Herman Lategan
@hermanlategan.bsky.social
Journalist and writer. Published locally, occasionally internationally. Kind, friendly, arrogant and rude. Loved and hated by many. Sharing a post does not mean an endorsements.
Poisoned battlegrounds — the war for the narrative of Gaza www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Poisoned battlegrounds — the war for the narrative of Gaza | Daily Maverick
From the way we watch old movies to the shape of global geopolitics, the story of what has transpired in Gaza over the last two years has seeped into almost every facet of our lives. On a personal lev...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Poisoned battlegrounds — the war for the narrative of Gaza www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say | US news | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say
State department has told employees and grant recipients to not publicly promote or make event on 1 December
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November 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say | US news | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Media24 revenue declined by 38% over the last year – Daily Investor dailyinvestor.com/investing/11...
Media24 revenue declined by 38% over the last year
Media24’s revenue declined by 38% year-on-year following the company’s transition to a digital-first media group.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Media24 revenue declined by 38% over the last year – Daily Investor dailyinvestor.com/investing/11...
Nine Months Without Justice in the Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/14/o...
Nine Months Without Justice in the Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination
Nine months after the murder of Imam Muhsin Hendricks, his Al-Ghurbaah Foundation voices frustration over SAPS’s silence and lack of action.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Nine Months Without Justice in the Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/14/o...
Understanding the mindset behind Israel’s usage of rape as a weapon of genocide – Mondoweiss mondoweiss.net/2025/11/unde...
Understanding the mindset behind Israel’s usage of rape as a weapon of genocide
Recent testimonies from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights share shocking stories of Palestinian rape victims released from Israeli detention. The stories are horrifying to read but essential for...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Understanding the mindset behind Israel’s usage of rape as a weapon of genocide – Mondoweiss mondoweiss.net/2025/11/unde...
Divine! Interview met manager Berhard Jay gaykrant.nl/lees-meer/di...
Divine! Interview met manager Berhard Jay
Welkom bij Stichting Gaykrant
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October 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Divine! Interview met manager Berhard Jay gaykrant.nl/lees-meer/di...
Prince Andrew’s fall from grace complete as monarchy cuts him loose | Prince Andrew | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prince Andrew’s fall from grace complete as monarchy cuts him loose
Ex-royal cherished his titles and status but Buckingham Palace faced risk of reputational spillover
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October 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Prince Andrew’s fall from grace complete as monarchy cuts him loose | Prince Andrew | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother
In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
At this march, I was reminded, some people had brown paper bags over their heads to avoid detection.
"SA’s great queer memoricide is a choice, but so is remembrance": www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
"SA’s great queer memoricide is a choice, but so is remembrance": www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
SA’s great queer memoricide is a choice, but so is remembrance
It seems SA’s queer history is being bulldozed into oblivion, erased before it can scream. As we commemorate Africa’s first Pride march, does today’s queer community even care about that day, when it ...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
At this march, I was reminded, some people had brown paper bags over their heads to avoid detection.
"SA’s great queer memoricide is a choice, but so is remembrance": www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
"SA’s great queer memoricide is a choice, but so is remembrance": www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Cape Town's Sea Point gentrification - rising rates, fading community www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Cape Town's Sea Point gentrification - rising rates, fading community
Sea Point’s broken promises — no place for old locals Sea Point’s broken promises — no place for old locals advertisementDon't want to see this? Remove ads Kevin Bloom The famous restaurants, bars ...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Cape Town's Sea Point gentrification - rising rates, fading community www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Pieter-Dirk Uys at 80: The man who dressed a nation’s anxiety in pearls www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Pieter-Dirk Uys at 80: The man who dressed a nation’s anxiety in pearls
In a country where history often arrives in camouflage, Pieter-Dirk Uys showed up as Evita Bezuidenhout (and many other characters) and told the truth. Not with slogans. With jokes. Not with outrage. ...
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September 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Pieter-Dirk Uys at 80: The man who dressed a nation’s anxiety in pearls www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
The Culpable Liberal, The Latte Legalist and the End of the Settler Siege at Sea criticallegalthinking.com/2025/09/24/t...
The Culpable Liberal, The Latte Legalist and the End of the Settler Siege at Sea
It is the early hours of the morning on the 8th September 2025 and I am in Tunis at Sidi Bou Said Port listening to the sounds of stress, solidarity, and
criticallegalthinking.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Culpable Liberal, The Latte Legalist and the End of the Settler Siege at Sea criticallegalthinking.com/2025/09/24/t...
Gaza aid flotilla hit by drone attacks and explosions, activists say - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bkb...
Gaza aid flotilla hit by drone attacks and explosions, activists say
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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September 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Gaza aid flotilla hit by drone attacks and explosions, activists say - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bkb...
‘Guess what?’ Macron phones Trump after US president’s motorcade blocks his car | Emmanuel Macron | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘Guess what?’ Macron phones Trump after US president’s motorcade blocks his car
Bemused French president forced to take unscheduled 30-minute trek through the streets of New York
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September 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
‘Guess what?’ Macron phones Trump after US president’s motorcade blocks his car | Emmanuel Macron | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Elon Musk’s Father, Errol Musk, Accused of Child Sexual Abuse - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...
Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
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September 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Elon Musk’s Father, Errol Musk, Accused of Child Sexual Abuse - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...
Reposted by Herman Lategan
Apparently, it’s socially unacceptable to compare anyone or anything to Hitler.
Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”.
Well sod that.
Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4
Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”.
Well sod that.
Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4
September 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Apparently, it’s socially unacceptable to compare anyone or anything to Hitler.
Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”.
Well sod that.
Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4
Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”.
Well sod that.
Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4
Björk Pulls Most of Her Music From Israeli Streaming Services Amid Boycott Campaign Over Gaza War - Israel News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Björk pulls her music from Israeli streaming services amid Gaza war boycott campaign
While the Artist Has Not Issued a Statement, the Move Comes as Part of a New Initiative Called No Music For Genocide, Which Urges Musicians and Record Labels to Block Israeli Users From Accessing Thei...
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September 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Björk Pulls Most of Her Music From Israeli Streaming Services Amid Boycott Campaign Over Gaza War - Israel News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
On a clear day in Sea Point, you can see cranes forever – Bulletproof Truth telfordvice.wordpress.com/2025/09/19/o...
On a clear day in Sea Point, you can see cranes forever
“I want to do everything I can to see this wonderful city and its community be successful, but there are signs the infrastructure is beyond the number of new developments.” – M…
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September 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
On a clear day in Sea Point, you can see cranes forever – Bulletproof Truth telfordvice.wordpress.com/2025/09/19/o...
‘We pray a visa comes before death’: Gaza’s injured children left in limbo | Gaza | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘We pray a visa comes before death’: Gaza’s injured children left in limbo
Mariam, Nasser and Ahmed were evacuated from the warzone but are now stranded in an Egyptian hospital that cannot treat their life-threatening injuries after Trump’s sudden ban on Palestinians enterin...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
‘We pray a visa comes before death’: Gaza’s injured children left in limbo | Gaza | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
How to burst the Israeli bubble | Israel | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
How to burst the Israeli bubble | Noam Sheizaf
Recognizing a Palestinian state is a limited but welcome step that addresses an enduring blind spot: Palestinian rights cannot be conditioned on Israeli interests
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September 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
How to burst the Israeli bubble | Israel | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The last 30 minutes inside a Gaza City tower before it is bombed by Israel | Gaza | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
The last 30 minutes inside a Gaza City tower before it is bombed by Israel
Families in Gaza City recount the panic of fleeing their homes as Israel escalates its assault in northern Gaza.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The last 30 minutes inside a Gaza City tower before it is bombed by Israel | Gaza | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Beauty and the Bester: South African rapist Thabo Bester loses bid to block Netflix film www.bbc.com/news/article...
Beauty and the Bester: South African rapist Thabo Bester loses bid to block Netflix film
The court rules that his rape conviction is already in the public domain.
www.bbc.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Beauty and the Bester: South African rapist Thabo Bester loses bid to block Netflix film www.bbc.com/news/article...