Nzinga Qunta
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My book Amari’s Adventures is about a little human who explores South Africa and counts beautiful plants, people and objects along the way. It’s available in all 11 🇿🇦 languages and Nama. For ages 0-6. Available for R120 from 📚
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Connie Ferguson the cover of Forbes Africa Woman’s September issue.
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Lawyer, model and activist Thando Hopa on the cover of Vogue Portugal.
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My daughter wants the tooth fairy to leave R1000 when her tooth falls out so today we are going to learn a new word: recession.
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Single women are buying more property than men and married couples in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape, according to Lightstone property group. (Sunday World).
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I burnt my toddler’s supper once last week, now every time I prepare food she keeps reminding me not to leave it for too long. 3 year old Judge Judy.
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I have left SABC News to start my journey in the legal profession. Thank you to everyone who has shown me kindness inside and out of the building, it has been such a privilege to work at the public broadcaster. 🙏🏾📺.
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Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane has approached the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. The respondent in the matter is the Republic of South Africa. She is seeking R50 000 000 in compensation for her rights being violated.
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The Johannesburg Art Gallery has work from South African artists from the 1800s to modern day. It’s open until 5pm every day. Closed on Monday. Admission is free. Go if you can.
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Mzwanele Nyhotso from PAC asked to respond to FW De Klerk dying on SABC News. “We don’t care about De Klerk, we care about his victims” he says if it was up to him, De Klerk would be thrown in the sea, just not an African sea.
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Thomas Gumede has signed an international deal to supply African content to Emmy award winning content studio GRB through Black TV, which he heads up. (via SW).
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“SABC News now leads the 24-hour news market in the country. The latest Broadcast Research Council data shows an improved market share performance of 42% and 40% in the National and DSTV news markets respectively”.
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My toddler reprimanded me (politely) for taking a picture of her without asking earlier. “Don’t do that please, you didn’t ask me”.
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MCing the SA Investment business dinner tonight. Conducting a Q & A with Alibaba founder Jack Ma and sharing a stage with our President. A career highlight. #investsa #Investmentconference
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He spoke to SABC and said he does not have a job and would be willing to do any work he is offered. He would also like permanent citizenship.
Meet Vincent Cosa. He is the hero who saved a young man from the flash flood in Alexandra Johannesburg. The video is on my timeline. We salute him!!! #Jukskei
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Vodacom is allegedly taking Nkosana Makate to court to bar him from speaking to media. He is the inventor of the Please Call Me service and is waiting for Vodacom to pay him.
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My daughter is asking if there’s a kids day where children get presents for being kids?.
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Programme director of the South African Investment Conference welcoming event tonight.🇿🇦💫
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Anele Hoyana’s family asks for space to grieve and says they do not know Themba Rumbu and he has no authority to speak on their behalf. Please be sensitive to people’s grief. #anele #AneleHoyana
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Standard Bank Gallet is hosting the largest exhibition of Black artists since democracy. It is curated by Dr Same Mdluli and is on until 18 April.
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An Afrikaans MP says Afriforum was a disgrace in parliament and they don’t represent him. Kuthiwa they acted like a white BLF.
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Everything will work out in the end. Just keep doing the next right thing.
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“The biggest mistake the black world ever made was to assume that whoever opposed apartheid was an ally.” Steve Biko, 1971.
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Khoi and San communities will be able to listen to the World Cup matches broadcast in the! Xun and Khwe dialect on XK-FM.
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My daughter just told me about the surprise Mother’s Day card she’s going to surprise me with on Sunday 😂💕.
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So my best friend organized a surprise birthday dinner for me which was so lovely. ❤️🎂💞🇿🇦
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Black Motion are suing Comair. They want R3 million. This after they were humiliated after they were removed from business class. They were the only Black customers in BC and were asked to move because another passenger complained about her seat. (Sunday Sun).
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My dad kept newspaper clippings about Black rugby players from 1896 to 2003. Some of the headlines from then are interesting.
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My 5 year old can read and write now so we text each other. One of the most enjoyable experiences.
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Angelo Agrizzi says his hands were sore because of the amount of times he handled cash for bribes? Our country is a movie honestly.
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Wits University will no longer address students by titles such as Mr or Ms. The University says it “recognises that it is invalidating and distressing for a person who was born female but identifies as male to be constantly addressed by a non-affirming title”.
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Bookings season 💫🇿🇦💫. I’m enjoying my role as a programme director and facilitator so much.
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A 14 year old, Carson Huey, graduated from university with a degree in physics. He asked his mom if he could do calculus at age 3. Incredible. (Via @briteless)
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I asked my daughter what she wanted for breakfast and she asked me to draw a menu for her so she can decide. Parenting is a source of constant surprises.
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I think this is the first time MPs from the different political parties agree with each other.
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MTN wants an employee who allegedly stole R53 million to pay back the money. The employee allegedly stole the money between 2010 and 2017 without the company noticing. (SW).
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"What is meant for you will reach you, even if it be underneath two mountains. What is not meant for you, will not reach you, even if it be between your two lips”.
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Ronald & Darren Bobroff stole R95 million from South African road accident victims. They reached a secret settlement with the Israel to dodge prosecution. Israeli government seized R70 million, Bobroffs keep R25 million. SA may not see a cent of the money.
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Tiger Brands is facing a R5 billion law from a class action suit from human rights lawyer Richard Spoor and families affected by Listeriosis. (BT).
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@CassperNyovest Here is a link to the full interview. Thanks for your time and good luck with the 7 bar and more.
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To present the news with a doek, speak to Gogo Matshiqi for analysis and greet him respectfully and all of that is normal is why I feel a channel which is sure of itself and it’s identity as an African broadcaster is home for me now.
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Fake pilot worked for 20 years undetected. He was discovered after a reportable incident and will now have to pay back millions for his deception and fraud. (via @MaS1banda).
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I feel like Sunlight dishwashing liquid is more runny than usual these days.
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How armed gangs steal millions worth of fuel from buried Transnet pipelines
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China's richest man and founding director of the Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, has pledged to set up a digital training centre in South Africa. He met with President Cyril Ramaphosa this morning. @OnPointSABC #sabcnews.
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People have such anger towards people who don’t suffer for years to achieve what they did or who don’t fit the idea of what they think they should be. 🙄😂.
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Someone stole SABC equipment during the State Capture Inquiry today. This is what was caught on security tapes. Tweet us if you know anything.
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I just interviewed Swizz Beats on the cultural economy, art, his African collaborations and more. We spoke at Nelson Makamo’s studio.
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When I went into the makeup room Dr Mpho Phalatse was Joburg’s mayor. When I read the 1pm bulletin Dada Morero was Joburg’s mayor.
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Dischem charged for inflating prices of essential goods during lockdown.
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The inventor of Vodacom’s Please Call Me feauture has still not being paid by the company, 2 years after the Constitutional Court ruling that he must be paid. (BT).
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There are so many things to do for free with your children in Joburg. Public pools now that it’s hot, public parks and art galleries all get you out of the house to play learn and socialize.
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Do you remember watching TV in the 90s and a show would play in Afrikaans and if you wanted to listen to it in English you’d have to switch on the Radio, turn the TV volume down and hear English version through the radio? (Radio 2000 I think).
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@Natasha_Thahane There was never R500 billion cash waiting to be spent. The President announced R500 billion in relief. About R95 billion of that is going to come from loans. R200 billion is loan guarantees and about R130 billion is reprioritisation of money we had budgeted for other things.
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@Ndabasekoloni With the high rate of lack of reading to and failure to understand context I’m not shocked at your tweet.
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EFF has called for the removal of Die Stem from the National Anthem and the removal of Apartheid statues in their Heritage Day Message. (SABC).
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I asked my toddler to hurry up and got told “you need to learn how to wait for things”. I’ve been saying that to her the whole week so maybe she gets it now. 🤦🏾♀️.
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There’s an informal settlement next to a Porsche dealership in Joburg.
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I’ve been at the SABC for 3 years. A life changing opportunity that has opened so many doors; to moderate incredible panels and MC events, travel into our continent and the world and grow my knowledge of the economy and business world so much so much. 💫🙏🏾.
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Cigarettes restrictions will remain in place after lockdown. The plan to lift restrictions on cigarette sales is reversed.
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The SABC will start to broadcast in High Definition from Monday the 11th of June.
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A new art fair is launching in South Africa. Latitude is the first woman owned Fair. It is 50% founded by Black women.
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Someone has decided they are going to ‘read’ the bedtime stories going forward. I will just focus on the news I guess.
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190 countries will be able to watch Netflix’s first script to screen African production, Queen Sono, tomorrow. Pearl Thusi stars in it. #QueenSono.
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Chumani Maxwele says they will put up shacks in Clifton tomorrow.
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Rumours that Beyoncé will be announced as one of the acts for a free concert in South Africa tomorrow. (Via City Press).
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BBC is looking for a business reporter in Johannesburg. Here are the job specs and how to apply.
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An application has been launched to have the findings of the Farlam Commission into Marikana overturned. Lawyers say the commission exonerated politicians and Lonmin executives played a role in the deployment and shooting of workers by police in August 2012. #sabcnews.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation at 8pm tonight.
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