Gerhard Hugo

[Aldrin Sampear @AldrinSampear]

Another win for South Africa.

From October, Turkish Airlines will operate 20 weekly direct flights between South Africa and Türkey.

Johannesburg from current 7 flights to 10.
Cape Town from current 7 flights to 10.

#WeDoTourism #SouthAfrica

[Khumbudzo Ntshavheni @Khu_Ntshavheni]

I didn’t stutter

Any form of property obtained illegally won’t be compensated for .

[Social Development @The_DSD]

🚨 IMPORTANT NOTICE: BLOCKED ID NUMBERS 🚨

Do you have a blocked South African ID number? The Department of Home Affairs has launched a nationwide campaign to assist individuals whose IDs were blocked before November 2022. Affected persons are encouraged to visit their nearest Home Affairs office and submit representations explaining why their ID should be unblocked before 10 July 2026. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of the affected identity number.

📄 Bring supporting documents such as birth certificates, clinic cards, school records, parents' IDs, affidavits, or any other documents that can help verify your identity.

For more information and to check if your ID is affected, visit: https://t.co/VFowFBOQGa

#HomeAffairsZA #BlockedIDs #IdentityVerification #ServiceDeliveryZA #GovZAUpdates 🇿🇦

[Gerhard Hugo @RGH7]

@luphumlongcayis @SongezoZibi Dunning-Kruger Effect

[Newzroom Afrika @Newzroom405]

[WATCH] BMA Commissioner Dr Mike Masiapato says Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber is set to launch the new border management system as part of intensified efforts to combat illegal migration, passport fraud and corruption at ports of entry. The high-tech system will introduce facial recognition technology and electronic traveller verification aimed at tightening border security and detecting undocumented individuals more effectively. #Newzroom405

[Bernice Barber @berniceb22]

@Newzroom405 So is she the Human Settlements Minister or the Justice Minister?

[Wandile Sihlobo @WandileSihlobo]

SOUTH AFRICA IS NOW THE WORLD’S LEADING CITRUS EXPORTER.

South Africa has overtaken Spain and is now the world's leading exporter by volume.

Citrus is the leading agricultural export product, accounting for 17% of South Africa’s agricultural exports of US$15.1 billion in 2025.

[Gerhard Hugo @RGH7]

@ConCourtSA Are these statements availablenon the @ConCourtSA website?

[Acyn @Acyn]

Standing ovation for this line from King Charles: The U.S. Supreme court historical society has calculated that Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 supreme court cases since 1789, not least as the foundation of the principle that executive power is subject to checks and balances.

[Big Think @bigthink]

The secret to beating procrastination | Chris Bailey

[Yoni Michanie @YoniMichanie]

Mehdi, this is a striking comparison — and a flawed one.

Ukraine was a sovereign country living within its borders, attacked without provocation. Iran has spent decades exporting violence outward: funding Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, arming Russia's drone campaign against Ukraine, and launching two direct ballistic missile barrages at Israel in 2024. These are not equivalent starting conditions.

Calling one "the victim" requires more than noting that bombs are falling.

Victimhood in war isn't determined by geography... it's determined by context. By your logic, bombing Nazi Germany made Germany the victim. The question is never just who is being struck. It's why, by whom, and what came before. Iran's nuclear program, its regional proxy network, and its direct attacks on Israel aren't footnotes; they're the whole story.

And using Zelensky's credibility as leverage here is the most cynical move of all. Iran supplied Russia with the Shahed drones, killing Ukrainian civilians. Zelensky owes Iran no solidarity, and he owes you no consistency test that erases that history.

Principled opposition to aggression means accounting for who the aggressor actually is and not just who's getting hit today.

[Sex Matters @SexMattersOrg]

BREAKING: Olympics to announce transgender ban in all women’s sport @oliverbrown_tel

The International Olympic Committee is expected to announce that women’s competitions across global sport will be ring-fenced for athletes who are biologically female.
https://t.co/KqYu8T3e75

[Songezo Zibi @SongezoZibi]

If so many senior police officers are in the pockets of criminals, can you imagine how easy it is for foreign intelligence services to buy them off for top secret / sensitive security information! It’s as if there’s zero counterintelligence work being done.

[Khaya Sithole @CoruscaKhaya]

“You fill the FNB Stadium, fly balloons in the sky, and get everyone excited. People will see this is a government in waiting,” he said.

https://t.co/TZz94ZeKmq

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

The chaos in the world is a direct consequence of the Russian attack on Ukraine, said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

"The explosive situation in the Middle East and drones in the skies over Cyprus are not separate conflicts, but a direct result of the destruction of international law.

It all started in Ukraine, when Russia, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, cynically violated the borders of a neighboring country and signaled to the entire world that the rules no longer apply," Meloni remarked in an interview with Tg5.

The war in Europe is already underway, and to consider these events "distant" is a dangerous illusion. Without restoring the rule of law, which has been destroyed in Ukraine, the chaos will only worsen, she added.
Ukraine Now

[Gerhard Hugo @RGH7]

Is there any indication of when the chaotic mess (construction on Lynnwood Road) will be completed? @nasiphim @Rambohannes @CityTshwane @HermanMashaba @CilliersB

[bita // بیتا @_b33ts]

Iranian here!

I want to thank American leftists for educating me these past few days & correcting my understanding of Iran & radical Islam

I almost trusted my own experience, my parents’ trauma, and what my family in Iran endures daily instead of your wisdom. What would I have done without your tweets & tiktoks ❤️

[Moloto Mothapo @MolotoMothapo]

Today’s @ParliamentofRSA Cluster Media & Stakeholder Briefing is being conducted from an important historical and valuable heritage resource — the Parliament Library. This is not merely a venue choice, but an intentional decision to highlight and educate the public about this strategic pillar of South Africa’s democracy.
This Library was established in 1885, and stands as one of the country’s six Legal Deposit libraries under the Legal Deposits Act, and preserves the nation’s published record for generations to come.
With over 120,000 volumes, more than 150 periodicals, access to leading electronic databases, and specialised research support across 11 subject areas, the Library equips Members of Parliament with credible, independent and timely information to support evidence-based lawmaking and effective oversight.
As one of South Africa’s six Legal Deposit libraries — alongside those in Pretoria, Mangaung, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg, and the National Film, Video and Sound Archives — it receives copies of all publications produced in the country to ensure a comprehensive and continuously evolving national knowledge repository.

[Dean Wingrin @deanwingrin]

Iranian corvette Naghdi (82) that participated in maritime Exercise Will for Peace in Cape Town in January, been sunk by the US at the port of Konarak! She, together with forward base ship Makran and expeditionary base ship Shahid Mahdavi, only arrived back in Iran last Thursday.

[Fellaraktar🇺🇦 @fellaraktar]

ruSSia launched 120+ drones at Ukrainian civilians last night.

Multiple people were seriously injured.

This wasn’t mentioned in Western media.

It rarely is anymore.

Please don’t forget about Ukraine.

Please don’t allow others to forget about what is happening to Ukraine.