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Isn't it interesting, all these videos of people we've never heard of, whose work is unknown, with no public archive or commentary on any issue, SUDDENLY appearing at the same time to bitch about Islam and halal food. In South Africa? In 2026? In the year of a local government election, suddenly mainly Black influencers and bots with black faces are recording Islamophobic commentary. For a fee no doubt. Who benefits from this? I hope @GovernmentZA is REALLY sharpening its lens on disinformation and paid campaigns. Deliberate manufacturing of religious and tribal hostility is a matter of national importance.
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National importance 💔🇿🇦‼️
THIS IS WHAT WE AS WOMEN HAVE TO BE SUBJECTED TO!!!
All because i didn't want to give him show and allow him to pass me Tries to knock me, drives infront of me like a maniac and then dead breaks multiple times while my 1 year old baby was in the car with me
I then made the decision to drive much slower behind him, obviously he saw that im a woman alone he then stops on the bridge to wait for me not caring about all the other cars behind me aswell, causes traffic to threaten to kill me with my 1 year old baby in the car.
I had to make a split second decision on whether to take a video or whether to
call my husband and I unfortunately knew that my husband wouldn't make it quick enough to me and I had to take a video for safety instead, can you imagine a decision of a video as safety over a phonecall to a loved one.
THIS HAS BECOME OUR LIVES
Question is do these type of men do this when there is another man present?
And we then make the time to go to the police station to open up cases and then what actually comes from it?
I stay only 1,3km from the coffee shop l was driving home from, can you imagine such a short distance from home for mine and my babys life to be in danger!
WE AS WOMEN ARE TIRED OF NOT FEELING SAFE ENOUGH TO SIMPLY JUST LIVE! @SAPoliceService @AthlendaM @SA_Taxis
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You’d have to be a special kind of stupid to bomb a school full of children in Iran, kidnapped a head of state in Venezuela, assassinated a head of state in Iran, supported a genocide in Gaza and Lebanon, began a genocide in Cuba, and still expect to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Navi Pillay is a South African, Harvard-educated lawyer and human rights activist who joined the case against apartheid in 1967.
She was the first non-white woman to open her own practice there. She ran a shelter for abused women, and founded Equality Now.
They arrested and tortured her husband in retaliation for her work.
In 1995, Mandela nominated her to the UN security council judgeship, where she oversaw the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
She decided the case that made rape a war crime, stating "From time immemorial, rape has been regarded as spoils of war. Now it will be considered a war crime. We want to send out a strong signal that rape is no longer a trophy of war."
She also served on the case against Ferdinand Nahimana, which charged media organizations for their role in "spreading hate propaganda that amounted to public incitement to commit genocide."
She's worked on issues of genocide for more than 30 years, and was appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2008.
She's currently a judge on the Rohingya genocide case (Gambia v. Myanmar).
She has single-handedly shaped international law.
It'd be difficult to find someone more worthy.
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“En 1995, el presidente de Sudáfrica, Nelson Mandela, me pidió que ejerciera como juez en el Tribunal Penal Internacional para Ruanda. El tribunal que presidí condenó a tres ruandeses por genocidio. Por tanto, entiendo el significado de la palabra «genocidio» y no la empleo a la ligera. Se trata del intento deliberado de destruir, total o parcialmente, a un pueblo. Representa la violación más grave de nuestra humanidad compartida y la infracción más severa del derecho internacional.
Hoy, la comisión de las Naciones Unidas que dirijo publica su análisis jurídico sobre la conducta de Israel en la Franja de Gaza. Nuestra conclusión es contundente: Israel ha cometido genocidio contra los palestinos en Gaza. Esta conclusión se basa en investigaciones y en un amplio conjunto de pruebas relativas al periodo comprendido entre el 7 de octubre de 2023 —fecha en que comenzó la guerra— y el 31 de julio de 2025. Ha sido corroborada por múltiples fuentes y evaluada a través del riguroso marco jurídico de la Convención de la ONU para la Prevención y la Sanción del Delito de Genocidio de 1948, de la cual Israel es Estado parte.
Mi organización, la Comisión Internacional Independiente de Investigación sobre el Territorio Palestino Ocupado, fue creada por el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas en 2021. Está supervisada por expertos designados que cuentan con el apoyo de personal de la Secretaría de la ONU. La Comisión presenta sus conclusiones ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos y la Asamblea General.
La magnitud de la destrucción es devastadora. Más de 64.000 palestinos han perdido la vida, entre ellos más de 18.000 niños y cerca de 10.000 mujeres, según las autoridades sanitarias de Gaza. La esperanza de vida estimada en Gaza se ha desplomado de 75 años a poco más de 40 en un solo año, lo que supone uno de los descensos más acusados jamás registrados. Se han destruido hospitales, escuelas, iglesias, mezquitas y barrios enteros. Nuestro análisis revela que se ha utilizado el hambre como arma de guerra y que el sistema sanitario ha sido destruido deliberadamente. La atención a la salud materna se ha visto gravemente mermada. Los niños han sufrido hambre, han sido tiroteados y han quedado sepultados bajo los escombros. Según UNICEF, en Gaza ha muerto un niño cada hora. No se trata de accidentes propios de la guerra. Son actos calculados para provocar la destrucción de un pueblo.
Para determinar la existencia de un genocidio se requiere no solo el acto, sino también la intención. En este caso, las pruebas también son claras. Altos dirigentes israelíes —incluidos el presidente, el primer ministro y el exministro de Defensa— han deshumanizado a los palestinos. Yoav Gallant, ministro de Defensa en el momento de los ataques del 7 de octubre, declaró: «Estamos luchando contra animales humanos», mientras que el presidente Isaac Herzog proclamó que toda la nación palestina era responsable. Sus palabras han ido acompañadas de hechos: bombardeos indiscriminados que han dejado a Gaza inhabitable, bloqueo de la ayuda humanitaria, violencia sexual y de género, y un asedio que, según concluimos, fue diseñado para matar de hambre a la población. En conjunto, estos elementos conforman un patrón que demuestra una intención genocida. La comisión también constató que palestinos han muerto mientras buscaban alimentos en centros de distribución gestionados por la Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, una entidad respaldada por Israel y Estados Unidos que sustituyó en gran medida a la red de ayuda preexistente. Cientos de personas, incluidos niños, han recibido disparos al intentar acceder a la ayuda.
Algunos sostienen que el término «genocidio» es demasiado grave para aplicarlo mientras continúa la guerra de Israel. Sin embargo, la ley es explícita: la obligación de prevenir el genocidio surge en el momento en que se hace evidente un riesgo grave. Ese umbral se superó hace mucho tiempo en esta guerra”
(Sigue)
Las conclusiones de la comisión de la ONU: Israel está cometiendo genocidio
Por Navi Pillay nytimes.com/2025/09/16/opini…
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One of the ICC judges was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The timing of these sanctions are purely a coincidence.
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BREAKING: Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Oh my god @grok I've just heard that a country plans to execute a paraplegic former soldier by firing-squad on live stream on December 3, 2026.
I assume the country is Iran. Am I right? I mean what other country could possibly be this backward, evil and barbaric?
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You reckon? Let’s check her CV.
Education
BA, University of Natal, 1963.
LLB, University of Natal, 1965.
LLM, Harvard University, 1982.
Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD), Harvard University, 1988.
Positions held
Attorney and conveyancer in South Africa, 1967–1995.
Founder of her own law practice in Natal, 1967, becoming the first woman to establish a law practice in the province.
Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, from 1980.
Co-founder of Equality Now, 1985.
Acting judge of the South African High Court, 1995, becoming the first Black woman to serve as a judge on the Natal bench.
Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), 1995–1999.
President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 1999–2003.
Judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC), 2003–2008.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2008–2014.
Ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), from 2019, in proceedings concerning the genocide case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar.
Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, 2021–2025
But, sure Jan: HaTrEd Of iSRaeL.
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Eat your heart out #DonaldTrump
With ❤️ from #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦🇿🇦
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2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay’s commitment to universal legal principles and her firm moral compass are constants in a long career. Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin under apartheid in Durban, South Africa, Pillay became a lawyer and legal pioneer, confronting deep structural discrimination, segregation and exclusion. A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key international court cases of our time.
This year’s laureate has significantly enlarged the scope and impact of international law. She has served as a judge on the High Court in South Africa, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. She was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, until recently, she chaired the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today Navi Pillay is a judge on the International Court of Justice in the case where Myanmar stands accused of genocide.
In historic international court cases, she has shown that legal measures can help prevent acts of war and violence. Navi Pillay has also contributed to strengthen the institutions of international law. Her independence, expertise and steadfastness have made her one of the most respected international jurists of our time.
Learn more about the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize: bit.ly/4xjOJ03
#NobelPeacePrize #NobelPrize
M.Fester retweeted
On a serious note, there should be management meetings in all big companies today discussing how to alleviate the effects of the fuel price increase for employees. Unless you’re able to pay your staff more, you need to, where possible, offer solutions.
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Corruption raids the cookie jar of future generations. Its consequences are often unseen: it destroys opportunities, discourages investment, drives away talent and, ultimately, and like apartheid, undermines human potential.
Joe Dlamini is a young South African innovator and technology entrepreneur. After years of hard work, he develops an innovative platform that requires access to spectrum regulated by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA).
Joe applies for the necessary spectrum. His application is delayed. His overseas investors become increasingly impatient. Eventually, Joe learns that a politically connected individual expects to receive shares in his company in exchange for ensuring that the spectrum is made available.
Joe discusses the situation with his investors. They advise him to leave South Africa. He does so, taking his invention, his company and his investors with him.
The immediate loss to South Africa is not simply the value of the bribe or the shares demanded. The far greater loss is what is known as the loss of opportunities.
Joe might have created jobs, trained young South Africans, attracted foreign investment, generated tax revenue and developed further innovations. His company might have grown into a significant South African technology enterprise. Other entrepreneurs might have built businesses around his platform.
Corruption is a crime against human potential.
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These young ones are teaching @GovernmentZA how to keep our communities clean.
This is the kind of initiative I’d gladly see my taxes support. Retsa Tsela is doing fantastic work, and I hope we see this replicated across South Africa.
Pride in our communities starts with taking responsibility for them.