Phephile Simelane

living my best & fullest life 🥰

[Siv Ngesi @iamSivN]

Very proud to have been part of this ground breaking campaign! Change is BLOODY🩸 near! #joepublic

[A F I K A @AfikaSoyamba]

. @feziledhlamini_ The IDC and Black founders is trending. So I did what nobody else is doing, I pulled the actual funding data.854 companies. R65.9 Billion. 7 fiscal years. Every deal. Every shareholder name. Public record.The data is now live. Go look for yourself 👇 📊 https://t.co/B7nHWtxKAq

SHORT PRESENTATION
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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.

[Tanya Junghans @tanyajunghans]

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF DR TLALENG MOFOKENG, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health https://t.co/RD93QLABAP

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

Young pallbearers, in school uniforms, stand at solemn attention at the funeral of three boys killed in the "Trojan Horse incident", when police, armed with pump-action shotguns and hiding in the back of a van, opened fire on a crowd in a residential street in Athlone, Cape Town, 1985. Image Source: UCT Photography Collection/ Zubeida Vallie

[Muhammad in Gaza🇵🇸⚡️ @7MohammedKhaled]

free palestine. free congo. free sudan.

free EVERY single country facing genocide, hardships and suffering.❤️

[Censored Humans @CensoredHumans]

Greta Thunberg gives her first words after she was released from Israeli prison where she was beat and forced to kiss the Israeli flag. She says the story is not about them, the story is about Gaza.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Greta Thunberg shares a video detailing the conditions in which Israel is keeping Palestinian adults & children, following her release.

[Phephile Simelane @phephiles]

Yerrrrr 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[Sebzz🇿🇦 @Sebabi_M]

Taking our gold back piece by piece…👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Jerrr South Africa didn’t come here to play

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[ALLEGEDLY Adrien @_adrien_lee]

Same year I had teachers telling me my body wasnt made for the dance world the documentary First Position 🩰 came out. Watched it sobbing 😢 but so happy at least ONE of US made it & was still going. Been following her since. I am devastated. Goodbye Mabinty #michaeladeprince

[Phephile Simelane @phephiles]

I used to read her story to my little one in IsiZulu. A story of resilience, hope & triumph. Rest Michaela, Rest Mabinty 🩰🕊️

[Phephile Simelane @phephiles]

@MaS1banda Consistency 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[Phephile Simelane @phephiles]

Yes, yes & yes. Unpacked so well 👏🏾

[Mbali Ntuli @mbalimcdust]

Political appointments though at the discretion of a political principal still requires individuals with leadership, management and policy experience. It’s not a job you just give to a mate cause they are a great person.

These people will staff the political office of a minister who needs people with the political acumen to get things done when they are not there.

The COS also sits in exco and other sensitive meetings and will also step in for the minister in other areas. They literally run that office.

If you’re going into a new ministry it would be prudent to have people who won’t take a long time to understand what their job description is let alone actually execute it. They have to understand a wide spectrum of policy and depending on the ministry they need to understand provincial issues as intimately too.

Importantly this position is the go between the ministers office and the department meaning they need to possess exceptional interpersonal skills and be able to navigate complex situations on behalf of the principal shielding them when necessary from “office drama” if you have people that will immediately enter the role with baggage that antagonises the very people who will report to them it’s going to be a very painful experience. Add to that a lack of experience and it’s very likely that officials and technocrats could run circles around that ministers office and end up getting nothing done.

[Phephile Simelane @phephiles]

WTF? This is not it. 🤮🤮🤮

[Phephile Simelane @phephiles]

Had lots of fun hosting this masterclass. I’m glad you enjoyed @nuevothato

[nuevo 🧊 @nuevothato]

Inside, masterclass underway

#SBLove 💙 #AchievaExchange

[nuevo 🧊 @nuevothato]

Inside, masterclass underway

#SBLove 💙 #AchievaExchange

[Ottilia Anna MaSibanda @MaS1banda]

📍 Our challenges are global. We must craft solutions that reflect this - drawing on local experiences and expertise.
If we don’t do so, we run the risk of repeating the same mistakes over and over again.

@MunSecConf | @issafrica | @_AfricanUnion

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[Fiqah is @sassycrass.bsky.social @sassycrass]

That clinches it.

I've figured out what ages women.

It's MEN.

[Phephile Simelane @phephiles]

A wonderful place of emotional safety - from a familiar childhood safe space . Much needed in our society today ❤️