SAChangeMaker

Social activist

[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

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[Phumzile Van Damme @zilevandamme]

You reckon? Let’s check her CV.

Education
BA, University of Natal, 1963.
LLB, University of Natal, 1965.
LLM, Harvard University, 1982.
Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD), Harvard University, 1988.

Positions held
Attorney and conveyancer in South Africa, 1967–1995.

Founder of her own law practice in Natal, 1967, becoming the first woman to establish a law practice in the province.

Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, from 1980.
Co-founder of Equality Now, 1985.

Acting judge of the South African High Court, 1995, becoming the first Black woman to serve as a judge on the Natal bench.

Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), 1995–1999.

President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 1999–2003.

Judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC), 2003–2008.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2008–2014.

Ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), from 2019, in proceedings concerning the genocide case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar.

Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, 2021–2025

But, sure Jan: HaTrEd Of iSRaeL.

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

Let me say this again. The Nobel Committee awarded Judge Navi Pillay the Nobel Peace Prize for her oeuvre, her ENTIRE life's work, including fighting apartheid when some of you and your ancestors were enjoying its fruits. She helped build the democratic edifice that has anchored our imperfect South Africa, and helped so many of you thrive. That you are losing your shit over one aspect of her work, is telling. You will be strong. Her work and its impact are a reality that your venom and childish outburst cannot erase.

[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

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[The Presidency 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA CONGRATULATES JUSTICE NAVI PILLAY AS LAUREATE OF THE 2026 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

On behalf of the nation, President @CyrilRamaphosa extends his warm congratulations to Justice Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on being awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has honoured Justice Pillay as “a person who, with exceptional courage and integrity, has led the way towards a more comprehensive legal order. This year’s laureate has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.”

Justice Pillay is an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, where she distinguished herself in the genocide case of The Gambia v Myanmar.

She was a pioneering defence attorney for anti-apartheid activists and leadership including Founding President Nelson Mandela.

Justice Pillay served as a judge and President of the Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda from 1999 to 2003 and served as a judge of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court from 2003 to 2008.

Following her International Criminal Court tenure, Justice Pillay served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

President Ramaphosa applauds the recognition afforded to Justice Pillay by the Norwegian Nobel Committee as a profound tribute to the veteran jurist’s courage, integrity and lifelong commitment to justice.

President Ramaphosa said: “Justice Pillay’s crowning as winner of the Nobel Prize allows us to celebrate the progressive contributions she has made to strengthen peace, uphold human dignity and bring hope in South Africa and to peoples globally.

“She has served humanity with principle and the belief that the world can and should be a better place.”

“The honour bestowed on her reminds us to build a society where every person, whatever their circumstances, can develop their abilities and contribute fully to our nation and the world.

“We are proud that Justice Pillay joins Chief Albert Luthuli, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, President Mandela and Former President FW de Klerk in highlighting the far-reaching impact of South Africans on peace, justice and the advancement of humanity.

“We congratulate Justice Pillay and wish her well as she continues to participate in various platforms to secure the rights and dignity of all people.”

ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

@joelpollak You are a disgrace to HUMANITY. You are just a bitter piece of s...

[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

@joelpollak Seems you are referring to yourself you fool

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

Two directors and three Gupta-linked mining companies convicted of fraud and money laundering involving R107.5 million in mine rehabilitation funds:

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has convicted Ronica Ragavan, Pushpaveni Ugeshni Govender, Optimum Coal Mine, Koornfontein Mines and Tegeta Exploration and Resources for fraud and money laundering involving funds meant to rehabilitate two coal mines in Mpumalanga.

The court found that R7.5 million from the Optimum Mine Rehabilitation Trust and R100 million from the Koornfontein Rehabilitation Trust were unlawfully diverted to pay mining contractors and other third parties instead of being used for environmental rehabilitation.

In the Koornfontein case, R100 million was transferred through various company accounts, with none of the money used for rehabilitation work.

The funds were intended to ensure that mining-related environmental damage could be repaired.

The former Deputy Director-General of the Department of Mineral Resources, Maleatlana Joel Raphela, was acquitted on all charges.

The case has been postponed to 1 December 2026 for sentencing. Ragavan and Govender remain out on bail until the matter is finalised.

[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

@joelpollak Your opinion and that of LT (guess this one) DOESN'T matter.

You and all the MAGA lunatics lost this one
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[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Congratulations Justice Pillay!
The committee in granting her the Nobel peace prize: “An international legal system in which war criminals are held to account and the victims of abuse see justice served is a precondition for a peaceful world.”
May this justice start in Palestine

[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

@joelpollak 🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽

[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

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[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

@ErnstRoets You should be the last person to challenge Minister Lamola. You actions are treasonous
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[Pierre de Vos ⚖️ @pierredevos]

South Africa's Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize. Last year, a United Nations commission led by Ms. Pillay that investigated the war in Gaza found that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians. https://t.co/wA0RRs6wEl

[Adriaan Basson @AdriaanBasson]

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma is directly responsible for our journalist receiving death threats. We will hold her responsible and not leave a stone unturned in make sure the rule law is upheld. She is NOT above the law. @News24 @JacintaNgobese

https://t.co/JuOVGB1Dms

[Michael Atkins @atkinsmike1]

Explainer - how local council seat allocations work with Ward and PR ballots.

Choose a municipality, and watch a visual presentation using the 2021 results.

The database and explanations are mine. The visualisation was done by Claude Opus 5.5.

https://t.co/viqVasshbK

[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

@USEmbassySA @FoxNews Bozo @BrentBozell can take a hike. He can't school us on democracy
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[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

@MveloZulu88 He's the architect of STATE CAPTURE

[SAChangeMaker @SAChangeMaker]

@SmallTshabalala Be reminded that he's the architect of STATE CAPTURE

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

You were rightly told that if you are not interested in dialogue, then you are in the wrong job. How is that an insult? You will not succeed in South Africa if you come with a superiority complex and a "natural" proclivity to wag your finger. It is intolerable to most citizens. There are multiple African idioms about dignity- it is far more valuable than wealth. You will learn...one day.