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[Mmaksta @Makantosh]

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[Miyandy @Amahashi_]

I worked 20 years for a child sex trafficking rescue group. I want you to know this:

90% of Lost Children Are Found Within 30 Minutes.

That statistic should both comfort you and wake you up.

Most lost children are found quickly. But the ones who aren’t? They usually made one mistake.

And here’s the uncomfortable truth:

It’s often the exact thing most parents teach them.

We tell our kids:

“If you get lost, come find me.”

It sounds logical. It sounds empowering.

It’s WRONG!

The Mistake Most Lost Children Make:

When children realize they’re separated, they do three things almost automatically:

They panic.
They wander.
They try to find you.

Every step makes them harder to locate.

From a search standpoint, movement creates chaos.

Parents retrace their steps.
Security scans zones.
Staff lock down areas.

Search works best when movement stops.

When a child keeps walking, they move outside the original search radius. Helpers are looking where they were last seen — not where they’ve wandered.

Stillness increases probability.

Movement expands the problem.

The first lesson is not “go find me.”

It’s this:

Stop. Stay. Yell.

Why Stillness Wins:

Think like a search team.

If a child stays put:

Parents can retrace steps.
Security can scan systematically.
Helpers converge to one fixed location.
The search radius remains small.
If a child keeps moving:

The search area expands.
Adults pass each other.
Missed connections multiply.
Minutes stretch into hours.
Stillness keeps the math on your side.

Teach Them Who to Approach:

The second mistake we make as parents?

We say, “Find an adult.”

Not any adult. Not the nearest stranger. Children need a filter.

Teach them to look for, if at all possible:

A mother with children.

Caregivers who already have kids with them are statistically among the safest people to approach in public settings. They are visible, stationary, and more likely to engage quickly.

It’s a clear, concrete instruction.

Children don’t process vague categories like “safe adult.”

They process visuals.

“Find a mom with kids” is visual.

A Phone Only Helps If the Number Is Known:

We often assume phones solve everything.

They don’t — unless your child can use one. Even young children can memorize a 10-digit phone number with repetition.

But you must train it.

Practice it like a song.

Sing it in the car.
Chant it at bedtime.
Turn it into rhythm.

Repetition becomes recall.

In an emergency, recall matters more than theory.

The Code Word Rule:

One more layer of protection.

Choose a private family code word.

Something only your household knows.

If someone approaches and says:

“Your mom sent me.”

Your child asks:

“What’s the code word?”

No word.
No go.

This simple rule eliminates manipulation attempts instantly.

It gives your child agency without requiring them to evaluate character.

Real Safety Is Training — Not Luck!

We don’t get safer by hoping.

We get safer by practicing.

Teach:

• Phone number
• Code word
• Stop, stay, yell
• Find a mom with kids

Multiple skills.
Simple instructions.
Clear visuals.

Five minutes of training can replace hours of panic. This isn’t about fear. It’s about preparation.

Because when a child gets separated, the clock starts.

And what they do in the first minute determines what the next thirty look like.

That’s real protection.

[Mmaksta @Makantosh]

@iamblackmyth I have beeeeeeen waiting.

[The journey of A Christian lady @ThejourneyofACL]

Girl to Girl:
Here are some of the places you should find yourself in 2026!

[Mmaksta @Makantosh]

@RelebogileM Yesssss💃🏾💃🏾

[Mmaksta @Makantosh]

@RelebogileM @Tyllaaaaaaa @ShowmaxOnline @Basadi_awards @Media_BlackSwan Congratulations & well deserved 👏🏾👏🏾💐💐

[Jinger Stone @JingerStone]

🍂Kelvin Momo & Jinger Stone 🌸- Take me to the river

[Kgopolo @PhilMphela]

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[Mmaksta @Makantosh]

@vumatel I did thank you and I am sorted now.

[Mmaksta @Makantosh]

@vumatel hi, I stay in Kew and my fibre has been off since yesterday afternoon. Are you experiencing an outage? When can we expect connectivity to be restored?

[The Popi Show | Travel 📺 🌍 @popi_sibiya]

I got promoted to winemaker at Klein Goederust Winery (first 100% black owned winery in Franschhoek)!😃🍷 #thepopishow

[Ciara @ciara]

One lap around the Sun! AMORA IS 1!!
Happy Birthday Princess! Mommy and Daddy love you so much! 🎂❤️
@DangeRussWilson

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

I don’t agree with your assertion that South Africans hate Africans, that is simply not true.

South Africa is home to the largest number of migrants from other African countries. Estimates suggest there are around 4 million African immigrants in South Africa, with a significant portion coming from neighbouring Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

How can a country where Africa’s largest immigrant population resides hate them, yet still live with them?
Such reckless statements invite unsavoury characters within any society to surface and gain relevance.

From my experience, the average South African simply wants immigrants to enter legally and not engage in crimes like drug peddling or carjackings.
That isn’t hatred, it is common sense, and any citizen of any country would expect that too.

South Africa has borne the consequences of failed leadership across the continent, providing jobs, business opportunities, and growth for millions of Africans.
I have been visiting South Africa since August 1998, and I have never encountered a single act of abuse from any South African on account of being a foreigner or Zimbabwean.

When I and many others were jailed in Zimbabwe for exposing Emmerson Mnangagwa’s looting of the Covid-19 fund with his family, it was South African media that highlighted our plight daily.
It was South Africans, including @akaworldwide and @PearlThusi, who helped make the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter movement go global.

As an African, I understand that we need to fix the mess our countries have become and return home to live there where possible.
That should be our focus, as it would resolve many of the continent’s problems, including the issue you raised.

Seventy percent of the women giving birth at Musina Hospital in South Africa’s Limpopo province are Zimbabwean.
How can the same people who allow us to give birth in their hospitals be considered hateful?
Could Zimbabwe, as we know it, allow foreign nationals to use its hospitals if they worked without paying for the service, as South Africans do for Africans living there?

We should be grateful for what South Africa has done for Africa and Africans, particularly in such a short time since their own independence.
You wouldn’t be making this argument if African countries hadn’t destroyed the economies they inherited from colonialists while expecting one African nation to be Mother Teresa to the entire continent.

African unity will only happen when more than one country is expected to unite with the rest of Africa, and when we all have something to contribute.
Let us be honest, we all grew up in villages where the troublesome relative was no longer welcome.
That is not hatred, it is about knowing your worth and refusing to be abused by an ungrateful relative.

When you attend a bring-and-share party, you don’t turn up empty-handed every time, you contribute something. Immigration is often tied to broader socio-economic challenges and the need for effective governance in the countries where immigrants originate.

Asking South Africa to ignore the large flow of immigration in the name of African Unity is absurd.
You know that in Zimbabwe, illegal African immigrants are jailed, and those given political asylum are placed in the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge.

Has South Africa placed Zimbabweans in refugee camps, or jailed those without documentation indefinitely?

It is important to recognise that South Africa’s diverse society encompasses a wide range of attitudes and opinions towards immigrants, and painting the entire nation with a broad brush is unfair and inaccurate. Let us do better!

Yes, there are some South Africans who don’t like immigrants, but that is true of any country, including Zimbabwe.

Africa will unite through good governance and thriving economies that trade with each other without huge trade deficits. Wouldn’t it be nice to also have South Africans coming to live in Zimbabwe?
Let us fix our country and stop obsessing over being loved by South Africans.

[DENETRIC MALOPE 🇿🇦 @denetric_malope]

Okay, so many people tagged me so I’ll give my opinion as a person who works as a model and a model scout/manager. This might be a thread . This is just my opinion from experience. 13 years is a bit too young for this kind of work field as the boy might undergo growth

[Nomvula✨ @Nessiie_n]

I never thought one day I’d be one to post this. 💔😓

Please help locating my cousin and her car, her name is Nomsa Jas, she was last seen on Sunday leaving her place of work @Dischem mooirivier mall in Potchefstroom.
Anyone with information please contact - [phone]

[Thando ™️ @tidoo]

His name is Khensani Mabaso….he goes by the name DJ Kent, ladies and gentlemen give it up for Keeent….A thread.

[Tina @Tina_Hokwana]

Lento oplana uyenza nomfana nge 1st ka September when you are able to access your retirement savings with the two-pot retirement system will not end well. Suyicinga noyicinga.

[THE GODMUTHA ✦ @THEG0DMUTHA]

what’s that one rap song that feels like summer ?