Come on, Nelson. Why can't I be a star? What does a star do? Nothing. Look at the camera, flash! Smile at the camera, flash! Look at everybody, big eyes! Say nothing. Stars don't do, stars just be 🥺🔥❤️.
Kids from disadvantaged back grounds can get full brand new school uniform and shoes from Sassa.
It can be done via the school where teachers identify the students and apply, or the parent can apply directly at the local offices for the Social Relief of Distress grant.
If you haven’t already please register to vote for the local government elections that are happening this year. They determine who serves at your local government, these are the people who are directly responsible for you everyday service delivery. Registering takes less than five minutes!
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If you spend R300 or more at SPAR, you get a slip/voucher that allows you to buy school shoes for only R75. Even if you don't need school shoes yourself, please don't throw the slip away. You can use it to help someone else, donate the shoes, or give the slip to a parent in need.🤍
I have approximately 19 days left to raise R27 000 in order to register for this degree. Started a campaign yesterday and we've already raised R470 so far. Thanks to everyone who has contributed. Please share my campaign, my donor might be on your tl
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In 2008, evolutionary anthropologist Katie Hinde began studying breast milk from rhesus macaque mothers. What started as a routine study turned into a groundbreaking discovery. She found that mothers raising sons produced milk richer in fat and protein, while those raising daughters had different nutrient balances. This led Katie to a radical conclusion: milk is not just nutrition—it’s information.
Her research revealed that milk shapes behavior, not just growth. For instance, first-time mothers produced milk with higher levels of cortisol, influencing their babies to grow faster but also become more anxious. Katie also discovered that milk changes based on the baby’s immune needs. When a baby is sick, the mother’s milk quickly adapts by producing more white blood cells and targeted antibodies.
Katie’s work, which challenged the scientific consensus, was largely ignored. She launched a blog, Mammals Suck Milk, to spark discussions, and her findings, including that every mother’s milk is unique, gained widespread attention. In 2017, she took her research to a TED stage, and in 2020, her work was featured in Netflix’s Babies. Today, as a professor at Arizona State University, Katie continues to revolutionize our understanding of infant development and lactation.
Katie Hinde didn’t just study milk—she uncovered a living, responsive communication system, revealing that nourishment is intelligence. Her discovery shows that sometimes the biggest revolutions begin by listening to what others ignore.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that being able to have a bank account, credit cards and buy a home without a man had a pretty significant impact on the bullshit women were willing to put up with.
Linomtha Skeyi, 16, lifeless body was found in an open field just metres from the Department of Social Development offices in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, on 25 December 2025.
She was last seen on the 23rd of November. No arrests have been made. We are heartbroken by the loss of yet another beautiful soul. When is enough, enough? #WomenForChange #UnburyTheTruth
I’m honestly not surprised. Africa has always been treated like a testing ground for Western corporations, and Nestlé is just the latest proof. They deliberately load their baby cereals with added sugar for African markets, yet the exact same products are sold sugar-free in Europe. That double standard says everything about how they view African children’s health.
What makes it worse is that people like Professor Vandana Shiva have been warning us for decades about how these global corporations exploit the Global South experimenting on our communities, dumping lower-quality products, and pushing practices they wouldn’t dare use in their own countries. And here it is happening again, right in front of us.
It’s shameless, predatory behavior. These companies profit from parents who just want to feed their babies, all while giving African children ingredients they would never give to European kids. It’s exploitation masked as business.