Ntsandvo

Pretoria News hack|in pursuit of the truth|news junkie|lover of books

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

This #HeritageDay I recognise the many women & men who came before me, who passed their genes, knowledge, strengths, weaknesses- to me. I am because they were🙌🏽

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

When pens bleed 🩸
Notebooks tear from their spines
The roar of the printing room grows quiet
A nation weeps😪

[City Press @City_Press]

😢😢😢

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

When it all hits the fan💥💣

[Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ @shanaka86]

Dubai just shut down. The busiest international airport on earth. Closed. Indefinitely.

Dubai International and Al Maktoum International both suspended all operations on February 28 per official Dubai Airports statement. Over 280 flights canceled. 250 more delayed. The airspace that handles more international passengers than any hub on the planet went dark this morning because Iranian ballistic missiles were flying through it.

Now read the airline list and understand the scale of what just broke.

Emirates. Grounded. Etihad. Grounded. Qatar Airways. Suspended all flights to and from Doha after Qatari airspace closed. Air India. Every single flight to every destination in the entire Middle East. Suspended indefinitely. Turkish Airlines. Suspended flights to Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Qatar, and the UAE until at least March 2. Lufthansa. Dubai suspended. Air France. Tel Aviv and Beirut suspended. Wizz Air. Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Amman suspended until March 7. British Airways. Affected. Virgin Atlantic. Affected. Japan Airlines. Affected. Norwegian Air, LOT Polish, Scandinavian Airlines, Aegean, Iberia, Air Arabia, PIA, Saudia, Air Algerie. All affected. All grounded or rerouting.

This is not a regional disruption. This is the global aviation network breaking at one of its most critical nodes.

Dubai is not just an airport. It is the single largest connecting hub between Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Every flight from Mumbai to London, from Singapore to Frankfurt, from Nairobi to New York that routes through the Gulf is now either canceled, delayed, or burning extra fuel on thousand-mile detours around closed airspace. IndiGo just suspended flights to Almaty, Baku, Tashkent, and Tbilisi until March 28. Not March 2. March 28. A month of Central Asian connectivity erased because Iranian missiles crossed the flight paths.

The cost is compounding by the hour. Rerouted flights burn more fuel when oil is spiking past 100 dollars a barrel because the same conflict that closed the airspace is threatening the strait that moves 21 million barrels a day. Airlines are paying surge prices for fuel to fly longer routes around a war zone that did not exist yesterday morning. Every hour the airspace stays closed, the losses multiply across carriers already operating on thin margins.

And here is what nobody is calculating yet. Dubai’s economy runs on connectivity. Tourism. Trade. Finance. Logistics. All of it depends on DXB being open. The UAE just absorbed an act of war on its sovereign territory with a civilian killed in Abu Dhabi from missile debris. The country that built its entire economic model on being the safe, neutral, connected hub of the Middle East is now closed for business because the country it had no quarrel with fired missiles through its airspace.

Iran did not just attack military bases this morning. Iran shut down the economic engine of the Gulf.

That is a cost Tehran cannot afford to repay and the UAE will not forget.

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary
😊 Been on the app waaaay longer, but after a hacking 13 years ago I started this one

[illuminatibot @iluminatibot]

The flu vaccine was invented 82 years ago.

We still have the flu.

Just saying...

[Dee Dee Weeks @DeeDeeWeeks]

Jay-Z accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 along with Diddy at a MTV VMA's afterparty.

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

At my son's school phones are not allowed. If smuggled in (they check at entrance) device is confiscated until term ends, and even then the parent/guardian must fetch it

[Silindokuhle 🇵🇸 @Sli_Nd]

For this to happen at every school 🕯️

[TikTok Policy @TikTokPolicy]

STATEMENT FROM TIKTOK:

In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive.

It’s a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States.

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

A present father in a lot of cases
Sleeping on a full stomach, balanced meal or not
Warm clothes during winter, cool clothes on hot days

[Dr. GM Speaks @DrGMspeaks]

What is a privilege that people act as if it isn't?

[Castle Milk Stout @CastleMilkStout]

Let’s get into African proverbs with #Stoutionary; just like Castle Milk Stout, they're rich and profound! 🍺​

Reply with your favourite proverb using #SavourYourRichness, and we’ll surprise you in the DM.

[Economic Freedom Fighters @EFFSouthAfrica]

EFF Statement On The Voluntary Resignations Of Fighter, Yazini Tetyana and Fighter, Dr. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi From The Parliament Of South Africa.

The EFF has accepted the respective voluntary requests to be released from deployment of the two Fighters, who have diligently served the organization in their respective deployments since the EFF has had representation in the legislative sphere.

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

Kwasuka loko!!

[eNCA @eNCA]

A mysterious viral illness in China, known as Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is causing concern due to its similarities with the COVID-19 outbreak. Reports indicate the illness is spreading rapidly and placing significant strain on China's healthcare system. Prof Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation at Stellenbosch University, spoke to #eNCA. #TheSouthAfricanMorning #DStv403

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

PresentDad🥰

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

Someone give Mr Moloto the Order of Ikamanga, coz yini le? Batali - mothers, are suffering badly mo le fatseng mola

[Mr Good @Mr__Goodie]

This is by far the Worst room Mr Moloto has ever come across …
O yena nkabe ba mo trapile.

Mothers are really going through a lot 😩😭

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

JuliusMalema is soooo over Ndlozi it's not funny.

[Mbhazima Shilowa @Enghumbhini]

I understand the water problem in GP. It needs to be addressed pronto. I however think there’s media bias because it affects them and businesses directly. But most rural areas have been experiencing this for years but are just a footnote in the media. Let there be water for all!

[Mbhazima Shilowa @Enghumbhini]

If the system functioned well, districts would know how many schools still use pit latrines, whether there is a budget or not, and if it is by when these will be built or completed. The MEC would know as it should be in their provincial budget. Will we be unveiling the openings?

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

Downright dirty shame

[Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) @StatsSA]

SPOTLIGHT ON GAUTENG || 658 births were registered to females younger than 15 years of age in Gauteng in 2023.

Read more here: https://t.co/CWcJqqxXSl

#StatsSA #16DaysOfActivism #EndGBVF #StopGBVF #GovZAupdates

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

13??? Yeso indvodza yaBeyonce yebonine 😨😨😨

[Reuters @Reuters]

An amended lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that rap mogul Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs during a party in 2000 https://t.co/7HnSwRB9CW

[Ntsandvo @ntsandvose]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary . Been on this app longer l, much longer. Phone got stolen & original compromised. Otherwise yippe🤗🥳🥳🥳🙁

[Newzroom Afrika @Newzroom405]

Former EFF MP and human rights activist, Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala, has officially joined the MK Party. Speaking on women’s role in politics, she stresses the need to tackle self-hate and patriarchy, pointing out that only three women have held presidential positions in Africa, signaling that much more work is needed to achieve gender equality in leadership.

Watch: https://t.co/r8bDdEU8Mb