Simone Gregor

Love God, people, and my country. Care about social justice. Find humour (sometimes irrationally so) in small things.

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

What are your thoughts on this? If your chosen response isn't below – tell us what your answer is.

[Simone Gregor @SimoneGregor1]

Hi @2OceansMarathon - I have emailed you re a substitution voucher. Please can you reply when you have a moment? 🙂

[Charlotte’s Mum @RobynPorteous]

South African Twitter, as many of you know, my parents were killed in a car accident on the 27th of December 2022. They were in Wilderness driving along the N2.

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

Tell us, what do you think is most likely keeping some* men from being actively present in the lives of their children? Please help by retweeeting.
* We said "some" because we know that there are also many good dads who are very involved.

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

📽️Which of these three Heartlines Fathers Matter Films were your favourite? Tell us why. (There are six, but we'll ask about those another time). #FathersMatterZA

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Manskap is a powerful story about role models and the choices they inspire us to make. @LorciaCooper Kumalo, who plays Sandra, a single mother of three young men, weighs in on the importance of positive male role models. Catch her in Manskap this Saturday at 20:25 on @SABC_2.

[Simone Gregor @SimoneGregor1]

Same here. Agree: poverty can’t be the root of this. It speaks to behaviour devoid of dignity - absolute depravity. I’m not sure how something like this is overcome. Yes, not all men are like this, but the very idea of masculinity is challenged by this.

[Asmita Parshotam @AsmitaParshotam]

@SimoneGregor1 There’s something very wrong with us as a society in SA. And poverty giving rise to crime can’t be the only answer for all problems. I just don’t understand this kind of behavior against children 💔💔

[Simone Gregor @SimoneGregor1]

This thread. 💔

[Karyn Maughan @karynmaughan]

In 1997, a Child Protection Unit policeman based in Khayelitsha made a life-changing decision.
He arrested and then shot dead the man who had raped his six-year-old daughter.
He would be sentenced to nine years behind bars for doing so - by then Judge, later CJ Sandile Ngcobo.

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

Kyle grew up without a father. Despite this, there are two men, who each influence Kyle in a different way, who show up in his life as father figures. Which one will he end up listening to?
Watch Manskap on Saturday 22 October at 20:25 on @SABC_2 to find out.
#FathersMatterZA

[Simone Gregor @SimoneGregor1]

@KopanoRatele https://t.co/xSisW7cLvv Photographer Andile Bhala’s new project - photographing the men of Soweto. Was reminded of this when I saw your post.

[Simone Gregor @SimoneGregor1]

@armmaposa We’re currently having a private test run for tomorrow evening’s Twitter space after Melodi. Please do join us!

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

📽️🎞️Melodi’s wedding day is approaching but she feels she can’t go forward until she gains closure on a question that’s haunted her all her life: why did her father abandon her? Watch Melodi on Saturday 8 October on @SABC_2 at 20:30 or stream it on @TelkomONE.
#FathersMatterZA

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

“Deadbeat dads. Absent fathers…” These words are needed too often. Can we change the script on fatherhood?
💬Join the conversation and stand a chance to win R1000.
👇 Follow the steps below to enter. The winner will be announced by the end of Monday 3 October #FathersMatterZA

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

Director Zane Meas shares more about Everything a Boy Could Want, airing this Saturday on @SABC_2 at 20:25 or available on @TelkomONE for streaming. #FathersMatterZA

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

📢Coming up next in the Fathers Matter Film Series:

Martin Davids is a high-powered bussinessman who provides for all his family's material needs. But there is something missing.
Watch Everything a Boy Could Want on @SABC_2 on Saturday 1 October at 20:30. #FathersMatterZA

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

Even though Lerumo, like many men in South Africa, has to live far from his family for work, he has a close bond with his daughter, Bokamoso. Will he come through for her when it matters most? Watch In Time, on Saturday 24 September at 20:30 on @SABC_2. #FathersMatterZA

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

We really want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to watch Family Portrait. For those who missed it: (1) Go to https://t.co/gPpCMyXOKL; (2) create a profile using your email address (it's free); (3) Scroll down and you'll find Family Portrait under "trending"-->

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

Fathers Matter Film Series trailer. Six short films telling the story of fathering and being fathered in South Africa. Starting on SABC 2 on Saturday 17 September at 20:30. Also available on the TelkomONE app or website.
Don't miss it.
#FathersMatterZAMatterZA

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

What are you doing this Saturday at 20:30? Why not tune into @SABC_2 to wacth the Fathers Matter film, Family Portrait with family and friends?
After you've watched it, here's a free discussion guide to help you get the conversation going: https://t.co/BY0OyN711N

[Heartlines @HeartlinesZA]

Ebenhaezer Dibakwane (@Our_Ebenhaezer) plays Ayize, a struggling artist who’s desperate to provide for his newborn daughter, Zenzile. Catch him in the Fathers Matter Film, Family Portrait, airing on SABC 2 on Saturday 17 September at 20:30. #FathersMatterZA