Nomboniso Gasa
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Feminist. Researcher: Land, Gender, Politics & Culture. Book for Public Talks.Yogi.
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I did not kill myself yesterday. I did not kill myself last night. I am not going to kill myself, at least not today. I showered. I brushed my teeth. I switched on my phone and computer. My brothers & sisters in depression, take one step today...
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Tribute & Gratitude to
@BantuHolomisa
, who looked after
#ChrisHani
's parents until they died. He didn't publicize this.
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This is the longest & darkest bout of depression I’ve suffered in many years. It pushes through medication, yoga, meditation, music, swimming & much more. It leaves me flailing for balance, reaching for air only to drop into the dark vortex again & again & again...
#MentalHealth
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I wanted to take a minute and thank you for the messages of support & love during this very dark time. I receive your emails, Whatsapp, sms and DMs. I’ve lived with diagnosed depression for more than 30 yrs. It doesn’t get any easier but I am grateful for moments of ‘air’.
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Johny Clegg was an activist who worked closely with David Webster, (assassinated in 1989).Clegg was an anthropologist by training. He didn’t study ‘Zulu culture’, he lived with the people. A bridge whose music brought people together. Lala Ngoxolo Mfomkhulu.
#EndOfAnEra
#1980s
✊🏾
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Instead of building new smart cities, how about maintaining existing ones and smartening them up.
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A young man took his own life today. A child of poor people, he studied, worked hard, and kept pushing. He lost his job in Nov’20 and now, after another rejection at 28y/o with Masters in Structural Eng, he saw death as his only way out. His death, an indictment on our society.
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After 28 years we have decided to divorce.
We have shared many years together as friends and family and will continue to do so.
We thank our families and friends for their support and love over the years.
Nomboniso & Raymond.
@RaymondSuttner
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Comparing current restrictions to Nazi Germany, the Taliban and Apartheid is offensive to the memory and history of people who lived and died under those regimes. These were systemic and structurally oppressive. Sure, you’re pissed @ situation but that’s no reason for distortion.
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The catastrophic floods in KZN are a painful reminder of the consequences of climate change. But they are also about poor governance, lack of maintenance of public facilities like roads, drainage systems and a government that ignores or has no early warning systems.
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Seriously, in which world is looking into someone’s fridge, loudly stating ‘akho kudla la’, & subjecting a person to the indignity of accepting R400 for food in front of cameras? Ace Magashule is a cretin.
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“I could not understand why 80 of us could not stand up (to Zuma)”
#Mbalula
tells
#ZondoCommission
. This is the same dude who shouted loudest in support of Zuma. These people must think we are idiots.
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From experience I know that I will claw my way out of this darkness. But there is the reality of now, the exhaustion of today, the anxiety of this moment, the heaviness of spirit and the unrelenting darkness. From experience I know, I can fight...just not today.
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This is a shout out for Pauli Van Wyk for excellent investigative journalism and perseverance. I cannot imagine the toll it takes but she gets on with it.
Up and up sister!
@PaulivW
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You have a home with a garden and clean running water, food in a well stocked pantry and fridge, wifi, good health and means for best medical care...
Ja, things are not great...but just this once stop complaining so much & remember how privileged you are. Just for a moment...🙏🏾
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Billions were siphoned through state capture. ANC leaders, ministers & govt officials received kickbacks, R50k here, R100k there, car deposits, whiskey, holidays, laundry services for JZ...They sold their reputations & betrayed the country for designer bags & chicken pieces...🙈
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& the majority of people didn’t have electricity during Apartheid era.
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Yes, I am married to a white man. I believed in non-racialism long before I met Raymond. Yes, Pravin Gordhan is my comrade. Blind loyalty is not my thing, ask anyone who knows me. No one would dare tell me what to think or act. I chart my own course. I am grown ass woman. Deal!
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Today I was robbed. I spent +3hrs at Central Jhb Police Station. It was busy and there were few cops on duty. Those who were present were very pleasant and professional. Warrant Officer Sibeko was very good with everyone who was waiting. Put him in client liaison
@SAPoliceService
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Is there a reason, an actual reason why people are not given vouchers instead of food parcels?
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As long as F.W. De Klerk continues to minimise apartheid and deny that it was a crime against humanity, the conversation about his role then and his position now, remains alive and relevant. That’s the answer to folks who are asking why is this relevant now.
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Dear
@CyrilRamaphosa
's political advisors, help him. He's detached from realities of the country he leads. He didn't 'know' train services were so bad. As DP, he was in charge of Eskom war room, yet he didn't know extent of problem. Compares Eskom to apartheid. He's unconvincing!
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Diary of a Divorce.
For 28 years, he’s been my emergency contact, medical proxy and the person I trust to make difficult decisions when I can’t. I have left my living will as it is, for now.
Preparing for living alone post divorce, he will check on me and I will do the same.
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Wishing
@karynmaughan
strength to pull through Covid. I hope that she and her loved ones feel our circle of solidarity and humanity. Online abuse of women journalists reflects the deeply entrenched culture of patriarchal violence in SA. It must stop.
#IAmWithHer
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For the record. Zuma did not oppose
#MbekiRecall
. Three main people spoke against it. Zola Skweyiya, Pallo Jordan and Cyril Ramaphosa. There were others, but those three stood firm. Skweyiya cried in that meeting.
@SABCNewsOnline
@PresidencyZA
@SAPresident
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The passing of Dr. Carol Thomas is a terrible loss. She was the only professional who treated me like a human being on the night of January 20, 1997, after I was raped at Robben Island. When I was suicidal, Carol held my face in her hands & steadied me.
#RIP
dearest sister.
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In 9 years, you did 0. You visited South Africa with the most messy and costly approach on land. You undermined your own Minister of Land & RD through double speak & promises to Traditional Leaders and unconstitutional rhetoric. You are a corrupt and divisive old man, Jacob Zuma.
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If
#Gigaba
’s memory has deteriorated to this extent, should he be in office?
@CyrilRamaphosa
have mercy. Relieve this man of his cabinet position.
@MYANC
, you’ve got to recall him as MP. He needs to recuperate. Yhini, torhwana.
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This tweet, challenging Mampintsha to a boxing ring is deeply problematic
@MmusiMaimane
. It feeds into the culture of violence, especially violent masculinity. Standing in solidarity with
#BabesWodumo
doesn’t require performance of toxic masculinity.
@mbalimcdust
If Mampintsha has it in him, I’d challenge him to 3 rounds on a boxing ring. He must bring it on, violence against woman must be condemned. A charge must be opened. It makes me sick this behavior.
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18 months ago
@Eskom_SA
cancelled contracts for maintenance of boilers, which are leaking.
@PresJGZuma
was head of state & he wanted the nuclear option.This was a deliberate sabotage. Zuma should really be arrested and tried for treason against the people of South Africa. Simple.
This is true caused by sub standard coal I believe. Apparently the Italians said we have to replace almost all the boilers
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So-called anger about B-BBEE has very little to do with govt relief. It’s about a deep seated discomfort with perceived loss of dominance & privilege. Hijacking an important conversation for all South Africans & making it about white people. It’s a classic entitlement move.
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Hi
@LindiweSisuluSA
, I’ve been following your latest comments and statements attributed to you. If everything you say is true, you have been unhappy with
@CyrilRamaphosa
’s leadership for a long time. Why put up with him and not resign?
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1. Below is a thread on Helen Zille's (HZ)racist provocations. This first part is about her intentions. The 2nd group of tweets will look at the rape and land cartoon. I offer this as a contribution to a conversation with people who are interested. Please read the entire thread.
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There are many things Thabo Mbeki got wrong. But he was right about Ace Magashule.
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That you do this on public purse is infuriating
@mgigaba
. If you want to be a bully, Malusi, please do it on your pocket, including your own stationary. To use government resources for this is highly inappropriate.
@CyrilRamaphosa
remove this bully from office.
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Dear
@CyrilRamaphosa
, in future, do not feel pressured to respond immediately to verbal questions in
@ParliamentofRSA
. You have a right to say “I will investigate and respond to the House and the Honorable member”. Answering and then coming back with another answer is not ayoba.
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The Constitution was there when you were in the Cabinet and it was not an impediment to land reform & redistribution. Why was it not done? You’ve been driving through tracts and tracts of land for decades, why was your mind not on “Overdrive”when you were in Govt
@tito_mboweni
?
As I drove through tracks and tracks of Land,I could not help myself but to re-allocate the “Land Amongst Those Who Work It”.My mind was on “Overdrive “.This Land belongs to “Those Who Work It”.I was in the Ideal World on that beautiful long drive.We can make this work for ALL!
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De Ruyter made serious allegations of corruption at Eskom. You’d have to be a child if you think he didn’t raise these with his political principals or that the highest office in the land didn’t know. Instead of dealing with it, they are threatening him. It's a warning to others.
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RSA’s problems with alcohol addiction are not new. They are intergenerational with multiple causes. Instead of politicians’ hollow, moralistic & classist clichés, we need meaningful programmes that address causes and help people heal. Prohibition is not the answer!
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Dineo Boshomane is a 27yr old lipstick wearing,black feminist farmer.She owns a one hectare farms in Northern Farms, near Diepsloot.She sells directly to the public at her farm,to green grocers, Woolworths,at Bryanston organic & Rosebank markets.She left nursing to farm.💄🥬🥕💪🏾
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What’s the secret? How do MPs afford these life styles? Top of the range cars, parked in multi million homes whilst dressed in designer the most expensive designer wear. How do they do it on MP salaries? 🤔
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People who shit all over my timeline thinking they can shame me about living with depression and anxiety, and divorce from ‘a white man’, miss one thing.
I have consciously chosen to speak about these things. Embracing vulnerability is part of my growth. Laugh at that.
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The issue with
@Clicks_SA
(as with many SA companies) is not only about their marketing and PR team. It’s about the culture which creates the environment for racism and offensive race ‘blindness’. Who is in the room when these copies are signed off? Who speaks, who is un/heard?
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Feeling miserable and achy, tested for Covid. Positive results. Feeling like crap, especially headache, sinus and chest.
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Dear
@ParliamentofRSA
, what is the process of lodging a complaint against the behaviour of an MP?
@mgigaba
's response to Ndlozi is offensive. I am prepared to write an explanation of why his phallocentric behaviour is offensive.
@CyrilRamaphosa
, your Minister is a disgrace.
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My bank noticed a strange transaction of R250.000 into my account. Amount, depositor & reference were suspicious. They asked whether I was expecting it. No, I told them. I’m grateful that my bank stopped this transaction and protected me from a set up. Talk to your bank, always!
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You forgot to add, “against advice, I helped put Zuma in office. After that, I was one of the people who fought to keep him in power. I have been part of the problem in the ANC & part of those who imposed him on RSA.”
@GwedeMantashe1
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We need a non partisan sexual offenders’ register for 2019. No man with a history of any form of sexual assault in the lists to parliament. Who is keen to push this?
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We did the Amnesty thing in 1994. Look where it got us. So, Corruption Amnesty is no. Sorry
@ThuliMadonsela3
.
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Comparing load shedding to apartheid is pathetic. What's wrong with
@CyrilRamaphosa
?
SA will overcome load shedding like apartheid, says Ramaphosa
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Dear
@AdriaanBasson
, these revelations by
#AngeloAgrizzi
won’t make up for
#Bosasa
targeting of you or the abuse you have received from many others. I hope you know many South Africans salute you. Sterkte ✊🏾
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Dear
@Julius_S_Malema
, my husband has a name, Raymond Suttner. Perhaps you believe his name should not be uttered by one so powerful & important as you are. Surely, you know that every person deserves this basic respect - being called by their name. Thank you.
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She has a name and identity of her own. Dr. Tsepo Motsepe, holds MBCHB, University of Natal (UKZN), Masters in Public Health, Havard University and is a business woman in her own right. Check out other qualifications she has.
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I see
@EFFSouthAfrica
is trying to muster the "whataboutism" tactic whenever they are asked questions they don't like. That and insults from their members and supporters. Sorry folks, your rudeness won't silence me. Try next door.
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Lots said about pregnant children. They did not impregnate themselves. Yes, our brothers, cousins, uncles, fathers, friends, abazalwane impregnate 10 year olds.
Let that sink in.
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When this is over,
@CyrilRamaphosa
needs to take a hard look at his security cluster and the state of
@SAPoliceService
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True. But that’s not you.
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Thank u
@Julius_S_Malema
. It’s one thing to read about EFF’s connections to Mazzotti in Jacques Pauw’s book & quite another to read about your admission & attempt to make as if you were doing it for the good of the nation. Where we get money says a lot about our ethics & values.
@nombonisogasa
@EFFSouthAfrica
What truth do you need because we have already admitted that we took some of the the money to register the EFF from Mr Mazzotti.
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Missed what’s his name today. Since 1994, when we set off at dawn, we have always gone to vote together. My first voting alone. Divorced life, so many firsts. It’s all good.
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Over the years we witnessed the Mthembu family’s tragic moments - Jackson’s battle with alcoholism, son’s addiction, daughter’s suicide... He embraced his vulnerabilities & grew into a much better man than the one I first encountered in early 1990s. Hamba Kahle, Mvelase.
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Looking forward to sharing pdf copies of that crook’s book. No plans to read it. Just downloading and sharing pirated copies.
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Cyril is good for times like this, empathy and his general tone 👍🏾.
#lockdownextension
#covid19
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Appeasing crooks never works. They want more and more and more...
That’s the lesson for Cyril.
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Diary of a Divorce.
Raymond moved out today. We kept it together. Saying goodbye was strange.
And then WiFi problems. Fucking Vumatel line is down. Shock! I must deal with these practical things now and learn to buy toilet paper, milk...
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Dear
@MTLekota
, you know that many people who were suspected or accused of working with the Boers were killed. You have moved from inter party competition to playing with our history & picked a wound whose scab has hardly dried. Why? Where is evidence against Cyril? Why now?
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❗️
@CyrilRamaphosa
, we have been waiting for you to address the abuses by
@SAPoliceService
and SANDF and hold Gen Bheki Cele and Ms. Maphisa Nqakula to account. The time is now.
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I am sure you can tell by the tone of my tweets, I am well. Covid is well and truly behind me. I am not 100% because of fatigue but I am nearly there.
I am one of the lucky ones who will live to tell the tale without long term impact on my health & well being. I am so grateful.
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When a child with Down Syndrome is killed by police, discipline must start at the top, Mr. President. Yes, the police who did this must be punished but let’s not forget Bheki Cele, whose ‘shoot to kill and talk later’ created this environment. He must go. Now!
@CyrilRamaphosa
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#AndrewMlangeni
, a story.
It’s 1993. Mlangeni is Head of Transport, ANC HQ. I go to ‘transport’ to book a car. There’s a long & noisy queue of people, mainly drivers,summoned by Mlangeni. He’s on a warpath, checking every requisition, mileage,fuel slips & god knows what else.
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Grown ass men on Twitter justifying sexual attraction to 16/17 year olds and rationalizing pedophilia in general. If you flirt with the teenagers in my life (my nieces, friends’ daughters and children in my wide community), we will come for you!
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Watch Mbalula shooting his mouth about De Ruyter and remember this is who he is. The loudmouthed bully of the Mbalula of the Mbeki era, the enabler of Zuma…the man who backs whoever wields power until it no longer suits his personal agenda. He'll change when the tide turns.
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This is the stench of the 9 year rot started by Zuma and you know it
@MzwaneleManyi
The Fish rots from the Head. South Africa is sinking even further.
* South Africa needs a new Leader who is in touch with the realities on the ground.
* Summits and Envoys have FAILED.
* We are perishing because those in Leadership positions have no Vision.
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.
@PaulivW
’s detailed break down alleged expenditure of VBS money by
@Julius_S_Malema
. If she is lying, Malema should sue her. After all, Malema and EFF are keen litigants. If she’s not, Malema should be charged.
@dailymaverick
The lifestyle & political aspirations of
#EFF
's
#JuliusMalema
were funded by
#VBS
Mutual Bank. VBS-money funded expenses at Checkers & Gucci as well as Polokwane party venue
#MeketeLodge
. The slush fund's bank card also followed JM around the country:
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I assume Mama Action will present her evidence to the Zondo Commission soon. If there is any truth to allegations by Agrizzi, she will resign from Cabinet and Parliament. If not, at the very least
@CyrilRamaphosa
will relieve her of her duties. Nene set a very good precedent.
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The impact of
#loadshedding
on small businesses can’t be measured by money alone. My favorite little hair salon has closed down, out of business. How many people will be out of jobs? How many families will face economic and psychological strife?
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The decline of the railway system didn’t start with Mbalula. But he sure is it’s funeral director.
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Estranged wife of an unnamed ex President told the court she’ll be happy to point to his ill gotten wealth. Now, Norma is set to ‘expose’ Gigaba’s Gupta cash stash and probably more. Does this mean divorce/estrangement is the easiest way to trace Mzansi stolen billions? 🤔
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Imagine a 23 y/o, withdrawing LLM thesis on principle. That’s what
@RaymondSuttner
did in 1969. After 49 years, Raymond is graduating on December 14, at UCT. I am proud of my boo and comrade. 👇🏾
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#LLM
#after49years
. Recently informed that thesis that I withdrew from UCT in 1969 examined and graduate 14 December.
@dee_smythe
@nombonisogasa
@Almostconvinced
@capemanchris
@JCharlesLeonard
@chrisvick3
@Motloduwa
@Enghumbhini
@JimmySmithStan
@chrisvick3
@debbieflorence
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Tried to dig deep today. The well is empty. So, I went back to bed. Some days are hard.
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‘A new party of good people’ 🙄 Oh, c’mon
@PatriciaDeLille
! Must you be the centre of attention, always? ‘I’m leaving PAC & forming my own party’, ID. I’m going into DA, ID must dissolve into DA. I left DA. I’m now forming my own party...’ & Blah, blah...’ 🙄🙄🙄
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Dear know it all tweeps, esp. South Africans, please allow
#Zimbabweans
to celebrate RGM’s departure. They know Mnangagwa’s past & lived through it. They know the complex politics of the army & ZANU-PF. Let people celebrate tonight.Tomorrow, is the day to think about future ✊🏾
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Mthatha, no COVID beds. East London, no COVID beds. PE, no COVID beds. My uncle who went to Livingstone Hospital (for something else) says the place has a pervasive smell of human faeces. You heard that right, that's BEEEEEEG Livingstone Hospital
@DrZweliMkhize
what is going on?
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Congratulations
@jsteenhuisen
. So nice to see you finally getting the recognition you deserve.
The DA leader has never been the sharpest pencil in the case. He is a tone-deaf whiner who lacks the political acumen to read the prevailing mood.
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Dear Bathabile, we’re not selective in our outrage. Apartheid/State Capture binary is non starter. We also remember your ‘ANCWL not interested in Woman Prez.’ 2007. If you want us to consider amnesty, present a coherent proposal. Full disclosure, recovery of ZAR & some jail time.
#ANC54
: ANCWL head Bathabile Dlamini believes South Africans are selective in their outrage, saying they should forgive state capture as they did apartheid.
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Baleka Mbethe’s interview with Mehdi Hasan is truly difficult to watch. I don’t understand why she agreed to this interview. Sad.
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You can pronounce gatvol but you can’t say Magashule...
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