The melanin Princess 👸👑🇿🇦

I am one of God's greatest creation

IG: sthe_maps

[The melanin Princess 👸👑🇿🇦 @sthemaps]

Never give up on yourself, one day victory will be yours.

[Ree🦋 @asiphe_faye01]

Bethuna nenza njani ukuze iJob Applications zenu ziphendulwe?

[B N S L @_BNSL]

😭 I took my work uniform to some broer to tailor it to fit me well because it looks like a parachute. I asked him if he is gonna measure me and he said "No, ngiyakbona. Wena vela Tuesday"

I am either gonna be very impressed or extremely pissed off on Tuesday 😭

[Ty Ngachira @anto_ty]

When Tyla said she is not Black but Coloured, she was not speaking into the American conversation about race at all. She was speaking in the language of her own country, shaped by its own history. Yet her words detonated in America as though they had been aimed there. This is what happens when a nation has spent a century convincing the world that its definitions are the only ones that matter.

America’s greatest export has never been war. It has never been democracy. It has never been freedom. America’s greatest export is the dream of itself.

It is not that the films are inherently better. It is not that the music contains some mystical note absent elsewhere. What America has, and what it has always had, is money, reach, and a machinery built to make its image the centre of the world.

This was not accidental. It was policy. It was the soft arm of empire. To project yourself outward until your face is the first one people recognise in the mirror.

And so the American way of life became the default. Other cultures were filed into two neat drawers: savage if they challenged the story, exotic if they could be sold back to you.

If you are Black, your first cinematic self was likely African American, the rapper, the sitcom character, the hero of a Spike Lee joint. If you are white in Europe or Australia, it was the white faces of American sitcoms and stadium tours. Whoever you were, your first image of yourself came with an American accent.

Over time, Americans began to believe the story they had written. When you grow up in the country that built itself into the cultural Mecca, it is easy to think you are the best simply because you are on top. You forget, or never know, that the game was fixed long before you played it.

But the monopoly is breaking. Nigeria’s Nollywood now speaks across oceans. South Korean dramas leap borders. India’s Bollywood never needed permission to fill theatres. Spanish thrillers keep strangers awake at night. Slumdog Millionaire, Squid Game, Money Heist, Shōgun — all aimed partly at the American market because that is where the money is, but no longer about America.

And here is the thing. Black Americans, who fought to be seen in their own country, became the global face of Blackness. That is a remarkable achievement. It was also made possible by the same system that excluded everyone else. Now Africans, Caribbeans, and Afro-Latins tell their own stories without making room for American centrality, and the absence is noticed.

We grew up watching you. You did not grow up watching us. And now the internet has levelled the ground just enough for others to speak without hesitation. Tyla’s words land differently because the world no longer accepts America as the only arbiter of meaning.

America’s greatest export was never its art. It was the power to decide which art, and which identities, the world would see. That power is no longer yours alone. There is both justice and loss in that.

[The melanin Princess 👸👑🇿🇦 @sthemaps]

Me during every joburg scene #SkeemSaam

[AKA @akaworldwide]

PROTECT SOUTH AFRICA AT ALL COSTS.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

‘11:11 (Deluxe)’ by Chris Brown wins the #GRAMMYs award for Best R&B Album.

[The melanin Princess 👸👑🇿🇦 @sthemaps]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Bitxh Wit’em & Some Bitxh In’em Thassa Lotta Bitxh @cbr_Olu]

It is ALWAYS abt envy & audacity, never abt Us

[thejobplug🇿🇦🇿🇦 @DeeJobplug]

Its not easy to post Jobs in all provinces but I managed to do it today 🥰🥰🥰😍😍🥰 here’s a thread of internships, admin , call centre and general Jobs , Learnerships 🥰🥰

[Gugu Dlamini @ggdlams]

I’ve received so many DMs about this. Guys, there’s money in online teaching, I won’t lie but also you need to put in the work. Here, I will share which platform I’m currently using and how I did it. I believe if you want it, you can do it too. So here goes 🧵

[The melanin Princess 👸👑🇿🇦 @sthemaps]

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[The melanin Princess 👸👑🇿🇦 @sthemaps]

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[XBOX @XBOX]

Is that an Xbox, a mech, or a @Porsche?!🎮🏎⚡️

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[The Instigator @Am_Blujay]

Missing Person Alert ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Tiisetso Twala (22). She was reportedly last seen on 24/02. Her father reported her missing on 28/04.

[thejobplug🇿🇦🇿🇦 @DeeJobplug]

Seta services: Learnership 2024/2025
*Location: South Africa
*Stipend R4000 pm
*Requirements:
-Must have completed Grade 10 or 12.
-Must be unemployed.

*Gain a Qualification in the following careers opportunities:
-Secretarial services
-Reception services
-Financial Administration
-Banking Administration
-Personal/executive assistant services
-Data capturing
-Human Resources administration
-Legal Secretarial services
Apply: https://t.co/v9IU5qZ3Ut
more learnerships: https://t.co/sZnGunRpwW

[thejobplug🇿🇦🇿🇦 @DeeJobplug]

Kick start a career with a 2 years information technology course.. Stipend R4000 pm .. Requirements: Grade 12
Be unemployed and not studying… course start 15 may 2024 ….
Check my pinned post ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[thejobplug🇿🇦🇿🇦 @DeeJobplug]

Hy guys i have listed a list of high paying administration and general vacancies with a salary Ranging between R13000- R9000 … some vacancy only requires grade 12 and some Grade 10 which’s only required on general work post ……

Check my pinned tweet

[Saxon African @Saxon_African]

Here is my South African guide to avoiding crime.

A few general tips to being safer in one of the most dangerous countries in the world...

1) Know your neighbors.

2) use a private security company and get to know their employees well.

3) Try to ensure people cannot easily see into your home or property. Walls and solid gates are best.

4) Have multiple large dogs. That sleep inside your house. Not just for physical protection but also as an early warning system.

5) Light your property well and ensure vegetation is well cut back, not just inside your property but on also the outside perimeters too. (No hiding spots)

6) Be aremed but don't let anyone know your armed (guns can make you a target).

7) Have some community whatsapp group that helps inform you of crime in the area and can be notified in an emergency.

8) Know the cops contact but understand that they won't be in a rush to get to you so always have a panic button linked to private security if possible.

9) When pulling into your driveway. 🚗 Don't just pull in... Always check for following cars or people near your entrance.

10) Avoid driving at night as much as possible.

11) If you have to stop at traffic lights always leave space to move incase you are hijacked.

12) Have a panic button tracker in your car.

13) Always check a route before driving it, if you are unfamiliar with the area. You do not want to get lost is a bad area or stuck on the side of the road... its a quick way to get hijacked.

14) Don't wear flashy things that would make you a target.

15) When going out in crowded areas. Only buy resealable drinks and don't keep your belonging (phone or wallet) visible or in open pockets.

16) Don't walk in malls or parking lots while on your phone. Remain awear of your surroundings.

17) Never trust strangers. No matter how unsuspecting they may seem. Especially around situations that involve any payment activity or interaction with card or cash.

Please feel free to share this post and encourage safer decisions or add more tips in the comments 😊.

[Dwala lenhliziyo❤️🙏🔥 @NthabelengDlam3]

Guys, if you are a hard worker! There's a company that is taking CVs, it's a Packaging company... they do packaging for Neutrogena, Panado, Padax, Allergex etc. They currently are taking CVs for Learnership. Submit cv with ID and Matric Certificate. If you submit online you will

[life-coach|Speaker| Yvette Ratshikhopha📚🌍 @Yvette_Aloe]

Try Namibia instead, same flight cost,less racism,lovely beaches and more things to do. 💛