With 21 distinctions, 14 Certificates of Merit, and six Dean's Commendations, Siyabonga Khumalo graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree summa cum laude.
Siyabonga received a standing ovation from fellow graduates, academics and guests who packed the Westville Campus Sports Centre. Halala Mntungwa!
Khumalo is one of the 153 students with disabilities graduating this Autumn.
#UKZNGrad2026 #UKZN #InspiringGreatness #Inspired2032 #LoveMyUKZN
๐ Did you know a tiny Karoo town is basically the Silicon Valley of Space?
Sutherland, Northern Cape hosts 20+ telescopes for 8 nations โ and they're all paying South Africa for the privilege of our skies.
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa โ 6+ telescopes
๐บ๐ธ USA โ 5 telescopes
๐ฏ๐ต Japan โ 2 telescopes
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ 2 telescopes
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ 2 telescopes
๐ฌ๐ง UK โ 2 telescopes
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea โ 1 telescope
๐ท๐บ Russia โ 1 telescope
Why Sutherland? The AGA Act. ๐๏ธ
SA law protects 75km of radio silence & dark skies around the site. When driving, the headlights arent allowed.
We didn't just build a world-class observatory. We legislated it into existence. ๐คซโจ
The threads below break down each country โ what they brought, & what they're hunting for in our skies. ๐
#Sutherland #SpaceEconomy #ProudlySA
Listen to the voice of Sol Plaatje in this first recording of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", made on October 16, 1923, in London, England, by Sol T Plaatje himself, accompanied by Sylvia Colenso on the piano.
"They said "But Saudi Arabia killed a journalist."
"I mean, Israel's killed 240 journalists... I didn't know y'all were still counting."
Dave is back.
Good luck cancelling Dave Chappelle, Zionists. ๐๐๐ฝ๐
#Chappelle#DaveChappelle#TheUnstoppable#Netflix
Terrible things are happening in South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ
See how these poor white people are being persecuted. And, oh horror of horrors, they have to stand next to black people while being persecuted๐ข๐
Someone please call Afriforum, Donald Trump & Elon Musk to come to their rescue!
Last month, we launched a challenge to design and name a watermelon flavor for Palestine. Your response has been amazing.โจโจBut did you catch @MagnumIceCream response to the reports that theyโd blocked Ben & Jerryโs from developing a flavor for a cease fire in Gaza.ย โจโจThey told @guardian it was โnot the right timeโ to make the flavor. Back in 2024, thousands of civilians were being killed every dayโจ
โNot the right timeโ ?โจโจ@MagnumIceCream says it will protect the Ben & Jerryโs social mission, but the cracks are showing.โจโจ๐ Keep sending in your designs and names for the watermelon flavorโจ๐ Share this post with the tags #FreeBenandJerrys and #JusticeforPalestineโจ๐Tag @MagnumIceCream to let them know we wonโt be silenced
WATCH | A group of Afrikaners have penned an open letter rejecting the US government's recent decision to give white South Africans priority for refugee status. UP historian Dr Lindie Koorts says America doesnโt care about Afrikaners but fears the US may not be majority white by 2050.
Unilever / Magnum stopped Ben & Jerryโs from creating a flavor for Palestine โ so Iโm doing it
myself.
Iโve got a watermelon, an empty pint, and I need your help:
Name the flavor or suggest ingredients
Or design the pint packaging
Tag @yobencohen, @MagnumGlobal use #JusticeforPalestine to submit
Use your voice when Ben & Jerryโs canโt โ to secure peace, justice, and dignity in Palestine
#FreeBenandJerrys
"The Commission finds that the Israeli authorities intended to kill as many Palestinians as possible through its military operations in #Gaza since 7 October 2023 and knew that the means and methods of warfare employed would cause mass deaths of Palestinians, including children."