Portia Nodangala™

There's three things I never want to discuss, Religion, Politics & Vaccination- as I dont engage in topics I know nothing about.

[Simon Brown @SimonPB]

How do you know somebody banks with Investec ?

They tell you, all the time :)

[Karyn Maughan @karynmaughan]

The use of alleged mental illness to evade accountability is truly cynical - exactly because it undermines the very real struggles that people who live with these conditions face every day.

[❎e k ℹ️ @XekiHlongwane]

Things you must know before moving into a farm

[Pule Letshwiti-Jones @pule_jones]

BREAKING NEWS:

REJECTION OF STATEMENTS IMPLICATING THE LATE GENERAL ANDRE LINCOLN AT THE MADLANGA COMMISSION

"I have noted with deep concern and dismay the statements reportedly made by Mr
Fadiel Adams during his appearance before the Madlanga Commission, in which he has
sought to implicate the late General Andre Lincoln in decisions and conduct attributed
to Mr Adams.

As a lifelong friend, brother and comrade of General Lincoln, and as someone whom
Andre publicly identified as his mentor, I feel compelled to place the following on record.

Andre held the utmost respect for General Nhlanhla Mkwanazi. I also knew Andre to be a person who would never encourage or condone unlawful or unethical conduct.
Andre publicly acknowledged that I had introduced him to ANC liberation politics through Umkhonto we Sizwe. Our relationship was one of deep personal trust,
friendship and comradeship, and I therefore reject any attempt to portray him as having encouraged, facilitated or endorsed unlawful or unethical conduct.

Sadly, Andre is no longer alive to respond to these allegations or to place his own version of events before the Commission. His name should therefore not be invoked in a
manner that unfairly attributes motives, decisions or conduct to him that he cannot personally address.

It is regrettable that Mr Adams has chosen to draw the late General Lincoln into matters arising from his own testimony. I trust that the Madlanga Commission will carefully
assess the evidence before it and make appropriate findings regarding the credibility and reliability of the testimony presented to it.

General Andre Lincoln deserves to be remembered and assessed based on the life he lived, the principles he upheld and the contribution he made to South Africa, rather than
through allegations made after his death."

- Professor Brian Williams

@eNCA
@Abramjee
#MadlangaCommision

[Karun Pal @karunpal]

Fall in love with the life you keep postponing. The morning walks you keep saying you’ll start. The book you keep meaning to write. The places you want to see. The people you want to spend more time with. The version of yourself you keep promising you’ll become “when things settle down.” The truth is... life is uncertain. There will always be another deadline, another excuse, another reason to wait. Start today. And choose the life you keep telling yourself you’ll live someday.

[SABC News @SABCNews]

WATCH | A new think tank, Vuka Azania, has launched in Johannesburg with a mission to advance the decolonisation and empowerment of Black South Africans. One of its founders, Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, says the condition of Black people has not fundamentally changed.

[#PutSouthAfricansfirst @Patriot_S_A]

General Cele told them last year, and they did nothing

[Portia Nodangala™ @portianod]

Madlanga Comm this week offered a true masterclass in team management. Andrea Johnson's testimony, highlighted that effective leadership goes beyond simply providing oversight. It requires actively checking, verifying information you receive from the team before acting on it.

[Business Explainer @businessXplain]

TISANE TAKES HELM OF LAND BANK INSURANCE

Thamaries "Tammy" Tisane has been appointed Acting Managing Director of Land Bank Insurance, taking charge of the state-owned insurer during a period of growing climate and agricultural risks.

Previously Head of Risk Management, she brings experience in managing threats such as droughts, floods and crop losses.

Tisane also held senior roles at Nedbank and Old Mutual in London, combining local banking expertise with international financial services experience.

Land Bank Insurance provides crop, asset and credit life insurance to South African farmers and agribusinesses.

Full profile - https://t.co/KopI0nRFea

[Portia Nodangala™ @portianod]

@D_Molatoli My heart goes out for Ms. Mokwele and her family..Its so sad..

[Tau e Tshehadi @D_Molatoli]

Pardon the long video, you need to hear the whole engagement. I am more angry than I was yesterday. 😤😡 Commissioner Khumalo took Andrea Johnson through Brigadier Mokwele's QUALIFICATIONS which she had not seen up till now!!!

Khumalo: What suitable qualifications do you say Ms. Mokwele did not have when she was appointed to this position?

Johnson: I don't know her qualifications.

There was a 4 minute pause with her trying to find the documents and look at them.

Having seen the qualifications....

Khumalo: Why make a statement under oath to this Commission that she did not have qualifications?

She has withdrawn and apologized, but Brigadier Mokwele MUST SUE HER and she MUST BE FIRED!! What a shame! 😭
#MadlangaCommission

[Tau e Tshehadi @D_Molatoli]

Commissioner Baloyi as usual, summed up what could so maar be formulated as charges against Advocate Johnson and her team, criminally, and for her unfitness to hold this Office.

The intrusive investigations they instituted against people, checking their lifestyles, bank accounts, their personal things, when they had no legal justification to do so. They must all be arrested. Bo Ramsamy bao ba teng, all of them.
#MadlangaCommission

[maya fisher-french @mayaonmoney]

Why are retirement facilities a popular choice for some families, but viewed as a total rejection of family values by others?
Caring for our ageing parents is deeply personal and tied to our cultures. The real lesson here is that we have to stop avoiding the topic and actually ask our parents what they want, long before a crisis forces the decision.
Watch our latest episode as we look at how to start these vital conversations early.
#MoneyItsNotBlackOrWhite powered by @gotymebankza

[Tina @Tina_Hokwana]

Ndingu Major-General Khan, kunganyanzeleka ndingabi savuka.

[💰💵 @RoyalMajestease]

Decided to rewatch some of @HarlanCoben classics since I last tweeted; and these 4 stood out with insane re-watch value!

You will be at the edge of your seat; I arranged them in order of how awe I was while watching.

Has anyone seen any of these 4?

Whats your take?

[Rendani (MBA - Wits) @Rendani666]

In Centurion, 36-year-old Lerato Khumalo had just received R1,892,440.60 from selling her late father’s house.

By 14:26 that afternoon, she was seconds away from transferring the full amount to a fraudster… and the only reason she didn’t was something she had almost deleted two weeks earlier.

A Case Study

[SABC News @SABCNews]

BREAKING NEWS | Ramaphosa extends period of Madlanga Inquiry, commission set to submit a 2nd interim report by 29 May and final report on 31 August 2026

[Ash Müller @Askash]

Okay, so we already know that chicken is the number one fast-food choice for most South Africans… but one chicken brand is expanding fast, and the numbers are seriously impressive.

We all know the usual suspects. I’ve recently written about Hungry Lion and its aggressive rollout, and Chicken Licken and its Fly-thrus (still my favourite rebrand of a drive-through). KFC still dominates market share.

But the brand I find most fascinating right now is Pedros.

Pedros already has over 200 stores nationwide. For a brand still considered young, that number is great. Their chicken offering is grilled, and prices are affordable.

Pedros also recently acquired the Bird & Co brand from the former CEO of Famous Brands, Kevin Hedderwick, with 9 stores in its stable. A brand that was founded by Christos Paterimos in 2018. Greg Stephenson from Pedros is now heading the expansion of Bird & Co. 

I slid into the DMs of the Founder of Pedros and its Operations Director, Moosa Bux, who shared that back in 2021 their executive team set a target of 250 Pedros stores by 2027.

They are well on their way to achieving that number, with strong shareholder support, franchise partner networks, and a well-entrenched support structure in service of stores and customers. 

It costs roughly R2.5 to R3.5 million to open a Pedros store, and most areas are already taken by franchise partners. That’s significantly lower than the R5.5 to R10 million setup cost of a KFC.

I’m also told there have been no store closures due to bankruptcy since the brand's launch, which points to a strong supply chain. 

While the upfront store investment seems reasonable and the returns solid, I think the biggest challenge for Pedros in SA is the competitive market, and dealing with a food quality standard that must be repeatedly excellent.

And that’s before we even get to South Africa’s usual operational curveballs like blackouts and water interruptions.

Have you tried Pedros or Bird & Co? Curious to hear your experience with the brands in the comments.

[Portia Nodangala™ @portianod]

Same here, just went in now, all zero

[Rochelle de Kock @rochelledekock]

Anyone else experiencing issues with the @StandardBankZA app? Mine is showing balances of R0.00 all around, when there is definitely money in. Also, swiping is being declined? Is there an issue??

[Apostle Noloyiso @NoloBoqwana]

DAY 2: PRAYER AND FASTING‼️
*RECOVERING ALL*

Scriptures to *meditate on* during the day

Colossians 2:14-15
He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.

Galatians 3:14 Jesus Christ dissolved the curse from our lives, so that in him all the blessings of Abraham can be poured out upon gentiles. And now through faith we receive the promised Holy Spirit who lives in us.

Philippians 4:19 And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Job 5:12 “He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty, So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.

Lets pursue, overtake and recover ALL.

*Prayer Guide*
1. Lets thank the Lord for the supply of our needs and satisfaction from the riches of His glory.

2. Lets thank the Lord for the blessings of Abraham that He poured upon our lives.

3. Lets call our financial blessings into manifestation in Jesus name (jobs, promotion, business & ministry breakthrough, financial open doors. *Declare and it shall be established*.

5. Lets declare that the wealth is exchanging hands from the children of darkness to the children of righteousness. Call the wealth from all 4 corners of the world to your hands, business, ministry and to the church of God at large.

6. Lets recover all our treasures and riches that were hidden in the dark secret place by the enemy (Isaiah 45:3). Lets call our financial blessings from under the waters, graveyards, under the rocks, in the heavenlies, in the mountains. (*Enter into serious warfare in this prayer point*.

7. Lets disarm every power, ruler, principality, wicked force in the heavenly places that were assigned to attack our financial breakthrough & abundance and command them to bow under the name of our Lord Jesus.

8. Lets bind every strongman assigned to sit upon your financial glory and destroy every altar by the fire of God that releases yokes to steal from your finances through- stagnation, leaking pockets, delay, poverty, setback, backwardness, rejection, spirit of redoing, near breakthough syndrome etc.

9. Command the serpent to vomit out every financial virtue, blessing, breakthrough that he has swallowed and let the head of the serpent be judged by the sword of God in Jesus name- *warfare prayer*

10. Lets thank God for victory in Jesus name.