🇿🇦 #rstats + conflict, DDR, governance, climate. Runner, footballer & yogi📚 PhD wanabe with @StellenboschUni and @PRIOresearch. @WitsUniversity IR. Gunner ⚽️
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Joined June 2012
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Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) Reaffirms Safeguards in Expropriation Act, Dismisses Land Grab Concerns
Really enjoyed co-organising this event with my team at the Lab! Can't wait for more collaboration with @IDOS_research - we have much to learn from them.
🚀 In October, the Lab partnered with the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) for a workshop at @LaunchLab under the #SDGI banner! 🌍✨
#PolicyInnovation #EvidenceBasedPolicy #SDGs #Collaboration #SustainableDevelopment
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🌟 At the Policy Innovation Lab, we believe in fostering a culture of collaboration, trust, and innovation! Here are our core values and practices that guide our work🧵:
ALT Behind (Left to Right) : Dr Gray Manicom, Dr Itai Makone, Prof. Willem Fourie, Tinomutendayi Muzondidya, Monique Bennett In front: Tinashe Chikunichawa
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Come and join us @Wits_News @issafrica for a workshop on military ad hoc coalitions in Africa. We have a stellar two-day programme. Please share and register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Coming soon! The Call for Applications to our 2025 African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) fellowship competitions will be launched on October 7th!
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"Meet the brilliant women of our Lab team! Itai, Monique, and Tinashe bring diverse expertise, research interests, and unique personalities. We’re lucky to have them. Happy Women's Day from the Policy Innovation Lab team! 📷 #WomensDay #WomenInResearch"
ALT Left to Right: Dr Itai Makone, Monique Bennett and Tinashe Chikunichawa
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Dr. Manicom represents the Lab at Meta LLM community meetup in Johannesburg🇿🇦! Exciting discussions on building a stronger AI community in Africa and innovative uses of Llama models like chatbots for expecting mothers and a "panic button" app for GBV victims. #Llama #AIinAfrica
ALT left to right: Dr Gray Manicom (Policy Innovation Lab), David Lemaiyan (Qhala), and Stanslaus Meingela (Jacaranda Health).
So grateful to be able to vote peacefully every election in this beautiful country, South Africa 🇿🇦🗳️ #electionday #bornfree
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Am going to write something about Arsenal to make everyone feel a bit better this morning.
I work with every major club and many of the top ones are shareholders in my business.
Right now, Arsenal on and off the field and the project we are building is the envy of world football. Agents calling constantly to get their players in to the club because every player wants to play for us, the brands wanting to work with us. Club is working on ideas to help the fans more and get more of us to see the team we love. Arsenal are feared. That is why you see the nonsense in media this country. It’s great. The owners are super committed and long term investors and not scared to invest for long term.
As for Mikel and the team and all the staff… Wow! This hurts right now and nothing is given in life or football, but we are on a path that will mean games like last night and how we are performing over the last two seasons will become just normal. I have never been more excited about where we are going. Enjoy it, it is going to be fun. Plus win at Wolves Saturday and you never know… walk tall today, our club oozes class and let’s stick together.
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International #mediation is a key political tool for preventing and ending violent conflict.
In collaboration with @KrocInstitute, join us at PRIO for a unique course where academics and practitioners engage with each other.
📅Deadline: March 21
📥Apply now: bit.ly/49Mp84A
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📢Friends! Please check out the call for papers for our 2024 conference in Edinburgh, hosted in partnership with @Peace_Rep_. Share widely with your networks, and we hope to see many of you there in September 2024! Deadline for submissions is January 20th. conflictresearchsociety.org/…
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Did you know? Stats SA reports 14 million unregistered youth (18-35) in South Africa. Don't be a statistic! Register to vote in #SAelections24 at voting stations on 18 & 19 November 2023. Find yours at maps.elections.org.za/vsfind… Your democracy. Own it!
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Alex De Waal
How the Israel-Hamas war is destabilising the Horn of Africa.
Good read.
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Soaking up the sites, sounds and delights of Maputo 🇲🇿 this week as I start my first field trip. Estou animada!
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The Norwegian Embassy, with the support of Deputy Foreign Minister Kravik, is cheering for @Springboks this evening. It will probably 100 years until Norway qualify for the rugby World Cup. I therefore consider myself to be an eternal fan 🇿🇦🇿🇦. @alvinbotes
THE BOKKE STRIKE AGAIN 😤
It's over in Paris! What a game, we go again next week in the #RWC2023 final. Thanks for an amazing contest @EnglandRugby 🇿🇦🤝
#StrongerTogether #Springboks #RWC2023 #RSAvENG
