HazelGrace

prayer is my secrete weapon.

[. @naledimashishi]

I’ve met more survivors than I can count and I’m the only one I know whose perpetrator went to jail. I think it’s because I knew “what to do”. I knew to get a rape kit asap without showering, brushing my teeth, or eating or drinking anything. I knew to put my dress in a paper bag

[Tumi Sole @tumisole]

5 years ago, @SoulCity_SA commissioned this PSA showcasing the plight of women when they have to go out for a run or walk!

Fast forward to 2026, things are still the same!

#JusticeForTsontso #RIPTsontso

#StopGBV #CountryDuty

[Shudufhadzo @ShudufhadzoRSA]

I have owned the Vhavenda domain for sometime without knowing what to do with it.

I finally decided over the weekend to use it to tell the history of the Venda people.

If you have any material or corrections I should make, please reach out

[Lesilo Rula @kay_mahapa]

Complaining on the TL won’t help us guys. Let’s send through comments on this proposed hike. This is not sustainable and it won’t stop until we voice out our disapproval through the right channels.

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

South Africa 🇿🇦 defeat Nigeria 🇳🇬 2-1 to secure their spot in the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Inter-confederation Play-off Tournament.

[Sabelo Chalufu @SabeloChalufu]

If you’ve been suspecting that there is a well funded campaign to try and create a narrative that South Africans are a hateful people in order to have us isolated, and that it leads all the way back to our ICJ Case for the genocide Israel is committing in Palestine…here it is.

Look at the hundreds of hateful and mostly ignorant responses to Yusuf’s appointment. The bulk of these are from anonymous accounts from around the world masquerading as South Africans.

For one, South Africa has never had an Islamophobia problem. Nor have we had an anti-semitism problem. Neither have we been a people who claim to be a “Christian” country, even though most of us self-identify as Christian. We have had Muslim Ministers and Deputy Ministers since time immemorial, and all our cultures and faiths co-exist freely.

You would noticed the misinformation campaign by other African governments, led by the Ghanaian Foreign Minister, about the anti-illegal immigration protests. And AfriMAGA? Remember that?

They want to break us apart. RESIST!!!

[Dr. Hood Hadeda @DrLungi_Mashele]

What many don’t want to acknowledge is that the burden of immigration (illegal or legal) often rests on the shoulders of the poor.

They need to compete for access to schools, clinics, water, electricity, housing etc.

Since I’m in energy, I’ll use load reduction to illustrate.

[Bonang Matheba 👑 @Bonang]

Proud. Well done boys @BafanaBafana 🙏🏽

[HazelGrace @TshilandeHazel]

🎉🎉🥳🇿🇦

[nyakego @NyakegoMaponya]

Discovered this place at Tzaneen mall today, it’s a study area and all their services are free. F2 is all the courses they offer for free also, you get a certificate and recommendation letter after completion.

[Firdausee Yahaya @honeeybuch]

Listen to what Muslims say in their prayers in English. Islam is unique.

[Pheladi @Lefentje_m]

@DWYPD_ZA The least you could've done is support the Women for Change organisation on the call for action against GBV but still failed them in their presence💔 so what's next? Another increase of stats, more speeches & statements?

You have failed us!!! We are on our own bafazi!!!

[Miyandy @Amahashi_]

A company fraudulently filed with SARS claiming they paid me a salary for a year, even though I’ve never worked for them. I reported it SARS, attached all documents on their website including an affidavit. Still Nothing and now I owe SARS. Please help. Nigeria Benin

[TONI TONE @t0nit0ne]

It’s so sad when you realise someone you actually liked is a hater lowkey! They don’t even have to have done anything to you - but if you notice them unnecessarily hating on anyone who is happy, successful or celebrating - keep your distance 😩

[Islamic Light🦋 @HaleematourS]

Don't forget your Dhikr...

[Sarkastik Observer ☭🪏 @SiyaSindelo]

If I did a tsipa tsipa in these, I'd hypnotise people

[Koshiek Karan @iamkoshiek]

South African household income stats 🇿🇦📊

median monthly income = R7, 891
average monthly income = R17,030

- White: R56,365
- Indian: R34,786
- Coloured: R21,735
- Black African: R11,969

Source: Stats SA, IES 2022/ 2023

[Khaya Dlanga @khayadlanga]

Word from my publisher is that Life Is Like That Sometimes is nearly sold out and heading for another print run.

I honestly cannot thank you enough for the support. You did not have to buy this book. I am, after all, in many ways a stranger to you. Yet you chose to read my stories, and in doing so, you made space for my voice. That is no small thing. Thank you.

Now allow me to bring up something you may not be aware of. It does not take a great deal to make the bestseller list in South Africa. In other words, one does not have to sell as many books as you might think.

Yet, and yet, it is notoriously difficult to make the list. The book-buying public is small, and largely white, believe or not. And white readers tend to buy books by white writers.

This is not an accusation, think of it as an invitation. If it is within your means and interest, I encourage you to find and support black writers whose work you enjoy. I say this with great care. There is no value in buying a book just for the sake of it. But if a writer speaks to you, buy their book. Recommend it. Gift it. That is how voices are sustained.

You see, when black writers do not experience real financial benefit for their work. I would dare to say that 99.9% of black South African writers make little to no money from writing. This, I imagine, makes it difficult for many to want to carry on. If we don’t write about ourselves, we will continue to be documented by others, often with good intentions, but through their gaze, not our own.

Again, I know times are tough, look after your stomach first though.

Stories shape memory. And memory, in time, becomes identity. So if you find a black writer whose voice resonates with you, help them keep writing.

That, in itself, is a beautiful story to be part of.