Franny Rabkin

Legal reporter at Sunday Times - on sabbatical for 2026. Editor of Advocate. 🇿🇦

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@Ba_ntu Yes, ,Ambassador Myakayaka-Manzini told me that Mme Ruth Mompati’s discriminatory public statement was one of the things that galvanised the discussion in 1989.

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@Gaye_Davis @bevditsie 🙏

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The history of how this came about is interesting and inspiring: from what I have read, it was a synergy of two streams of mobilisation and struggle - one inside SA and another inside the ANC in exile. Inside SA, there was the formation of GLOW in 1988 by Simon Nkoli, @bevditsie

[🦋 @michstirling]

south africa is the first country in the world to constitutionally and explicitly ban discrimination against sexual orientation. and it is not the work of any white individual.

[Franny Rabkin @franstaar]

@pramakoa Yes! That’s the one. It was a great text book. My condolences to you, may his memory be a blessing.

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@Khuze_Elikhulu 😆 his name wasn’t mentioned in the interview

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Erm, a correction to one of my tweets: “an unequivocal decision against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation”. Apologies.

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That’s the end of my thread. I hope I have all my history right, if not please correct me.

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@justxmxo @janet_jobson @SAfmRadio Not big on?

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@justxmxo @janet_jobson @SAfmRadio I dont know this publication. The Citizen (which you originally screenshot), GroundUp, Daily Maverick and the SABC all reported the opposite as did five Zimbabwean publications.

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@justxmxo @janet_jobson @SAfmRadio According to your own screenshot and other media reports, the department said there was no application for Shona to be taught and foreign national children made up only 20% of the kids attending the school. I think your post is misleading.

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@justxmxo @janet_jobson @SAfmRadio What is the name of the school please?

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

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