I dip into the Foe/Bublik match to watch the monster tie break. At 11-11 ... "We apologise for the break in transmission. Our technicians are working ..." Elevator music. When it comes back on, the tie break is over and now ... the roof is being closed. Aah well, back to the pretty match.

Aywaaaaaa!! 🇪🇬 🇪🇬 🇪🇬 🇪🇬

What a voice! Love it. He goees by the name of Choonde Recorder Mude, from Zambia. www.youtube.com/shorts/J7ivv...

Spending a leisurely Sunday morning on the balcony in the hills of Kigali. Today's highs and lows are 16-27°C. Escaping the Jozi winter isn't the reason why I spend 3 months in Rwanda this time every year, but it certainly is a bonus.

If you have to leave, leave at sunset.

When I have my morning coffee and I scroll to see what USans overnight (for me) obsession was... Scaffolding. I did not see scaffolding coming.

"If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it." - Roald Dahl

The man who told you that a woman is too emotional to be president is out here crashing out on national TV because a reporter asked him for evidence.

Belgian artist Julien Feller makes complex carvings entirely from solid wood that look like delicate filigree Belgian lace. Unbelievable.

I watched this last night and I was shocked. There's a lot in here I didn't know about. I'm also terrified by the echoes we can hear from the Trump regime. Terrified of where it will end up this time. It's long, but worth setting aside the time for. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmRb...

Still rocking out to AC/DC in the retirement home. Love it!

"The crisis is no longer only about whether one leader should leave; it’s about the alarming thinness of the field expected to replace them... www.neasa.co.za/press-room/n....

Due to the volume of Israel's initial defence response, the ICJ has granted South Africa's request for an extension until 22 November, 2027 to file its reply. Israel's rejoinder is then due May 22, 2029. This case will take years to reach a final judgment. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

"The UN was able to verify 31 cases of rape and sexual violence primarily in detention settings, but also at checkpoints and during military operations against 14 men, seven women, nine boys, and one girl from the Gaza Strip and the WestBank.

France's Foreign Minister has asked the public prosecutor to investigate the treatment of nationals on board the recent flotilla ‌for Gaza after reports that activists were subjected to abuse while in detention, including humiliation, rape and acts of torture. www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

The UN Secretary-General’s report submitted to the Security Council VERIFIES 31 victims of sexual violence linked to Israeli forces in 2025, including 10 children, across detention facilities in Gaza and the West Bank. www.un.org/unispal/docu...

An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time. apnews.com/article/isra...

The UN Secretary-General has added Israeli security forces to a UN list of parties accused of sexual violence in conflict. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

The far right always claim to be protecting women and girls but the question is "from what" and "for whom". In reality they protect women and girls in the same way as they protect their car, their phone and any other item they consider their "property". They are protecting women from freedom.

Commercial breakfast radio found it's spine this morning, hosting the most eloquent, informed and sincere young woman, a UWC student activist from the flotilla. What a moment. Viva Hajar Ahjum-Mathee and hola to all the other Capetonians who cried in the morning trafic 🍉

A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.

When you're in South Africa and the only access you have to Roland Garros is SuperSport and they show only the two matches on the main courts at a time and all the interesting matches are happening on the outside courts and YOU CAN'T WATCH THEM

👋Hello My mom would often pick me up from school and drop me at the library during her lunch hour, and fetch me again after work. I marvel at how much parents these days pay for their kids' after-school centers when the local library will do it for free 😜😂

There are days when I miss being an editor. I loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

"The koekie sat quietly on the Eid table like it had no politics inside it." How could you not want to read something that starts like this... And what a wonderful read it is. adliyacubi.substack.com/p/the-koekie...

So we can have your "billions" if we just turn a blind eye to the genocide? No, Mr Ambassador. Those are your (lack of) principles, not ours. You can keep your blood money.

Playlist with songs about Johannesburg - mostly Afrikaans. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Opinion: Israel, Tel Aviv and the Pinkwashing Politics of Pride - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/21/o...

Bruce Springsteen has no fucks to give. 👏

There’s a grief ... (that) belongs specifically to people who are older, who have fought long and hard, who still care deeply — and who are now watching the possibility of a better future slip away at the exact moment their own capacity is slowing down. paultshattuck.substack.com/p/a-politica...

‘Six thousand amputation cases have been recorded in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide; the UN and its partners have been able to bring in only three hundred prostheses.’ Hassan Ayman Herzallah plays beach volleyball in Gaza, new on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...

“There is an insistence that those who speak critically must somehow be controlled, bought, silenced or discredited because the possibility that people may arrive at their positions through conscience, history, politics or lived experience is almost inconceivable...” 👏👏 mg.co.za/news/2026-05...

Educational institutions in many countries are banning Palestinian emblems. Meanwhile at the University of Cape Town 😍

This world we are creating... And if you haven't yet, this movie is beautifully insightful and well worth watching.

"You don’t have to save the planet. Just fall in love with one species. It’ll take you the rest of the way. " What a beautiful read. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

They elected Trump twice and unleashed this man on the black African people - my people - that he has hated his whole life. I will never get over that, never.

ANC – 9 Members DA – 5 Members MKP – 3 Members EFF – 2 Members IFP, PA, FF Plus, ActionSA, ACDP, UDM, RISE Mzansi, BOSA, ATM, Al-Jama-ah, NCC and UAT – 1 Member each

Israeli officials and their allies complain that describing Israel's genocidal behavior is "blood libel." …But look at what's being openly said on one of the most popular TV channels in Israel:

The presidency is appointing additional judges to the high court to "strengthen judicial capacity". Dala what you must, neh. 🎵Phala phala laaa la la la laaaa www.presidency.gov.za/president-ra...

Meanwhile South Africa not only identified the virus and strain, the NICD lab in Johannesburg has already sequenced it. And the hantavirus isn't even endemic to SA. Shithole country 1 - 0 Fascist clown state 🤡

Two Israeli-owned companies have developed a technology that can locate the position and, in some cases, even identify the users of Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet service, a Haaretz investigation found. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Like many a Cape Town household, I'm clearing damage from the storm. I'm fortunate as I've still got a roof over my head. Many others have lost everything. Please consider donating to flood relief, thank you! 🙏

Seen elsewhere - Summary of Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech 🤣😂

Dr Alex Sundermann: Researchers from lab labs across South Africa Senegal, Switzerland in the Netherlands just released a pulmonary genomic analysis of the hantavirus strain from the cruise ship outbreak.

The number of possible contacts with hantavirus-infected people has increased to 97 in South Africa. "So far, we’ve identified 97 contacts, 90 of whom have been reached already ... Four of the contacts out of these 90 ...are in the Western Cape, 86 are in Gauteng." www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/sa-...

Really cool chance to hear from someone who resisted Apartheid. Tonight at 7.