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Photographer Helen Levitt, Two Children Dancing, New York, 1940 #womensart

Hey America, Elon and Trump. Come get your "famous" South African "singer." #SteveHofmeyr #doos

'Red Fish' by contemporary artist Nancy Mckie aka nancymdraws on Instagram #WomensArt

The pudding… it has the proof. 👇🏽

A very nice article in @physicsworld.bsky.social by my friend Kate Shaw on the obvious biases and anachronisms in the Nobel Prizes etc (sorry, too long for complete alt text but the article is at doi.org/10.1088/2058-7058/38/02/17 ). DEI seeks to make science better by being fairer 🧪

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMulticoloured I can’t remember if this was painted or projected but I love it 😊 #StreetArt #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #MakersmARTch #MkrsmARTch #pattern #mobilephotography

Sunny spring! My drawing for #fletchfest - prompt is "warmth". #art #illustration

Mural by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, Porto, Portugal #WomensArt

An emerging area of research shows how positive childhood experiences, like safety, stability, and nurturing relationships, can our impact health—even offsetting adverse childhood experiences. @preetisimransethi.bsky.social reports:

Settebello, a family-owned Italian restaurant in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, has unveiled a new menu showcasing Italy’s regional flavours.

Ark of safety, 2023 by LaToya M. Hobbs, US printmaker best known for her large-scale portraits of women #WomensArt

Love this idea!

Anyone find it funny how when the UK releases the Cass review to ban trans care, we get everything ranging from New York Times push notifs to op-eds in every major US paper... But when Germany, Switzerland, and Austria release pro-trans youth care guidelines, not a single article anywhere but mine?

Twitter is DOWN: Social media app crashes for thousands of users around the world

A profound loss. Athol Fugard’s work inspired countless in the fight for justice and truth. Sizwe Banzi Is Dead shaped my understanding of apartheid’s evils during a time of heavy censorship. Rest in peace and rise in power.

This is worth a read. Some amusing comments

'I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned' - Yayoi Kusama Japanese Artist #InternationalWomensDay

Sister and Friend, 2024 ♀ by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt #InternationalWomensDay ♀

As a South African, I can confirm that this is a load of absolute shit. A right wing South African group went to the US to tell Trump this, and he believed them and passed on the lie.

A new blood test accurately detects early esophageal cancer through non-invasive cell-free DNA methylation markers, improving diagnosis. by Zhang R, Nie Y (...) Li Y et 23 al. in J Clin Invest #MedSky 📖 read the article: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/186816

Malignant Idiocracy. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Sister Roberta

About 1.9-million SASSA Gold Card holders still need to switch to the Postbank Black Card before the 20 March deadline. Postbank has admitted that completing the process on time is “impossible,” and the switch may be extended yet again. Read groundup.org.za/article/near... by Marecia Damons

Just so you know, up to 60,000 children go blind from measles every year

Hi ZA friends I've put a list of South African news organisations that are on here together, if you 're looking for one. Will update as more outlets arrive #SouthAfrica #News bsky.app/profile/did:...

South Africa faces its worst health crisis in 20 years. Worse than COVID, and one that will overshadow diabetes as a major killer, while pouring petrol on a dwindling TB fire. But it is preventable if our government steps up urgently. Read groundup.org.za/article/sout... by Francois Venter

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South Africa's 2025 budget: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana forced to delay it

“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.” Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.

Since RFK Jr just got confirmed today, I am taking this chance to share this wonderful @sciam.bsky.social piece on The Staggering Success of Vaccines www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

Totsiens my skatties — all the best in the US. "Julle mense will be missed proper, but as the saying goes, Africa is nie vir sissies nie." www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

GENEVA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization released new findings on Friday about an "alarming" lack of awareness about alcohol's link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world's heaviest drinkers.

A study by Wits University found that rising global temperatures increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm births, low birth weight, and stillbirths. Read groundup.org.za/article/what... by Aisling de Lange

BREAKING: HIV Pepfar projects getting their money through the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention will today restart in full, around the world — without a waiver. The reason? A court order. Find out why via @miamalan.bsky.social. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

In case This Sort of Thing interests you, I have rebranded my company to Red Door Ink. Please do mosey on over to www.reddoorink.com and say complimentary things. I am but a needy writer who needs CONSTANT VALIDATION.

Routine (2019) by South African painter, video artist, and filmmaker Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi #womensart

Does the latest Executive Order from the US mean we could make Steve Hofmeyer another country's problem? 🤔

Here's an interesting - and somewhat lighthearted - data point of global change. While the new US government scrubs documents and websites of references to DEI, a new hotel I was in this week in Saudi Arabia has gender-neutral toilets. The world, it is a-changing. #trends #future #toilets #DEI

Grand Theater of Havana 📍Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺

UCT students sleep in SRC offices and lecture halls as university faces housing crisis. Many students, particularly those affected by the NSFAS accommodation cap or who are in their N+1 year of study, are left without temporary housing. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

The deliberate misrepresentation of the reality of everyday life in South Africa is unhelpful. The agricultural sector thrives through exports, so lobbying for South Africa to be isolated based on distortions of reality is terrible for everyone.

'The #Flower Maiden' by Annie French (1872-1965), Scottish painter, engraver, illustrator and designer associated with the Glasgow School of Art #WomensArt

The Gulf Of Empathy by Jerome Stueart In times of trouble, great artists emerge.