For many years on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela saved his Christmas sweets for the man who shared his birthday — Fikile Bam, later the first Judge President of the Land Claims Court. On 18 July, the day belongs to more than one name.
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To the world today, Nelson Mandela is a hero exalted as a legend. But to the people of South Africa, he was Madiba, a leader who fought for justice even when the tides of the present were turned swiftly against it. To honor Madiba’s legacy is to fight injustice before history rewrites itself.
Many things to many people. A contested history and legacy. He did what he could under the circumstances. It is our turn to do something under current conditions. We should dare to dream like him and his generation. We need the so what, even as we critique him and his generation.
South African footballer, Jomo Sono, was born on this day in 1955. In the photo below, Pele and Jomo Sono are seen on the cover of SharpShoot while they were still playing for New York Cosmos, July 1979.
Last week I showed you the R350 000 car that actually costs R600 000.
Today, the big one. The R1 million house🏡
Financed the normal way, you will pay R2 355 944 for it.
Here's the maths the bank buries in page 9 of your bond documents 🧵
@dr_zsaul1 I’m sure TM would have welcomed an engagement on the subject… make that call.
While at it, you should focus on the work of the ANC to rebuild…. Guide and empower the ANC youth league to strengthen its position, reestablish itself at universities working close with SASCO.🤷🏽♂️😩