Our mothers didn't really do all of this. It wasn't always possible. The labour was passed on to daughters. We made fires, put those pots on the stove. They'd do the touch-ups for flavour but we did most of the work. We started cooking way before teenagehood.
⚠️ URGENT: NEW KIDNAPPING SCAM IN SOUTH AFRICA - PLEASE SHARE ⚠️*
Ladies, please be careful in town, taxi ranks, malls, and parking lots. There’s a new method kidnappers are using:
*How the scam works:*
1. *The approach*: A man in a car stops next to you. He calls you by a name or says “Hey, get in the car! We’ve been looking for you.”
2. If you refuse and say you don’t know him, he immediately switches tactics.
He turns to people around and says loud enough for everyone to hear:
_“Don’t worry guys, she’s my wife. She has amnesia / she’s mentally ill. She gets confused like this. I just need to get her home.”_
3. *Why it works*: People don’t want to interfere in “family problems” or with someone who “has a mental illness.” So they look away. That’s exactly what he’s counting on. That’s how he gets you into the car. That’s the strategy
*IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU:*
- Do NOT get in the car for any reason.
- Be loud and specific*: Yell “*I DO NOT KNOW THIS MAN. THIS IS KIDNAPPING. PLEASE CALL THE POLICE AND HELP ME.*”
The word “KIDNAPPING” makes people react way faster than “I’m fine.”
- *Draw attention*: Drop your bags, sit on the ground, scream. Make it impossible for him to look normal.
- *Call for help*
*AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IF YOU SEE THIS HAPPENING:*
- Don’t assume it’s domestic. Don’t walk away, help the victim.
- Step in and ask the Scammer directly*: If they know the person they are trying to take, if they say yes, Ask the lady (victim) to whisper her name to you or the Lady(victim) to show you her ID…then Tell the scammer/kidnapper to tell you the name of that lady(victim) he’s trying to take.… if the scammer gets the name wrong it simply means he was trying to kidnap the lady….
- *Call 10111 or SAPS* right away and tell them you suspect a kidnapping.
- *Take details*: Car color, make, license plate, location, what the man looks like. Send to police and share to warn others.
Kidnappers are using our fear of “getting involved” and stigma around mental illness against us. Let’s not let it work.
*Please share this with your sisters, mothers, friends, coworkers, and WhatsApp groups.* One share could save a life.
Stay in groups where you can. Trust your gut. If something feels off, it probably is.
*Emergency numbers for Johannesburg:*
Tshenolopi: +27 66 472 7099
SAPS: 10111 | Ambulance: 10177 | JMPD: 011 758 9650 | GBV Helpline: 0800 428 428
#SouthAfrica #KidnappingScam #WomensSafety #SAPS #StayAlert #TshenoloPI
🇲🇦 Only 11 African Countries Are Exempt from Entry Visa into Morocco
Visa-free:
1. 🇩🇿 Algeria
2. 🇹🇳 Tunisia
3. 🇳🇪 Niger
4. 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
5. 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire
6. 🇸🇳 Senegal
7. 🇹🇬 Togo
8. 🇬🇦 Gabon
Visa-free with an Electronic Travel Authorization (AEVM):
9. 🇲🇱 Mali
10.🇬🇳 Guinea (Conakry)
11. 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
Source: Official Consular Portal of the Kingdom of Morocco
*MISSING PERSON*
20-year-old Naledi Zwane, who was last seen on 09 June 2026 when she left to visit the Licensing Department in Meyerton.
She was reported missing at Meyerton Police Station on the same day, and all efforts to trace her have thus far been unsuccessful.
Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is urged to contact the investigating officer, Warrant Officer Taunyane, on 078 820 2025, or the CrimeStop number on 08600 10111.
When Michael B. Jordan found out his childhood boxing coach Earl had lost his Newark gym to $67,000 in back taxes, he stopped production on Creed Ill for four days without hesitation. He wired the taxes, bought the building outright for $250,000, and drove there himself at 6am to hand Earl the deed in person.
📰 Agritech entrepreneur Nokuphila Gumede is using drone technology to help farmers improve efficiency, reduce costs and modernise agriculture in KwaZulu-Natal. 🚁🌱
🔗 https://t.co/Jtqt86jT9B
#GovZAUpdates#Vukuzenzele#SAInnovates
OFFICIAL OPENING OF TSEOGE CULTURAL VILLAGE 🇿🇦
The official opening of the Tseoge Cultural Village in Kagisano Molopo is scheduled for Mandela Day.
📅 Date: 17 July
🕘 Time: 09:00 AM
📍 Venue: Tseoge Cultural Village, Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality
The proceedings will be led by the MEC for North West Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation Tsotso Tlhapi.
#MandelaDay
#TseogeCulturalVillage
#NORTHWESTIMES
#PEOPLEMUSTKNOW
Many Zimbabweans are returning home from South Africa, carrying with them the weight of disrupted lives and urgent health needs.
In Parliament yesterday during Q&A, I asked the Minister of Health the measures that are in place to ensure our returning citizens living with HIV have uninterrupted access to treatment from ARV supply to continuity of care and regional coordination. Zimbabwean citizens deserve dignity, safety and the right to live without fear of treatment gaps. Our health system must be ready to welcome them home . Check comments section for responses from the government Minister
[BREAKING] Veteran actor Seputla Sebogodi has died. Sebogodi is known for some of South Africa's greatest television and stage performances. Tune in to #eNCA#DStv403.