Hamilton Wende

The haunting beauty of gorillas In memory of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and those who have opened new connections between us and all sentient beings.

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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 ...

Hemingway and what his legacy means to my life

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.

An old memory… led to a search for the ghosts of our past #TRC #Boipatong

Great shout out from the team at Commer Kasi

‘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...

My latest collaborative piece for CNN

The Brontës: A challenge accepted | Hamilton Wende The Story Explorer · Episode

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!

A privilege to be invited to an Iftar celebration last night!

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...

Some years ago I hiked deep into the Drakensberg mountains to experience the wonder of San art

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Filming!

Summer storm aftermath Cape Town

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!!

‘It isn’t safe’: South African first responders attacked while saving lives Ambulance crews and paramedics are increasingly being robbed and their vehicles hijacked while they are working.

My latest piece for Al Jazeera

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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

Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science - Mike Young Academy Scientific Twitter is about to find its true successor. And it is not X. This, our latest release, shows that the Bluesky network of scientists is growing — and growing.

A mapping of how Bluesky is becoming the new Scientific Twitter

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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

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:

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.

Summer!

The Uncertain light of the midnight sun Years ago I went to the Svalbard islands in the Arctic circle. What a powerful, magical experience it was! Under the little-known Svalbard treaty, South Africans have the right to live, trap, fish and...

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Refugee from X. Looking for sanity here

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