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Thuli Madonsela Foundation Aka ThuMa Foundation Deepening and Defending Democracy
South Africa
Joined January 2017
Our heritage was stolen. But it can be reclaimed. By planting our ancestors’ seeds, we grow not only food — we grow memory, resilience, and freedom. 🌱 #HeritageDay
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Today we suffer from malnutrition, diabetes, hypertension. These are not African destinies. They are the consequences of dislocated heritage.
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That’s why reclaiming heritage is more than nostalgia. It’s resistance. It’s health. It’s sovereignty.
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Heritage is memory. If we lose memory, we lose ourselves. Colonialism worked to make Africans forget: our grains, our healing herbs, our ways of nourishment
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Thabo Mbeki once declared: “I am an African.” To claim that identity is to remember the wisdom of our ancestors — they planted with balance, they ate with dignity.
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Malcolm Gladwell would call this a revisionist story: what we think of as “tradition” is often a trick of history. We forgot that what we eat today was never meant for our well-being.
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Maize simplified the field but impoverished the table. It filled stomachs but stripped nutrients. It was never heritage — it was convenience for colonisers.
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Before that, our diets were rich and diverse: sorghum, millet, beans, indigenous greens, groundnuts. These foods sustained communities for centuries. They carried health and meaning.
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Take maize. Today we call it “our staple.” But is it really ours? No. It was introduced by the Portuguese as a cheap, quick crop for empire — not for African nutrition.
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Colonial powers understood something vital: to control a people, you must control their memory. Language, land, and food were the first targets.
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Heritage is not just the clothes we wear or the songs we sing. It is the food on our plates, the seeds in our soil. And yet, in South Africa, much of that heritage was stolen. Let us explain 👇🏾 #HeritageDay
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Join us this Sunday, 21 Sept on @ThumaFoundation’s X Space 🎧 Prof. Thuli Madonsela will wrap up #LSSA National Wills Week 2025 with a powerful conversation on why wills matter & how they secure justice for your loved ones.
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No will = no control. Your assets may NOT go to the people you love most. Don’t let the law decide what your legacy looks like. #LSSA National Wills Week 2025
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Join us this Sunday, 21 Sept on @ThumaFoundation’s X Space 🎧 Prof. Thuli Madonsela will wrap up #LSSA National Wills Week 2025 with a powerful conversation on why wills matter & how they secure justice for your loved ones. 🕊️
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What happens if you die without a valid will? 👉🏾 The Intestate Succession Act kicks in. 👉🏾 Assets go to spouse, children, parents, siblings. 👉🏾 But delays, costs & disputes often follow. #LSSA National Wills Week 2025
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Attorneys aren’t just “paper pushers.” They’re trained to foresee legal problems & help you draft a watertight will. Don’t leave your family’s future to chance. #LSSA National Wills Week 2025
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Think your handwritten will is enough? ❌ Many wills are invalid because they don’t meet legal requirements. An attorney ensures your will is valid, binding & truly reflects your wishes. #LSSA National Wills Week 2025
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Why must you have a will? Because a will gives you freedom of testation—the right to decide what happens to your assets after death. Without it, the law decides for you. #LSSA National Wills Week 2025
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