Hamilton Wende
@hamiltonwende.bsky.social
Author Journalist documentary maker
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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
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
Hemingway and what his legacy means to my life
Ernst Hemingway’s genius lay in showing us the truth of our human fragility
It was in Hemingway’s book about the Spanish Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls, that I found something so true about humanity that it helped me make sense of what I had witnessed in covering wars on ...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hemingway and what his legacy means to my life
An old memory… led to a search for the ghosts of our past #TRC #Boipatong
Who was ‘Rooikop’ in the Boipatong Massacre, and did he die in Iraq?
I shall never forget the haunting voices in Boipatong that day, calling out ‘Rooikop! Rooikop!’ — trying desperately to bear some witness to what had happened and to who they believed was responsible.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
August 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
An old memory… led to a search for the ghosts of our past #TRC #Boipatong
Great shout out from the team at Commer Kasi
July 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Great shout out from the team at Commer Kasi
My latest collaborative piece for CNN
‘Not Trump’s dumping ground’: Outrage over arrival of foreign US deportees in tiny African nation
By Nimi Princewill, Sarah Dean, Larry Madowo and Hamilton Wende, CNN (CNN) — Across Africa, and in the tiny nation of Eswatini, fury has erupted over the arrival of foreign deportees from the United S...
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July 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My latest collaborative piece for CNN
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
Great experience! Talking with Christi Sa about my fascination with the #Bronte sisters!
Nice to know that my work was longlisted for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story prize!
April 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Nice to know that my work was longlisted for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story prize!
A privilege to be invited to an Iftar celebration last night!
March 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A privilege to be invited to an Iftar celebration last night!
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
Some years ago I hiked deep into the Drakensberg mountains to experience the wonder of San art
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Summer storm aftermath Cape Town
January 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Summer storm aftermath Cape Town
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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.
Her full, eloquent explanation here: anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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.
Happy holidays from our home!!
December 7, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Happy holidays from our home!!
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
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
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
Hunter S Thompson’s surreal rebelliousness takes on a whole new significance in the light of what’s happening now
Reposted by Hamilton Wende
Reposted by Hamilton Wende
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
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
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
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
Reposted by Hamilton Wende
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:
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
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:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
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
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.
Refugee from X. Looking for sanity here
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Refugee from X. Looking for sanity here