Carol

I'm not everyone's cup of tea ☕ and I'm fine with that. 😊

[Carol @thuso0mbedu]

Sun kissed 😊

[Incentivising @incentivising]

According to game theory, you should never expect others to reveal the entire truth in every scenario, even if you are good friends. Sometimes, it's just not in the person's interest. They may face a monetary punishment or a moral dilemma that they don't want to disclose. You can try to push them, but it could cause retaliation. This is the lesson: you need to balance your trust and your need to know everything. Don't do something you cannot reverse later if there's no need to.

[Phakelu🇿🇦Mthakathi @PhakelaMthakath]

❤️ 🔥 🇿🇦

[Born-in-SA🇿🇦 @_Tee__G]

UPDATE‼️

AfriForum has acknowledged our request for assistance.

We hope to hear from them soon regarding the matter.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support and follow this process. 🤝🇿🇦

[IG:Joy-Zelda @joy_zelda]

Phakelumthakathi did something different in Pimville he came with his own welding machine that time he was making the Foreign National to close his Spaza Shop he weld it and close it completely 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[AnzaWithFacts @Anza_Musandiwa]

*She's Hated By Julius Malema
*She's Hated By Ramaphosa
*She's Hated By Naledi Chirwa
*She's Hated By Mnangagwa
*She's Hated By Gayton Mckenzie
*She's Hated By Somalians,Nigerians,Ethiopians,Malawians,Mozambique & All Foreigners
*She's Hated By Home Affairs

Jacinta Is Hated By All Politicians Because She Want People To Be Legal In SA,She Didn't Murder Anyone All She Did Was To Lead A Movement That's Against The Influx Of Illegal F0reigners,FACTSSSS!!!!!

[Abahambe Majola🇿🇦🇷🇺 @LadyAbahambe]

As country we really need to deal with this Luxism it’s really out of order !!!

[Born-in-SA🇿🇦 @_Tee__G]

We are escalating the Matter of Chidimma to Afri-Forum

~

[Brandon @Umalumewabantu]

WATCH: The people of Soweto turn against Nhlanhla Lux. It was just a matter of time.

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

there’s something humbling about realizing your own body keeps showing up and working for you even when you’re frustrated with yourself.

[Knowledge Of Old📌 @KnowledgeOfOld]

This woman literally explains how you make yourself sick 📌

[Words For You @_Wordsforyou11]

"The final test of freedom is this: Can you remain the same person in praise, in insult, in gain, and in loss?"

— Seneca

[Machiavelli Bot @UnmodernmanBot]

You do not chase every advantage. You study the cost of winning. Some conflicts give you victory but poison your reputation, drain your energy, and create enemies with nothing to lose. Aggression is not a strategy. Winning is lot about knowing which battles make your future simpler.

[GlobalSouthNews @GlobalSouthNew]

Asakhe Agoro wrote:

Chidimma Adetshina is not a smart person. She did not deserve the platform Nigeria gave her. She threw that magnanimity back in our faces. Instead of maximizing the hell out of this situation she’s stuck herself in South Africa playing dumb.

You became Miss Universe Nigeria. You have the visibility, the international attention and a story that people are already interested in. That is a platform most people would kill for. Book modelling campaigns. Get brand deals. Act in Nollywood. Become a TV presenter. Start a wig, beauty or skincare business. Build a foundation for Nigerian women and children. Write a book. Build a media career. There were so many ways to turn this entire mess into a very successful life.

People with only a fraction of that visibility turned it into something tangible in Nigeria.
She was literally handed a huge platform and visibility that she could’ve milked that a thousand ways. Another Nigerian woman was literally robbed of this opportunity because of you and you’ve shown us you didn’t deserve it.

And if you don’t want to settle in Nigeria permanently, fine. Go to Nigeria, build your career, make your money and sort out your immigration situation through the proper channels. You have options.

Instead, she seems determined to fight to remain in South Africa. And I genuinely don’t understand the strategy behind that.

Before anybody starts shouting “but she has a right to be there!” yes, I understand that argument. Nobody should be forced out of a country simply because people are xenophobic toward them. But I’m talking about strategy, not principle. Sometimes you have to separate “I am right” from “what is actually best for me?”

You can be completely right and still make a terrible strategic decision.

Because even if she wins this case, then what? How comfortable is she going to be living in South Africa knowing there is already so much hostility toward her? Do you really want to spend years fighting to establish yourself somewhere where a significant portion of the public has made it very clear that they don’t want you there?

You can win in court and still lose on the street. You can win the legal battle and still lose years of your life, opportunities, peace and money in the process. Winning the argument is not automatically winning the game.

And this is where I keep asking: WHERE IS HER TEAM?

Where is the person sitting her down and saying, “Girl, forget the emotions for a minute. Let’s look at this like a business.”

Because Nigeria literally handed her another platform. She became Miss Universe Nigeria. She had an opportunity to take that visibility and turn it into an entire career.

Modelling? Yes. Nollywood? Absolutely. TV presenting? Easily. Beauty and hair business? Of course. Brand partnerships? Definitely. A charity? Why not? A book about the entire ordeal? That could have been a serious commercial opportunity. A documentary? Even better.

Imagine taking the entire South Africa controversy, the pageant drama, the Nigerian crown, the immigration battle and everything that happened afterward and turning it into a book, documentary, speaking career and personal brand. You could build an entire business around the story without having to keep yourself trapped in the middle of the original chaos.

Instead, we are still talking about immigration court.

And yes, I understand why people feel Miss Kwara was robbed of an opportunity. There were Nigerian women who entered that competition hoping that winning Miss Universe Nigeria would be their big break. They were competing for an opportunity that could potentially change their careers, and that part of the situation should not simply be ignored.

What I don’t understand is voluntarily positioning yourself in the middle of a situation where you are clearly unwanted by a portion of the population and then making the fight itself your identity.

[Vundras 🇿🇦 @loginlivelife]

This girl life has been destroyed yet the chidimma Adetshina is protected by the judiciary, why was case postponed?

[Yaya Libram🇿🇦 @Sello_Libram]

This is the young South African whose identity was stolen by Chidimma Adetshina's mother for the benefit of Chidimma.
To all South African supporters of Chidimma, this is your fellow South African that you are supposed to be supporting instead of supporting fraudster Chidimma

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

Miriam Makeba's beautiful cover of "Chove Chuva" by Jorge BenJor live in Stockholm, Sweden (1966).

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

Letta Mbulu leads a choir singing Miriam Makeba's Nongqongqo in the 1973 film 'A Warm December', directed by and starring Sidney Poitier. Credit: Black Excellence (YT)

[CooperBaggs 💰🍞 @edgaralandough]

The older I get the more I realize most of life comes down to about 5 decisions. Who you marry. Where you live. What you do for work. Who you spend time with. What you do with the hours nobody sees. Get those 5 right and you can screw up almost everything else and still be fine.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“No intelligent person is interested in dominating others. His first interest is to know himself.”

― Osho

[Oliver Rentschler @GerAmbPretoria]

Sanibonani, Mzansi!
Last week, I arrived in SA on an unusually rainy day. I am happy to finally be here and take you with me through this new chapter!
Follow for more infos and updates on my life and work
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