Shanthini Naidoo

@bbcworldservice documents our 30-year old 🇿🇦 featuring key moments — Soweto, the Tambos, Sara Baartman, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Brenda Fassie and much more. Thank you @Anoushka_md for inviting me to speak about the women’s contribution #womeninsolitary bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

A… B… Cosmos at the Delta 🌸

And here is the big reveal: Tonight, as part of NinetyOne's 35th anniversary. Founder and CEO just Hendrik Du Toit has just announced a R1 million prize for a a South African investigative journalist who does work that serves democracy. I'm honoured that this great Hendrik has asked me to serve as one of the judges.

Chuck Norris didn't die. He told death he was coming.

Shanthie Naidoo (born 1935) is a South African anti-apartheid activist and victim of severe state persecution. Banned in 1963 and 1968, she spent 371 days in prison, most of it under solitary confinement (1969–1970) for refusing to testify against Winnie Mandela and other activists. She later went into exile in London and Tanzania. Source: SAHO/Anti-Apartheid Legacy. Photo Credit: Arena Holdings

February in Johannesburg puts Bridgerton to shame… ☀️

3 hours worth

Yes, I could have written a quarter of a book… 📕 Maybe two books, in brainpower 🤔 Adore my @SpellingBeeNYT

Durban beachfront is getting their own amusement park valued at R1 billion - they are redeveloping the old Funworld Site🎪🎢🎡 I have been waiting forever for this announcement. The eThekwini Municipality shared renders with me earlier today, and they look incredible. •⁠ Completion date: 2027 •⁠ Jobs created during construction: 900 •⁠ Permanent jobs created once open: 500 •⁠ Project by: Masithu Consulting and Project Managers (MCPM) Key public upgrades will include: •⁠ Themed food courts. •⁠ Neon-lit pedestrian walkways. •⁠ An alcohol-free, family-friendly environment. •⁠ Panoramic viewing decks overlooking the ocean and city skyline. •⁠ A fully-redeveloped splash-park and children’s water play area - funded entirely by the developer. Some of the exciting amusement park rides include: the Lightning Roller Coaster, Disko 24, Vertical Swing, and a 1,500m2 Virtual Reality Theme Park with more than 160 interactive games and global e-sports activations. The park will be developed in partnership with 2 leading Italian amusement engineering firms, well known for projects at Ferrari World, Universal Studios and Disneyland. The city's revival of its beachfront properties through public-private partnerships is excellent. This redevelopment is part of a larger R2-billion private-sector investment pipeline along the Golden Mile. It complements the Joe Kools redevelopment, enhancements to the Elangeni & Maharani hotels, and the City’s long-term beachfront renewal plan. Durban has the best climate year-round and deserves to be one of South Africa’s top tourism destinations. Looking forward to seeing the former Funworld Site restored. Who has memories connected to Funworld? Let me know in the comments.

Rand is 16.99 First time below 17 since January 2023

My darling friend @LeizlEykelhof. Why? What made the brightest l, most bubbly, patriotic soft-hearted you, give up? 💔 🕊️

📰 Google to pay R688m to SA media houses following CompCom settlement #MoneywebNews moneyweb.co.za/news/tech/goog… via @Moneyweb

A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

Parkview winning Halloween as always

@dineshgovender A blessed and happy Diwali to you and your family, Dinesh!

HAPPY DIWALI !!! Wishing love and light to all. ❤️🪔❤️ Given the amount of delicious sweet treats I’ve already enjoyed today, we should also make it Diabetes Awareness Day 😉 Eat safely!

“I’ve always loved independent women, outspoken women, eccentric women, funny women, flawed women. When someone says about a woman, ‘I’m sorry, that’s just wrong,’ I tend to think she must be doing something right.” Diane Keaton

Happening now. When we think about impact, the goals must be implementable, achievable. Glad to hear there is accountability built into our B20/G20 proposals. What a panel, including @CasCoovadia @BusiMavuso2 youtube.com/live/L3IeuL7Zy…

SJOYs tonight🌟 Well done to the nominees and the winners - that you are here is a triumph 🏆

😢 Financial Mail bows out #MoneywebNews - By @maggsonmedia moneyweb.co.za/news/companies… via @Moneyweb ‘Financial Mail’s legacy will now live on within Business Day. However, the challenge remains: ensuring that the “informed, challenging journalism” can still be funded and sustained’

“Armani gave movie stars a modern way to look,” Anna Wintour, until recently the editor in chief of Vogue, once said. More aptly, he gave them an old-fashioned way to look, one that harked back to the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood.

RIP 🕊️