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@SkyNews How dare you cancel my reservation 🍽

This is the shocking moment a hungry crocodile sauntered into a restaurant in Zimbabwe. Rangers had to capture the gatecrasher from the nearby Zambezi River.

@Abramjee Is it a case of "if I go down, I'm taking everyone with me". Like ripple effect. There would be valid concerns of why now after suspension. Unfair suspension or not, if she had this information for a long time as the top cop, report or whistleblow it? Nock on doors like Mkhwanazi

Suspended Mpumalanga police commissioner, Daphney Semakaleng, has made explosive allegations against former police minister Bheki Cele, claiming there was political interference in policing operations, including investigations into politically linked killings. Her claims emerge against the backdrop of long-standing concerns about organised crime and assassination networks in Mpumalanga, where several high-profile killings tied to local politics and tenders have raised questions about the independence and effectiveness of law enforcement. Semakaleng, however, is herself under a cloud, having been suspended amid internal investigations into her conduct and leadership within the provincial police. This creates a complex and highly contested narrative: a senior officer facing scrutiny is now accusing top political leadership of influencing policing decisions and shielding certain cases. While the allegations are serious and, if proven, would point to systemic interference at the highest levels, they remain untested and have not been confirmed through any formal judicial or parliamentary process. Has Semakaleng approached the Madlanga Commission? If not, why not? @pule_jones

@LarryMadowo Cna anyone tell us if the genocide story has been brought to Trump's attention through embassy or consulate channels. I expect that would be his point of contact to get to the truth and validate through investigations. Especially after Ramaphosa's visit when these were disputed.

I’ve covered extensively some of President Trump’s incorrect positions about Africa, like that on white farmers in South Africa

Many Africans love President Trump's conservative values and straight talk. I said that on CNN and some accused me of lying. Africa is not a monolith, of course, but I travel around it full time and I meet more Trump fans than haters. Where do you stand?

@HistorySAZAR Awu madoda abazali bethu enkomponi bezamela thina isonka emva ekhaya😥

Workers signing contracts as gold miners with their fingerprints at the National Recruiting Corporation after an official has given them a quick oral reading of the contract, Johannesburg, c 1950. Credit: Margaret Bourke-White

@iJayCeePee @deelee_mog37355 @IanCameron23 "As interpreters of the law, we should endeavour to sever the strings of emotion from logic and assumption from fact." Personal convictions about one's fiery character is not a legal argument ignoring stare decisis rule. Otherwise Trump would deserve jail for any minor charge.

@iJayCeePee @deelee_mog37355 @IanCameron23 Negligence is also not pure. One has to link the act of possessing it and the forseeability of the gun going off, which is consequence. Then negligence may not hold and the person may be tried and punished severly

If you act like a common criminal, you should face the consequences of a common criminal.

@Gee2511 @HistorySAZAR 😂

@LtThandom @HistorySAZAR Wamthathel’isthandwa sakhe. Ndingamzonda mna kuqala 😂

Xhosa men at a Recruiting Corporation, Cape Province, 1947. Credit: Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, Smithsonian Archive

@HistorySAZAR Indlu yebhunga

The General Council Building at Umtata, 1947. Credit: Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, Smithsonian Archive

@VhoTshishonga @SABCNews @SABCNews_Radio True. What I see is a lot of personal convictions about JM's fiery character. Therefore, he deserves it. Which is not a legal argument. If so, then Trump's fiery character means he deserves jail, for letd say, crimes injuria

@SABCNews @SABCNews_Radio This is analysis that we can debate than those tweeter law experts who don’t understand the legal system but bring their emotions to their views

@HistorySAZAR I remember seeing the Temperance hotel kwi Ingqumbo Yeminyanya 📺 back in early 90's. Good to know it's history

Paul Xiniwe (1857 – 1902) was a South African entrepreneur, educator, and political activist in the Cape Colony. He is best known as the founder of the Temperance Hotel in King William's Town (now Qonce), one of the earliest hotels established and operated by a Black South African, and for his involvement in early Black political organizations in the Eastern Cape. After graduating from Lovedale, Xiniwe became a teacher at Edwards Memorial School in Port Elizabeth. His school gained a reputation for high educational standards during his tenure. Xiniwe later resigned from teaching to pursue business ventures. He invested in property and established several general merchant stores in East London, Port Elizabeth, and King William's Town. In 1894, he bought a building for 2,000 pounds, and opened the Temperance Hotel in King William's Town.[6] The hotel became an important social and cultural center for Africans in the town, and was notable at a time when Black South Africans faced significant restrictions in commercial ownership. Xiniwe was regarded as a pioneer of Black entrepreneurship in the Cape Colony. Xiniwe was actively involved in early Black political and civic organizations. In 1887, he served as an executive member of Imbumba Eliso Lomzi Yabantsundu (Union of Native Vigilance Associations), a pioneering political conference that brought together African organizations in King William’s Town. He also participated in educational and political forums advocating for African political representation and civil rights. In 1884, he presented a paper at the Native Educational Society addressing African participation in parliamentary processes. His work formed part of the broader foundation of organized African political consciousness in South Africa. Paul Xiniwe and his wife, Eleanor Xiniwe (née Ndwanya), were members of the African Choir, a group of educated South Africans who toured Britain between 1891 and 1893. The choir sang both Christian hymns and traditional African music, and sought to raise awareness and financial support for a new technical college in the Cape Colony. In 1891, the Choir performed for Queen Victoria at Osborne House. Credit: London Stereoscopic Company, Wikipedia

@MbuyiseniNdlozi Or a new Cold World War. NATO/friends of NATO), BRICS/Friends of BRICS and Europe. In history classes, there was a saying "when Germany sneezes the whole of Europe catches cold." Who is doing the sneezing now?? 🤔

Over the past 24 months, two historic things have happened and the world just goes on as if business as us usual: Colonisation of Venezuela Genocide against Palestinians Who would have thought this was possible in 21st century? What’s next? A World War?

@HistorySAZAR Enkomponi madoda ⛏️. Our grandfathers and fathers built homesteads and got cattles with through their sweat in the mines besebenzela ekhaya. We always looked forward to December when they come back. Sakhuliswa yinkomponi.

Mine labour: Newly recruits await processing and assignment, c 1960s. Image Source: Ernest Cole Archive

@HistorySAZAR AbakwaZidenge 📕

South African novelist and academic - Randall Langa Peteni (1915-2000). Picture: N.M archives

@HistorySAZAR Sikhumbule ukuba wayekwazi nokuqula umama ebeth'induku ngokutsho kwebali lakhe ekukhuleni, so ukusenga yinto encinci leyo. 😀

Winnie Mandela milking a cow. Picture: Alf Kumalo, c 1960's

@ZombieTNinja @HistorySAZAR Wow, thank you so much. Will definitely check.

@LtThandom @HistorySAZAR Go to ok.ru: both versions are there. 😊🐢

Sidney Poitier as Rev Msimangu and Canada Lee as Mfundisi Stephen Khumalo in 'Cry the beloved country', 1951. Because of the Apartheid laws of the time, the director informed authorities that Poitier & Lee were not actors but indentured servants.

@HistorySAZAR U Dingindawo (Ingqumbo yeminyanya) no Bra Darkie (Velaphi). Mzansi legends of stage and screen.

Ken Gampu and Sam Mabaso Williams in the 1961 stage production of Dingaka.

@KANI_ELDER Remembering his great work in the 1995 film Cry the beloved country, Eric Miyeni, Leleti Khumalo, mam Lilian Dube, mam Abigail Khubeka, Ntate David Phetoe🕊️, Patric Shai🕊️, Mam Dolly Rathebe🕊️…

Rest well my dear friend. Death cannot claim victory over you as we will forever remember you. Rafiki-Elder 🌹

@MbuyiseniNdlozi The legend in the 1995 film Cry the beloved country alongside or own Vusi Kunene, Eric Miyeni, Lelethi Khumalo, Lilian Dube, Abigail Khubeka, Ntate David Phetoe🕊️, Patric Shai🕊️, Mam Dolly Rathebe🕊️…

Rest in Peace King, James Earl Jones