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Editor of SA Chef Media and Callsheet. Digital media specialist. Former editor of IOL. All views are my own.

Cape Town
Joined May 2010
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.” ― James Baldwin
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Congratulations to all our Matriculants. We wish you all the best for the next chapter of your journey. Below is an incredible opportunity if you want to pursue a career in technology #SkillsAccelerator #Matric2024
Unleash your potential through our #SkillsAccelerator Program and embark on a transformative 12-month learning journey designed for aspiring individuals eager to make their mark in the world of #technology. Apply Now: qjar.me/internship
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Out of the 5 million tourists that visited South Africa in 2022, 4 million came from Africa. Africans want to see Africa. Stop holding them back
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Happy birthday, Tom Waits - 74 years old today "Don't plant your bad days. They grow into weeks. The weeks grow into months. Before you know it you got yourself a bad year. Take it from me. Choke those little bad days. Choke 'em down to nothin'. They're your days. Choke 'em.”
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This is how much plants move in 24hours
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Such an engaging and delightful conversation showing how languages have traces of diverse roots
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ICYMI: People were walking home from work on Friday afternoon, walking as far as from Cape Town to Khayelitsha, and also to Dunoon, due to the taxi strike which has left many taxi commuters stranded. READ MORE: iol.co.za/capeargus/news/wes… Video: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency
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Screening alert! 9 July marks the assassination of our comrade brother #AshleyKriel . Action Kommandant will screen in #Mowbray (10 July), #Khayelitsha (14 July), #Manenberg (15 July). Ytstiek issie main ding #ActionKommandant
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Slave lodge installation The calendar of names 💔 – at Cape Town, South Africa
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📢 A call to action: We're asking everyone who cares about the mental health of children & adolescents to sign our petition demanding better mental health services for them from @HealthZA & @TreasuryRSA! Sign📱 👉🏾 awethu.amandla.mobi/petition…… Read more: ci.uct.ac.za/articles/2023-…
UCT Children’s Institute, in collaboration with its partner organisations, has launched a petition to encourage government to improve mental health support services for children and adolescents. Read more: bit.ly/42slxoo
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Fewer child protection services = children and families waiting even longer to get help! Child protection organisations are at breaking point due to decreasing subsidies from government. #ChildProtection365 #ChildProtectionWeek #CPW2023 @zapiro Read more: ci.uct.ac.za/articles/2023-0…
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'Aluta Continua,' up on exhibition at the Slave Lodge, looks at the South African youth's role in bringing apartheid to an end. This exhibition also focuses specifically on students and youth in the Western Cape - an aspect of the uprisings that have been largely overlooked.
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Dancer Musa Motha recently received one of the biggest standing ovations in the history of Britain's Got Talent. Although he now lives in London, he grew up in South Africa and studied dance with the Vuyani Dance Theatre. This is his story: heartlines.org.za/wys/storie…
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Western Cape Child Protection Alliance statement: “Government cutting funding to child protection services will perpetuate the cycle of violence, undermine community safety, and thwart strategies to catch up after COVID”. #ChildProtectionWeek #CPW2023 #ChildProtection365
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The single greatest piece of content the internet has created
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☎️ 📧 If you’re a South African citizen, a permanent resident or a refugee *but don’t have an ID of your own, or a birth certificate for your child, and you need help with applying for a #Regulation13(1) #ChildGrant, here is a list of who to contact 👇🏾 #UnregisteredKids
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#CapeTown people: will u please retweet this over & over. Dear @CapeTownTrains & @PRASA_Group Please allow for Southern Line trains to run from 26 December to 3 January in Cape Town. This is such an important time for people to enjoy the beaches & minstrel parades. We implore u!
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✨Personal News✨ I'm now a Senior Journalist @BBCAfrica. Currently looking for African-based musicians, artists, #fashion designers, #entrepreneurs etc from the continent especially #stories from underreported countries. E: mary.isokariari@bbc.co.uk. Thanx #journorequest #Africa
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Come work with me at @awdf01! We are hiring two badass African feminists for two new positions(deadline: 6 December), based anywhere in Africa where the candidate is legally allowed to work. or share! (1/4) #Job #FeministJobs
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