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Quinton Mtyala
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Quinton Mtyala
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Journalist in a complicated relationship with commas. Engagement is not endorsement.
At the back of the bus Katılım Temmuz 2007
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Without a doubt, @MWEBTweets has to be one of the worst companies in South Africa. They're happy to take your money but today I spent almost four hours on the phone trying to get hold of their call centre(my internet has been off since last night).
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This story and headline is a perfect example of how racist politics and narratives are subtly deployed in media. Blink and you miss it. On Thursday, a man killed four children in an attack inside a nursery school in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Thursday.
It was the most horrific attack on a kindergarten school in Uganda in recent memory. The attacker “brutally stabbed and killed four juveniles,” with a knife police said. Nearly all Uganda media reports said the murderer used a knife. However, in AP’s telling, he became a “machete wielding” attacker.
It doesn’t make the tragedy any less, but the
the word "machete" often carries cultural baggage in Western (and sometimes global) media framing. It often evokes images of chaotic violence in tropical or African settings –think the "wild savage" trope from colonial-era storytelling –more readily than a "knife" does for similar attacks elsewhere. And thus it conjures up an image of Kampala, or Uganda for that matter, as a place with menacing “natives” walking around with deadly machetes, rather than an individual who might be been mentally ill. Surprising how strong the instinct to fall back on these tropes remains.
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Hi @DailyMail your “journalist” Perkin Amalaraj has taken this story from a report in the Kathmandu Post. The language is slightly different as it’s been re-written as a summary, but the details aren’t. You’ve ripped off the investigative work of a modest newspaper in Nepal and turned it into a real eye-grabbing story for you. You have mentioned the original story in one line and not even linked to the original report.
How do you want to fix this?
Daily Mail@DailyMail
Everest poisoning scandal: Guides 'secretly lace climbers' food to trigger costly helicopter rescues' as part of £15million insurance scam trib.al/DK6tZ25
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They tried again and they failed again. No, I’m not talking about the decades of repeatedly failed genocidal attempts to wipe out the Palestinians, but rather the ludicrous and pathetic attempts by FSV Mainz 05 to yet again appeal against their loss of my case in the German courts only to lose again.
Today, the German courts dismissed the latest appeal from FSV Mainz 05 which affirms the earlier judgment ensuring justice was served with my resounding victory.
Time for the deluded decision makers at FSV Mainz 05 to give it a rest and pay up the remainder of my contract. Worthy causes supporting the children of Gaza await. That should give some solace to the executive team at FSV Mainz 05.
Free Palestine
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I think #they are just upset that Rassie has bowed out with so much grace and gratitude towards CSA and everything to do with South African cricket. They also thrive on the negative side of South African cricket and today they have not been afforded that opportunity 🙏🏽
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@LawrenceBailey0 I love how their country's caste politics occasionally seeps into discussions about transformation in South African cricket. Never mind the fact that their country took the lead when it came to isolating apartheid, South Africa.
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Not once have Rassie mentioned "transformation" or "color" as a reason for his international retirement, in fact there weren't any reasons which he gave for his retirement yet there a certain group of people who wants to make it about something it ain't! So predictable!
#Cricket
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Here’s a court judgment on those who make defamatory remarks with ‘allegedly’ as if it’s a defence!
Take note!
Business Explainer@businessXplain
"ALLEGEDLY" DOES NOT SHIELD THE MEDIA Akani Retirement Fund Administrators has won a Johannesburg High Court ruling against Independent Media for publishing defamatory articles. Judge Shanaaz Mia ordered the media group to remove the articles and social media posts, issue an apology within two days, and pay Akani's legal costs for two counsels. Damages will be assessed later. The court found the reports unfounded, malicious, and in breach of journalistic ethics, as Independent Media failed to verify claims or give Akani a proper chance to respond. Akani chairman Zamani Letjane (pictured) hailed the verdict as a lesson for South African media on fair reporting. The case sets a precedent that using "alleged" does not shield publishers from liability for harmful, unverified stories. Full judgement - ln.run/zf1j2
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ANC Nelson Mandela Bay chair Babalwa Lobishe has been cleared of any wrongdoing for her role in the leasing of a R25m transformer to a private company by the party’s provincial integrity committee. #NMBCouncil #ANCNMB #ANC
#Echobox=1774953858" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theherald.co.za/politics/2026-…
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The SCA today ruled that Sekunjalo Independent Media must pay back trade union SACTWU’s investment arm R458 million plus interest on a loan SACTWU gave to Sekunjalo in 2013, and which was repayable in 2020.
Supreme Court of Appeal ZA@SCA_ZA
SACTWU Investments Group (Pty) Ltd v Sekunjalo Independent Media (Pty) Ltd and Another (915/2024) [2026] ZASCA 39 Today, the Supreme Court of Appeal upheld an appeal, with costs, including the costs of three counsel, arising from an application in the Western Cape Division.
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This one has been a long time coming. I remember reading about one of the journos in 2024.
Sunday Times@SundayTimesZA
SA war correspondent says her 'conman' hubby broke her heart and bankrupted her TV station, but broke journos aren't buying it, in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow
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Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!
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@ThabisoTema If a Pakistani player challenged his exclusion from the SA20 in court the likelihood is that the court will side in his favour as the Indian shadow ban falls foul not just of our labour laws but also the Bill of Rights.
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Guess we won’t be seeing any England vs India tours anytime soon…
Rayham.@RayhamUnplugged
🚨 ECB STEPS IN - BIG DECISION 🚨 - The England and Wales Cricket Board has launched a probe into reports that Indian-owned teams in The Hundred sidelined Pakistani players. - ECB has made it clear: selecting or rejecting players based on nationality is against regulations and will be treated as discrimination.
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Why the disinformation? Judge Ronel Tolmay was nowhere near Stellenbosch.
Rahul SA 🇿🇦@Rahul_AJ_1990
Where is Theuns du Toit now? Remember when, in May 2022, Theuns du Toit urinated on Babalo Ndwayana’s laptop and books at, saying, "it’s a white boy thing." Although Du Toit was expelled from Stellenbosch University following an internal disciplinary process, in May 2025, Stellenbosch Magistrate Ronel Tolmay found Du Toit not guilty of criminal charges.
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Years ago they renamed the streets in Cape Town (mostly in the townships) and not a single one, AFAIK, was renamed after an artist (CT has many), it’s the struggle stalwarts and dead politicians/historical icons who are first to be honoured. The same goes for many parts of SA.
ꫂ ၴႅၴ@lohaanda
kind of crazy how Brenda Fassie was a capetown icon yet there’s no street named after her, no statue built for her and no park or museum even dedicated to her.
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Beautiful sounds of Mannenberg at the Mamdani inauguration!💓📷
youtu.be/hiQ0uyqySBg?si…
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@YouTube
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A statue of the great Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of Congo, murdered by Belgium with complicity from Britain and the USA.
.Unlike most African countries where leaders are easily corrupted by American/European companies and countries, Lumumba was a strong Pan African, immensely talented and wanted remnants of the brutal Belgian colonial apparatus (probably the cruelest colonial nation on earth) dismantled and have Congo at the centre of a strong and vibrant Africa.
So of course the Belgians, Americans and British wanted him dead.
Barstool Sports@barstoolsports
A Congo fan posed like a statue for their entire AFCON match The SEC has 48 hours to respond
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