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Zikhona Valela
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Zikhona Valela
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Historian ๐. Author of Now You Know How Mapetla Died: The story of a Black Consciousness martyr (@nbpublishers). For projects: [email protected]
- We are also seeing the power of social media as an archive. Unlike previous atrocities, this one can never be denied. No one can ever claim to not have known. In their arrogance they filmed every crime. Little did they know they were making the archivistโs job a breeze.
- Also: Why are African creators unable make money on Tik Tok?Is Nara Smith not pranking us kodwa?
- โIf the statements were not intended, they would not have been madeโ
- Pretty girls from Joburg โจ
- I hope the R100 note has been reminded of its power.BREAKING NEWS: A wealthy trophy hunter was killed by a buffalo while hunting in South Africa.
- Took them a century to acknowledge what they did in Namibia 120 years ago in 1904. The denial is on brand.Germany rejects South Africa's case against Israel, claiming there's no genocide in Gaza. I wouldn't take anything Germans say seriously. They also said they weren't gassing people or that they "accidentally" bombed London. Their Holocaust guilt is their problem, not Arabs'.
- Iโve seen enough. Give him his Oscar now.Denzel Washington is Macrinus in โGLADIATOR II.โ
- The man is Nhlanhla Dhlamini. He was sheltered by United Democratic Front activists after his familyโs home was attacked and burned down by supporters of apartheid collaborators, Inkatha Freedom Party. His father was murdered in the wake of this attack.A man rides a bus in Durban, meant for white passengers only, in resistance to South Africaโs apartheid policies, 1986.
- Charlotte Maxeke passed away on this day in 1939. - She was the first Black woman to graduate with a BSc in 1903 - She was the first Black teacher in what was then Transvaal -She founded the Bantu Women's League in 1918 - She was the first Black woman to open the AME church in SA
- One thing Iโve noticed from clips shared so far is sheโs struggling to hear her monitor because of all the screams. What a beautiful curse this level of superstardom and appreciation is โค๏ธTyla performando "Truth Or Dare" em Cape Town ๐ฅ
00:00 - So thatโs why itโs raining so much!Queen Masalanabo Modjadji VII has passed her matric with Bachelor's degree, making history as the first Queen in Balobedu to achieve this milestone
- Oh Flysafair, my doll, your days are numbered!!!The business rescue practitioner (BRP) of Mango has announced that the state-owned low-cost airline is a step closer to resuming its operations four years after it was grounded. #MangoAirlines #AviationNews #FlightsResume #TravelUpdate #SouthAfrica โ๏ธ Read on
