My beautiful mother died this evening. She had Alzheimer’s. She loved to dance. Even when she didn’t know who I was she still recognised a good tune. Please enjoy this playlist I’ve made in her honour.
Also, gratitude to @DementiaSAorg
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Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas
Freedom is more than a vote. It’s dignity, rights, and accountability.
On 27 April 1994, South Africans voted in the first democratic election a turning point that ended apartheid and affirmed the right of all people to be seen, heard, and protected.
At Black Sash, Freedom Day reminds us that democracy must live every day
in access to social protection,
in accountable public services,
and in the lived realities of women and communities on the margins.
As we commemorate Freedom Day, we honour the struggle for justice and recommit to defending the rights that make freedom real.
#FreedomDay #blacksash #27april #HumanRightsHistory
Tonight, I hope Andiswa Mengo feels a little lighter and breathes deeper and slower.
And I hope more women, inspired by her courage, will speak their truth, even when silence feels safer.
@jfjoubert I've often pondered the utter evil and spitefulness of the perpetrators. Nothing was going to stop the new democratic dispensation in South Africa at that time. Murdering Chris Hani was an act of terminal hate by ugly, spineless racists incapable of imaging a better future.
When Dr Imtiaz Sooliman was called to the podium to be honoured with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (honoris causa), a rousing applause filled UCT's Sarah Baartman Hall.
Dr Sooliman, one of South Africa’s most distinguished humanitarian leaders and the founder of Gift of the Givers, acknowledged the applause with a wave and stood with a composed pose as his citation was read out on 30 March 2026. #UCTGrad2026
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