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@rowander.bsky.social
Social entrepreneur. Business strategy lecturer. Passionate about systems thinking and social business. Based in Cape Town
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Ah what a lovely moment that is right before half-time for Tierney, lovely right foot volleyed finish from Ben White's cross.
You could see the delight on his face when he celebrated. That meant a lot to him.
1-0 at the break.
You could see the delight on his face when he celebrated. That meant a lot to him.
1-0 at the break.
May 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ah what a lovely moment that is right before half-time for Tierney, lovely right foot volleyed finish from Ben White's cross.
You could see the delight on his face when he celebrated. That meant a lot to him.
1-0 at the break.
You could see the delight on his face when he celebrated. That meant a lot to him.
1-0 at the break.
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Unbelievable. What an incredible effort.
What a win, what a performance.
History makers. Champions of Europe 👏👏👏
What a win, what a performance.
History makers. Champions of Europe 👏👏👏
May 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Unbelievable. What an incredible effort.
What a win, what a performance.
History makers. Champions of Europe 👏👏👏
What a win, what a performance.
History makers. Champions of Europe 👏👏👏
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Arsenal win the champions league!!!!
May 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Arsenal win the champions league!!!!
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Leah Williamson tore her ACL two years ago. She was just the POTM in winning the Champions League final. What a player.
May 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Leah Williamson tore her ACL two years ago. She was just the POTM in winning the Champions League final. What a player.
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Leah Williamson: "When I joined this football club, and they were winners, and they'd won everything, all I ever wanted to do was represent the badge in the same way"
Proper Arsenal. Through and through.
Proper Arsenal. Through and through.
May 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Leah Williamson: "When I joined this football club, and they were winners, and they'd won everything, all I ever wanted to do was represent the badge in the same way"
Proper Arsenal. Through and through.
Proper Arsenal. Through and through.
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Renee Slegers, bullshit-free zone. Pure reason mixed with pure emotion. What a coach.
May 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Renee Slegers, bullshit-free zone. Pure reason mixed with pure emotion. What a coach.
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The 9,000 traveling Arsenal fans making their presence known in Lisbon to show love to the Gunners ❤️👏
📷 @mybadwosotakes
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May 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The 9,000 traveling Arsenal fans making their presence known in Lisbon to show love to the Gunners ❤️👏
📷 @mybadwosotakes
📷 @mybadwosotakes
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Leah Williamson was a club mascot for Arsenal in 2007, the year the club won the Champions League
May 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Leah Williamson was a club mascot for Arsenal in 2007, the year the club won the Champions League
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No other English team.
Arsenal. Twice.
Arsenal. Twice.
May 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
No other English team.
Arsenal. Twice.
Arsenal. Twice.
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9 - Arsenal Women eliminated the winners of the last nine combined Women's Champions League editions (Lyon & Barcelona) on their way to this season's trophy. Gunning.
#ARSBAR
#ARSBAR
May 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
9 - Arsenal Women eliminated the winners of the last nine combined Women's Champions League editions (Lyon & Barcelona) on their way to this season's trophy. Gunning.
#ARSBAR
#ARSBAR
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Congrats to the women and also to @tim-stillman.bsky.social
A lot of us owe you thanks to Tim for raising awareness of this team to a level such that so many of us who previously didn’t now invest a lot of our time and emotion rooting for this wonderful side.
Have a great night celebrating!
A lot of us owe you thanks to Tim for raising awareness of this team to a level such that so many of us who previously didn’t now invest a lot of our time and emotion rooting for this wonderful side.
Have a great night celebrating!
May 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Congrats to the women and also to @tim-stillman.bsky.social
A lot of us owe you thanks to Tim for raising awareness of this team to a level such that so many of us who previously didn’t now invest a lot of our time and emotion rooting for this wonderful side.
Have a great night celebrating!
A lot of us owe you thanks to Tim for raising awareness of this team to a level such that so many of us who previously didn’t now invest a lot of our time and emotion rooting for this wonderful side.
Have a great night celebrating!
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Leah Williamson, bloody hell. Giant of a player.
This is Leah back in 2007 before the final.
I haven't felt that nervous for quite a long time. A very long time.
This is Leah back in 2007 before the final.
I haven't felt that nervous for quite a long time. A very long time.
May 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Leah Williamson, bloody hell. Giant of a player.
This is Leah back in 2007 before the final.
I haven't felt that nervous for quite a long time. A very long time.
This is Leah back in 2007 before the final.
I haven't felt that nervous for quite a long time. A very long time.
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Genuinely cannot believe we’ve done it. Those players are heroes. Stunning performance against incredible opposition.
May 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Genuinely cannot believe we’ve done it. Those players are heroes. Stunning performance against incredible opposition.
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Seriously. This image should become iconic.
May 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Seriously. This image should become iconic.
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Arsenal: Champions of Europe.
May 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Arsenal: Champions of Europe.
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Wow wow wow. Incredible.
May 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Wow wow wow. Incredible.
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Great thread:
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If you’re continuously stunned by the behavior of gerrymandered GOP representatives in the world of Citizens United, don’t be.
Here’s how to think of them:
They are no longer public servants.
Improving public outcomes is not their goal. Nor do they do better in life…
1/
If you’re continuously stunned by the behavior of gerrymandered GOP representatives in the world of Citizens United, don’t be.
Here’s how to think of them:
They are no longer public servants.
Improving public outcomes is not their goal. Nor do they do better in life…
1/
April 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Great thread:
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Zoo Tycoon (2001)
April 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Zoo Tycoon (2001)
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South Africa is facing an escalating ecological crisis – a tiny invasive beetle from Vietnam is killing off trees in urban and natural forests. More than 7,000 trees have been affected by the tree-killing beetle in Cape Town alone.
ALIEN INVADERS: Cape Town battles to save urban forests from tree-killing Vietnamese beetles
www.dailymaverick.co.za
April 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
South Africa is facing an escalating ecological crisis – a tiny invasive beetle from Vietnam is killing off trees in urban and natural forests. More than 7,000 trees have been affected by the tree-killing beetle in Cape Town alone.
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Housing budgets have been cut by R750-million due to “underspending” in the first half of the 2024/25 year by the Western Cape, Gauteng and Free State.
Read groundup.org.za/article/budg... by Daniel Steyn and Sandiso Phaliso
Read groundup.org.za/article/budg... by Daniel Steyn and Sandiso Phaliso
R750-million budget change hits housing developments in three provinces
Western Cape, Gauteng and Free State are challenging national government’s decision to cut their funds and reallocate them
groundup.org.za
April 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Housing budgets have been cut by R750-million due to “underspending” in the first half of the 2024/25 year by the Western Cape, Gauteng and Free State.
Read groundup.org.za/article/budg... by Daniel Steyn and Sandiso Phaliso
Read groundup.org.za/article/budg... by Daniel Steyn and Sandiso Phaliso
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SA has many of the world’s best HIV and TB researchers. Clinical trials conducted here benefit patients around the world. The sheer scale and abruptness of the NIH cuts mean that this research faces an existential threat
Read groundup.org.za/article/sa-h... by Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
Read groundup.org.za/article/sa-h... by Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
SA has world class medical researchers – they can and should be bailed out
groundup.org.za
April 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
SA has many of the world’s best HIV and TB researchers. Clinical trials conducted here benefit patients around the world. The sheer scale and abruptness of the NIH cuts mean that this research faces an existential threat
Read groundup.org.za/article/sa-h... by Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
Read groundup.org.za/article/sa-h... by Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
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me to the united states: this could be us but you playin’
A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵
April 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
me to the united states: this could be us but you playin’
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It's not even shocking anymore. From Israel's Haaretz newspaper.
April 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
It's not even shocking anymore. From Israel's Haaretz newspaper.
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Hello, Bluesky #EconSky! We're the Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit (SALDRU) at UCT, dedicated to challenging inequalities through policy-relevant academic research. We are one of the leading Labour & Development #Economics units on the continent. Explore our work: saldru.uct.ac.za
March 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Hello, Bluesky #EconSky! We're the Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit (SALDRU) at UCT, dedicated to challenging inequalities through policy-relevant academic research. We are one of the leading Labour & Development #Economics units on the continent. Explore our work: saldru.uct.ac.za
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‘To block out the screams’ — Peter Beinart on Israel, white South Africa and Gaza. The book should also be read for its trenchant comparison between modern-day Israel and apartheid-era South Africa. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
‘To block out the screams’: Peter Beinart on Israel, white SA, Gaza
The global acclaim for Peter Beinart’s new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, rests mainly on its call for a Jewish awakening that moves beyond the story of persecution and victimhood. ...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
March 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM
‘To block out the screams’ — Peter Beinart on Israel, white South Africa and Gaza. The book should also be read for its trenchant comparison between modern-day Israel and apartheid-era South Africa. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...