Thabile Ngwato

Founder: Broadcasting, Media & Tech sectors | @wef Young Global Leader | ⚠️⚠️⚠️NO FACEBOOK

[Thabile Ngwato @ThabileNgwato]

These are my only official social media accounts:
X(Twitter): https://t.co/grYq15svWf
Instagram: https://t.co/elH2vPvHz6

[Mashudu Modau @Mashstartup]

It takes an almost impossible level of audacity and resilience to build anything in South Africa, whether it’s a startup, a small business, or a social enterprise. Don’t stop. This country needs what you’re building.

[Michael de Villiers @Mikedotcoza]

South Africa must document its history properly, or we risk people even denying apartheid ever happened. We need more documentaries and demographic data—without them, we leave the narrative to those with influence to shape the country as they see fit.

[best of kamala harris @archivekamala]

.@KamalaHarris: “Don’t let the people who don’t wish you well get in your head. Receive criticism, receive constructive criticism, but don’t let things that are not productive get in your head and keep you up at night because then they are winning.”

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

“You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

[Rajjath @Rajjath24]

i believe, what a beautiful thing it would be to look back one day and realise you were brave enough to chase the life you always wanted.

[芽依 @Mei22542]

A cheat code to adulting is to always have something to look forward to, no matter how big or small

[CAF @CAF_Online]

Bafana Bafana coming in. You already know there's a song involved. 🇿🇦

#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 | #WeCelebrateDifferent

[Barbie @themurdamami]

Trying to make sense of other people’s actions will mentally drain you. Pray for them and move on.

[Big Timi @OrevaZSN]

Traveling keeps you inspired. A change of environment is good for the soul.

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

"Empathy without boundaries is self-abandonment."

[Empress Ade @cessadelove1]

As we look forward to 2026, you really need to start understanding the importance of remaining silent. Not everything needs your input or opinion. Not everyone deserves a reaction from you. Some situations are meant to bring you out of character. Know when to speak up, but most importantly, know when to remain silent.

[Nithya Shri @Nithya_Shrii]

One of the most underrated leadership skills:
Knowing when not to talk.

[Muna🦋 @Mouna_Boo]

I think one of the biggest lessons I learned this year is that peace is something you build. It doesn’t just show up. You create it by letting go, setting boundaries, and refusing to carry what isn’t yours.

[Mashudu Modau @Mashstartup]

Decide the experience you want to have and the standards you want to uphold, then reject anything that falls short of them.

[Mashudu Modau @Mashstartup]

We don’t talk enough about the time, capital and support it actually takes to build something real. Imagine how many South African startups could thrive if they had the runway to figure things out, fail forward and eventually win.

[Joseph Brendan @Joe_brendan_]

My dad was advising a man that was complaining about his wife not giving birth to a boy because the man said how will his name "survive"

And my dad said something that made me go crazy with my goals

he said,
If you want your name to live and not die, make a name for yourself. your kids cannot keep your name alive.

If you want your name to survive, give your name life by doing things that people will talk about when you die.

he asked the guy "who remembers the kids of Abraham Lincoln or the kids of Thomas Edison or even Nnamdi Azikiwe?"

"Who even cares about the kids of anyone great in history?" we don't.

So if you want your name to not die, make a name for yourself by being a great person or else, your name will die when you die and there is nothing you can do about it.

Every lineage comes to an end.
But the great names in every dead lineage do not die. They outlive generations.

[Machiavelli Bot @UnmodernmanBot]

Every decision you make teaches people how to treat you. If you reward hesitation, they’ll delay. If you tolerate disrespect, it multiplies. Boundaries don’t need speeches; they need consistency. Over time, the pattern of your reactions becomes your reputation.

[Path of Men @PathOfMen_]

Pattern recognition is and always will be the strongest human skill. Don’t forget.

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Underrated life advice: Be your own proof of possibility. Most people outsource belief. They wait for someone else to validate them. Start by validating yourself. Act like the person you want to become until the evidence catches up and you have no choice but to believe.

[Word @umarfof]

When something is for you there’s peace in it.