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Great unpacking on what the US midterm elections mean in @dailymaverick dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Find live election results and the latest updates from the National Results Operations Centre on @dailymaverick election dashboard. #LGE2026 dailymaverick.co.za/local-el…
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I wrote something on Lula and Brazil! Find it here!
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Watch live as SpaceX discusses our Q3 2026 earnings at 3:30pm CT today → xitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1PKqrNbLZ…
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You cannot erase decades of work by a formidable woman with the smear "anti-semite" as so many did last year. Navi's work- from defending anti apartheid activists, some fo whom were on death row, to human rights work in Rwanda, Kenya, Navi's values and life's work speak for themselves. Navi is on the right side of history and we are proud of her.
Amazing moment.
Navi Pillay has received the Nobel Peace Prize ! bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck5yng9z…
We are at the Nuremberg Court; I cannot think of a stronger symbol for her Nobel prize.
We are all so thrilled!
This is her first reactions upon hearing the news:
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We spent #MandelaDay volunteering in Harlem with the UN Global Communications team, the Mayor's team, @NelsonMandela Foundation, Deputy DIRCO Minister Alvin Botes,SA's Mission to the UN headed by Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi.
Thank you to Refetterio Harlem for allowing us to participate in their amazing Free Food initiative. For 4 days a week, Refetterio opens its doors for lunch and supper, to feed those who cannot afford a meal. The food is presented with dignity and elegance. Anyone can walk in and be served at a table. I love that the team puts beautiful table cloths and flowers so that those who come through the door can feel the extra care. The menu - salmon, risotto, lasagne, eggplant, salad, fruit! Yummy!
I was so happy to see that young South Africans who live in RSA, are regular volunteers here. Thank you Thabang and Gugu! Thabang even drives the Free Food truck and collects fresh produce for the day's meal!
It was also lovely to catch up with UN Under Secretary for Global Communications @MelissaFleming .
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We need more on this. Apparently Resolve also previously represented the publishers association of South Africa? Is that the case?
Remember the stories on News 24 about
lighthouse publishers?
Check out this article for context dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Interesting observation. Resolve was also doing the campaigning against #Lighthousepublishers so that contract is awarded to Oxford publishers who is their client
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This comms company needs to hire another comms company to handle their comms. This is bad. We are not kids
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Strip away the framing of today’s Daily Maverick piece and here's what the story actually says: a person who once worked at Resolve a number of years ago, who knows RICA and SIM-card fraud well, went on to raise it in Parliament and in the media of her own volition, after she left. That's it. That's the whole story.
Despite this, Rebecca Davis of the Daily Maverick decided to build a whole story based around an inference built on the fact that someone once worked for Resolve. If that's the standard, no MP with real-world expertise could ever legislate in their own field: not a doctor, not a lawyer, not a trade unionist, not an accountant. Expertise from a past career is usually an asset for a lawmaker, yet here, conveniently, it's been recast as evidence of something strangely sinister.
SIM-card fraud and weak RICA enforcement fuel real violent crime in this country. An MP who understands that and pursues it hard should be welcomed, not smeared. Turning that into a “gotcha” moment isn't journalism, it's a hatchet job.
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Strip away the framing of today’s Daily Maverick piece and here's what the story actually says: a person who once worked at Resolve a number of years ago, who knows RICA and SIM-card fraud well, went on to raise it in Parliament and in the media of her own volition, after she left. That's it. That's the whole story.
Despite this, Rebecca Davis of the Daily Maverick decided to build a whole story based around an inference built on the fact that someone once worked for Resolve. If that's the standard, no MP with real-world expertise could ever legislate in their own field: not a doctor, not a lawyer, not a trade unionist, not an accountant. Expertise from a past career is usually an asset for a lawmaker, yet here, conveniently, it's been recast as evidence of something strangely sinister.
SIM-card fraud and weak RICA enforcement fuel real violent crime in this country. An MP who understands that and pursues it hard should be welcomed, not smeared. Turning that into a “gotcha” moment isn't journalism, it's a hatchet job.
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Manto-Tshabalala Msimang and Thabo Mbeki VS Nozizwe Madlala Routledge. Stella Ndabeni with Faith Mutambi. Godfrey Oliphant vs Ngoako Ramatlhodi. Jeremy Cronin vs Thulas Nxesi and the whole cabinet. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma effectively telling her boss Thabo Mbeki to withdraw from the HIV/AIDS debate. Everything has happened before. That's what makes journalism so rich because we excavate from a rich archive.
I just interviewed a deputy minister that wrote a letter denouncing a bill that’s endorsed by her minister.
I ask her if she’s publicly disagreeing with the minister and she says yes.
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen such a thing… a DM publicly distancing themselves from a position taken by their Minister
Interesting times there in the GNU
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My piece on why Starlink IS a national security issue for South Africa.
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Massive congrats to @wicks_jeff
#TKAwards | @wicks_jeff takes top honours for The Shadow State, an immense investigation into the assassination of whistleblower #BabitaDeokaran and the web of criminal syndicates and government officials extracting billions from Gauteng's public hospitals. Congratulations!
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WINNER OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AWARD!
Congratulations to @LarryMadowo for winning the human rights defenders award, an award recognizing Individuals or movements who, within the past year, have demonstrated outstanding courage in addressing and challenging current human rights issues.
#HRDAwardsAt10 #MeettheHRDs #CourageHasAName
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Day 1 at the Human Rights Festival set the tone ✊🏾
Don’t miss our panel discussion tomorrow as we unpack the impact for a discussion of health xenophobia for affected communities and the functioning of our health system.
Register here: RSVP for the discussion here: forms.gle/2E2RaNGdjANZR1aR7
REMINDER: Remember to also get a ticket for the 2026 Human Rights Festival.
Get your tickets here: webtickets.co.za/v2/EventCat…
#humanrights #humanrightsfestival #ConstitutionHill
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WATCH | Limpopo Elective Conference mood at 20:25 - delegates are in high spirits, presenting a united front ahead of the nomination of the top five. Phophi Ramathuba is expected to emerge as the first woman to assume the chairperson position unopposed.
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In South Africa, a @dailymaverick investigation examined transactions from an alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’, suggesting that the fund benefitted ex Transnet and Eskom boss Brian Molefe.
More by @PLMyburgh: twp.ai/4ixb43
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Before Showmax goes, do watch 'Felix by Die Koppie'.
Following the journey of one of South Africa's greatest photo journalists, a storyteller @fdlangamandla
how things work with delayed @FlySafair flights at PE Airport. Heard u thru security, u sit around with departure times changing. Oh look sms telling u collect a meal voucher from nr 4. Silly me, u have to go back 2 security & check-in 4 and back to security. Staff grumpy. Shem.
