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Genuine post on a social media legal advice group earlier today 🙄
When you're fleeing a genocide but Dezemba is Dezemba.
When you're fleeing a genocide but Dezemba is Dezemba.
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Genuine post on a social media legal advice group earlier today 🙄
When you're fleeing a genocide but Dezemba is Dezemba.
When you're fleeing a genocide but Dezemba is Dezemba.
The rationale is brutally clear. The rule of law does not apply to the world’s hegemon or its closest allies.
When Israel breaks international law, what does Trump’s US do? Sanction the judges | Owen Jones
When Israel breaks international law, what does Trump’s US do? Sanction the judges | Owen Jones
Three ICC judges have been put on a list with terrorists after approving an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. This is the charade of the ‘rules-based order’, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The rationale is brutally clear. The rule of law does not apply to the world’s hegemon or its closest allies.
Way overdue.
iol.co.za/news/crime-a...
iol.co.za/news/crime-a...
Court asked to probe government's role in South Africans fighting for Israel in Gaza
Allegations regarding South African nationals unlawfully serving in the Israeli Defence Forces are set to be examined in the Gauteng High Court, as activists seek to hold the government accountable fo...
iol.co.za
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Way overdue.
iol.co.za/news/crime-a...
iol.co.za/news/crime-a...
Faced with Trump's ire, G20 leaders had a choice: "Do we butter him up or stand up to him?" said Michael Bociurkiw of the Atlantic Council's Eurasian Centre. They chose the latter.
G20 declaration in defiance of US marks rare victory for multilateralism
www.straitstimes.com/world/g20-de...
www.straitstimes.com/world/g20-de...
G20 declaration in defiance of US marks rare victory for multilateralism
JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON - Born of crisis but torn by years of tensions among its members, the Group of 20 major economies scored a rare victory this weekend for multilateralism after overcoming the bo...
www.straitstimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Faced with Trump's ire, G20 leaders had a choice: "Do we butter him up or stand up to him?" said Michael Bociurkiw of the Atlantic Council's Eurasian Centre. They chose the latter.
Via @VernonNaidoo24: We have the perfect way to deliver the G20 Presidency to the US. 😂😂😂
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Via @VernonNaidoo24: We have the perfect way to deliver the G20 Presidency to the US. 😂😂😂
Reposted by Estaleto
Jonathan Shapiro, aka Zapiro, in S Africa’s Daily Maverick today. Cynical bugger, is Zapiro…. www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2025...
Trump G20 | Daily Maverick
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www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Jonathan Shapiro, aka Zapiro, in S Africa’s Daily Maverick today. Cynical bugger, is Zapiro…. www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2025...
And Steenhuisen's recently exposed financial woes adds fuel to the fire.
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
And Steenhuisen's recently exposed financial woes adds fuel to the fire.
Jacob Zuma’s eldest daughter, Nkosazana, has filed criminal case against her sister Duduzile and two others regarding the 17 young South African men lured to Russia who are now trapped in the war-torn Donbas region in Ukraine.
www.sowetan.co.za/news/2025-11...
www.sowetan.co.za/news/2025-11...
Zuma’s daughter files case against sister over Russia-Ukraine war allegations
Bongani, the daughter of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the MK Party leader, said she believes Duduzile as well as Siphokazi Xuma and Blessing Khoza are responsible for the 17 individuals trapped in Uk...
www.sowetan.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Jacob Zuma’s eldest daughter, Nkosazana, has filed criminal case against her sister Duduzile and two others regarding the 17 young South African men lured to Russia who are now trapped in the war-torn Donbas region in Ukraine.
www.sowetan.co.za/news/2025-11...
www.sowetan.co.za/news/2025-11...
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the extreme right-wing and racist Leo Brent Bozell III to serve as ambassador to South Africa.
We should do to him what Americans are doing to Ice - follow him around with whistles wherever he goes.
We should do to him what Americans are doing to Ice - follow him around with whistles wherever he goes.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the extreme right-wing and racist Leo Brent Bozell III to serve as ambassador to South Africa.
We should do to him what Americans are doing to Ice - follow him around with whistles wherever he goes.
We should do to him what Americans are doing to Ice - follow him around with whistles wherever he goes.
Beautiful.
A climate justice film by Well Worn Theatre Company & Amehlo Productions. The film is a cinematic adaptation of the live performance poem "Burning Rebellion" and uses hip-hop, spoken word, and movement to convey its message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG6i...
A climate justice film by Well Worn Theatre Company & Amehlo Productions. The film is a cinematic adaptation of the live performance poem "Burning Rebellion" and uses hip-hop, spoken word, and movement to convey its message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG6i...
Burning Rebellion: The Film
YouTube video by Well Worn Theatre Company
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Beautiful.
A climate justice film by Well Worn Theatre Company & Amehlo Productions. The film is a cinematic adaptation of the live performance poem "Burning Rebellion" and uses hip-hop, spoken word, and movement to convey its message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG6i...
A climate justice film by Well Worn Theatre Company & Amehlo Productions. The film is a cinematic adaptation of the live performance poem "Burning Rebellion" and uses hip-hop, spoken word, and movement to convey its message.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG6i...
Naledi Pandor: "“No form of colonial oppression will ever be tolerated by us.”
#G20SouthAfrica
#Palestine
#G20SouthAfrica
#Palestine
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Naledi Pandor: "“No form of colonial oppression will ever be tolerated by us.”
#G20SouthAfrica
#Palestine
#G20SouthAfrica
#Palestine
So Trump hounds MTG out of office and fawns all over Mamdami. I'll have to drastically revamp my 2026 bingo card. Things are getting wild over there.
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
So Trump hounds MTG out of office and fawns all over Mamdami. I'll have to drastically revamp my 2026 bingo card. Things are getting wild over there.
"I am seen as a visible voice on Palestine and this is meant to silence me. And it wont work. These are issues of principle not issues of convenience. There will be no u-turn," she added. 👏
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-revo...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-revo...
US revokes visa of former South African minister who initiated genocide case against Israel
Naledi Pandor played a key role in South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice
www.middleeasteye.net
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"I am seen as a visible voice on Palestine and this is meant to silence me. And it wont work. These are issues of principle not issues of convenience. There will be no u-turn," she added. 👏
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-revo...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-revo...
"I saw the South African President running his mouth a little bit against the United States and the President of the United States
... and that language is not appreciated.
"Running his mouth". But it's HIS language that's not appreciated 🙄
I'm sure she was saying the word "uppity" in her head.
... and that language is not appreciated.
"Running his mouth". But it's HIS language that's not appreciated 🙄
I'm sure she was saying the word "uppity" in her head.
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"I saw the South African President running his mouth a little bit against the United States and the President of the United States
... and that language is not appreciated.
"Running his mouth". But it's HIS language that's not appreciated 🙄
I'm sure she was saying the word "uppity" in her head.
... and that language is not appreciated.
"Running his mouth". But it's HIS language that's not appreciated 🙄
I'm sure she was saying the word "uppity" in her head.
Teslacide is not spoken of enough
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Teslacide is not spoken of enough
Cape Town people:
Yusuf Omar is co-founder of @seen.tv and an award-winning journalist, previously at CNN. Today, his organization is trying to train 2,000 new journalists in Gaza.
The event is free, but sales of Seen Palestine merch will support the next generation of Palestinian storytellers.
Yusuf Omar is co-founder of @seen.tv and an award-winning journalist, previously at CNN. Today, his organization is trying to train 2,000 new journalists in Gaza.
The event is free, but sales of Seen Palestine merch will support the next generation of Palestinian storytellers.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Cape Town people:
Yusuf Omar is co-founder of @seen.tv and an award-winning journalist, previously at CNN. Today, his organization is trying to train 2,000 new journalists in Gaza.
The event is free, but sales of Seen Palestine merch will support the next generation of Palestinian storytellers.
Yusuf Omar is co-founder of @seen.tv and an award-winning journalist, previously at CNN. Today, his organization is trying to train 2,000 new journalists in Gaza.
The event is free, but sales of Seen Palestine merch will support the next generation of Palestinian storytellers.
Israel's destruction and blockade of forensic tools risk making thousands of Palestinian remains permanently unidentifiable, denying families closure and depriving them of justice
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Israel's destruction and blockade of forensic tools risk making thousands of Palestinian remains permanently unidentifiable, denying families closure and depriving them of justice
Fascinating interview with Murtaza Hussain (audio + transcript).
"... it's interesting because he is technically a private citizen, but political officials at the highest level all over the world are seeking his access and support. "
www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
"... it's interesting because he is technically a private citizen, but political officials at the highest level all over the world are seeking his access and support. "
www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
Why the Epstein emails go way beyond Trump - Transcript | CBC Radio
Front Burner Transcript for November 14, 2025
www.cbc.ca
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Fascinating interview with Murtaza Hussain (audio + transcript).
"... it's interesting because he is technically a private citizen, but political officials at the highest level all over the world are seeking his access and support. "
www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
"... it's interesting because he is technically a private citizen, but political officials at the highest level all over the world are seeking his access and support. "
www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
"... President Cyril Ramaphosa intervened personally — welcoming them on humanitarian grounds but warning that South Africa would not become a corridor for disguised deportations. His statement cut through global indifference: this was not migration; it was the outsourcing of displacement."
Are Secretive Israeli Front Organizations Trying to Empty out Gaza? Palestinians sent to South Africa
Are Secretive Israeli Front Organizations Trying to Empty out Gaza? Palestinians sent to South Africa
When a chartered flight carrying more than 150 Palestinians from Gaza landed in Johannesburg last week, confusion filled South African airwaves
dlvr.it
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"... President Cyril Ramaphosa intervened personally — welcoming them on humanitarian grounds but warning that South Africa would not become a corridor for disguised deportations. His statement cut through global indifference: this was not migration; it was the outsourcing of displacement."
"The Jeffrey Epstein story makes no sense unless you realize that he was deeply entrenched in the foreign policy elite, a fact that gave him much of the impunity he enjoyed for most of his life."
The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy.
www.thenation.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"The Jeffrey Epstein story makes no sense unless you realize that he was deeply entrenched in the foreign policy elite, a fact that gave him much of the impunity he enjoyed for most of his life."
If a tree doesn't know how to dance the wind will teach it.
November 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
If a tree doesn't know how to dance the wind will teach it.
So Siya Kolisi met Carlos Alcaraz today and was all star-struck 😂😂😂 Totally valid reaction. Love it!
November 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
So Siya Kolisi met Carlos Alcaraz today and was all star-struck 😂😂😂 Totally valid reaction. Love it!
Firsthand account by a Palestinian evacuee:
They did not know they would end up in SA.
They were solicited by a controversial NGO.
The Israeli military facilitated his group’s transfer through an Israeli airport.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
They did not know they would end up in SA.
They were solicited by a controversial NGO.
The Israeli military facilitated his group’s transfer through an Israeli airport.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
‘Trip of suffering’: Gaza evacuee details 24-hour journey to South Africa
One of 153 Palestinians who left Gaza without knowing the final destination, says Israel helped facilitate transfer.
www.aljazeera.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Firsthand account by a Palestinian evacuee:
They did not know they would end up in SA.
They were solicited by a controversial NGO.
The Israeli military facilitated his group’s transfer through an Israeli airport.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
They did not know they would end up in SA.
They were solicited by a controversial NGO.
The Israeli military facilitated his group’s transfer through an Israeli airport.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
It's that time of year again when I start choosing grocery stores based on their in store Xmas soundtracks. Is getting old really this lame, or is it just me?
a man in a green elf costume says i 'm in a store and i 'm singing !
ALT: a man in a green elf costume says i 'm in a store and i 'm singing !
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It's that time of year again when I start choosing grocery stores based on their in store Xmas soundtracks. Is getting old really this lame, or is it just me?