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More of this, please! But no surprise that the Trump regime is now revoking his visa.

Cape Town and Pretoria / Johannesburg - please show up for Gaza tomorrow.

Blowback's first ep on Angola just dropped. Obviously apartheid South Africa and Cuba features. Really looking forward to this season. blowback.show

France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state - a move that could draw harsh Israeli and US responses. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

“Any recognition of Palestinian statehood should be accompanied by concrete action to hold Israel accountable for its illegal, destructive policies.” - Mustafa Barghouti www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...

Well done Italy! I hope more countries do the same.

Calling Capetonians

I haven't been to Gaza so I don't know what Israel is doing, but I know exactly what Khhhhamas is doing. Also, we haven't discussed it but we have a solution. Tsek! I will never vote for this vile woman.

As always, Poplak is a must-read. Nobody says it quite like him. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Good long read. Worth spending time on, there's a lot to unpack. drtristankapp.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/c...

A tiny group of a minority within a minority who think the Trump cavalry is going to charge in, bring back apartheid and return them to power. I can't decide if it's sad or funny. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Sheesh!! I knew the broad strokes of this story, but had no idea what all went on. If you wrote this as fiction nobody would watch because it would be too far fetched.

Some big moves being made in the aftermath of Israel's bombing in Doha. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

I find it impossible to stomach college or university presidents who today … speak out in favor of hosting “controversial” speakers on campus after spending the last two years shutting down speakers and panels about Gaza.” abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/the-straight...

"A United Nations commission of inquiry has released a landmark report on Israels actions in Gaza. Its found that Israels committing 4 of 5 acts of genocide under the 1948 convention, holding it responsible for carrying out genocide against Palestinians"

The United Nations has declared Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide for the first time, a landmark moment. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Fusion vibes from eastern & western South Africa Jeremy Loops - This Town ft. Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2021) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdOt...

For real

To be clear: there are no parallels to be drawn between the persons and politics of Charlie Kirk and Chris Hani. But they shared that they were both extremely popular with the youth of their parties when they were assassinated, both in extremely polarized and dangerous political climates.

Full program here thesocialjusticeagency.org/wp-content/u...

That's it. That's all I can contribute today.

Citizens of the US and Europe are about to sit a very long, very difficult test. South Africa has the cheat sheet for a few of the answers. My latest. anotherdayinparadisewithtomeaton.substack.com/p/south-afri...

I expect the broadcasters will use a canned cheer track to spare the little tinpot dictator's fragile ego.

"Mandla Mandela, 51, spoke to Reuters on Wednesday evening at Johannesburg Airport, where he was boarding a flight to Tunisia to join a flotilla aiming to deliver food and humanitarian supplies to Gaza despite an Israeli naval blockade." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

In a letter to #globalsumudflotilla, Colombian President Gustavo Petro wrote: “If Palestine dies, all of humanity dies with it. What you are undertaking is not just a maritime journey; it is an ethical cry..."

If there is any way you can be in Hermanus on 26 Sept you really must go and see this. And come and tell me about it afterwards and make me green with envy. Transposing West African Kora compositions to classical guitar - goosebump stuff. www.quicket.co.za/events/33117...

Since it's Sunday, let Jesse take us to church. Dang, this kid is good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJiw...

Quirky and funny and quite lovely. "Mamma mia" becomes "Mama wami". I also like the mbaqanga style guitar work as conversation with the original. Zulu steam punk moments, or something like that. youtu.be/gbljPQbxtTQ?...

Just when I thought protest music was dead and gone Jesse Welles comes along and it's like Seeger and Guthrie and even a young Dylan rolled into one. Brilliant! "The Citrus Ceasar and Thielian Prince" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL0o...

People spent so, so long denying that Israel was absolutely, unquestionably murdering civilians in Gaza. They don’t even bother denying it now.

And people who protest against this grotesque inhumanity are getting arrested. What a sick world this is.

The ambulances of Gaza ring their sirens in a desperate call for help from a deaf world. This can't go on. Deliberately starving an entire population while slaughtering over a hundred a day, every day, day in and day out. This just can't go on. www.youtube.com/shorts/ldwE9...

On 15 and 16 July, over 30 countries are gathering in Bogotá to halt Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The Emergency Conference, convened by Colombia and South Africa,seeks to turn international condemnation into coordinated legal and diplomatic action. Today's session. www.youtube.com/live/BfZXQK0...

"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality." - James Baldwin

"Oh Rascal Children Of Gaza" - Khaled Juma 🖤🤍💚❤️ 🇵🇸 #palestine #freepalestine🇵🇸 #freefreepalestine #gazaunderattack #gazagenocide #israelwarcrimes #IDFterrorists #khaledjuma

Saturday morning on the balcony in the hills of Kigali. It's nice to be back.

Watching Fabio Fognini play his last Wimbledon match today made me feel so thankful again that I never had a career where I would be "old" at 38. Many of us only "arrive" in our 30's. It's tough when what you love doing requires a body that can no longer do it, when you are actually still so young.

Oh, for heaven's sake, it's not about siding with Iran. It's about calling out that the US and Israel's actions are in flagrant breach of international law. That does not equate to "taking Iran's side".

If you haven't read this yet, now could be a good time.

Oman controls the other half of the Straits of Hormuz. They were instrumental in diplomacy between US & Iran. Watch what they do here. They'll do it quietly. If your news outlet isn't discussing Omani roles, you're not getting complete coverage. timesofoman.com/article/1595...

World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns

As pundits from all sides weigh in on Israel and Iran, I am reminded of the words of Niall Ferguson: "The law of unintended consequences is the only real law of history."

If all goes well, on 15 June 2025 thousands of people from all over the world will arrive at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border with Gaza.

Expected.

May the road rise up to meet them.

May they live long, healthy, happy lives. en.igihe.com/spip.php?pag...

The band has a new video, an edit of "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940) alongside a South African story told in Afrikaans. youtu.be/5u7fLwnbr1I?...