"My first husband burnt my first yet-to-be-published novel because he did not want me to become famous. Luckily for me, it was a white judge while we were in England who presided over the case. He dissolved the marriage." - P.M. News, 1998 Mabel Ṣẹ́gun (1930 - 2025).

On this International Women’s Day, here is a FREE collection of hundreds of PDF books from the Radical Feminist Library. Download, read, and share—agitate, educate, organize! The link : drive.google.com/drive/mobile/f…

We were on tv The Writers’ Lab’s Dr Katlego Chale and Eddie Thaba

I’m sorry but I can’t stop laughing 💀

Izwe Lethu.

Update: It occurred to me that the only person who has been famous since the 50s is mam Abigail Kubeka. So I called her and she knew Ribbon, they were friends and they lived close to each other. We are going to try and meet the family on Wednesday. Will keep you posted.

West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, and the cosmetics brands Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory. theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…

"...Do not live above your people but with them." Charlotte Makgomo Maxeke was born on this day in 1871.

My GPS gave me a word. “Proceed to the route”.

"If This World Were Mine" (Cover) by Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn (1982) ➡️ "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA

🚨✍️🔓 New Research Paper; where we show how NSFAS owes its foundations to a postcolonial-liberal welfare state & is therefore prone to systemic crisis. A timeous article on the global history of welfare states & postcolonial states. Available Open Access: doi.org/10.1080/215285…

‘SINNERS’ has earned $161M worldwide so far. The film has now projected to earn at least $300M worldwide overall, making it one of the biggest original films of the past decade.

STILLS FROM WINTER DOCUMENTING KIDS LOVE JAZZ

💛 “It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive.” — Dr. Maya Angelou On #GlobalForgivenessDay, we’re reminded that forgiveness isn’t forgetting — it’s freeing yourself from what no longer serves you. Let go to grow. #MayaAngelou #HealingForward

Let me tell you something else. There is an impact crater that is situated in the north of Pretoria/Tshwane and it is called Tswaing. The name Tswaing means "place of salt" in the Setswana language and the origin of the name suggests historical custodianship by Tswana people.

Breaking news: WE WON! The Kenya Seed and Plants Varieties Act, which threatened to fine and jail farmers for sharing uncertified seeds, has been declared unconstitutional! Farmers break into celebration at the offices of Greenpeace Africa, which sponsored the case

The legendary rapper Andre 3000 had a show on Cartoon Network called “Class of 3000” this show depicted Andre being a music teacher for young students. In episode 8 of season 1 which aired on December 15, 2006, one of the students ‘sold his soul’ to soul stack records which

Folk say Shakespeare is hard to understand, but it isn’t when it is delivered like this by Ian McKellen. Amazing how the language flows and stops to flow again, immediately comprehensible even to the modern ear. Both of them geniuses in their own way.

Ceramic artist Magdalene Odundo emerged as a key reference point for Dior’s SS26 Haute Couture collection: