"None of us are getting out of this life thing alive so live. Live authentically so. Make your mistakes, forgive yourself and live. Love the people you claim to love and lessen the nonsense in your life.

Well done @AIJC_Conference for hosting a successful conference. Congratulations @BongeMacupe @pontsho_pilane @Andee_Mat for representing black African women journalists and telling our stories. Thank you goes to @fraymediaF for supporting women journalists.

i'm so sorry to all of you who feel like you aren't doing enough or are grieving the life you could have been living if that one thing didn't go wrong. i hope the day you do achieve your goals, you can rest. mentally. i hope you can exhale and feel genuinely proud of yourself.

Presented work I've been doing with @OxCIEJ over the past year on #CriticalMinerals with a focus on lithium mining in Southern Africa at #AIJC2025 The session was highly attended with great engagements. Looking forward to taking those further and attending #AIJC2026 in Nairobi🇰🇪

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Ya no guys. I’m burnt out. I have nothing left to give to 2025.

There are books I couldn’t finish years ago that now feel like they were written for the version of me I’ve now become. And that’s the quiet magic of timing.

I pray for a period where majority of South Africans can easily afford a flight out to Europe to watch their favourite sport for a weekend then come back home.

and that’s why ndine degree eziy2 with no kids! 😁🫰🏾

Working while being a full time student

And that's a wrap! This is the most well-attended final-day photograph we've had in recent years, which speaks to #AIJC2025 as a whole. To all who travelled from near and far to join us, who made the 2025 edition so special, we sincerely thank you. See you at #AIJC2026!

Gave a talk at @AIJC_Conference 2025 on Investigating critical minerals in Southern Africa. Thanks for the great turnout! #AIJC2025 - via #Whova event app @OxCIEJ

@OxCIEJ associate @Andee_Mat shares her experiences during her collaborative investigation with Zimbabwe-based @ProsperTatenda on the extraction of critical minerals in SA and the smuggling of lithium in Southern Africa https://t.co/ZHljIMXvSz

Happening now at #AIJC2025. @Andee_Mat has been investigating this issue for the Oxpeckers #PowerTracker for the past 18 months. Come hear what she has uncovered 👇

Not only is food security a fundamental human need, but it is also a basic human right. Naledi Sikhakhane and Lillian Roberts from the @dailymaverick discuss “Food systems and how global structures shape what we eat and impact our health.” Food security means that everyone, at

A thought provoking, uncomfortable and emotional session. Are we not women enough to be investigative journalists? Thank you @BongeMacupe for unpacking some of your research highlights. #Journalismisnotacrime @AIJC_Conference

🕵🏾‍♀️ Africa’s biggest gathering of investigative journalists is back! Join us at #AIJC2025, the 21st African Investigative Journalism Conference at Wits University from 5–7 Nov. 💡 CfA teams will lead sessions on climate capture, AI, and more. More here: https://t.co/J7xZKhed9R

Investigative journalist @Andee_Mat is bringing hard truths to @AIJC_Conference: lithium’s role in the energy transition, the smuggling of raw ore, mining applications & community impacts @Journ_SA @gijnAfrica

Into yalonyaka ngizoyihleka one day fr. But ayihlekisi right now.

Currently building a life that doesn’t drain me. That’s literally all I care about. The career. The love. The family.

A complete ban on all gambling advertising is the only proposal we should be entertaining tbh.