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Liverpool, Barcelona, Kaizer Chiefs. I am a Social Engineer with a ♥ of Gold. I love God and I love my African roots.

[Sihle Mavuso @ZANewsFlash]

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[ER. Team Leader @alfuratyalatiqe]

When a mother's affection awakens, even the powerful become weak Nature's first rule is...stay away from her children 🩵

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

More than 40 years ago, I arrived in Chicago in search of an idea. I was a young man looking for purpose, who believed deeply in America, was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, and wanted to be a part of something larger. The America I believed in was one where everyone has opportunity, everyone is seen, everyone belongs—because that was an America that had a place for me, too.

[Ronald Lamola @RonaldLamola]

A deeply disappointing interview, replete with misinformation.

First, the claim that two Nigerians have been killed during the current wave of attacks remains entirely unsubstantiated by available information.

No Nigerian National
has been killed during the current waves of attacks in South Africa.

Second, it is untrue that five Mozambicans were killed. While there is an active South African Police Service investigation into the deaths of two Mozambican nationals, deaths we deeply regret, we trust that this matter will be thoroughly investigated, resulting in clear accountability and justice.

We once again convey our sincere condolences to the government and people of Mozambique.

We have cooperated fully with your High Commission to facilitate the necessary repatriation process.

It is therefore deeply strange that we are hearing for the first time, through this interview, that 15 Ghanaians are currently hospitalised. We have no information of that nature whatsoever. In fact, to date, the High Commissioner has not shared any information with us, not even regarding the single individual he previously discussed in media interviews.

Regarding what you have referred to as a “nuclear default” against South African companies: this will not be triggered by the recent attacks. The truth is, mere months into the new Ghanaian administration, the operating conditions for a number of South African companies had already been made untenable. I was compelled to write to you, my dear brother, alerting you to these challenges.

Be advised: I am prepared to publish that letter if its existence is denied.

Third, we reiterate the findings of our Department of Home Affairs and the Border Management Authority concerning the 27 May flight of 300 individuals. Of these, 25 came from the our deportation facility, transported by the Immigration Inspectorate of the Department of Home Affairs.

The remaining 275 were brought by the Ghanaian High Commissioner. Following an intensive check-in process, the travellers proceeded to BMA Immigration, where approximately 90% were found to be undocumented.

Consequently, the Ghanaian Embassy was required to issue them Emergency Travel Certificates, single-page, one-way documents permitting a traveller to return only to their country of origin. Furthermore, most of these travellers were found to have overstayed their visas by more than 30 days, with some overstaying by a year or more.

Let there be no misunderstanding: we will vigorously defend any frivolous or baseless lawsuit emanating from Ghana against South Africa.

Our initial hope was simply to assist the Government of Ghana in repatriating its citizens in a humane and cordial manner. However, we will not continue to tolerate this public spectacles, characterised by incomplete information and outright misinformation devoid of any diplomatic decorum.

Make no mistake: the South African government remains committed to regional integration.

We are, and will remain, open to discussing the push and pull factors relating to migration at a bilateral level, the African Union or any multilateral forum but Let us be factual in our engagements and not pander to unnecessary public spacteclaces that are devoid of any diplomatic decorum.

Having been on both ends of violence and hostility directed at migrants, Ghana has invaluable lessons to impart. We are ready to learn from your wealth of experience in this regard, including how Ghana has managed social tension while protecting, exclusively for Ghanaians, the very sectors in which Ghanaians in South Africa thrive.

As we have stated on numerous occassions, violence directed at migrants is an affront to our constitutional order. Our democracy is founded on the principle that none shall suffer discrimination on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender or sexuality. As we navigate this complex and fluid situation, we are determined to uphold this promise.

[Historical Facts @HistoryFactou]

WHY CECIL JOHN RHODES WAS BURIED SPECIFICALLY AT MATOPOS HILLS

Cecil John Rhodes (1853–1902), the British imperialist, mining magnate, and politician who played a major role in the colonization of southern Africa (including the territory that became Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe), specified in his will that he be buried atop a granite hill in the Matopos (or Matobo) Hills.

Why Buried at the Top of a Rock?
Rhodes explicitly wanted a simple grave cut directly into the solid granite rock at the summit of a specific hill, covered by a plain brass plate with the inscription: "Here lie the remains of Cecil John Rhodes." This reflected several personal and symbolic reasons:
>The grandeur and panoramic view: He called the spot "The World's View" (or "A View of the World") because of its stunning 360-degree vistas over the rugged Matopos landscape of granite domes, boulders, and valleys. >He found it profoundly moving and awe-inspiring—a place of "chaotic grandeur" that made one feel small and contemplative. He visited it multiple times to ponder and "dream."

>Simplicity and permanence: Rhodes admired the "grandeur and loneliness" of the Matopos. The rock-cut grave on an exposed hilltop symbolized endurance, tied to the ancient, timeless granite formations. His will emphasized this modest, unadorned style rather than an elaborate monument.

>Symbolic connection to the land: He had a deep (if possessive and colonial) attachment to the region. Accounts note he initially considered burial near the Zimbabwe ruins but changed his mind due to his love for the Matopos and its people. His brother later emphasized this at the funeral, framing it as a gesture of unity.

The burial followed his wishes precisely after his death from heart failure in Muizenberg, South Africa, in March 1902. His coffin was transported by train to Bulawayo, then hauled by oxen up a specially built road to the summit for the funeral on April 10, 1902.

Why Specifically the Matopos Hills?
Personal discovery and attachment: During the 1896 Matabele Rebellion (First Umvukela), after a key indaba (meeting) with Ndebele leaders, Rhodes rode into the hills with companions (accounts vary slightly, mentioning Dr. Hans Sauer or Earl Grey and others). He spotted a formidable granite dome with boulders on top, climbed it, and was struck by the view. He declared it "The World’s View" and later decided it would be his burial place. He revisited it and remained attached to the site.

Sacred and historical significance: The Matopos (Matobo) Hills, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, have long been revered by local peoples. The specific hill, Malindidzimu ("place/hill of benevolent spirits" in Kalanga/Shona), was considered sacred. Ndebele king Mzilikazi (founder of the Ndebele nation) is buried nearby in a cave. Rhodes was aware of this spiritual aura, and some accounts suggest he saw a fitting parallel—his grave near indigenous leaders' resting places. At the funeral and afterward, Ndebele chiefs participated and were asked to guard the site as a "sacred trust," with some viewing the spirits of Mzilikazi and Rhodes as meeting there.

Strategic and emotional resonance: The hills' dramatic, isolated beauty aligned with Rhodes' imperial vision and personal reflections. It became a site tied to his legacy in the territory he helped shape (named after him). Other figures like Leander Starr Jameson and members of the Shangani Patrol were later buried nearby.

Note on controversy: The site remains a tourist attraction but is contested today. Many Zimbabweans view the burial on a sacred indigenous site as disrespectful or sacrilegious, given Rhodes' role in colonization, land dispossession, and conflict. There have been periodic calls for exhumation, though it has stayed in place.

In short, Rhodes chose the spot for its breathtaking isolation, symbolic power, and personal significance to him as a place of reflection and dominion over the landscape he helped claim.

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

A message to our supporters from the new Reds head coach ❤️

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

So, collapse your emotions, good or bad about the 2 presidents. This is a masterclass in strategic communications by Cyril Ramaphosa. He doesn't mention Ruto or his decision to bend to the USA on Ebola. He doesn't criticize the decision but instead, expertly demonstrates a better strategy deployed by RSA. He doesn't need to say "We are concerned that Kenya blah blah blah." But with Ruto standing right there he gives case studies of South Africa's pan African response to Ebola - financial investment, sharing expertise and must importantly, protecting those on African soil from the pandemic. The opposite of what Kenya is doing. And he highlighted this contrast emphatically by focusing on what RSA is doing. Nice example for a strategic comms lecturer to use. How do you expose a disagreement without saying "You are wrong and I disapprove of your methods." Nice.

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

"I want to become one more of you." ✊

[Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano]

RIP THE SCRIPT @Nike

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[ANC Parliament @ANCParliament]

[WATCH] “The ANC’s position must be clear and principled. We reject xenophobia. We reject vigilantism. We reject the demonisation of African migrants. We also strongly reject the display of arrogance and contempt from some foreign nationals living in our country”, ANC Chief Whip, Cde Mdumiseni Ntuli @sompisi_g.

#PresidencyBudgetVote

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg has been ranked the No. 1 university in Africa in the 2026 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). 💙🏛️

Read More: https://t.co/0F6aoEGmwd

#WitsForGood #ResearchForGood #Witsie4Life

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

The Egyptian King 🇪🇬👑❤️

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

A message to Mo from our supporters ❤️

[Mohamed Salah @MoSalah]

I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that.

Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it.

Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games.

Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on.

As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen.

[Paul Rogers @PaulRogers73]

A year ago today LFC were crowned Premier League champions. Sky released this video - a masterclass in storytelling

[Clayson Monyela @ClaysonMonyela]

You're lying @elonmusk. These crosses were placed temporarily in 2020 as a symbolic protest following the murder of a farming couple, but they do NOT represent ‘one cross for every murdered white farmer’. They are simply a short-lived memorial to draw attention to criminal attacks that take place in rural areas including on farms affecting everyone (most victims are black). The last official crime stats say 6 murders were recorded in farming communities. 5 of the victims are black (2 farm owners, 2 employees & 1 farm manager). The 1 white victims was a farm dweller. 🇿🇦 law enforcement agencies are treating this category of crime as a priority and as stats are showing, numbers have significantly come down which means we are winning the battle.

[Minister of Electricity @VITO_G_Wagon]

How to buy repossessed property from Banks: 🔌 🔌 🔌

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

Around 1710, somewhere in West Africa, a boy was born who would become one of the most brilliant mathematicians of his era.

The world would never know his birth name. History would never record his family, his village, or the language he spoke as a child. At fourteen years old, slave traders kidnapped him, chained him in the hull of a ship, and transported him across the Atlantic Ocean to Virginia.

His name became Thomas Fuller. For the next 66 years, he lived enslaved on a Virginia plantation, forced into backbreaking agricultural labor from sunrise to sunset, six days a week.

He never learned to read or write. He never set foot inside a classroom. He was denied every form of formal education in colonial America.

But Thomas Fuller had a gift that couldn’t be stolen by chains, beaten out of him by overseers, or destroyed by slavery.

His mind was extraordinary.

By age 70, rumors of his abilities had spread beyond the plantation to Pennsylvania: an enslaved man who could solve in his head, in under two minutes, calculations that took educated men with paper and quill fifteen minutes or more.

In 1780, two educated men from Pennsylvania—William Hartshorne and Samuel Coates—traveled to Virginia to test him. Skeptical that any enslaved person who couldn’t read or write could possess such abilities, they asked Thomas three questions, as witnessed and documented by Dr. Benjamin Rush.

Question one: “How many seconds are in a year and a half?”
Thomas answered in two minutes: “47,304,000.” They checked and confirmed he was exactly right.

Question two: “How many seconds has a man lived who is 70 years, 17 days, and 12 hours old?”
Thomas answered in 90 seconds: “2,210,500,800.” One gentleman said he was wrong. Thomas replied calmly, “Stop, massa. You forget the leap year.” They recalculated and confirmed he was perfect.

Question three: “If a farmer has 6 sows, and each has 6 female pigs in the first year, and all of them increase at the same rate for 8 years—how many sows will there be in total?”
Thomas answered after about ten minutes: “34,588,806.” They confirmed it was perfect.

The men were astounded. One remarked it was tragic Thomas had never received formal education and imagined what he could have accomplished if taught properly. Thomas replied: “No, massa. It is best I had no learning, for many learned men be great fools.”

Thomas Fuller died in 1790 at age eighty, still enslaved. His story lived on. Dr. Benjamin Rush and other abolitionists used it as evidence against claims of African intellectual inferiority. Here was living proof that brilliance cannot be enslaved.

Thomas Fuller—born approximately 1710 in West Africa, died 1790 in Virginia, known as “The Virginia Calculator”—stands as testament to the countless brilliant minds slavery tried to erase.

[947 @947]

The story everyone’s been whispering about… finally told out loud. 🎙️🔥

Zolisa Xaluva and Zikhona Sodlaka pulled up to 947 Drive with Thando to clear the air on the cast walkout, and let’s just say… nothing was sugarcoated.

Raw. Honest. Unfiltered.
If you thought you knew what happened… think again. 👀

Hit play and decide for yourself. 🎬

Full video: https://t.co/FtY0fyaNqj | @Thando_Thabethe

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Pep Guardiola: “Real Madrid have not been my biggest challenge. My biggest challenge has been Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool”.

“Maybe you’re in Spain [journalists] and you didn’t notice… You have no idea how it was like to face Liverpool in those games, a great learning experience”.