Aluwani Mauda

Evaluation | Capabilities Approach | Education | Nature

[Swish 🍒 Tennis @Zwxsh]

The best Rafa Nadal tribute video I've seen.

GRACIAS 🇪🇸 👑

[ATP Tour @atptour]

A story of resilience, passion, and unmatched greatness. Rafa’s career, as narrated by Carlos Moya. 🎙️🏆 #RafaSiempre

[Nick Adams @NickAdamsinUSA]

"This election is something of an indictment on the political information complex. The story that was portrayed was not true. We were just ignoring the fundamentals."

Scott Jennings does a flawless job taking down an entire panel of woke CNN hosts.

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

For the memories and the victories.

The brilliance and resilience.

The motivation and inspiration.

Thank you for everything, Andy 🥹

[Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt]

The survivor who becomes a perfectionist, isn't as consumed with being perfect as much as they are avoiding any reason to be unjustly punished. Perfection is an armor of protection. They don't know that past hurt was not their fault.

[Aluwani Mauda @AluMarge]

@Olly_Tennis_ 😅he will play and he will win

[Swish 🍒 Tennis @Zwxsh]

No sporting introduction will ever compare to this

[Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt]

What advice would you offer to someone who is understanding their childhood trauma for the first time?

[ivo karlovic @ivokarlovic]

Dear fans and friends,

I hope this post finds you all in good spirits and with a strong backhand!

Some of you have noticed that it’s been a while since I played a tournament and still ask me on a daily basis if and when I’ll be returning to the tour. I’m sorry to disappoint, but with this letter, I want to make it official and finally announce my retirement.

I’ve had a very gratifying, unorthodox and long career coming from extremely humble beginnings, especially for a tennis player. Croatia was a very different country in the 80s and 90s when I was growing up, and I’m very proud of my accomplishments and what I’ve been able to overcome.

I’d like to thank all the coaches and people who were involved in and contributed to my development as a tennis player. Without you this fortunate journey would not have been possible.

My family provided tremendous support and I love them immensely. I’m looking forward to continuing to spend time with them doing things that are important to us and that fulfill us.

To all of you who were fans and supporters throughout the years, thank you for being a part of my journey. I love you all and I hope to see you again.

I will stay close to tennis and try to share my knowledge and all of the incredible experiences on tour with new generations of tennis players. The journey continues and the focus gets redirected. I am grateful.

Cheers,
Dr. Ivo

[Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) @StatsSA]

Youth aged 15-24 years and 25-34 years continue to have the highest #unemployment rates at 59,4% and 39,0% respectively.

Read more here: https://t.co/6a1YXpHL66

#StatsSA

[Bafana Bafana @BafanaBafana]

We are going to the Semi-finals 🇿🇦🔥!!!!!!!

#AfCON2023
#BafanaPride
#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023

[Jannik Sinner @janniksin]

What dreams are made of ☀️

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

Soooo… this happened. 🤯 What a night last night! Big congrats again to the entire @TheDailyShow team! 🎉 Thank you @TelevisionAcad for this absolute honour! Jimmy, Seth, Stephen, and Jon, thank you for the support and camaraderie along the journey. Truly an honour to be in the same category with you. Wow. Team Daily Show, we did it baby!🕺🏾#TheDailyShow #Emmys #75thEmmys

[Dr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist @drjenwolkin]

Children whose needs weren’t met, or even taken seriously, become adults who are afraid they’re being needy when asking for healthy connection.

This leads to adults who keep themselves independent.

Stay gentle with this part, + remind it how human it is to want to connect. -Dr. Jen

[ESSA @ESSA_Africa]

Exciting opportunity at ESSA! Join as a Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning Officer and contribute to evidence-based education practices in Africa.
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🗓️Apply by 29 Jan 2024

Details: https://t.co/B6rvMvoszQ

[Clayson Monyela @ClaysonMonyela]

#SouthAfricans🇿🇦 living abroad are encouraged to register to vote in the #2024Elections. On 26, 27 & 28 January 2024, you can visit any of South Africa’s Embassies, High Commissions & Consulates to register and/or update your details. You don't have to wait...register online by visiting https://t.co/ta9m2EsKP3. @IECSouthAfrica @DIRCO_ZA

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This is called the Coffer illusion.

In this image there are 16 circles. Can you find them?

[Engineer Matšhela Koko, MBL @koko_matshela]

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝗼𝗸𝗼
November 21, 2023.

Reference is made to Psalm of Moses - Psalm 91: 7-12

We are living in crisis times as is well known. The past six years have been tragic. The prospect of a South Africa without the ANC in charge looms larger.

We see the effects of this crisis on the economic, and political systems and the rule of law.

The ANC has not put this crisis to waste. They have weaponised the National Prosecution Authority against its children.

A cabinet decision was taken on January 18, 2018, to dismiss me from @Eskom_SA because the cabinet in its wisdom decided I was corrupt. President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted on August 11, 2021, at the Zondo Commission that he fired me, but it was a joint decision of the Cabinet.

He claimed that he fired me because he wanted to avert a severe crisis at Eskom when in truth he was collapsing Eskom so that it could be unbundled to allow the IPPs unfettered access at the expense of Eskom.

This is evidenced by the current state of the electricity disaster with no end in sight. Eskom recorded the worst net loss after tax of R23.9 billion in 2023 despite a 9.61% electricity tariff increase granted by @NERSA_ZA. Eskom will never be the same.

To justify the unlawful cabinet decision, the @NPA_Prosecutes had to charge me. This they did on October 27, 2022. Today, the court has struck the matter from the court roll. The National Director of Public Prosecution must re-enrol the matter whenever she thinks the matter is trial-ready.

The NPA misdirected itself by charging me. It did not act without fear, favour or prejudice. They were doing somebody a favour. What is hurtful to me is that the NPA was commended by well-respected constituencies in our society for the unlawful arrests.

I am convinced that South Africans have a very exaggerated sense of the rule of law. They don't think my family has rights as in the Bill of Rights. This is a persecution. That is why the banks have terminated my family's bank accounts because of this criminal matter. The aim is to destroy and liquidate my family without the benefit of a fair trial. I have been rendered stateless in my country of birth.

What happened to me and my family is a hate crime. I don't wish it on anyone.

The media has a role to play in helping the public evaluate whether the ongoing criminal investigations and prosecutions are proceeding appropriately or have been weaponised. The journalists failed the simple test. They saw nothing comical when the NPA obfuscated about the docket of more than 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. The narrative that I am corrupt is too attractive for the media to be objective

The ANC is a threat to the rule of law and the constitution. We must make 2024 better than 1994 by making NPA a Section 9 institution. The hyenas cannot look after the sheep.

The likes of Bheki Mtolo and his ilk can't be the custodian of the constitution of the Republic. Loyalty should be to the Constitution and the Rule of Law and not to a Party of Mtolo.

We must also resist with our votes the privatisation of the provision of electricity through the IPPs because that is the strategic goal of the financial institutions. These institutions are the biggest beneficiaries of the independent power producers programme.

I have no ambition of holding a public office. Neither do I have an ambition of sitting on any board of a State Owned Company. It is not worth it.

I look forward to living my life as a private citizen and doing the best I can for my family. The damage done to my family is immeasurable.

As for @CyrilRamaphosa, the voters will judge him and history will not be kind to him.

History will absolve those of us who successfully kept the lights on for three uninterrupted years in the period 2015-2018 without burning money with diesel and without skimping on maintenance. Our hearts were always in the right place.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS!

[Benjamin Rosman @BenjaminRosman]

I'm so excited to be giving my Inaugural Lecture as a Full Professor at @WitsUniversity this evening! It is surreal to have reached this point in my academic career.

Thank you to all my family, friends, mentors, colleagues, collaborators, funders, and students for everything!

[Sam Altman @sama]

i love you all.

today was a weird experience in many ways. but one unexpected one is that it has been sorta like reading your own eulogy while you’re still alive. the outpouring of love is awesome.

one takeaway: go tell your friends how great you think they are.