LyseComins

South African journalist, writer, consumer columnist based in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal. Member of the Southern African Freelancers' Association @Safrea.

[Clayson Monyela @ClaysonMonyela]

Please warn young people (girls in particular) not to fall for unverified foreign job offers....Some are being promoted by influencers on Tik Tok, Instagram & other SM platforms. Human trafficking syndicates are luring people into all sorts of illegal activities under slave-life conditions. If something looks too good to be true, get a 2nd opinion. Contact @DIRCO_ZA or any of our embassies in the country of interest.

[Mahyar Tousi @MahyarTousi]

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[LyseComins @LyseComins]

Anyone else battling to cancel a @Vodacom contract? I had to beg repeatedly, on my knees, to break free even though it is due to expire on 29 April.

[Ferial Haffajee @ferialhaffajee]

Paddy Harper! No, guy. What a fine writer with the most wicked sense of humour and a wonderful approach to journalism and to life. May your family have comfort. #RIP Paddy Harper. Durban, our country and craft are poorer without your eye.

[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

The ANC in Johannesburg has seemingly captured city-owned companies Pikitup and Johannesburg Water with the protection of R1.3bn corruption, unearthed by a forensic report, and appointing family members who did not apply for posts. | @KhayaKoko88

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[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

Unemployment in South Africa is a national crisis, say analysts

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[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

Macpherson tackles Durban’s dodgy buildings: The public works minister visited several notorious structures across the city, as well as the Durban magistrate’s court, which requires a major upgrade.

https://t.co/OQhQwM4iBS

[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

M&G’s acting editor-in-chief @FelthamLuke reading the latest edition of the Mail & Guardian.

⚪️ Nuclear fallout: ‘Russian plot’ or cheap, clean energy? South Africa must answer the atomic question as court showdown looms.

⚪️ M&G Friday | Shannon Mowday: Still fighting to make it safe for women in SA jazz.

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[Luke Feltham @FelthamLuke]

Reporter @LyseComins has done some outstanding work reporting on the recent scourge of deepfake scams. But there's something particularly pernicious about the theft of Leanne Manas's identity – a figure of trust on SA screens for so long.

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[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

GAS(lighting): ‘Regulate’ environmental activism: Battle lines drawn in the power struggle.

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Malema accuses DA of opportunism in Ramaphosa impeachment debate

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[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

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[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

MK’s court challenge is public incitement, says IEC

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[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

#MG200YoungSummit: The Mail & Guardian will, for the first time, host a youth summit in 2024. The platform will create opportunities for partnerships and collaboration between youth, corporates, government and civil society
We're thrilled to have the 'Business, Climate Change and Environment’ session, brought to you by @McDonalds_SA, that will run from 12:30-13:30.

Here are your speakers:
⚪️ Mandisa Nyathi - Climate & Business Reporter at the Mail & Guardian
⚪️ Nicole Mountain - #MG200Young Alumni, Head of Platform at Savant
⚪️ Sandile Tshabalala @Tshaba_Lala_ - #MG200Young Alumni ,Co-founder of @hurumabantfu
⚪️ @muponde_tatenda - #MG200Young Alumni, Attorney: Mining Programme at Centre for Environmental Rights NPC 

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MUST READ | Deepfake adverts exploit prominent figures: Banxso and Afrimarkets under scrutiny

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Democratic Alliance wants 12 cabinet posts or no GNU deal

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[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

OPINION | The path to a truly united South Africa and democracy lies in confronting our historical trauma

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[Prof Thuli Madonsela #KindnessBuilds @ThuliMadonsela3]

May God bless the National Assembly(NA), of the 7th Democratic Parliament, as it undertakes its first sitting to elect the President to lead South Africa forward in terms of s86 of the Constitution. God bless the NA as it elects its speaker in terms of s52. Mindful of the troubled waters ahead, nationally and globally, may they choose the wisest with a mindset of justice beyond just us #GodBlessSA🇿🇦 #SADemocracyAt30🇿🇦 #ChooseWisely🇿🇦

[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

Estranged son of SA Holocaust and Genocide Foundation chairperson in court for alleged Islamophobic murder

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[Mail & Guardian @mailandguardian]

WATCH | Imraan Subrathie, Secretary General of United for Palestine, and supporters have called for no bail to be granted to the man accused of stabbing Halima Hoosen-Preston to death and seriously injuring her husband Shaun Preston and their 19 year old son in an alleged Islamophic attack in Durban on Sunday.

The man, who is believed to be the son of a prominent South African businessman and pillar of the Jewish community in the city is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

For more: https://t.co/fknaqFyNfg