Susan Newham-Blake

Author of As If Born To You (Penguin). Embracing every second of this extraordinary life.

[Liii ❤️🖤💚 @MsLoveLiii]

Some South African history.

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

Irish politician Aodhán Ó Ríordáin speaks for all of us. 🙌🙏👏👇

[Susan Newham-Blake @bbugged]

@yomotoso Congratulations! 👏🏼

[Matshidiso Madia @tshidi_lee]

Yesses Sowetan! This!!! 💔

[Zelda la Grange ©™✌ @ZeldalaGrangeSA]

I wrote about #JeremyClarkson meeting Nelson Mandela in my memoir "Good morning, Mr Mandela". The worst experience in 19 years with Madiba. I have had no respect for him ever since.

[Nick Mangwana @nickmangwana]

Didn’t she just nail it?

[Margs @margzstarpie]

If petrol prices go up any further, it's going to be cheaper to buy cocaine and run to work.

[Temps De Lecture @LectureTemps]

@VendrediLecture Je commence, avant de fondre totalement 🥵,

🇿🇦 *Comme si j'étais née de toi* de Susan Newham-Blake paru chez Pocket.

[Ling Ling @jonnieza]

All is being revealed tomorrow, but for now, extremely proud to announce the relaunching of the old Fugard Theatre spaces, but as the HCC: Homecoming Centre. I have been given the incredible privilege and honour by the District Six Museum Foundation to help administer the 1/

[Bianca van Wyk @BiancavanWyk16]

Just your daily reminder: There is no attack on 🇿🇦 white people. There is an attack on white supremacy. If you are confusing the two, well that says something about you.

[Susan Newham-Blake @bbugged]

@itsmeganross Is that a HUG emoji?! 😳

[Dominic White 👾 @singe]

Thank goodness the world rushed to stem those cases from South Africa. 🤌

[Lindiwe Mazibuko @LindiMazibuko]

When literally every country “banning” you has a higher infection rate 🙄

[Andrew Stroehlein @astroehlein]

If being asked to wear a mask in some places during a global pandemic is really the greatest "oppression" you've ever faced in your life, you seriously do not know how charmed a life you've had.

[Dr. Ayoade Alakija @yodifiji.bsky.social @yodifiji]

Spoke to @BBCWorld earlier today about #VirusVariantsVaccine #VaccineApartheid Inequity & Injustice. Thanks to Philippa Thomas for inviting me on. This is NOT the answer, we need Global Solidarity and we need it NOW!

[Simon @SimonDingle]

The new variant isn’t “from” South Africa - it was identified _in_ South Africa, where we have the best scientists in the world at this stuff. In part because of decades combatting HIV. It’s highly unlikely to be from here, and almost definitely in the UK already.

[Susan Newham-Blake @bbugged]

Only person speaking sense on this matter #newvariant

[Susan Newham-Blake @bbugged]

@cmramsburg Alser

[Susan Newham-Blake @bbugged]

Damon Galgut won the Booker! And what a book it is. #WritingCommunity #amwritingfiction

[Susan Newham-Blake @bbugged]

@HenriettaRI Sorry to hear you’ve had to go through this Henrietta. Sending love.