WhatsApp weekly update: 1–6 February 2026

Hi everyone!

On Thursday, we started our four-week focus on Reconciliation. The Afrikaans word is “Versoening” (“soen” means to kiss) and the isiXhosa word is “Uxolelwaniso” (“uxolo” means peace). One of the good things about being South African is that we have all these languages, each with its own unique nuance and emphasis. It is important that we reclaim this and other words before it loses all meaning (e.g. what does “peace” mean or what does “ceasefire” mean?). Whether we like it or not, there is a war on words and their meaning.

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