Avid reader, especially SA fiction. I write book reviews, now and again. Another major hobby is birding which gets me into our beautiful outdoors.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined April 2009
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My last 5 reads, purchased @KingsmeadBF end May. All fiction, all South African, different genres, all excellent within their genres.
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Some freebies & discounts if you show your inked thumb after voting:
• Spur: free soft serve ice cream with an order
• Wimpy: free Cappuccino or Hot Chocolate
• Krispy Kreme: free Original Glazed Doughnut
• Vovo Telo: free cappuccino
• Sorbet: 10% discount on any manicure
• Hennies: free drink
• Del Forno: R49 for a pizza & cool drink
• 305 Hotel (Toti): R50 for lunch
Some places are offering a free beer. We'll probably need something stronger once results are announced 🥲 🥃
#LGE2026
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“Without her Jhb dies” 😂😂😂😂 A city 140 years old dies if we don’t vote for a party that’s failed to address apartheid spatial planning in the Western Cape. Whose leader thinks said planning is “propaganda” and had to be schooled by the ConCourt. Inganekwane.
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Anyone who thinks this is about “the ANC”
or “clumsy and arrogant” SA government is either being disingenuous or is supremely ignorant about contemporary geo-economics and the politics of the Trump presidency.
It’s a problem that LGE elections are 2.5 or 3 years after National and Provincial elections. Politicians are in permanent election mode. When do they have time to govern? And ensure policies are implemented.
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You raise an important moral point.
These donors - willing to collectively donate billions to a political campaign - are human or have human beings making that choice whilst millions of South Africans suffer in poor living conditions, poverty and unemployment.
It costs a lot to run an election campaign so money is needed. But, we have more pressing needs that money could serve.
Perhaps we need more than transparency about donations. We need campaign spending caps.
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🖊️ Seen the claim that South Africans need to bring their own black ballpoint pens to the polls tomorrow?
🧟 This zombie claim is doing the rounds again but it’s FALSE. Here’s what you need to know.
africacheck.info/blackpen_ie…
#LGE2026 #localgovernmentelections #SouthAfrica
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For EU-South Africa trade relations, it’s Business As Usual: Balanced, Reciprocal, Growing, Reliable. You’re welcome. 🇪🇺🫱🏻🫲🏾🇿🇦 @the_dtic @DIRCO_ZA @EUinSA @CCordeiro_EU @SADC_News
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This is a reenactment of the transatlantic slave trade during a Ghanaian cultural festival, similar to Homowo or Fetu Afahye. It is a historical remembrance and educational performance, not mockery of the Holocaust.
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Rise is also in the GNU but @SongezoZibi is doing amazing work at SCOPA. They’re punching well above their weight. We need to increase that weight.
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A safer city is about more than responding to crime; it is about creating communities where people feel protected, supported and secure in their everyday lives.
GOOD’s Safer City pledge recognises the importance of safer public spaces, stronger communities and local government that takes responsibility for the safety and well-being of residents. Everyone deserves to walk their streets, use public spaces and go about their daily lives without fear.
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#ASaferCity #GOODParty #LGE2026 #AGOODCity
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Final week of #Shockwave and we're feeling a little emotional 🥹 🏳️🌈
ONLY 6 PERFORMANCES left, and then it's gone. If it's been sitting on your "I'll get to it" list, we'd love to welcome you ❤️
Tickets from R110 @webtickets
Link: webtickets.co.za/v2/event.as…
#MarketTheatre50
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If this test series vs Oz wasnt enough to state an unequivocable case of more Tests and less hit and giggle, then we are lost as a sporting nation. Absolute drama from start to finish. Nothing quite like it.
We need more Tests. Break the big three monopoly.
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One concerning thing I've heard people say is: 'Party X always wins this ward, so it doesn't matter if I go vote'
THIS IS WRONG.
Every single vote (ward and PR) gets put into the overal seat % calculation. So EVERY VOTE matters in EVERY WARD. TURN OUT. GO VOTE ON WEDNESDAY!
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India ✅️
Australia ✅️
England ❔️
Guys, you better flood Darren Lehmann's TL after we win. I'm blocked 🤣🤣 #RSAvsAUS
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Test cricket is the greatest format of the game. It tests every aspect of a cricketer: technique, temperament, patience, skill, discipline, adaptability, physical and mental strength. It exposes weaknesses and rewards character. T20 entertains, but Test cricket defines greatness.
