I try not to post (explicitly) about any music releases, but the power outage notification app ESP releasing a single, Push Masekinners, is the meeting point of some important developments in music that I've been thinking too deeply about for me not to share my thoughts.

Eight-year-old Lauryn Siako is the sole survivor of a bus crash that killed 45 people: ‘No One Can Explain This Miracle’ - by John Eligon and Yvonne Mooka. nytimes.com/2024/03/29/wor…

This is where the most South Africans are registered to vote overseas:

London 19518
The Hague 5572
Canberra 2609
Dubai 2574
Dublin 2341
Wellington 1666
Abu Dhabi 1415
New York 1379
Washington 1228
Berlin 1188

101 other locations: 19312

On the last day of the presidential vote, many in Russia appeared to be heeding a call by the opposition to express frustration by showing up en masse at midday. “We don’t have any other options,” said one woman. nyti.ms/43hwZ8p

A rich discussion on gender and identity with Zibu Sithole, Barbara Boswell, Tessa Dooms , and Lynsey Chutel at the Time of the Writer Festival moderated by Rose Francis.

this thread is such good info. thank you for this context!

Musk’s philanthropy has been haphazard and self-serving — making him eligible for enormous tax breaks & helping his businesses.
Five of the +- dozen children enrolled at the Ad Astra school were Musk’s own kids.
A revealing investigation in The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/2024/03/10/us/…

This is a deeply interesting book.

„Coloured. How Classification Became Culture“ by Tessa Dooms and Lynsey Ebony Chutel.

For me, it really was an eye-opener. Thank you Tessa Dooms & Lynsey Chutel for writing it!

The Little Mermaid perfectly sums up the Cape Town vs Joburg debate. Cape Town is beautiful, but I wanna be where the people are

** Longlist for the 2024 Afritondo Short Story Prize **

Thrilled to reveal the longlist for the 2024 ASSP. You can find their profiles here: afritondo.com/longlist2024

Who are you rooting for? 🏆 #AfritondoPrize #ShortStory #Writing

“Digital nomads” that just misunderstood visa laws when they are from Europe and North America; “illegal immigrants” when they are workers from Africa and South Asia… 🙃

BREAKING:

The 2024 general elections will be held on 29 May 2024!

- Presidency.

The U.S. is negotiating a UN Security Council Resolution that proposes a temporary cease-fire “as soon as practicable” and calls on Israel not to invade Rafah, according to a copy of the draft obtained by The New York Times.

Follow updates. nyti.ms/49xaiyS

A new world record in women's football has just been set ⚽

Zambia forward Racheal Kundananji has become the world's most expensive female footballer in history after being signed by Bay FC for $860,000.

More here: bbc.in/48gt6RJ

How AFCON’s global visibility skyrocketed
semafor.com/article/02/11/…

Nigerian Adejoké Bakare has become the UK’s first Black female chef to win a Michelin star with her west African restaurant Chishuru 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 🇳🇬 theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/…