A few days ago, Harvard revoked my I-20 because I couldn’t prove sufficient funding in time.
Then they wrote again:
“We truly hope that you will be able to start at the GSD this fall.”
After walking 1,600 km across South Africa, our community has raised over $10.5k. I’m now $9.3k away, and I need a financial commitment letter to reinstate my I-20 and secure my visa.
If you can help, or know someone who can, please reach out or share.
Happy Mandela Day. 🇿🇦❤️
#MandelaDay #Harvard #UbuntuHome #DoneWaiting
Please Help A Parent find her child,Tlhafelo Mashiloane 7 years old has gone missing at Gemsbokspruit area,He was seen last 5 hours ago,Please Retweet until he is found
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⚠️ URGENT: NEW KIDNAPPING SCAM IN SOUTH AFRICA - PLEASE SHARE ⚠️*
Ladies, please be careful in town, taxi ranks, malls, and parking lots. There’s a new method kidnappers are using:
*How the scam works:*
1. *The approach*: A man in a car stops next to you. He calls you by a name or says “Hey, get in the car! We’ve been looking for you.”
2. If you refuse and say you don’t know him, he immediately switches tactics.
He turns to people around and says loud enough for everyone to hear:
_“Don’t worry guys, she’s my wife. She has amnesia / she’s mentally ill. She gets confused like this. I just need to get her home.”_
3. *Why it works*: People don’t want to interfere in “family problems” or with someone who “has a mental illness.” So they look away. That’s exactly what he’s counting on. That’s how he gets you into the car. That’s the strategy
*IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU:*
- Do NOT get in the car for any reason.
- Be loud and specific*: Yell “*I DO NOT KNOW THIS MAN. THIS IS KIDNAPPING. PLEASE CALL THE POLICE AND HELP ME.*”
The word “KIDNAPPING” makes people react way faster than “I’m fine.”
- *Draw attention*: Drop your bags, sit on the ground, scream. Make it impossible for him to look normal.
- *Call for help*
*AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IF YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING:*
- Don’t assume it’s domestic. Don’t walk away, help the victim.
- Step in and ask the Scammer directly*: If they know the person they are trying to take, if they say yes, Ask the lady (victim) to whisper her name to you or the Lady(victim) to show you her ID…then Tell the scammer/kidnapper to tell you the name of that lady(victim) he’s trying to take.… if the scammer gets the name wrong it simply means he was trying to kidnap the lady….
- *Call 10111 or SAPS* right away and tell them you suspect a kidnapping.
- *Take details*: Car color, make, license plate, location, what the man looks like. Send to police and share to warn others.
Kidnappers are using our fear of “getting involved” and stigma around mental illness against us. Let’s not let it work.
*Please share this with your sisters, mothers, friends, coworkers, and WhatsApp groups.* One share could save a life.
Stay in groups where you can. Trust your gut. If something feels off, it probably is.
*Emergency numbers for Johannesburg:*
Tshenolopi: +27 66 472 7099
SAPS: 10111 | Ambulance: 10177 | JMPD: 011 758 9650 | GBV Helpline: 0800 428 428
#SouthAfrica #KidnappingScam #WomensSafety #SAPS #StayAlert #TshenoloPI
🤗The reason I wake up at 4:30 a.m. every day to cook amagwinya and go around doing laundry for people is because I'm not only fighting to put food on the table; I'm also fighting to put a roof over our heads by finishing my house. It's not that we don't want to rest we do want to rest, but our situation doesn't allow us to relax.
🔥🥺🫶Oh Sana today I washed children's clothes for two clients. I’ve never loved clients’ clothes this much; they’re so bright and clean! This is what happens when you do something you love with all your heart , you put in the effort to handwash each item until you’re satisfied🔥
Today I had a new client in town she was referred by the client I had yesterday. She called me to come and do her child's laundry. May God bless my hustle🙏🕯️
Only seeing this now. The girl that was fighting for her sister has gone missing, she's only 15.💔💔
Worried for her because that rapist did say he is coming for her next💔💔💔
Yet again the south African system has failed this little girl.....