Phumi Dlamini

Going where I feel most alive. Marketing Creative.

[Nqaba ka Njonjela @Sbuda_LD]

Sleeping at the new crib for the first time 🙏🏾

[Lolwethu (Law)7544🇺🇸🇿🇦 @Law7544]

People got robbed phones , money and hair in the salon by extortionist in Cape Town .

Cry our beloved country 💔 we have 2 ministers and soldiers are deployed but criminals do as they please

[22Ours @22Ours]

This was recorded 📽️ before the Springboks 🇿🇦 lost to New Zealand. 🇳🇿

The reaction afterwards only reinforced the point. 🙃

New Characters & Campaigns, out now! 🚨

[Stefanos Tsitsipas @stefanos]

Airports should have a fast lane for people who know how to take their laptops out.

[AKA @akaworldwide]

Wanting South Africa to have a secure border doesn’t make you Xenophobic.

[@luphumlongcayisa @luphumlongcayis]

If you wish to remain resourceful and maintain your integrity, learn to respect and protect the people you have access to. Do not burden them with trivial matters. Do not constantly call in for favours. Guard that access carefully and use it sparingly, thoughtfully and only when absolutely necessary. Ironically, the more respectful you are of a person’s time and position, the more willing they become to assist when you genuinely need them. The goal is to cultivate relationships built on mutual respect rather than relentless extraction. Respect people so much that when your name appears on their phone, they know it matters. Respect them so much that when you call, they are willing to drop everything and take your call.

Night school class dismissed…

[AKA @akaworldwide]

Let NO ONE deter you from your patriotism. PROTECT your COUNTRY and it’s REPUTATION at ALL COSTS.

[Kayilula @MekondjoKondja]

I stand with South Africans

As Namibians, we should be very careful not to blindly go against South Africans whenever concerns about immigration are raised and immediately label everything as xenophobia. The moment we dismiss every concern as xenophobia, we risk opening ourselves to the same challenges in our Namibia that we work hard to keep peaceful, stable and functional.

South Africans are increasingly being gaslighted to feel that being frustrated about illegal immigration, crime and the ultimate breakdown of their fabric automatically makes them xenophobic. That dangerous oversimplification could easily happen in Namibia too if we are not vigilant.

As Namibians we have built a culture where corruption is not casually accepted. We live in a country where politicians, CEOs, directors, public officials can be arrested when they misuse public resources. That is not just the stance of the Police, the Anti-Corruption Commission, or one political party, but our collective stance as Namibians. We care deeply about our country and what could happen if we become careless.

We challenge wrongdoing in Parliament, on radio stations, in taxis, in newspapers, in offices, in WhatsApp groups, at police stations, in courts, etc. We speak up because we value accountability. That culture is not to be compromised to accommodate skin colour.

Not to say there's zero corruption here, but there is a strong public expectation that leaders must be accountable. We care how the public feels. Even within the ruling party, many people genuinely want progress and national development rather than theft and self-enrichment.

We speak out when public resources are misused that even something as simple as a politician’s child posing on an official government vehicle paid for by taxpayers becomes a national conversation. That level of scrutiny protects our standards unlike I'm other countries where children of the corrupt openly flex with designer clothes and stacks of money.

My concern? If we allow people who ran down their own countries to come here and repeat the same patterns, we risk damaging what we have built. I don't want a Namibia where our children are exposed to more drugs, prostitution, organized crime, or corruption networks because of blind loyalty to a race.

Foreign nationals who come to South Africa should respect the laws of that country. Be there legally, contribute positively, do not come to add to crime, corruption, or instability. Every country already has enough internal challenges to solve.

To me, that is basic respect when you are a visitor in another country. You contribute positively to the house you enter, not negatively, because when things deteriorate, some people can always return home but citizens remain to deal with the consequences.

I stand with the principle that countries have a right to protect opportunities for their own people while still caring lawful, respectful visitors fairly, but not as a priority. I cannot imagine a day where Namibians are made to feel guilty for wanting their children to have priority access to opportunities in their own country.

I have seen situations in sectors like engineering, valuation, land surveying, architecture, health, and other professions where locals struggled to enter industries that foreign professionals were accommodated in. That reality has frustrated many young Namibians trying to build careers because they were being sabotaged, purposely failed in exams even at varsity.

I know we're being gaslighted to believe we can also go and compete for opportunities in those countries. If you're running away from there when it's your home, how stupid am I to believe there's something for me there?

I cannot be tricked out of Namibia.

Our country is beautiful, built through discipline, and we should never fall for labels being put on South Africans for trying to protect what they've built.

[AKA @akaworldwide]

We will not accept ANY South Ahh slander on the TL.

[@luphumlongcayisa @luphumlongcayis]

We may differ on the methods employed by March On March. We may speculate about its funders and, by extension, question its bona fides. Yet it would be difficult to deny that the March On March has succeeded in compelling the government, the nation and the African continent as a whole to confront immigration as a matter of urgent public importance.

A thread….

[AKA @akaworldwide]

SOUTH AFRICA THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON PLANET EARTH.

[AKA @akaworldwide]

They will call you names, they will call you crazy, they will label you this and label you that. DONT LET UP. You are BLESSED to be a SOUTH AFRICAN.

[Masechaba C Kobola @mckobola]

Rent. Petrol hike. Talking stages. Electricity hike. 8 liters a day. Ashwaganda. Supplements. Vitamins. Degree. KPIs. 10 000 steps a day. Exercise. Tax free savings. Retirement annuity. Smell good. Therapy. Heal your inner child. Madlanga commission. March and March. Blended families. Baby mama/daddy drama. Levies. Laundry. Kids. Text back. Lunchboxes. Living on a budget. Car insurance. Being a wife. Mom. Dinner preps. Hobbies. Staying in touch with your loved ones. Weekend = saturday only. Church. One book a month. Applying sunscreen. Probiotics. School fees. Kegel exercises. Praying. Meditating. Balanced diet. Vacations. Tax. Interest rates. View once salary. 8 hours of rest. Saxophone is getting louder. Payflex. Pay just now. Living beyond our means. Networking. Multiple streams of income. Travel. Fasting. Build your investment portfolio. Unemployment. Kind regards.

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[seapei (me) @Silindokuhle_]

“Ngicela ama-docket ami 1. Ngicela ama-docket ami 2. Ngicela ama-docket ami 3.”

[Sibongile Mafu @sboshmafu]

I had no idea Pinelands in Cape Town is a “dry suburb.” The sale of liquor is restricted so no bottle stores operate there and only on-site consumption (restaurants, bars etc) is allowed. It’s not technically illegal but the community opposes anyone who even tries.

[In A Nutshell🥜 @Markosonke1]

✈️ Dear @Fly_Airlink THIS IS DAYLIGHT ROBBERY😕😡 🚨

I’m writing this to publicly expose what I experienced with your airline, because this cannot be normal or acceptable.

I booked my flight 2 months in advance, everything paid, everything confirmed. I arrive at the airport thinking it’s a smooth check-in… only to be told there’s an "issue" with my name on your system apparently it only showed my initials and surname instead of my full names.

Now here’s the shocking part…
Instead of simply verifying my identity (which I had FULL proof of ID AND passport in hand), your staff decided the solution was to charge me R790 just to "edit" my name on your own system error.

Let that sink in…
👉 YOUR system error
👉 MY money

And I say that because I booked with my full names and your staff said maybe it's because my names are long..

I even escalated the matter to the supervisor on duty, expecting some level of professionalism or assistance… but instead, she showed zero willingness to help and proceeded to enforce this ridiculous charge like it’s normal practice.

How do you justify charging a customer R790 for something that and paying huge sums of rands to book my flights, something that

• Was NOT my fault
• Could be verified instantly with official documents
• Took literally seconds to fix

This is not customer service, this is exploitation, in fact u stealing from us.

We are already paying high ticket prices, and now we must budget extra for your internal mistakes too? 😭

I am formally demanding a full refund of R790 back into my account within 24 hours.

You cannot continue taking people’s hard-earned money under the guise of "policies" when the fault lies entirely with your own system.

If this is not resolved urgently, I will have no choice but to escalate this matter further through the relevant consumer protection channels and publicly pursue accountability.

Do the right thing. Also check your Emails because this same tweet is on your emails

Mxm📍

[Noluthando Ngcobo @LuthandoFuze]

When I bounce back from whatever the fuck I’m going through rn

Ni nyile.

[Okong' Okuna @XivTroy]

Beyond the psychological component, there is a socioeconomic angle to this:

For many millenials, it was not so much the physical distance between them and their parents but the assumption of parental emotional and material duties at a very tender age, which often happens to kids from not-so-wealthy backgrounds.

Parents become a fleeting shadow of authority only, not a place of refuge. And when we view ourselves in relation to them, it was often only as responsibilities because their parenting ended with taking care of us. Giving us food, shelter, and clothes - paltry as they were. And you were constantly reminded to be grateful because there were so many kids out there without such "privileges".

And - in adulthood - when you view subsequent relations (familial, romantic, friendships) it is almost entirely through the lens of responsibility, not the emotional warmth of camaraderie in such affiliations.

So you never really invest wholly into connections with humans for fear of the responsibilities they come with. And when they are out of sight, it is one less responsibility on your part. And you are one less responsibility on theirs. It is some sort of flight response, where you do not wish to burden, but do no also wish to be burdened by expectation of any form. Whether emotional or material.

It is also the contributing factor behind the situationship plague, which was mainstreamed by the millenial, and resides within the anxious-avoidant spectrum.

[AKA @akaworldwide]

I’m not really the sentimental type. As far as I’m concerned, tomorrow is Wednesday.