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Ngentlonipho nesizotha ndibulisile !
I'm from the Eastern Cape Province. I would like getting help about the history of South Africa especially about the legends such as Sipho Mangidi Burns-Ncamashe, Metthew Goniwe and others. I'm really interested on writing poems, songs or even stories about them. It would be an honour if you'd help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elleno Gonello (talk • contribs) 12:50, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

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New Page Patrol December Newsletter
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It has been a productive year for New Page Patrol as we've roughly cut the size of the New Page Patrol queue in half this year. We have been fortunate to have a lot of great work done by who was the reviewer of the most pages and redirects this past year. Thanks and credit go to and  who join Rosguill in repeating in the top 10 from last year. Thanks to, , and who all got the NPR permission this year and joined the top 10. Also new to the top ten is DannyS712 bot III, programmed by which has helped to dramatically reduce the number of redirects that have needed human patrolling by patrolling certain types of redirects (e.g. for differences in accents) and by also patrolling editors who are on on the redirect whitelist.
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A New Year With Women in Red!
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Hello!
Hello, I'm Jeromi Mikhael! I stumbled upon your account and find some interesting similarities: If this random message in your talkpage feels weird for you, feel free to delete it. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 15:42, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * we started editing some time at the end of 2017
 * our first 50 edits are revdeled
 * we both edit about politicians and politics in our country of residence
 * we currently have two good articles, both related to politics in our country of residence


 * Hi, Jeromi, I find this "random message" quite interesting! I assume you, just like me, were tired of seeing articles "littered" with maintenance templates, stubs, and endless rows of red-links, and you just decided that the situation needs to change. Best, Lefcentreright  Discuss  17:16, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Very right! I'm also motivated by the challenge of creating a decent article in the shortest amount of time! And btw our real life name starts with the same letter; if that's relevant. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 11:40, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

F. X. Sudjasmin
You review my page so fast! Is that automated? Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 16:35, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi, there. No, it wasn't automated. I opened the Special:NewPagesFeed and your article was first. I then quickly skimmed through it and didn't see any issues. As a result, I pressed "Mark as reviewed". Well done on writing such a detailed and nicely sourced article. Best, Lefcentreright  Discuss  16:56, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

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Could I get your Help with an Article?
Could I get your help with the article Filipe Nyusi? Thanks!

Best, Tyrone Madera (talk) 22:04, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Jeff Radebe
Hi Jan-Hendrik! How are you in Paarl?

You ask why I put Jeff back in the parliamentarian template? I looked for his personal article to use as a skeleton-template for other politicians, then I realized he resigned from parliament! So I commented it out, you're not supposed to read "between the lines"! LOL, Oom Gert--Aliwal2012 (talk) 20:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, Oom Gert. How is everything going in Aliwal North? It is going well here in Paarl, except for all the heat waves. I'm grateful for the aircon! I now understand what you did with Jeff's article. Best, Lefcentreright  Discuss  16:56, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Ta! Did you see how the "rollbackers" chowed me at Joe Maswanganyi? Do they want me to pull a rabbit from the hat? I told u they are ruthless on the English wiki! --Aliwal2012 (talk) 18:00, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I saw what happened. It has happened to me multiple times. Perhaps, use Template:In use & Template:Under construction? Those templates help to stop them. Lefcentreright  Discuss  18:21, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

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April editathons from Women in Red
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Invitation to review/ edit article on Zimbabwean English
Hi Lefcentreright,

As a member of Wikiproject Zimbabwe and a South African, a few editors and I wish to invite you to take a look at the recently upgraded article, Zimbabwean English. This was a months long project to highlight some of the world lesser studied varieties of English. However most of the projects members are British, Zimbabwean and American, so there could be a few blind spots in our work. We hope that being South African, you could review the article to make sure the South African influence on the variety is covered adequately. In particular, if you have any insights on the history between the two countries, Couloured dialects as well the difference between the two varieties. For example, our research indicates a much stronger British influence in Zimbabwean English and an notable Afrikaans influence on SA English especially when discussing flora and fauna.

Any insight you have would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.Leonard skynerd (talk) 17:48, 22 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, Leonard skynerd. The article looks fine. I see no issues with it. Best, Lefcentreright  Discuss  20:19, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

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New message from Obi2canibe
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Rainbow South African

 * Thank you, ! :) Best, Lefcentreright  Discuss  14:49, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
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2021 South African unrest
I think it should be renamed to 2021 South Africa unrest as the current title seems grammatically incorrect. My bad, I wrote South African wrongly while commenting on the submission. Regards TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 20:31, 12 July 2021 (UTC)


 * I have renamed it. I believe it is correct now. Best, Lefcentreright  Discuss  20:40, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

August Editathons from Women in Red
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Why did you reverse my edits on former Minister Maphisa Ngcakula
Hi there, why did you reverse my edits on former minister of defence and military veteran Ms Maphisa Ngcakula?

Bobbyshabangu talk</b> 00:38, 6 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Hey, Bobby. How are you? I didn't agree with your two edits to the infobox and lede sections of the article. I mean, in your first edit, you added "former" to the infobox (we don't usually do that) and in your second edit, you removed "Former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans" from the infobox entirely, causing it to look a bit messy in my opinion. Best,  Lefcentreright  Discuss  17:48, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that explanation, the sentence actually sounds better now. <b style="color: DarkOrange">Bobby</b><b style="color: DarkOliveGreen">shabangu</b> <b style="color:DeepSkyBlue">talk</b> 23:32, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Article creation
Hi, I see that you have been making lots of articles related to South African politicians. I was wondering if you could create an article for Dorah Dunnana Dlamini, who was a member of the South African Assembly from 2019 till her death from Covid in 2020. And also create one for Diratsagae Alfred Kganere who was a member of the Assembly from 2009-2014 and died from Covid in 2021. Thanks 82.132.234.52 (talk) 09:35, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

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Wikimedia ZA Annual General Meeting 2021
This is just to let everyone know that the Wikimedia ZA AGM will be taking place on 25 September 2021. See below for more details.


 * Time: Saturday, 25 September 2021, starts at 10:00 to 16:00. With intermission at 13:00
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New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021
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LGE elections
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