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Sadiya Couper retweeted
Last week Dada Morero Jhb's Mayor told an elderly audience "Dont talk shit"... Not to be outdone, this week Min of Water and San, Pemmy Majodina - another R2.4m societal leech - yelled at a disabled man being thrown out her Lourie meeting "JOU MA SE POES" ANC class on display!
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The female human body is one of the most remarkable biological systems on Earth.
Things it can do that the male body cannot:
• Create an entirely new organ from scratch — the placenta
• Build a human skeleton, organ by organ, cell by cell
• Release eggs through ovulation
• Menstruate as part of a reproductive cycle
• Produce breast milk as a normal biological function
• Carry another human for months while keeping itself alive too
• Expand a uterus from roughly the size of a pear to large enough for a full-term baby
• Adapt its heart, lungs, blood volume, metabolism, and immune system to support pregnancy
• Give birth
• Go through menopause and another major hormonal transition later in life
And then there's the placenta.
A temporary organ that grows only when needed.
It acts as lungs, kidneys, digestive system, and life-support for a developing human.
It transfers oxygen and nutrients, removes waste, regulates hormones, and helps protect the baby.
Then, after months of nonstop work, the body simply gets rid of it.
Build an organ.
Use it to sustain a human life.
Discard it.
Like it's just another Tuesday.
Human biology is fascinating.
The female body is absolutely extraordinary.
What’s the most mind-blowing fact about the human body that most people don't know?
Sadiya Couper retweeted
Over the weekend, a parent driving with their children witnessed people being tied up, beaten and pushed towards a fire near the Dunoon off-ramp. They immediately called 10111 and gave the operator as much location information as possible using GPS.
Instead of helping to locate the scene and dispatching police, the operator allegedly demanded an exact address and eventually ended the call.
Four burnt bodies were later found.
The children did not only witness something deeply traumatic. They were also confronted with the frightening reality that, in an emergency, the system meant to help them may simply fail.
The call has since been reviewed, its handling reportedly found unacceptable and disciplinary action started. That quick response is welcome, but we must see the outcome.
Nicholas Gotsell MP and I have visited the 10111 centre several times. The infrastructure is ageing, some technology is unreliable or not operational, and staff work under difficult conditions. Morale is a real problem. But none of this excuses failing someone who is reporting an immediate threat to life.
This is bigger than one operator. Parliament previously recorded a dropped or abandoned call rate of 26.44% at 10111 centres. The whole service needs to be rebuilt with modern technology, live-location capability, proper staffing, training, backup power and real accountability. Properly regulated private-sector partnerships should also be considered.
If someone can order food or request a lift using their live location, surely our national police emergency service should be able to find people being murdered next to a major highway.
10111 must help callers locate an emergency, not look for reasons to reject the call. IC
Sadiya Couper retweeted
Bexley Has Been Made Borough Of Sanctuary For Refugees.
Letter Sent To Residents Asking Them To Keep Their Young Daughters Inside & Not allow Them To Wear Short Skirts Which Will Tempt The Refugee To Rape Them.
Also Asks Residents To Keep Dogs Inside.
Lady Reads Out The Letter
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The letter read in the video is fake and not from Bexley Council, which has confirmed it is a hoax and referred the matter to police. Bexley is not a Borough of Sanctuary.
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Sadiya Couper retweeted
Love this performance of Highland Cathedral during a flash mob by the summer school students of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association yesterday 😍
🎥 Bagpipe Brothers
#Glasgow
Sadiya Couper retweeted
Scots caught smuggling cannabis from Thailand will have to pay new fines or face up to two years in jail.
i.stv.tv/4f7Ckp4
Sadiya Couper retweeted
These incredible plants from Graaf-Reinet area are now extinct in the wild. It's bizarre to think that the people who took them all from the bush over decades and sold them are known to conservationists, such as my friend who has a succulent nursery where I took this pic today.
Sadiya Couper retweeted
A tiny Karoo town is about to become South Africa’s next billion-rand export story.
Prieska.
Population ~14,000.
The middle of nowhere.
In the 90s, the IDC poured R130 million into pistachios there.
Climate was perfect.
Vision was huge.
By 2011 they called it a failure, sold the equipment, and walked away.
Two farmers refused to quit.
The Mullers spent 15 brutal years mastering what institutions couldn’t: pollination, varieties, processing. They built Karoo Pistachios and the Desert Emerald brand.
Last year: 20 tons.
Next decade target: 60,000 tons.
South Africa now chasing 5-8% of the global market. Selling at R613/kg, and rising fast as Iran stumbles.
Lesson for every deep-pocketed investor:
The biggest opportunities aren’t where capital flows. They’re where capital gave up.
Conviction beats committees.
Every.
Single.
Time.
The Mullers didn’t invent pistachios.
They just refused to bury a dream everyone else abandoned.
Sadiya Couper retweeted
Catholic Church site in Edinburgh to be sold after nearly 200 years bbc.in/4ucTg3R
Sadiya Couper retweeted
I was on a train in Tokyo. We stopped between stations. Announcement in Japanese, then in English: "We apologize for the delay. We will resume shortly."
The delay was maybe 3 minutes. Not a big deal.
When the train started moving again, another announcement: "We sincerely apologize for the delay. We were stopped for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. This is unacceptable. Thank you for your patience."
Three minutes and twenty seconds. They measured it exactly. And called it unacceptable.
When I got off at my stop, there were station staff on the platform bowing and handing out delay certificates.
I took one out of curiosity. It was an official document stating that the train had been delayed by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, signed and stamped.
The staff member said in English "for your employer. So they know the delay was not your fault."
I said I'm a tourist, I don't need it. He looked confused. "But the delay affected you. You deserve an apology."
Three minutes. They were treating a three-minute delay like a major incident.
Later I mentioned this to a Japanese friend. They said "oh yes, delay certificates are normal. Trains are supposed to be exactly on time. If they are late, they must apologize."
I said three minutes isn't late, it's nothing. My friend said "in Japan, three minutes is late. On time means on time. Not approximately on time."
They said the train company probably investigated why there was a 3-minute delay. "They will find the cause and fix it so it doesn't happen again."
I kept the certificate. It's framed in my apartment now. A reminder that somewhere in the world, people care about three minutes.
© 6IX.
@BSAT_Properties
Sadiya Couper retweeted
Sir David Attenborough arrived at Royal Albert Hall for his 100th Birthday Celebrations 🎈
📹 At Horse Guards
