Ingrid Weideman
@ingcapetown.bsky.social
Dogs, podcasts, environment, social justice, sanity.
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A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
Sudanese survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutality | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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November 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
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Versöhnungskirche in Berlin Mitte, demolished in 1985 by the East ...In January 1985, the East German border troops destroyed the Versöhnungskirche (Church of Reconciliation) because it was located in the border strip and was seen as an obstacle to border surveillance.
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Versöhnungskirche in Berlin Mitte, demolished in 1985 by the East ...In January 1985, the East German border troops destroyed the Versöhnungskirche (Church of Reconciliation) because it was located in the border strip and was seen as an obstacle to border surveillance.
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Joburg’s roads show the cost of poor service delivery: potholes, stalled repairs, burst pipes, broken lights. Millions wasted. But wait until you see what it's been wasted on... Full #CarteBlanche story available now on DStv
Stream and Catch Up. #SouthAfrica #News
Stream and Catch Up. #SouthAfrica #News
High on ink
Like all our cash-strapped municipalities, most of Joburg’s service delivery problems are visible on its crumbling, potholed surface. Despite some welcome change in recent weeks, the stagnated roadwor...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Joburg’s roads show the cost of poor service delivery: potholes, stalled repairs, burst pipes, broken lights. Millions wasted. But wait until you see what it's been wasted on... Full #CarteBlanche story available now on DStv
Stream and Catch Up. #SouthAfrica #News
Stream and Catch Up. #SouthAfrica #News
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October 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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“It bears pausing on the starkness of these facts: The president of the United States demanded the jailing of two elected officials who belong to the opposing political party” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Retribution Is Here
The president’s threats of revenge are no longer bluster.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“It bears pausing on the starkness of these facts: The president of the United States demanded the jailing of two elected officials who belong to the opposing political party” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Developed world, take note!
Hypertension kills many South Africans. A new study shows how simply changing where people are treated — at home rather than in a clinic — improves their health and reduces the burden on the public health system.
Read groundup.org.za/article/stud... by Liezl Human
Read groundup.org.za/article/stud... by Liezl Human
Study shows how we can massively improve hypertension treatment
Rather than spend hours at a clinic, patients measured their own blood pressure
groundup.org.za
September 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Developed world, take note!
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Government buys a broken oil refinery while global companies simply walk away. What motives lie behind the wall of silence? That's #CarteBlanche this Sunday at 7pm on M-Net channel 101, and DStv Stream. #SouthAfrica #News @groundworksa.bsky.social @opensecrets.org.za
September 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Government buys a broken oil refinery while global companies simply walk away. What motives lie behind the wall of silence? That's #CarteBlanche this Sunday at 7pm on M-Net channel 101, and DStv Stream. #SouthAfrica #News @groundworksa.bsky.social @opensecrets.org.za
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He faces a warrant of arrest on 22 charges of fraud and theft. Despite this, he remains a free man. When will the children he allegedly cheated of life-saving funds see justice? That's #CarteBlanche tonight at 7pm on M-Net channel 101, and DStv Stream. #Crime #SouthAfrica
September 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
He faces a warrant of arrest on 22 charges of fraud and theft. Despite this, he remains a free man. When will the children he allegedly cheated of life-saving funds see justice? That's #CarteBlanche tonight at 7pm on M-Net channel 101, and DStv Stream. #Crime #SouthAfrica
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BATTLE TO BREATHE | One of the complexities in reporting on air pollution in an area like Emalahleni is that the air often contains not only one problematic substance, but a soup of potentially harmful stuff.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/09/10/b...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/09/10/b...
Battle to breathe: What we know about air pollution in Mpumalanga and people’s health
Journalist Sue Segar and photographer Thom Pierce recently visited Emalahleni in Mpumalanga to report on how air pollution is impacting the health of people in the area. In part 3 of this Spotlight sp...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
BATTLE TO BREATHE | One of the complexities in reporting on air pollution in an area like Emalahleni is that the air often contains not only one problematic substance, but a soup of potentially harmful stuff.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/09/10/b...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/09/10/b...
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The lesson from history is clear: When lifesaving HIV treatment was delayed, millions died needlessly. We cannot afford the same mistake with HIV prevention, write Fatima Hassan, Leena Menghaney, and Bellinda Nkoana.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/09/09/a...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/09/09/a...
September 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The lesson from history is clear: When lifesaving HIV treatment was delayed, millions died needlessly. We cannot afford the same mistake with HIV prevention, write Fatima Hassan, Leena Menghaney, and Bellinda Nkoana.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/09/09/a...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/09/09/a...
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Agnes Kasparkova, 90-Year-Old Czech former agricultural worker who turned her small village into an art gallery by painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses. The project went on for over 13 years #WomensArt
September 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Agnes Kasparkova, 90-Year-Old Czech former agricultural worker who turned her small village into an art gallery by painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses. The project went on for over 13 years #WomensArt
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Paula Mela, Finnish illustrator known for her fairytale-like works #WomensArt
September 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Paula Mela, Finnish illustrator known for her fairytale-like works #WomensArt
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New evidence shows micro plastics being blown in over headwaters of 1 of SADC's most NB water catchments. It is to region what acid rain was to Europe in '80s. #DailyMaverick @dailymaverick.co.za @coveringclimatenow.org #plasticpollution #microplastics #plastictreaty
August 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New evidence shows micro plastics being blown in over headwaters of 1 of SADC's most NB water catchments. It is to region what acid rain was to Europe in '80s. #DailyMaverick @dailymaverick.co.za @coveringclimatenow.org #plasticpollution #microplastics #plastictreaty
Great journalism @leoniejoubert.bsky.social
Tukulo Mtshayelo is one of many in rural Matatiele who are cleaning up pollution, such as invasive trees and soiled nappies in communal grazing areas. This has restored a spring on the outskirts of his village, one of three main sources that locals draw on for water.
Read more here bit.ly/4mmgHnd
Read more here bit.ly/4mmgHnd
August 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Great journalism @leoniejoubert.bsky.social
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Tukulo Mtshayelo restored a spring on the outskirts of his village, one of three main sources that locals draw on for water.
More here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
More here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
August 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Tukulo Mtshayelo restored a spring on the outskirts of his village, one of three main sources that locals draw on for water.
More here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
More here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
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Moeketsi Makhoali and his dogs tend to his flock (Mahlasela Pass, Lesotho, 3,222m ASL) at the headwaters of the Orange-Senqu River Basin. Recent research shows that airborne microplastics are probably settling in these remote high-altitude areas and polluting water courses.
More: bit.ly/4mmgHnd
More: bit.ly/4mmgHnd
August 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Moeketsi Makhoali and his dogs tend to his flock (Mahlasela Pass, Lesotho, 3,222m ASL) at the headwaters of the Orange-Senqu River Basin. Recent research shows that airborne microplastics are probably settling in these remote high-altitude areas and polluting water courses.
More: bit.ly/4mmgHnd
More: bit.ly/4mmgHnd
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US artist Elizabeth Catlett's 1946 print honours Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784), who was sold into slavery at the age of seven and later became the first published African-American female poet #womensart
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
US artist Elizabeth Catlett's 1946 print honours Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784), who was sold into slavery at the age of seven and later became the first published African-American female poet #womensart
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Timeline Cleanse - What a beautiful way to watch how music is composed and played. ✨🎶✨💙✨🎶✨💙✨🎶✨
August 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Timeline Cleanse - What a beautiful way to watch how music is composed and played. ✨🎶✨💙✨🎶✨💙✨🎶✨
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The beautiful Great Grey Owl.. 🦉
August 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The beautiful Great Grey Owl.. 🦉
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Big retail companies can slow the scourge of single-use nappy pollution by investing in small washable nappy-making businesses by making seed funding easily available, and giving emerging suppliers priority access to the market.
Read more here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Read more here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
August 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Big retail companies can slow the scourge of single-use nappy pollution by investing in small washable nappy-making businesses by making seed funding easily available, and giving emerging suppliers priority access to the market.
Read more here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Read more here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
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What if cigarette producers simply replaced plastic butts with biodegradable ones? This would turn the pollution off at source, rather than hoping that society can pick up stompies once they’ve become litter.
Read more here: bit.ly/40oZYqC
Read more here: bit.ly/40oZYqC
July 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What if cigarette producers simply replaced plastic butts with biodegradable ones? This would turn the pollution off at source, rather than hoping that society can pick up stompies once they’ve become litter.
Read more here: bit.ly/40oZYqC
Read more here: bit.ly/40oZYqC
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While I saw my share of well-attended and even sold-out shows, there were also times when you wondered whether all the fuss was worth it. On the very first evening of the festival, the power went out. Classic Makhanda!
OPINIONISTA: Afropocalypse Now! Doomscrolling at the National Arts Festival as Makhanda falls apart
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July 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
While I saw my share of well-attended and even sold-out shows, there were also times when you wondered whether all the fuss was worth it. On the very first evening of the festival, the power went out. Classic Makhanda!
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A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.
July 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.