I don’t know what the word is, or phrase - but I’ll find it and write about it. There’s a certain racist mindset in how we design for poor people. We don’t want equality or equity, we want to look like we’re doing something with no consideration of their aspirations or needs..

“For some time, AfriForum has attempted to present itself as a civil society group, but it has become clear their intentions are racial in character. There is nothing civil about it. It is neither inclusive nor respectful of our constitution.” timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-…

Human Rights Day in South Africa is historically linked with 21 March 1960, and the events of Sharpeville. On that day 69 people died and 180 were wounded when police fired on a peaceful crowd that had gathered in protest against the pass laws. This day marked an affirmation

Remember Sharpeville.

Social media is flooded with dangerous ‘abortion tips’ & misinformation. But women also turn to unsafe clinics due to long waits, red tape, stigma — or not knowing where to go. Why when safe legal options exist? More from Bhekisisa & In Transit bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

When #Trump cut global health funding, #NGO HIV services took a hit — including Hlokomela’s. The Limpopo-based organisation helps to test and treat #HIV in the farming community that’s hard for the government to reach.

Day in, day out terrible service from Joburg Metrobus. Whether it’s no buses, buses arriving late, drivers taking their own routes and driving badly, drivers ignoring passengers at the bus stop, buses in need of service. If I could give a rating of -10 I would 😤

Always learn so much from Linda-Gail Bekker of Desmond Tutu Health Foundation 👏🏾. Her reflections on 40 years of South Africa’s HIV response during tonight’s Bhekisisa & Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS) webinar were powerful and thought-provoking.

"The biggest determination of how wealthy you will be, is how wealthy your parents are" Making it out of poverty is an anomaly, not the norm.

Trump, in Oval Office with Ramaphosa, played a video of a rally by a South African opposition party (which gained less than 10% of the vote) as if it is proof of the "genocide" that he has falsely alleged.

#DonaldTrump takes out a pack of papers claiming it’s new articles of white people being attacked and killed in South Africa #eNCA #Ramaphosa

What I appreciate about this moment is the honesty with which President Ramaphosa, Steenhuisen, Johan Rupert etc are describing South Africa’s many challenges with crime, unemployment and inequality. While making it clear these challenges don’t amount to white genocide.

LIVE | Cosatu president Losi tells Trump black people are also victims of crime brnw.ch/21wSPgh

“It has become nearly impossible to consistently differentiate between what is true or false… . We argue that to be informed should be a human right.” Read Yolanda Mdzeke’s pick, from GroundUp, for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.org/…

Will @healthza find the money to buy the 6-monthly anti-HIV jab, #lenacapavir?. #AaronMotsoaledi says: YES. Health Beat, 5:30pm today (Synday) on eNCA.

“We're risking everything we've built” is the cry from HIV researchers and economists as South Africa's HIV programme suffers the consequences of devastating US funding cuts. Mia Malan finds out on #HealthBeat this Sunday at 5.30pm on #eNCA facebook.com/share/v/19MQbf…

BREAKING | Former deputy president David Mabuza has died. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed his death on X (formerly Twitter). brnw.ch/21wTSsa