
Naledi Pandor recently divulged the origins of South Africa’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) case alleging Israeli genocide in Gaza. According to her YouTube podcast interview on SMWX, published on 23 August 2024, a secret plan was hatched from a WhatsApp chat so as not to alert the South African Jewish community of what was coming.
The department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco) really should have phoned me or at least dropped me an email to ask if this was a good idea with merits to proceed. It’s now obvious that the accusations of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) genocide in Gaza were operated at an international level all the way to the ICJ without any real…
Longest Wine Route: The Cape Winelands is home to the longest wine route in
the world, with numerous vineyards and wine estates.

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Fun South African Fact: South Africa is known as the “Rainbow Nation” thanks to its mix of cultures across the country. The status of being a cultural “melting pot” is evident in the fact that South Africa has a whopping 11 official languages: English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, IsiNdebele, Sesotho, Northern Sotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga. Most South Africans speak more than one national language. IsiZulu is the most common first language and isiXhosa is second. Fun fact – did you know the people of Wakanda speak isiXhosa in Marvel’s Black Panther movie?
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Aikona – not on your life [eye-koh-na] or [hi-koh-na] A Zulu term used to express shock or disbelief when talking to friends or family.Example: “Aikona, why did she do that?!” / “Haikona, when?! How?!”