Sybil Doms

My own words and Tweets… most of the time I just read Tweets and hardly ever Tweet

[Kobus Wiese @4KobusWiese]

Not bad for 6 months into the year!💪💪💪

[Wanda Diamond League @Diamond_League]

A class apart 💯

@AkaniSimbine 🇿🇦 turned on the jets in the men’s 100m race in Xiamen 🇨🇳

A sub 10 second clocking 🔥 - 9.99 seconds

#DiamondLeague 💎 #XiamenDL

[SuperSport 🏆 @SuperSportTV]

Prudence Sekgodiso timed this perfectly 👏🇿🇦

This is how she won South Africa's first Gold medal at the #WorldIndoorChamps 🥹❤️

#SSAthletics | #HereForHer

[Artist TREVOR🇿🇦 @Trevor_sidogi]

Today I'm making the threads showing how I have started with this little park at the back of my yard,I will ask my fellow followers to repost ,🙏🏾🇿🇦

On this day 19th of February in 2020 I have started by collecting stones in the mountain using a backet and the wheelbarrow ...

[Sybil Doms @sybildoms]

@Leon_Schreib Implement a proudly South African Sanctions tool nl https://t.co/zV8KB3qmTc at borders and you will have an effective way of knowing which sanctions individuals are accessing our borders….

[Sybil Doms @sybildoms]

@drizzleanddip Agree! So over it

[Team South Africa @OfficialTeamRSA]

🏅Gold Medal Alert! 🏅

Tatjana Smith wins the Women’s 100m Breaststroke! This is South Africa's first gold medal at #Paris2024
Congratulations, Tatjana! 👏👏👏

#TeamSA #Olympics #ForMyCountry

[Succeeded Mind @SucceededMind]

Life-Changing Quotes:

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[Learn Something @cooltechtipz]

A guide to CLEANING your HOUSE 🏡🏠

[Jared Wright @jaredwright17]

One of the greatest renditions of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika ever! 🇿🇦 #RSAvIRE

[Erica Komisar, LCSW @EricaKomisarCSW]

Our boys' academic and social performance woes are not due to any fault of their own. It is because we have established a system that contradicts their natural inclinations instead of aligning with their instincts. My latest for @FamStudies ➡️ https://t.co/DmimgpA6it

[Brandon Portnoy @BrandonPortnoy]

One of the best moment of #ChasingTheSun2. Editing magic, musical choice, the stuttering. Just beautiful 🇿🇦🏆

[Brent Lindeque @BrentLindeque]

For South Africa.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to watch the first episode of “Chasing the Sun 2”. Supersport invited us to the premiere of the second season of the remarkable series, which hits our small screens on March 24th.

The first season seemed to come from nowhere and became an instant hit. It told the story - behind the scenes - of the Springboks, a team battered and bruised, with very little prospect of victory at an international championship, rising from the ashes to take the coveted crown in 2019. It gave us all the feels with real, raw moments that showed us the human side of our beloved rugby team. It was all about their hearts and how their belief that we are Stronger Together is at the core of everything they do.

Who could forget that emotional moment when Rassie re-told the story of Mapimpi and his jersey?

A second season had very big rugby shoes to fill.

We sat down in the theatre at Multichoice City, celebrities, media and a select few Springboks. The lights went dimmer and the first episode started.

Suddenly, we were all transported back to 2023. 10 days before that first match with Scotland. I felt immense anxiety, even though I knew the final outcome. The storytelling is unreal. And it’s packed with a whole lot of heart.

But the undertone of this season was very different from the first.

“We are the only thing that works in South Africa,” Rassie says to the team. “We have to win. For South Africa”.

Scenes flash to a group of kids playing rugby. An old ball. Torn clothes. No shoes. Then to a man standing outside his home. A rondavel. He’s sweeping his stoep. In the background, you can hear the match. And then to a bar where South Africans are getting ready to watch the game. Together. And then to more kids playing rugby. More people getting ready to watch the match. In the stadium. In their homes. Sitting around a radio. At a bar. Together. Watching our Bokke.

Siya looks at the camera and speaks about the hardships of our country and how rugby truly unites us. It’s more than just a game to us, and more than just a win. He speaks about the massive responsibility the team has.

They have to win - for South Africa.

We all know the realities of living in South Africa. We seem to lose at so much. All the time. Everything seems to be against us. We have one of the highest crime rates in the world. Our unemployment is also in that bracket of being the highest in the world. Our government is so corrupt that it actually makes me feel ill. Just getting from your home to the shops is a bladdy arduous task… potholes, loadshedding and the price of woolies bags. It is a lot. Crime. Corruption. Poverty. Hate. Sadness. Terrible leadership. The list is almost endless.

But the Bokke understand how powerful - and important - a win is for our country.

And it’s this “refuse to lose” spirit that embodies our nation.

Everything is stacked against us but we refuse to lose.

We really can learn so much from the Bokke. And this show. The first episode is filled with so many valuable lessons.

Team work. Equality. Strength. Leadership. Passing the responsibility to someone who is capable (when you’re not). That stronger together is not just something we say but something we do. That we are a broken nation. But we are resilient. That the rest of the world might not get it - hulle weet nioe wat ons weet nie - but that sport does unite us. And it reminds us who we are - a nation that refuses to lose. We will fight to the end to win. Oh, and how our “national word” could very possibly be f**k - you’ll understand this when you watch the first episode.

I honestly believe this series should be mandatory viewing for everyone who works in the higher ranks of our government.

The team don’t mince their words.

Our country is broken, but we are not. And we are all doing this for South Africa. Everything we do is for South Africa.

Imagine if our government did the same?

Actually, I am hoping that Supersport will make this available for the whole country to watch. For free. Ja, premiere it on Sunday to paid subscribers but then set it free, so that the people of South Africa can be reminded of all these valuable lessons. It’s an election year, and we all need a dose of our Bokke and their big hearts to remind us of who we are.

Stronger Together.

For South Africa.

[Motshidisi E. Mohono @MotshidisiM]

I legit cannot wait to see how the story of the 2023 Rugby World Cup unfolded, through this great team’s eyes. 24 March can’t come soon enough! I hope you have your tissues ready 🤞🏾💙 #ForSouthAfrica #StrongerTogether #ChasingTheSun2

[Tracy Chapman @tchapmanonline]

This is crazy!!

[Mark Sham @MarkSham]

For those that don't follow mixed martial arts, a South African fighter named Dricus "Stillknocks" du Plessis will be taking on the American champion of the UFC middleweight division and fighting for the title this weekend. This is a massive deal and I want to explain why 🇿🇦❤️Over the last few years, the UFC has become one of the biggest sports organisations in the world and the level of competition is incredible stiff with millions of dollars on the line.

For those that don't follow the sport closely, it's hard to fully detail the level of skill required to make it to the @ufc roster, let alone fight for a title.

More impressively, South Africa simply doesn't have the level of infrastructure that many of the developed nations have, so the fact that Dricus is undefeated in the UFC and fighting for the title is a massive deal.

Ever since @dricusduplessis arrived in the UFC, people have been writing him off and yet, he has finished every fight with either a knock-out or submission. And because of this, he's finally been awarded a title fight on Saturday night in Canada (the fight will air early on Sunday morning in South Africa).

This incredible opportunity will be broadcast live on SuperSport and like I always do, I will be waking up early to shout like a hooligan for Dricus. But I won't be alone, because there's an enormous support base for Dricus and many other South Africans will be doing the same.

If you want to see history in the making, set that alarm clock for 5am on Sunday morning and watch Dricus take his shot at glory. Again, the skill level and work ethic required to get here can't be explained in a short post and if he does win, the world is going to be chanting Dricus' name. Avid fans have been waiting for this opportunity on Dricus' behalf for years and it's finally happening.

Last point, besides Dricus being an absolute world-class fighter, he's also incredibly patriotic and one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. He's become incredibly popular with audiences overseas in the last few months, not only for his abilities, but he's also incredibly entertaining and his prowess on camera has come of age.

I have always said that excellence deserves to be celebrated. Win or lose, Dricus is a national hero for what he's been able to achieve so far. And the fact that he loves this country so much is already such a win in my eyes.

Best of luck, champ. We can't wait for this weekend and like always, I will be attempting to lose my voice while shouting for you on Sunday. South Africa is behind you all the way ❤

[Sybil Doms @sybildoms]

@MyHeritage i am trying to get hold of your email address to log an issue with my email address in order to sign into my account. Please can you advise

[Sitdown Comedian @BouwerBosch]

How South Africans prepare for Black Friday 🇿🇦 #FirstComeFirstMoer #BlackoutFriday #BlackFriday #CashOrAmbulance #FreckleAgency

[Crispian Olver @CrispianOlver]

I’m sold #SouthAfrica