Makhethe

PhDing, Peace and Security in Africa, IR, Africanist |👩🏾‍🎓📚

[Makhethe @MMakamase]

“Now is the time, I believe, for Africa to send its own tall ships across the waters, not to conquer, but to proclaim that Africa has found its will, that Africa has found its way and Africa has earned its right to lead” (Thabo Mbeki 2006)

[Institute for Economic Justice @IEJ_SA]

What will it take to build economic and financial systems that advance rights and withstand future crises?

Our latest newsletter brings together new IEJ work on food security, climate resilience, international finance, and social protection.

Read the newsletter: https://t.co/Q9JhkhrSoI

[Kaizer Chiefs @KaizerChiefs]

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[Bafana Bafana @BafanaBafana]

Full time score in Cairo. Bafana Bafana 🇿🇦 takes the 3 points after a 5 - 0 victory against Eritrea 🇪🇷
No DNA just RSA bafethu! ⚽️🇿🇦🔥

#BafanaPride
@StandardBankZA @adidasZA @HonorAfrica @SABC_Sport @REXONA_SA @NUTRITECHFIT @socios @10bet_ZA @CastleLagerSA @flysaa @southernsungrp

[Sile @sile_siba]

Her child, her likkle princess !! 🥹💔
#RIPTsontso

[Thabo Mbeki Foundation @TMFoundation_]

Call for Abstracts:

Lovedale Press helped shape African intellectual traditions and print cultures across the region. Its legacy remains central to contemporary debates on knowledge production, decolonisation, Africanisation, heritage, and African publishing.

[GCIS_Mpumalanga @GCISMpumalanga]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will today deliver the inaugural Nokuthula Simelane Memorial Lecture at the University of Mpumalanga in @CityofMbombela

The Memorial Lecture honours the life and legacy of Nokuthula Simelane, while creating a national platform for dialogue on democracy, social justice, human rights, ethical leadership, gender equality and the unfinished business of South Africa’s democratic transition.

#RememberingNokuthulaSimelane

[Kaizer Chiefs @KaizerChiefs]

90 + 3’| #KC 1 : 1 #MS

Full-time score: (Phili 63’) Kaizer Chiefs 1 : 1 Mamelodi Sundowns (Mailula 75’)

Betway Man of The Match: Siphesihle Ndlovu

#Amakhosi4Life #TheKingdomRises #LoveAndPeace #BetwayPrem

[Sophie Mokoena @Sophie_Mokoena]

Ali Dangote intends to build the oil refinery in Kenya. This is what Robert Gumede said about Dangote two months ago. #sabcnews

[TM African School of Public &International Affairs @MbekiSchool]

#ScholarshipFriday

Today's article is by Prof Anthoni van Nieuwkerk and it is titled "South Africa’s Foreign Policy Constraints and Opportunities in the Changing World Order (2020-2024)".

You can access it here: https://t.co/9cocHzzJi6

Abstract: To maintain a leadership role in Africa and the Global South, the ruling African National Congress’s (ANC’s) worldview and the South African government’s foreign policy instruments need to re-emphasise the goal of advancing human rights and international law. Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency is making courageous attempts to reposition South Africa as a global norm-setter, regional leader, mediator, and African peacekeeper.

To reclaim the country’s moral position while navigating a rapidly evolving international order, South Africa must start addressing the decline of democracy, governance, peace, and security at home and in the Southern African region. Part of this process requires a properly constructed foreign and security policy framework and practice that promotes its unique interests and that of Africa.

[South African Government @GovernmentZA]

Government commends Bafana Bafana for a historic FIFA World Cup campaign

Government commends Bafana Bafana for an outstanding and historic FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign following their encounter against Canada.

The nation remains immensely proud of what the team has achieved. For the first time in South Africa’s history, Bafana Bafana reached the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup, inspiring millions of South Africans and making the Southern African region proud.

🔗 Statement: https://t.co/xy0G0Z9x3A

#GovZAUpdates #BafanaBafana #BafanaPride #FWC2026

[LUMUMBA VEA 🇨🇩🐆 @JumbaDrc]

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[Thabo Mbeki Foundation @TMFoundation_]

The @AfriRenPodcast presents the NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION SEMINAR

Join us for an engaging discussion on the National Democratic Revolution, its historical foundations, contemporary relevance, and future direction.

📅 Monday, 29 June 2026
⏰ 08:00

[TM African School of Public &International Affairs @MbekiSchool]

We wish a happy birthday to the Chancellor of @Unisa, President Thabo Mbeki.

Vision, Courage, Conviction & Leadership!

#Mbeki84 #Africa #Unisa

[TM African School of Public &International Affairs @MbekiSchool]

HAPPY YOUTH DAY, South Africa.

"...this country belongs to you. Let's do something now. So that the country you will inherit is the country of your dreams." - Thabo Mbeki 2023）

#YouthDay #Mbeki #Unisa #Africa

[TM African School of Public &International Affairs @MbekiSchool]

Introducing Our New Professor

Frank Lekaba is an Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies at the @MbekiSchool , @unisa and a Visiting Fellow at the Wits School of Governance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Peace Studies and International Relations and a Master of Social Sciences in International Relations from the North-West University, and a DLitt et Phil in Politics from the University of Johannesburg. He previously worked as a Senior Lecturer at Wits School of Governance, a Lecturer at the North-West University, and a researcher in the Human Sciences Research Council’s Africa Institute of South Africa.

His research interests include the role of civil society in peacebuilding in Africa, Nation-Building and State-Building in Africa, and South Africa’s foreign policy in Africa and in multilateral institutions. He publishes, supervises and conducts research in these areas. He has further presented papers at national and international conferences on these specific themes.

He is a Treasurer of the African Association of Political Science (2025-2027), a Chairperson of the South African Chapter of Democracy Without Borders, a member of the North-West University’s Faculty of Humanities Research Ethics Committee, and a member of the Gauteng Chapter of the South African Association of Public Administration. He is a reviewer of various national and international journals.

[Thabo Mbeki Foundation @TMFoundation_]

The Last Serious African Mediation? Reflections on and lessons from the AUHIP Experience and the Meaning of African Political Agency by Abdul Mohammed

https://t.co/aELxHTHoqj

[TM African School of Public &International Affairs @MbekiSchool]

"Africa’s Strategic autonomy means that Africa cooperates with all but belongs to none." - Makhethe Makamase's reflections during the colloquium on the 30 years of South Africa's constitution.

#rsaconstitution #AfricaDay #africa #unisa #ThaboMbeki

[TheAtlasKe @Davikamaunjambi]

Today marks one year since the African literary community lost one of its greatest voices, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (5 January 1938 – 28 May 2025).

Through his words, he challenged minds, preserved stories, and inspired generations of readers, writers, and thinkers across Africa and...

[Winnie Byanyima @Winnie_Byanyima]

Inequality and pandemics feed each other.
But we can break this cycle.
We must press leaders to act on debt and finance, on inequality, and on health justice — because in a deeply unequal world, no one will be safe from the next pandemic.
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https://t.co/qrO64PhvBc

[Thabo Mbeki Foundation @TMFoundation_]

Exciting progress is unfolding at the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Centre!

Since November 2025, work has been underway on a mockup structure to test construction methodologies, colors, and materials for this unique project.

Current milestones include:

Rammed Earth Walls: We have completed the first lift of the mockup walls using this ancient, sustainable building method.
Energy Centre: Piling is nearly complete, which will allow us to start the platform for the foundation.

This centre is a physical manifestation of Africa’s Renaissance, a place to store the knowledge of the past and present to nourish future generations.

#ThaboMbekiPresidentialCentre #AfricanRenaissance #Sustainability #ProgressUpdate