Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaGroundUp News @groundup.org.za · 09/10/2026A report to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) found alarming failures in metropolitan municipalities. Read groundup.org.za/article/murd... by Steve Kretzmanngroundup.org.zaEkurhuleni police force employed convicted killers, Parliament toldDamning draft report presented to SCOPA lists critical governance and financial failures across five cities 031
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Good luck to all of us finding good candidates for the local elections 000
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaGroundUp News @groundup.org.za · 09/10/2026About 150 farm workers marched to Parliament in Cape Town on Thursday, calling on Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson to release public land for housing and for redistribution to farm workers. Read groundup.org.za/article/we-w... by Liezl Humangroundup.org.zaFarm workers march in Cape Town for public land to be released for housingThe march followed the three-day National Farm Worker Platform, hosted by the Women on Farms Project 042
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Except.... that's not the way that tax would be spent, is it? If it were, there wouldn't be so much poverty. 110
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 09/10/2026What's the actual difference between mob rule and democracy. Who identifies who the mob is? 000
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaWandile Sihlobo @wandilesihlobo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We are heading towards a likely El Niño, which will strain water resources. Now, the dams across the country have plenty of water, which could carry us through for some time. But wastage and water leaks are a risk. Municipalities must minimise these losses. 142
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I wish gambling ads didn't find you. 100
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 09/10/2026You know what the worst part is? It will go viral. 000
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaPierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Mondli Makhanya; Anti-immigrant mob, relying on disinformation, is fuelling a dangerous anti-constitutionalist fire www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...dailymaverick.co.zaAnti-immigrant mob is fuelling the dangerous anti-constitutionalist fireA dangerous element landing with the population now is that the Constitution and the judiciary that upholds our republic’s founding document are a luxury. The anti-immigration lobby is driving this se... 012
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaKriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026#BBCNews - Up to 50 Scottish police officers suspended over alleged crimes against women www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUp to 50 Scottish police officers suspended over alleged crimes against womenChief constable Jo Farrell says more officers are likely to be suspended as officers are re-vetted. 075
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 07/10/2026Everyone is susceptible to propaganda. Right now, one of the biggest propaganda pushes right now is "you need AI" message from the technocratic class. A thing I think a lot about: the Silicon Valley of it all didn't force the internet on us they way they are w/AI. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/o...nytimes.comOpinion | A.I. Is Lying to You. Here’s How to Fight Back. (Gift Article)In the age of A.I. disinformation, we all need to use the tools of counterespionage to find the truth. 15510
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaGroundUp News @groundup.org.za · 06/10/2026A child lies dying of cancer in a hospital in Ingwavuma, a remote part of KwaZulu-Natal. Social worker Taryn Bell tries to organise morphine. Without success. The baby dies screaming in pain. Read groundup.org.za/article/chil... by Sean Christiegroundup.org.zaChildren are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poorDamning report from World Health Organisation confirms what professionals already know 034
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 06/10/2026So if you are Lord Archer, you aren't called a convicted criminal or felon, despite your time in prison for perjury - which is a serious criminal offence. Reports of your death refer to 'a life tainted by scandal'. Its a strange, archaic system. 052
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaWandile Sihlobo @wandilesihlobo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026South Africa’s winter wheat harvest for the 2026-27 season is projected to drop to its lowest level in eight years, driving up reliance on global wheat imports despite overall growth in other winter crops. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...dailymaverick.co.zaWe may need to rethink our worrying wheat industrySouth Africa’s winter wheat harvest for the 2026-27 season is projected to drop to its lowest level in eight years, driving up reliance on global wheat imports despite overall growth in other winter c... 011
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It still is a pernicious weed here in Joburg, despite it's prettiness! It tangles itself around other plants and is hard to get rid of. I am glad for it that it has its own place in the sun. 110
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaGroundUp News @groundup.org.za · 05/10/2026Residents of Covid informal settlement have been protesting on the N2 and R300 for the City of Cape Town to install taps and toilets. Read groundup.org.za/article/prot... by Vincent Laligroundup.org.zaProtesters block N2 and R300 for taps and toiletsResidents of the Covid informal settlement have for years been fighting for services 021
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaGroundUp News @groundup.org.za · 05/10/2026Laws that came into effect in 2020 allowed Home Affairs to bar asylum seekers from submitting an application if they had not obtained a valid transit visa from a port of entry. Read groundup.org.za/article/asyl... by Joseph Chirumegroundup.org.zaAsylum system reopens after ConCourt judgmentMost new applicants have been barred from accessing the system since at least 2020 011
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I like the bit about ill-fitting. Does this mean that if they fitted, it would be fine? 000
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 30/09/2026Jesus Christ Cornell 202117480
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156165065563
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaSato Juniper @satojuniper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've heard hot rhetoric from Israel's spokespeople insisting that the stories about wholesale death & destruction in Gaza are antisemitic lies. Apparently, even Google Earth has now caught up with what is being done & it's there for those willing to see. #Auspol www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...independent.co.ukGoogle Earth exposes devastation in Gaza with new updated imagesGoogle Earth shows the unprecedented devastation in Gaza, illustrating the scale of the wreckage 22013
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaStéphanie Taberner 🔶 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇫🇷 @singlesfield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026SpaceX is fuelled by its disdain for 🌍 075
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africasianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“The rate of ectopic pregnancy deaths in states with abortion bans is nearly double that in states where abortion is legal.” That stat should shame every anti abortionist in the world. 1375170
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaGroundUp News @groundup.org.za · 29/09/2026At least R3.2-million has been spent on forensic audits by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. Action on an audit that exposed corruption in 2019 was not taken until 2023. Read groundup.org.za/article/how-... by Daniel Steyn, Raymond Joseph and Joseph Brackengroundup.org.zaHow not to fix a corrupt and incompetent governmentThe Gauteng Department of Social Development is a masterclass in how not to deal with mismanagement and corruption 022
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Images that are distressing: the president of the USA, his wife and children, a trillionaire, billionaires, guns. We all know what they look like (sadly). Maybe we could use proxy images to minimise exposure? I'm sure its bad for our collective mental health to see them all the time. 000
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaShibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Poll finds 52% of Jewish Americans favor cutting or ending US aid to Israel www.timesofisrael.com/poll-majorit...timesofisrael.comPoll: Most US Jewish voters deeply concerned Netanyahu has fueled antisemitismSurvey shows that despite criticism of premier, 86% identify as pro-Israel, though majorities back aid cuts and remain divided over AIPAC’s role in primaries; most US Jews plan to vote Democrat 21815
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Imagine if all the press boycotted him... that would give us all a break, if nothing else? 000
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If women pitched up with hair like that there'd be lots of commentary. 140
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaShola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“Mitch McConnell is obviously and irreversibly incapacitated. The politicians and staffers closest to him should have the decency to allow him to retire peacefully among family and friends.” @schaller67.bsky.social | @atrupar.com in a 🤯 PN 53842163
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A little explainer how energy costs ripple to the consumer. Oil goes up, then gas prices go up, then airfare goes up, then diesel followed by shipping goes up, and eventually your avocado is somehow charging a fuel surcharge. 17477148
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I suppose it you have no intelligence of your own, then the artificial kind looks like an asset? 000
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Has it all made us any safer? Seems not. 000
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Gloria Steinem Gave It All The feminist icon understood that you may spend your whole life walking toward a world you will never enter, but that does not relieve you of the obligation to walk. Emma Watson www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...newyorker.comGloria Steinem Gave It AllEmma Watson remembers Gloria Steinem, who understood that you may spend your whole life walking toward a world you will never enter, but that does not relieve you of the obligation to walk. 0112
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaPatti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Heavy Heart This Morning Coffee with Love, Respect, Honor, and HOPE NOT FAIR...IS IT Rest in Power Glorious Women Gloria, Dolly, & Jane 36522
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaHuffPost @huffpost.com · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist and feminist activist who helped transform the women's rights movement, has died at the age of 92.huffpost.comGloria Steinem DiesGloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist and feminist activist who helped transform the women's rights movement, has died at the age of 92. 0184
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaBen There 2 @benthere-2.bsky.social · 03/09/2026hrnews1.substack.com/p/feminist-i...hrnews1.substack.comFeminist Icon Gloria Steinem Was An Anti-Communist CIA Operative who Kept Feminism From Discussing ClassDeclassified Cold War Ties Show How U.S. Intelligence Shaped Feminism’s Focus On Gender Over Class. 042
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaCarole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 368182124370
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem was a feminist icon and democracy defender who spent her life fighting for human rights. Her memory should inspire us all to do a little, or a lot, each day. Rest in Peace, Gloria Steinem. 💔 14687204
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026We can be overwhelmed by sadness and feel deep shame that nobody stopped them. 010
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026its a thing. I once got a huge, gigantic water bill and my secretary called the municipality and I heard him say: 'where do you think she lives, the olympic village? She could have filled three olympic pools for this amount". 010
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Widespread criticism is putting it very mildly. It's horrible. Asshats. 010
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. They told YOU to recycle better while they polluted more. Don't fall for it. Hold systems accountable. #ClimateCrisis 31990884157
Barbara Holtmann Fixed.Africa @bholtmann.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Do you think he thinks this is cute? 000
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I submit this is the most important story of the day. In 2017, a sailor told the President that the old steam carrier catapults were better than the new electric ones, probably in the same way your elderly neighbor says carburetors were better than these new fangled fuel injectors. 1741878543
Reposted by Barbara Holtmann Fixed.AfricaSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I’ve written a short piece on the Americanisms that really get our goat. susiedent.substack.com/p/the-ize-ha...susiedent.substack.comThe -ize have itA tale of scapegoating (verb) in English 2337758