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Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcpBv
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Mozambican Pres. Samora Machel paid a supreme sacrifice, his country was bombed, obliterated, its territorial integrity violated & his plane crash is still shrouded in mystery, the history of Frontline States is clear, they wanted free SA and Apartheid uprooted. I'm horrified.
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Your comments are deeply disturbing.
President Machel died in South Africa coming from a meeting in Lusaka which concerned itself about the liberation of the oppressed people in South Africa and elsewhere. This is deeply revealing of the type of politics you and your party advance. Peace loving South Africans know that the costs of freedom was borne not only by South Africans, the frontline states like Mozambique also paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
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Today with my Friend @RonaldLamola the South Minister for International Relations and cooperation co-chaired a third session of the South Africa- Uganda joint commission of cooperation. We emphasized the need to deepen our cooperation through trade, mining, ICT and tourism, and orderly migration. I welcomed the introduction of the extended travel authorization (ETA) which in a short time has enabled travelers to get travel clearance in a short time, as we conclude the processes leading to the signing of an agreement on visa waivers for holders of ordinary passports. Today, I co-chaired the third South Africa–Uganda joint commission with South African Minister Ronald Lamola. We prioritized deeper cooperation in trade, mining, ICT, tourism, and orderly migration. I welcomed Uganda’s extended travel authorization for faster clearance as we finalize a visa-waiver agreement for ordinary passport holders.
Pretoria and Kampala push for investment boost and trade deal businessday.co.za/news/2026-…
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Samora Vive. Forever in our hearts. ❤️🇲🇿 ✊🏿 🇿🇦
Yesterday we marked the 40th anniversary of the Mbuzini tragedy where President Samora Machel and 34 others perished in a plane crash. Mbuzini is a reminder of the devastation once visited upon those who took up the cause of liberation. OR Tambo described Machel as a steadfast companion of all who engage in just struggles. We thank your generation for illuminating a path for us. Khanimambo.
🇲🇿🙏🏾🇿🇦 ✊🏿
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South Africans do not generally think like this and we should all work harder to isolate this madness that masquerades as patriotism.
There are whole suburbs, not just streets that are named after Samora Machel because we understand his contribution to our freedom.
Sies!
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Long before the small group of Afrikaners arrived in the US, there were thousands of real Afrikaner refugees in their own land, most of them women and children. tinyurl.com/4a7j69bz
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Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa. (1971). From left, Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwangwa and Caiphus Semenya.
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Rev Frank Chikane's bid to become Johannesburg mayor may depend on the ANC's national office-bearers, who can still nominate him despite his omission from the party's certified candidate list, the ANC's Johannesburg regional secretary says. tinyurl.com/muzmww8z
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva na história do cinema brasileiro: ABC Brasil (1980), de Sérgio Péo, José Carlos Asbeg e Luiz Arnaldo Campos.
Nas imagens, Lula retorna à Vila Euclides após ser libertado da prisão, em maio de 1980, e é recebido com abraços pelos metalúrgicos.
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The #IAmAnAfrican speech enables South Africans to access the constitution in a different manner... to consider our diversity, shared destiny, vision for unity & belonging.
We are slowly closing the curtain on our #WeThePeople exhibition @OriginsCentre, stop by and be inspired!
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♦️Media Alert♦️
EFF to Open a Case Against Tshwane Executive Mayor Nasiphi Moya
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WATCH | President Cyril Ramaphosa has pointed to the economic impact of state capture as South Africans grapple with rising living costs, amid claims that groceries and fuel were more affordable under Jacob Zuma’s administration.
Running on fumes: Ramaphosa hints at petrol price relief businessday.co.za/news/2026-…
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The leader of ActionSA doesn't know the contents of his own manifesto and thinks it was generated by AI
As we draw towards the Election Day, those who do not want South Africans to be free from their captive, will become bestfriends with Chatgbt in order to paint ActionSA for what it isn't. Don't let them move you from the end goal. ActionSA is Clear. South Africa for South Africans and Ubuntu is Suspended Until Further Notice. People must go to their countries and let us fix our issues.
South Africans are Africans. Ubuntu isn't something imposed on us from outside. It's the foundation of our African identity. Enforcing the law and upholding Ubuntu aren't opposites and we shouldn't be asked to choose between them.
🚨 ACTIONSA IS NOT HERE TO SAVE AFRICA! WE ARE HERE TO FIX SOUTH AFRICA, PUT SOUTH AFRICANS FIRST, AND CONFRONT OUR IMMIGRATION CRISIS HEAD-ON!
As we march towards Election Day, let there be NO CONFUSION about where ActionSA stands. We will NOT apologise for putting South Africans first. We will NOT back down from confronting the immigration crisis. And we will NOT compromise on our commitment to South Africans.
SOUTH AFRICANS FIRST. UBUNTU CANNOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR OWN PEOPLE.
Full Manifesto: actionsa.org.za/manifesto/
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says the National Treasury is "giving consideration" to potential interventions to ease the heavy cost-of-living burden forced on South Africans, mainly by the geopolitical turmoil and rising global oil prices. tinyurl.com/57mtzjkz
