Thando

I'm just a student of life

[Mbekezeli @MbekezeliMB]

A business model built on exploitation and breaking basic labour laws will obviously never be sustainable.
There is no “economic dependence” that is built on illegality.

[Dasen Thathiah @DasenThathiah]

Adams: My faulty laptop is to blame.

Justice Madlanga: I find that hard to believe.

@ParliamentofRSA ICT Support enters the chat:

We have no record of any malfunctions, only password resets and updates. Besides, you have multiple devices. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[Thando @eusibia09]

@ParliamentofRSA Parliament said not ngelam igama mfo, not ngesdima Sam.

[Parliament of RSA @ParliamentofRSA]

MP ADAMS' COMMISSION TESTIMONY ON ICT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PARLIAMENT

Parliament, Tuesday, 11 August 2026 - Parliament has noted statements made by National Coloured Congress Member of Parliament Mr Fadiel Adams during his appearance before the Madlanga Commission this morning, in which he attributed delays in accessing correspondence from the Commission to persistent problems with his Parliament-issued laptop.

Mr Adams indicated, among other things, that his laptop had been problematic for approximately 18 months, was frequently either frozen or in for repairs, and that this had affected his ability to access information.

Ordinarily, Parliament would not comment on explanations offered by a Member in proceedings before a commission of inquiry. However, insofar as these claims create the impression that Parliament failed over an extended period to provide a Member with functional tools of trade necessary for the performance of his constitutional responsibilities, the institutional record requires clarification.

Following Mr Adams' remarks, Parliament reviewed the ICT Service Desk records relating to technical support logged for him during the relevant period.

The records do not reflect any reported incident of persistent laptop malfunction, hardware failure, repeated freezing of the device, or the laptop being repeatedly submitted to ICT for repairs.

The ICT incidents recorded during this period relate primarily to routine user-access and account-support matters. These include a Windows password reset in January 2025, an ERP/Marang password reset in June 2025, assistance with logging into a device in July 2025, a Wi-Fi update in January 2026, and an ERP/Marang eDisclosure-related request in June 2026. These matters were recorded through Parliament's ICT Service Desk and were closed.

Password resets, authentication or login difficulties and connectivity configuration are routine ICT support matters and are materially different from a device being technically dysfunctional or unavailable for an extended period.

Parliament therefore has no ICT Service Desk record supporting the assertion that Mr Adams' parliamentary laptop was persistently dysfunctional for approximately 18 months in the manner described before the Commission.

It is also important to clarify that Parliament's provision of tools of trade to Members is not limited to a single laptop. Members are provided with multiple ICT devices, including a laptop, tablet and smart phone, precisely to support continuity of access and enable Members to perform their parliamentary responsibilities.

Where a Member experiences a technical problem with an allocated device, established ICT support channels are available for the incident to be logged, diagnosed and resolved. Alternative Parliament-issued devices also provide continuity of access while a particular device is being attended to.

Parliament's clarification is confined to its own ICT and administrative records and should not be construed as commenting on the substance of Mr Adams' evidence before the Commission, which remains a matter for the Commission.

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

[leolimza @leolimza]

AN UBUNTU FREE SESSION BY ENHLE.
We shall never ever sell our country and give it away to imposters who leave their home countries and wants to do as they wish in our land. #ubuntu #ubuntuhabeenpostponed #sacr #marchandmarch @OperationDudula

[Princy Mthombeni @Princymthombeni]

South Africa imported R304.9 BILLION worth of crude oil and refined petroleum products in 2024.

Yet we still have people arguing that SA should not extract its own oil or invest in domestic refining capacity.

So let me ask: Why should we keep sending billions offshore to buy the energy we need, instead of developing our own resources and keeping more of that economic value here?

If the resources are commercially viable and can be developed responsibly: WHY SHOULDN’T SOUTH AFRICA BENEFIT FROM SOUTH AFRICAN RESOURCES?

Source: @SAReserveBank

[Jacinta Ngobese🇿🇦 @JacintaNgobese]

Isono kubantu bakithi… Two months ago @eThekwiniM went all out spending every single cent to make sure foreigners are comfortable and provided them with 3meals a day and transport home and ended up spending God knows how many millions of Rands to avoid a “Humanitarian Crisis” but you have done this to your own people, without even feeling a bit of guilt?

[Thembalethu @ThembaGwejela]

The debate on the Xhosa Traditional
Attire is interesting.

Traditionally nothing was worn just because it looked nice. Colours, fabric, beadwork or even the length of a skirt and whether shoulders were covered all carried meaning. Clan. Status.

Whether you’d been initiated, married, or were in mourning. Red ochre wasn’t a colour choice, it was identity and even resistance. A makoti’s dress wasn’t a style, it was respect made visible.

So the questioning isn’t hate or policing fun. It’s people watching a whole language get flattened into aesthetics, and knowing that once the meaning goes it rarely comes back.

We can wear what we want, that’s our right. Let’s just know what we’re carrying before remixing it.

[𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 📀 @AlbumTalksHQ]

🚨JUST IN: Tyla's "A*POP" has now crossed 600 MILLION streams on Spotify 🤩🔥

— It becomes her 2ND project to surpass the mark on the platform 👏🏽

2 for 2 ✅

[Michael Morton @MMORTON6]

Meet Thami Hlongwane… 🏴‍☠️☠️

This Bhakaniya has been manning the centre line gate for nearly 20 years.. 🙌

When I asked him what he was going to do with the money @vodacom gave him.. he didn’t hesitate to say it’s going to buying his daughter new school shoes.

What a guy! 🤝

#vodacom8actsofkindness #orlandopirates

[Thando @eusibia09]

@Mide_iw Congratulations Mide 💕💐

[Mide Iwasokun @Mide_iw]

Proud to be part of this one. ❤️

The next blockbuster has arrived.
THE FOUR
No One Fights Alone.

A Funke Akindele Film.
In cinemas December 11, 2026. 🎬

#TheFour

[LumkaO @Ma_Lunga]

Singabantu ababekhona thina!

[Raymond Monty Maboea @RayMaboya]

Olwethu Makhanya is a mean machine

What a versatile player

[Thando @eusibia09]

We'll be playing Sekhukhune. Our gents better get their ducks in a row before that match.

[Thando @eusibia09]

Kwabanjalo ke ukufa kwalokati komakhelwane.

[Thando @eusibia09]

The real Wafa Wafa 🔥

[Thando @eusibia09]

Amazulu vs Sekhukhune🔥

[Orlando Pirates @orlandopirates]

@orlandopirates wishes all women a Happy National Women’s Day

⚫⚪🔴⭐
#OrlandoPirates
#OnceAlways

[Tsonga King ☠️ 🇫🇷 @NtateWilliams]

We're told you're not the right man, again.

Our regular players are not delivering but when you introduce new signings, you're labeled experimenter 🤭

For some of us, We never doubted you and we won't start today. Lead Us Sir Wadu.