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Hamilton Wende
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What a privilege to attend @ReshadaCrouse’s book launch tonight! Warm, witty, creative, filled with love and wisdom! ‘I honestly believe art creates a more lasting legacy than any military leader’ - food for the soul in today’s world
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Great shout out from the team at Commer Kasi
July 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Great experience! Talking with Christi Sa about my fascination with the #Bronte sisters!
The Brontës: A challenge accepted | Hamilton Wende
The Story Explorer · Episode
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June 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Nice to know that my work was longlisted for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story prize!
April 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A privilege to be invited to an Iftar celebration last night!
March 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Some years ago I hiked deep into the Drakensberg mountains to experience the wonder of San art

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The mystery and magic of rock art
Some years ago I hiked deep into the Drakensberg to see these marvels of human creativity Sunlight sparkles through the drops of water that tumble off the edge of the cliff. Painted on the rock face b...
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February 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Filming!
January 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Summer storm aftermath Cape Town
January 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Thank goodness for people like former WAPO cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social, American hero. This may only be the rough of the cartoon she planned to run before she was told she couldn't, but it speaks volumes, perhaps, especially in this form.
January 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy holidays from our home!!
December 7, 2024 at 6:57 PM
This is my tribute to my Xhosa teacher Ally Weakley who was tragically gunned down in rage after the assassination of Chris Hani - a sad irony but the legacy of his commitment to the freedom of this country lives on
November 24, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Hunter S Thompson’s surreal rebelliousness takes on a whole new significance in the light of what’s happening now
November 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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Just my 2 cents. But my goal is to ignore the trolls. Give them zero attention. Block them if they annoy me.

I think the worst thing we can do on this site is re-create the ad hominem/ personal attacks that occur across comments on Twitter/insta/tiktok/ etc
November 19, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉

We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
A lovely South African weekend watching with dismay the weirdness in America take hold. South Africans are certainly not perfect but we largely coalesce around the centre. It’s just easier to be normal here.
November 17, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Summer!
November 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Refugee from X. Looking for sanity here
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM