Saaleha Idrees Bamjee (a writer and photographer based in Johannesburg, South Africa; her debut poetry collection 'Zikr' won the 2020 Ingrid Jonker Prize for English poetry, a notable South African literary award for debut volumes of poetry) leaves X (3.405 followers) Bluesky: @saaleha.bsky.social

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Some may be mystified by the reference to Madiba and the Freedom Charter in Mamdani’s inaugural speech. Madiba is Nelson Mandela’s clan name by which he is popularly known in South Africa.

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Ya boet.

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“At the MED conference in Napoli, the legendary Gideon Levy calls on Europe to sanction Israel "that same way South Africa was sanctioned." "Until Israelis recognize that Palestinians deserve the same rights as the Jews, nothing will be resolved."” - Trita Parsi

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The Long Walk is a book by stephen king from 1979. The Long Walk to Freedom is Madiba’s autobiography from 1994

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