune of the west. We want a strong man that will represent us against our western enemies that pretend to be our friends today.
@@luzukombuqu4976 all good and well, then we need to start talking about everything, starting with day one of the this war, which is now swept under the carpet. Politicians need to fix what is broken in South Africa because there are people and children being killed and raped everyday, hunger, joblessness, famiscide, etc. and this is as real as the war in Gaza.
You are rude sis nobubi
Herman is right. She is wrong
Herman you are free today and stand to be the president because people out there had problems in their countries but they fought for our freedom, your are heartless...
This guy has no idea what is doing!!!
not a very good journalists
Thank you to this lady, very good observation.Herman Mashaba is a good leader not sure if he can lead the country. Maybe lead a Metro yes
He said if he wins elections SA will not be part of BRICS , then I lost all hope I have on him as a leader..
That's our priority right now SA first...no distruction...our focus is to FixSA nd GP.
You were asking a good question admittedly but your incessant insistence on the answer you’re not getting was concerning. As a voter/electorate you have the right not to vote for a leader/party whose policies you don’t agree with, foreign or domestic. Such policies themselves can have an offensive, defensive or neutral stance. Your tone was unnecessary & prolonged.
This interviewer clearly has an agenda to discredit Mr Mashaba and make it seem like he is not a capable man to lead this Country. This is poor journalism. We have bigger problems in SA than to involve ourselves in complex matters of the Middle East, how hard is that to understand? Get out of here man.
Puppet
Gtfoh - Does she know about South Sudan conflict, Ecowas impotence, DRC wars, Rwandan crisis, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Egypt water wars, Chad crisis, CAR crisis, Burkina Faso secessionists, Zimbabwe, Northern Mozambique jihadists, Madagascar famine, Somali land and Somalia, Sudan Civil War, military bases in Djibouti, Muslim brotherhood in North Africa, corruption in Africa - I could go on forever. Why care about Palestine and not Haiti? Instead of figuring out a way to eradicate economic sanctions for good we are worried about fighting foreign Apartheid. Next thing we will be more concerned about slavery reparations for instead of our GDP. Morality has no place in geopolitics if it is not to your advantage.
You are a bad journalist or whatsoever! And you are so biased in the way you ask your questions. It like you don't even want to process the other person's response , you just say what you want. Clearly thinking isn't your greatest strength. Please try and do better next time.
Mashaba sounds exactly like the devils advocacy.