#SOUTHAFRICA

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But opposition movements always seem hopeless until they’re not. Apartheid existed for decades and then came crashing down rapidly. We didn’t know that its heirs would be wreaking havoc on this country four decades later, but history isn’t an unbroken line that goes up and to the right. Some of the bad stuff comes back and has to be fought again.

Elon Musk, Apartheid, and America’s New Boycott Movement

[addicted2wasps]

I don't typically draw bees very often, as they are a bit more challenging, considering they can be quite hairy, although this one has always made a mark on me. Rediviva emdeorum is a bee in the Melittidae that is endemic to South Africa. They have ridiculously long forelegs in order to scoop the oil from the spurs of Diascia flowers. There are a lot of bizarre-o Hymenopterans out there and this bee is certainly a contender!

[reyolivier]

Les grandes

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[frametoframenature]

This pied crow took a brief break from seeking insects in the grass to give us a look in Kruger National Park. More like a small raven, this crow soon continued its hunt for the bugs.

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[johndunwin]

The Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town blends industrial architecture with contemporary art. The massive windows, framed by concrete, display vibrant banners, reflecting a fusion of history and modern art, drawing the viewer into a creative urban experience

[likhona-ithemba]

wine, galleries and burgers with my lover ❤️.

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[huariqueje]

“A senior legal expert has warned IDF (Israeli army) brass, including Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi, that there is real danger that the court will issue an injunction calling on Israel to halt its fire, noting that Israel is bound by the court's rulings,” Israeli daily Haaretz wrote on Monday.

Lawyers have already begun preparing to deal with the complaint, and a hearing on the matter will be held at the Foreign Ministry on Monday, it added.

The newspaper said that according to international legal experts, “the proceeding may cement claims of genocide against Israel, and thus lead to its diplomatic isolation and to boycott or sanctions against it or against Israeli businesses.”

[aduarte]

Royal Starling por Leon Molenaar Via Flickr: Found in the grasslands of East Africa but photographed in captivity at the game farm Boulders, Mica, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

[ptseti]

Yesterday men gathered to run 7km in Speedos to raise awareness about prostate and testicular cancers 💜 what a great initiative 💜 🙏🏽Thank you to the gents.

[kabokhaya]

August House, 19 September (2024). Studio 401

[azspot]

For cultural conservatives, South Africa’s government offered a lot of what they wanted from their own. Jerry Falwell claimed that apartheid was more of a “social reality than a government policy” and embarked on a media blitz defending South Africa in the mid-1980s. Falwell’s sympathy for South Africa makes sense: the government was deeply socially conservative, criminalizing abortion, banning pornography, and arresting LGBTQ individuals. The government waited until 1976 to even allow TV into the country out of a fear that it would promote race mixing and undermine traditional morals.

American Conservatism's Home Grown Defenses of Apartheid

[paydayafrica]

Nomkhulbuwane Festival 2024 was held recently. 14th to 16th June 2024. PaydayAfrica was there to capture the moments and activities. Catch the videos and pictures from the event on our patreon via this link: https://www.patreon.com/paydayafrica