From time to time i trade my ink for paint and make these cool interactive praise-poetry/ clan-name Arican word search puzzle pieces, to make it fun & easy to preserve our culture. Hop onto africaisapoem.africa to view more of our work #clannames #suprisinglygood #askaman

Is this the “riot” in Los Angeles, California that Trump needs the Marines to help stop? I’m confused. Nah, he’s trying to turn a peaceful protest into a riot for political gain.

Delegates and speakers engage in the session “Charting South Africa’s Future: A Call for Collaborative Long-Term Planning” at the ongoing Planning Summit, Sol Plaatje University, 12 June 2025. Facilitated by Dr. Lebohang Pheko (NPC), the session featured insightful presentations

THIS DAY in 2017. #Grenfell. #NeverForget. Never forget the shredding cuts to Fire Services in London by Boris Johnson which added to the delays, and the deaths.

Very underrated tweet that says a mouthful...

No theyre not!They're hear to patronise & deflect. #garbage #UberEats We need local innovations urgently

Johannesburg water crisis: ‘Not everybody is built for living as if you’re on a survivor show’ mg.co.za/the-green-guar…

June 16 isn’t just “Youth Day.” It was a PAC-led revolt, planned & predicted by Zeph Mothopeng & the Bethal 18. Judge Curlewis named them. Time to reclaim the true heroes—before history forgets again. #sowetouprising #PAC #ZephMothopeng

Every June 16, we mark “Youth Day,” this term flattens a profound truth: South Africa’s 1976 youth uprising was neither spontaneous nor apolitical—it was a coordinated act of resistance engineered by the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) and its fearless leader, Zephania Mothopeng.

At the 1979 Bethal Treason Trial, Judge Curlewis delivered a damning verdict: “You Mothopeng acted to sow seeds of anarchy and revolution. The riots you engineered and predicted eventually took place in Soweto on June 16"

This was not spontaneous. Witnesses revealed that Mothopeng held meetings of the PAC’s underground network “Young African Religious Movement,”mapping mass student action—that would cripple apartheid state infrastructure, then adults would strike, triggering nationwide revolution

18 PAC leaders, including Mothopeng, were secretly tried and imprisoned for their role in this uprising,the largest political trial held by apartheid South Africa. Their sentencing totaled nearly 162 years behind bars . Yet, their names-including Mothopeng’s-have been erased

This erasure is politically convenient. It elevates a generic “youth” narrative while minimizing ideological struggle and deliberate planning by PAC militants. In contrast, PAC doctrine—embodied by Mothopeng—was unapologetically revolutionary.

AfrikanOlogist (DPhil) Mohlakoana history of PAC will never be told. Jeff Masemola spent 26 years in jail. Robben Island, the only prisoner to do so, but he is nowhere to the history of the legends or stalwarts. Unfortunately, Matlhako history is always written by the Victors.

Know that you’re worthy of being treated well even if you have yet to experience it. Instead of clinging to those who dishonor you, practice appreciating yourself.

Global South feminists are reclaiming refugee discourse this 7th July. Recently, 49 white South Africans claimed “refugee” status—erasing real exile. Join efforts to create a Pan-Afrikan, Anti-Imperial, Feminist Migration and Foreign Policy: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #postgrowth

What role does jewelry play in decolonizing fashion? Chepkemboi J. Mang’ira founded ‘Own Your Culture’ to explore identity and belonging through ancestral art. Follow her work at ownyourcultureafrica.com.

Don’t believe the lies. We are not invisible or powerless. Our voice, presence, and action can still shift the atmosphere.