Nerd | Digital Strategy | eBooks |Literacy | Metadata | President of SA Booksellers Association 20192025ใEither you define the moment or the moment defines you.
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Jun 12
๐ธ๐ช๐ Swedish Fun Fact!
In 1959, Volvo invented the three-point seatbelt and made the patent available for free so everyone could benefit. Today, it remains one of the most important life-saving innovations in automotive history.
#Sweden #Innovation #Volvo #SafetyFirst
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
I could never articulate the syntax, morphology - prefixes, suffixes, etc, bo past participle and whatnot, but I'd always KNOW the correct usage.
#readersareleaders #nabasho
Jun 11
the weird thing about reading so much as a child and gaining a huge vocabulary from that is i can't define a lot of the words i use, i just know that they would fit correctly in a specific sentence. does anyone else experience that?
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Jun 12
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#TheDeviShow is 6 today!!!
On this day, in 2020, we launched in the middle of hard lockdown.
Six years later, we are still standing and alive!
Thank you to our loyal viewers - YOU make this show - YOU are the show.
Deep gratitude to our fantastic team who make magic every day and, off course, @eTV and @eNCA for giving this crazy bunch a home!
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Jun 12
The @SundayTimesZA Literary Awards longlist showcases some of the most talked-about South African books of 2026. Here are the nine Penguin Random House titles nominated across fiction and non-fiction: penguinrandomhouse.co.za/theโฆ
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Jun 12
Congratulations to these extraordinary Penguin writers and their well-deserved wins ๐งก
Jun 12
Congratulations to the 2026 @womensprize.bsky.social winners!
Prize for Non-Fiction: @bbclysedoucet, The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A Peopleโs History of Afghanistan
Prize for Fiction: #VirginiaEvans, The Correspondent
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#FemaleVoices #FemaleAuthors #Books
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Jun 12
BRANDS:
Anele Mgudlwa's Company Acquires Iconic Media Giant
Rose and Oaks Media has acquired Rapid Blue from BBC Worldwide.
The acquisition is led by Rose & Oaks Media founders Anele Mgudlwa, Frankie du Toit and Paul Buys, who have produced international films Donโt, Letโs Go To The Dogs Tonight, The Last Ranger, Ludik and as well as TV show The Masked Singer South Africa.
The Masked Singer South Africa has been renewed for a third season and is currently in production.
Rapid Blue was founded by television pioneers Duncan Irvine and Kee-Leen Irvine, and acquired by BBC in 2016.
It has been responsible for some of South Africa's most iconic television productions, including The Weakest Link, Strictly Come Dancing, Come Dine With Me South Africa, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Family Feud South Africa, The Bachelor South Africa, Shark Tank South Africa.
Rose and Oaks Media, with Anele Mgudlwa, nรฉe Mdoda, as CEO, has been in business for the past 9 years.
#KgopoloReports
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Some of the BookClub reads for the year by @thebookclubza_ โค๏ธ๐
Whatโs your book club read this June?
We love bookclubs!
Letโs read!
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Relooted. It's on Steam and Xbox
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Jun 9
We are talking all things Nelson Mandela Foundation Youth Dialogue this afternoon on 938 Radio.
Catch Nomahlozi Ramohloki, Dialogue and Advocacy Coordinator, discussing the themes around the dialogue, how youth are redefining work, and creating opportunities for themselves in the digital economy.
The dialogue takes place on Thursday, 18 June 2026, at the University of South Africa, in partnership with @mailandguardian, @AfrikaTikkun, and UNISA's Department of Communication Science.
#YouthMonth #YouthDialogue #NelsonMandelaFoundation #MakingGoodTrouble
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Pre-sales are up on @sterkinekor cc @barrelofagunZA
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Warming oceans are running short of oxygen, and the fiercest marine predators are already feeling the effects.
Learn more on #WorldOceansDay: scim.ag/3ZRnb4e
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Jun 8
Recommend one book to the next person from these two.
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Jun 8
YOU CAN TAKE A PHOTO OF A BILL... AND SPLIT IT!!!
*sorry for shouting. Imma little excited. It's the little things.
#WWDC
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
[LIVE] International Archives Day underway at North West Provincial Archives, Mahikeng
youtube.com/live/ZKzkO3o3rrYโฆ
#InternationalArchivesDay
#ArchivesForJustice
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I have always been a fan. Imagine how happy I was when she agreed to voice one of the characters in our video game. Such a star!
Jun 8
Abigail Kubeka, the renowned Soweto songstress and actress, c 1969. Credit: Len Kumalo/Drum Archives
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
I guess itโs Malope vs Spielberg on Friday ๐๐๐โ๐พโ๐พโ๐พ
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Jun 9
Covid damages the brain's frontal lobe which is responsible for empathy, emotional regulation & EQ.
So people are more angry and unstable today than 7 years ago, and their immorality will be less restrained.
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Petersburg as in Polokwane??๐ค
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Melvin Kaabwe, First of his Name retweeted
Jun 8
Except for my brother here. ๐โโ๏ธ๐ค
Jun 5
#bafanafriday let's show support to our boys.
SAFA couldn't make a campaign so let us fans do it ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐
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