Big breakthrough for Bradley Nkoana 🇿🇦!
The South African sprint sensation powered to a new PB of 9.95s (1.6) to win the men's 100m at the Immobel Meeting in Belgium.
With the performance, Nkoana becomes the 12th South African man to break the 10-second barrier and moves up to 7th on the country's all-time list.
M A T C H D A Y! 🔥
There’s everything to play for in our final group-stage encounter of the #T20WorldCup. 💪
#TheProteas take on Bangladesh in what promises to be another spectacle in London this morning. 🏟️
With a place in the semi-finals within reach, it’s time to seize the moment and leave everything out on the field. 🇿🇦
#Unbreakable
🔴 HISTORY!!! 🔴
9 out of 10 African Nations qualify for the Round of 32!!!
⚽️ South Africa vs Canada
⚽️ Morocco vs Netherlands
⚽️ Ivory Coast vs Norway
⚽️ Egypt vs Australia
⚽️ Ghana vs Colombia
⚽️ Cape Verde vs Argentina
⚽️ Senegal vs Belgium
⚽️ DR Congo vs England
⚽️ Algeria vs Switzerland
✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 🌍
One of the barbers from where I cut my hair and shave, died tragically in a car accident last night. His name is Mario, so I called him Mario Balotelli because he loved football so much. And besides @JoyRecruitRite, he was the only other person to call me Khets. 🥺💔
IDAC head Andrea Johnson said they tried to arrange a meeting with Lt .Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi so that there could be “some cohesion” with the police. His response on News24 at 5am tomorrow.
This is beyond frightening.
We, the people, have become the enemy of the state per @SAPoliceService minister Feroz Cachalia.
An industry routinely accused of facilitating the movement of undocumented migrants across our borders is invited to sit across the table from government and lecture South Africans about the rule of law.
An industry long associated with violence, the proliferation of izinkabi, and the intimidation of commuters and other road users is enlisted by the state as an enforcement partner.
Meanwhile, elements of the private security industry — some of whose financiers are known to have close commercial ties with sections of the taxi industry — are deployed alongside these same izinkabi to fortify the state’s response to citizens exercising their constitutional right to protest.
The inversion is staggering. Instead of confronting decades of governance failures, lawlessness and criminality, the state increasingly treats ordinary citizens as the threat while embracing those long accused of undermining the very rule of law it now invokes.
I could go on.
A Gentle Reminder:
Presidents, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Councillors and all public representatives are your servants. They exist solely to represent your interests as citizens. We are your “leaders” simply because you elected us to be in positions of authority. Truth of the matter is, the ultimate leaders in a society are the people.
The people delegate their power to a few to be in decision making bodies like Municipal Councils and Parliament. That doesn’t change the fact that the people in these positions are given power by the people and must exercise that public power in a manner that advances the interests of the people and must always be answerable to the public.
When we go to the elections in November, remember to vote for your SERVANTS. Do not vote for BOSSES that do not sympathise with your struggles and view something as a problem only when it affects them personally.
Thierry Henry on South Africa qualifying for the World Cup knockout stage for the first time ever:
🗣️ “This is why we love football. Tonight isn't just a victory for South Africa. Tonight is history. An entire nation has waited for a moment like this, and now it finally belongs to them.”
“When the final whistle blew, you could see the emotion everywhere. The players, the staff, the fans. These are the moments people remember for the rest of their lives.”
“Many people didn't believe South Africa would get this far. They were underestimated before the tournament started, but they kept fighting, kept believing, and now they have achieved something no South African team has ever achieved before.”
“Look at those players. Some of them grew up dreaming about representing their country on the biggest stage. Tonight they didn't just represent South Africa they made history for it.”
“What makes this story beautiful is that nobody can take it away from them. Years from now, people will still talk about the team that broke the barrier and carried South Africa into the knockout rounds for the very first time.”
“This is bigger than football. Somewhere in South Africa, young boys and girls are watching this team and believing that anything is possible.”
“South Korea fought hard, but tonight belonged to South Africa. Every tackle, every save, every sprint was for a place in history, and they earned it.”
“The celebrations will be unforgettable because these players know exactly what they have done. They haven't just won a match. They have given an entire country a moment of pride.”
“When people talk about the greatest stories of this World Cup, South Africa's name deserves to be part of that conversation.”
“Tonight, millions of South Africans will go to sleep smiling. Not because their team won 1-0, but because their nation has achieved something it had never achieved before.”
We are starting this Thursday on a very happy note as a country. Kuholiwe. 😂😝#BafanaBafana made the pots to be done at the #FIFAWorldCup. Masibe happy maaaaan! 🕺🏾🔥😍