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My dad, an old black, Zulu man from rural KZN, loved his very queer son without a shadow of doubt. Yey. It was crazy. My dad let me be myself so much so that others had to fall in line, or fuck off... 😭😭😭😭

@esther_stan I had to Google this because I couldn't believe it. Holy fuck 😳😳😳😳😳

In 1994, in Port Elizabeth, Alison Botha was approached by a man who asked for help near her car. When she unlocked it, he forced his way in at knifepoint and later picked up another man. They drove her to a remote area where she was raped, stabbed more than 30 times in the abdomen, and her throat was cut so severely about 16times ,it nearly decapitated her. Believing no one could survive that, they left her for dead. Despite her critical injuries, she did not lose consciousness. She realized she was still alive and made the decision to try to get help. She physically held her head with one hand and her stomach with the other as best as she could and slowly, painfully made her way toward the road. It took immense effort, but she managed to reach the roadside, where a passing driver saw her and stopped. She survived emergency surgery, testified in court, and both attackers received life sentences. One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever recorded.

@sleendeel I've never had bad chips from any Steers that I've tried.

Am I the only one who enjoy fries from Steers?😭 they’re booing me here, I need backup.

Ahh, I just realised she isn't South African... Because all the SA major banks' apps work fine without data.

Never you mind that I'll get it Wednesday next week (by your estimation), the fact that the ball isn't even rolling is what's concerning me. I'm so disappointed.

@superbalist I placed an order just before 10AM yesterday and it STILL BEING PROCESSED as of this morning... Almost 24 hours later. This is why e-commerce is still lagging in this country because how do u even begin to explain that??? 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳

@Zue_Squared If the men from back in the day behaved accordingly, we wouldn't be here... And it's funny because the men of today seemingly haven't learnt anything and are, in actual fact, showing WHY the law had to intervene.

The problem began when we invited western traditions into our cultural traditions.

@Vumington According to the law, it is... There's court to argue the details if things go sour but as is, it's legally binding.

Lobola is not marriage. In some places, a guy is not even allowed in the gates of his partners home when he has not paid full lobola. I doubt traditional leaders were consulted in some cases. This is a classic example of a clash between customary law and Roman Dutch law

@_KayGee96 @leendoohuhle Since the late 90's even... But people are still not doing it correctly (talking about prenup/setting their finances in a way that satisfies them) then they point fingers. 🤷‍♂️

@leendoohuhle That has always been the case.

Now lobola means marriage in community of property 🙆‍♂️ every law is working against men

I have 55yo and 50yo brothers... The oldest now has to constantly keep his hair cut otherwise impandla says TAA-DAA! 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😂😂😂

@nembuIa He left with the dog again and this time we had to take it to a dog shelter.

@nembuIa We had a dog back home that did something like that. After my brother died, we honestly couldn't take care of it and on the way to my paternal grandparents' homestead with my uncle, it escaped 2 towns away and found it's way back to us. We were so defeated.

Bruh, my uncle dropped off a dog he didn’t want at his friend’s house last Saturday which is 40kms away from where he lives. A day later, the friend says the dog escaped when he opened the gate. Today, my aunt asked unc to look at what’s at the gate and that he mustn’t have a heart attack. Jackie is outside chilling brah. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

@hmsouthafrica I didn't get to buy anything. I'm so bummed. Last year I got jeans, t-shirts, undies etc. I saw jeans on sale at Superbalist but not in-store. Quite disappointed. 😭

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@hmsouthafrica I'm not sure if it was just the Richards Bay store or was it all South African stores that had a terrible, terrible black Friday sale this time around. There was only a few items on sale this time around. Not one single pair of jeans or different stuff like last year.

This is so me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@MoloiNoks @john_sukazi @HenryFrancisFy1 And they don't play about their cold chain... That's why their stores are colder than my late paternal grandmother's heart.

@john_sukazi @HenryFrancisFy1 I think they should force them to pay for the cold stuff cos it can't keep going in and out of the fridge.

@Nomz_Rozay I think he was saying that from their (mums family) perspective, not that he was saying his opinion.

@intpgemz @blanks_sj Hives, and they can be caused by myriad of factors including both physical and physiological, which I find fascinating. I've been a victim of both but the ones that were caused by stress were more severe. Feet were swollen, big lump in my throat. Prednisone definitely helped!

@blanks_sj I’ve had that before…. Solved with prednisone Forget what it’s called

@MsPrue @PhilMphela In Zulu malume is also for the maternal side although it can used to show respect to any other non-relative (older) male, but the proper definition is mother's brother. His wife is then malumekazi.

@PhilMphela Now if only script writers would learn the proper pronouns for family members when they do a show. Malome ka Setswana is for maternal males please dear people. Rakgadi’s husband is called Rakgadi. And so forth. Thank you for coming to my hijacked Ted talk.

Connie Ferguson KB Motsilenyane Presley Chweneyagae Mandla Gaduka Katlego Danke Stoan Seate Moshidi Motshegwa Warren Masemola Thank you for keeping Setswana alive on mainstream media. Our broadcasters sometimes relegate us to supporting status but you never miss a moment to remind them that we exist. I always feel seen because of you. You make our language cool and dare I say it ... RELEVANT Kea leboga. Ga chono kgotsa sebaka se itlhagisa, lea re emella ka matlhotlhonno. #RIPPresleyChweneyagae

@BlaccAloee I remember when I first experienced this... Almost lost my mind cuz the first thing u wanna do is hold it, but then ur body is desperately telling u to let go... Then when u get to the toilet it's 🦗 🦗 🦗 😭😭😂😂😂. Later found out that that's when the g spot is g spotting 😂😭

Why yall stop us when we diggin and you feel the urge to pee?? Man we grown, let that sprinkler sprinkle and enjoy this diqué. Tf.

@SisMbali__ My dad was the same. Ate whatever we made, no complaints, and he did his own laundry despite our attempts to help 😂😭. I genuinely have never met such a chill guy. Even when mum sometimes got too much, he was always level, never moody/sulky. 🥲

I love how my husband doesn’t ask a lot of questions about meals 😂 If it’s 7 colours he will eat and enjoy. If it’s boerewors rolls on a random weekday he will also eat and enjoy without questions. He takes whatever I have the capacity to give and I really appreciate that 🥹❤️