Mpinane Mahlatji

Communications for development enthusiast • Chevening Scholar • Sussex alum • Systems Change • Writer • Feminist. Idealist. Pan African • Coffee addict ☕️

[Mpinane Mahlatji @itsMpinaneee]

As World Book Day fast approaches I’ve decided to put together some interesting facts and figures around reading and literacy in South Africa
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Some of our biggest challenges include… https://t.co/YYCrWmpWfd

[Premier League @premierleague]

Engraved into history 🖋 @Arsenal

[Global Health Strategies @GHS]

Africa has shown strong leadership & what true partnership can achieve through the @GlobalFund. One of the most impactful multilateral partnerships with >70M lives saved & 63% reduction in deaths from HIV, TB & malaria where it invests. Thank you, Hon. Dr. MJ Phaahla, (@HealthZA)

[Paul Kagame @PaulKagame]

I held two conversations this week with President Ramaphosa on the situation in Eastern DRC, including earlier today. What has been said about these conversations in the media by South African officials and President Ramaphosa himself contains a lot of distortion, deliberate attacks, and even lies. If words can change so much from a conversation to a public statement, it says a lot about how these very important issues are being managed.

A few important clarifications for the record:

1. The Rwanda Defence Force is an army, not a militia.

2. SAMIDRC is not a peacekeeping force, and it has no place in this situation. It was authorized by SADC as a belligerent force engaging in offensive combat operations to help the DRC Government fight against its own people, working alongside genocidal armed groups like FDLR which target Rwanda, while also threatening to take the war to Rwanda itself.

3. SAMIDRC displaced a true peacekeeping force, the East African Community Regional Force, and this contributed to the failure of the negotiation processes.

4. President Ramaphosa has never given a "warning" of any kind, unless it was delivered in his local language which I do not understand. He did ask for support to ensure the South African force has adequate electricity, food and water, which we shall help communicate.

5. President Ramaphosa confirmed to me that M23 did not kill the soldiers from South Africa, FARDC did.

6. If South Africa wants to contribute to peaceful solutions, that is well and good, but South Africa is in no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator. And if South Africa prefers confrontation, Rwanda will deal with the matter in that context any day.

[Pheladi Sethusa @pheladi_s]

I did a thing! My first #research article has been published in the @AfrJournStud journal, and it is #openaccess so free to read for all.

Cite me or whatever 💁🏾‍♀️

📖: https://t.co/yNhPiZXbkd

[Themba Mbuyisa @Themba_Mbuyisa]

R26k is not a lot of money for Wedding photography, people don’t seem to understand and maybe that’s why I personally don’t accept wedding photography bookings.

Ideally to produce good work as a wedding photographer and work comfortably you’d need:

[Clementine @dahixna]

I hate impartial ppl. don’t stand for anything, no assertion, no opinion, no stance. overly focused on being “neutral”

[Sampa Kabwela @ukusefya]

The brilliant South African lawyer Tembeka Ngcukaitobi rendered an eloquent and captivating argument at the #ICJ yesterday. He did so wearing dreads and not the colonial relic. It’s safe to say that #SouthAfrica has reintroduced itself to the world.

[Pheladi Sethusa @pheladi_s]

I usually hate a split screen but the visuals playing alongside arguments being made on @AJEnglish are so important 👏🏾 #ICJGenocideConvention

[Wanjira Mathai @MathaiWanjira]

The 2023 #StateofClimateAction report is out. As was the case in 2022, we are still NOT on track. We need to track action, not ambition.

Out of 42 indicators, only the number of people buying electric vehicles is heading in the right direction. We need progress in all 42 to reach 2030 goals. #SystemsChangeLab

https://t.co/vny9Ikv2Ui

[Wanjira Mathai @MathaiWanjira]

" I think I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree" - Amazing the enthusiasm to join the national day of tree planting in Kenya today. May this be an annual event @Environment_Ke 🙏🏽

[Oxfam International @Oxfam]

20 trucks of aid is nowhere near enough. The blockade of #Gaza means people are running out of food, water and fuel. People are facing intolerable suffering and need aid. Demand a ceasefire, now. Sign the petition: https://t.co/A5gGqHNKhC

[Mpinane Mahlatji @itsMpinaneee]

Must watch!

[350 dot org @350]

Powering up climate solutions, also means fighting for migrant justice. But how do we communicate about climate and migration without feeding into dangerous narratives? Watch the video to learn more about climate-linked migration, justice & solidarity and how to talk about it. ⤵️

[Mpinane Mahlatji @itsMpinaneee]

A stellar performance! What an icon!

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Beyoncé has officially concluded her Renaissance World Tour after 56 shows.

[Reos Partners @reospartners]

The Shared Realities Project, an initiative of the Reos Institute, aims to address the eroding relationship between truth and trust that is playing out across the globe.

Learn more about how this project works to stregthen social cohesion and resilience: https://t.co/dW2uCxUP03

[Chevening Awards🇬🇧 @CheveningFCDO]

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[Mpinane Mahlatji @itsMpinaneee]

I can attest to the competence mentioned below! 🙌🏽

[Mpinane Mahlatji @itsMpinaneee]

@Pearloysias I wouldn’t be able to 💔 power cuts have definitely exacerbated the insecurity situation in SA. Sad!

[Mpinane Mahlatji @itsMpinaneee]

I can’t say this enough! This scholarship changed my life 🥺 I went from desperately seeking my purpose to absolute clarity of intention. I am happy to support anyone needing support with their application or answering any FAQs.

This is the sign you’ve been waiting for 🙌🏽

[Chevening Awards🇬🇧 @CheveningFCDO]

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