simonee pillay

Always enlightened by the human connection. Black Lives Matter. Africa has my ❤️

[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise @UnionStGilloise]

Mr. President is here. 🫡

You can now buy Mofokeng’s shirt on https://t.co/iP1VVlSkqg! 👔

[Proteas Women @ProteasWomenCSA]

M A T C H D A Y! ⚡

One match. One opportunity. One step away from the Final. 💪

#TheProteas face England in what promises to be a blockbuster #T20WorldCup Semi-Final in London. 🏆🇿🇦

The Oval awaits. It’s time to embrace the occasion and make every moment count. 🏟️

#Unbreakable

[ᜰ 🇦🇷🇯🇵 @markklfc]

Thierry Henry on South Africa qualifying for the World Cup knockout stage for the first time ever:

🗣️ “This is why we love football. Tonight isn't just a victory for South Africa. Tonight is history. An entire nation has waited for a moment like this, and now it finally belongs to them.”

“When the final whistle blew, you could see the emotion everywhere. The players, the staff, the fans. These are the moments people remember for the rest of their lives.”

“Many people didn't believe South Africa would get this far. They were underestimated before the tournament started, but they kept fighting, kept believing, and now they have achieved something no South African team has ever achieved before.”

“Look at those players. Some of them grew up dreaming about representing their country on the biggest stage. Tonight they didn't just represent South Africa they made history for it.”

“What makes this story beautiful is that nobody can take it away from them. Years from now, people will still talk about the team that broke the barrier and carried South Africa into the knockout rounds for the very first time.”

“This is bigger than football. Somewhere in South Africa, young boys and girls are watching this team and believing that anything is possible.”

“South Korea fought hard, but tonight belonged to South Africa. Every tackle, every save, every sprint was for a place in history, and they earned it.”

“The celebrations will be unforgettable because these players know exactly what they have done. They haven't just won a match. They have given an entire country a moment of pride.”

“When people talk about the greatest stories of this World Cup, South Africa's name deserves to be part of that conversation.”

“Tonight, millions of South Africans will go to sleep smiling. Not because their team won 1-0, but because their nation has achieved something it had never achieved before.”

[simonee pillay @simonee_pillay]

@RoryPetzer Champion!!! Safe flight ✈️💚💛🇿🇦

[Wandile Mthiyane @wandileubuntu]

Ningakhohlwa njalo 🙏🏾

Excited to share this exclusive interview with you all as I talk about what my fellow South Africans have taught me on this journey. Our country is beautiful, resilient, and full of hope. 🇿🇦💪🏾

[Wandile Sihlobo @WandileSihlobo]

Very encouraging news. Well done to the Transet folks! We need this to continue and to put more effort into Cape Town.

Our industry, agriculture, relies on efficient logistics. We have struggled in Cape Town.

But the improvements in Durban have been visible, and our citrus and grains, amongst others, have performed well in exports.

[Wandile Mthiyane @wandileubuntu]

Too often when we talk about housing in South Africa, we forget about the unhoused. We talk about informal settlements and townships, but those sleeping on our streets are often invisible, even within the housing conversation itself.

Tonight, I’m spending the night at the Haven Safe Space beneath a bridge in Cape Town to listen, learn, and better understand the realities people experiencing homelessness face every day. My goal is not to arrive with answers, but to hear their stories and work alongside them in co-creating solutions.

Housing is more than a structure. It is dignity, safety, belonging, and the foundation from which people can rebuild their lives. Tonight is about understanding what happens when that foundation is missing. #HousingForAll #WalkToHarvard #EndHomelessness

[Wandile Mthiyane @wandileubuntu]

I’m staying in some of South Africa’s most neglected neighbourhoods, yet I’ve been met with nothing but love. People are opening their homes, sharing their stories, and showing up in numbers looking for housing solutions.

What inspires me is their hope and agency. What hurts is that I don’t yet have the solution.

What this journey has taught me is that lasting solutions are not built for communities, they are built with communities. The answers come from listening, earning trust, and co-creating alongside the people closest to the problem.

I’ll be sharing my learnings from this journey with you all soon.

The biggest lesson so far: listen to your users.

[simonee pillay @simonee_pillay]

@LekauSehoana Keeping this beautiful, strong woman’s legacy alive. Blessings to you and your family. ❤️

[simonee pillay @simonee_pillay]

@ErnoGroenewald Sending you love & light. May her soul obtain the much needed rest and peace. 🕊️🌷

[Wandile Mthiyane @wandileubuntu]

Day 48 of walking from Durban to Cape Town to fund my Harvard education and advocate for solutions to South Africa's housing crisis.

Yesterday, I got caught in a brutal storm. The police helped me to safety, the Heidelberg Hotel showed incredible hospitality, and kind strangers reminded me that this journey is about more than kilometres.

Today brought new challenges, but also new hope.

1,000km down. The mission continues.

#WalkForHome 🇿🇦🚶🏾‍♂️ #HousingForAll #Harvard

[Nomasiko🇸🇩🇨🇩🇵🇸노마시코 S/her @Nomaculture]

Thia is so brilliant!
What a concept man!!!🥹🥹

[Wandile Mthiyane @wandileubuntu]

I got hit by the storm today. 🌧️

The HOKAs that have carried me for the past 1,000km are drenched, and so are the rest of my clothes. The challenge is that I still have about 200km left to walk before reaching Cape Town.

If you know someone at HOKA, Adidas, Nike, Brooks, or any other running brand who can help me get across the finish line, please holla. If you don’t, please tag them.

For those who don’t know, I’m currently walking from Durban to Cape Town through my Walk For Home campaign to raise awareness about South Africa’s housing crisis while funding my Harvard education.

I may be soaked, but I’m still moving forward. 😅😂🇿🇦

Free agent. Ready to get signed 💪🏾🇿🇦

[simonee pillay @simonee_pillay]

@HistorySAZAR I read this and I’m consumed with anger and hurt. It is unfathomable how the hatred was so normal and “accepted” that it could appear in a municipal notice. Utterly grotesque.

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

Greatest migratory show on Earth, and it's here in Africa. It's now begun, the May to July South African Sardine Run. Pilchards are now moving 1500km from the cold waters of SA's Agulhas Bank northward up the eastern coast toward KwaZulu/Natal in groups (shoals) 32km long and several kilometers wide to make the largest animal migration on the planet by biomass and drawing millions of sharks, dolphins, whales and seagulls who want to eat them!

[simonee pillay @simonee_pillay]

@FairyWaters Top of the morning to you! Watched the beautiful sunrise too, it’s wonderful here 🌊🏄🏽☕️🌅

[simonee pillay @simonee_pillay]

@NivashniNair Oh my heart, darling Riav, you are wise beyond your years🥰🤩

[simonee pillay @simonee_pillay]

@CindyPoluta Centrum over 50 (it’s just better) and buffered vitamin c or an orange, daily. Flu vaccine.

[simonee pillay @simonee_pillay]

@taniawithay I love this for you. Keep on keeping on, with this wonderful mindset💪🏽🤩🌸