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The South African
3 days ago
- Politics
- The South African
Dan Corder drags Ernst Roets on 'race laws' on Piers Morgan show
Radio and TV personality Dan Corder has been praised for 'mopping the floor' with former AfriForum leader Ernst Roets on the Piers Morgan show this week. The outspoken duo were part of a panel of South Africans who debated topics like 'race laws', 'white genocide', and economic transformation in the country. Others included SABC reporter Sophie Mokoena and ex shock jock, Gareth Cliff. During the episode, Piers Morgan questioned the panel on their views of South Africa's race relations and controversial headlines in recent weeks. This comes after the countries' presidents, Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, met for bilateral talks in the White House last week. While all the speakers agreed that there was no 'white genocide' in South Africa, Ernst Roets and Gareth Cliff claimed that there was legislation in place that discriminated against white South Africans. Sophie Mokoena – who called out President Trump for spreading misinformation – called for leaders to be held accountable for their words and actions. Dan Corder came out guns blazing against Roets's claims of '142 racist laws'. Calling out 'historical rigging' and 'privilege', he said: 'The vast majority of white South Africans have a better quality of life than the vast black South Africans could.' Corder also accused Roets of 'hilarious lying and grifting', 'He doesn't name you a single race law that genuinely has anything wrong with it…What they tried to do was deluge hundreds of laws and hope that nobody would read them. But I went through their list. 'The vast majority of the laws say there needs to be meaningful representation in South Africa to reflect our country fairly on three things: race, gender, and disability. These grifters will say that they are race laws…why aren't they calling them sexist laws…why aren't they saying that able-bodied people are completely disadvantaged?' Dan Corder went on to name one such law deemed 'racist' – the Public Services Act – which is to 'address imbalances of the past to achieve a public service that broadly represents the South African people, including representation according to race, gender and disability'. He added, 'We now have a black middle class in South Africa. Sure, it hasn't helped enough black people, and it has a long way to go. [But] the South African government has hired black people into public service and given them reliable, deserved jobs, which have lifted them out of poverty. That didnt exist [before]. There is active transformation happening with these polices'. Dan Corder also took on Ernst Roets' claims that farm murders were disproportionate to murders of other races. He said: 'Crime patterns are absolutely clear across the country, the richer and whiter you are, the less likely you are to suffer from crime. 'The poorer and blacker you are, the more likely you are 'There is no evidence of targeted race-based murders. The vast majority of murders affecting all kinds of people are particularly brutal, awful, and garish. It's not unique to farm murders. It happens all the time in all communities. He continued: 'White farmers suffer less crime than black farmers and farmers of colour because they are better protected by their wealth, which is often corollary with their race'. After the Piers Morgan Uncensored episode aired, Dan Corder soon became a trending topic on the X platform. Music producer Prince Kaybee posted: 'Lol Ernst Roets must stop defending fake news, he couldn't defend the so-called race-based laws. Dan cooked him on a two-plate stove with ease. What a marvellous display of 'beating an entitled child' if I may. DJ Mo Flava posted: 'Dan, you absolutely cooked here. Clear, concise, fact, direct'. Here's what others had to say: @XoliswaZondo: 'Well prepared. Argument brilliantly delivered. Articulation of facts backed up by statistics. Dan, you did not disappoint'. @TheRealConza: 'I am so proud of you. No emotions, no disrespect, no condescending tone, no sarcasm, just pure facts'. @Kgatishi_Lamola: 'I want to applaud you for being objective & speaking facts as they are. The truth is bigger than all of us.' Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 . Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
Observer
29-03-2025
- Business
- Observer
Starlink in Oman: What we need to know?
Muscat: The Starlink fixed public telecommunications services are now available in Oman using satellite communications systems. The Class 1 license will granted to meet the objectives such as covering the entire geographical area of the Sultanate of Oman with broadband internet services and to provide innovative solutions to connect telecommunications towers in areas with difficult geographical terrain, especially catering to sectors such as oil and gas, mining, tourism, and agriculture. In the capital, Starlink residential internet services will be available for RO30 per month, and the one-time hard installation will cost RO80 and RO160. There are separate packages for businesses, according to the website. Starlink will help offer streaming, video calls, online gaming, and remote working even in the most remote locations. It Starlink offers a compact, portable kit that can easily fit in a backpack, designed to provide high-speed, low-latency internet on the go. It includes a built-in WiFi router, lower power consumption, DC power input, and max download speeds of over 100 Mbps. About Starlink Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, an international telecommunications provider that is a wholly owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX, providing coverage to over 100 countries and territories. Trivia Canada was the first outside country to approve the service with the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada announcing regulatory approval for the Starlink low Earth orbit satellite constellation on November 6, 2020. In May 2022, Starlink entered the Philippine market, the company's first deployment in Asia, because of a landmark legislative change (RA 11659, Public Services Act) about all-foreign allowance of company ownership with utility entities such as internet and telco companies. In August 2022, SpaceX secured its first contract for services in the passenger shipping industry. Royal Caribbean Group has added Starlink internet to Freedom of the Seas and plans to offer the service on 50 ships under its Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands by March 2023. Starlink services on private jet charter flights in the US by JSX airline are expected to begin in late 2022, and Hawaiian Airlines has contracted to provide Starlink services on transpacific flights to and from Hawaii in 2023. On April 25, 2022, Hawaiian Airlines announced an agreement with Starlink to provide free internet access on its aircraft, becoming the first airline to use Starlink. By July 2022, Starlink internet service was available in 36 countries and 41 markets. On 22 October 2024, Qatar Airways launched the first Starlink-equipped Boeing 777 flight, flying from Doha to London. As of November 2024, Morocco is set to give regulatory approval to Starlink by 2025.
