Journal articles that have something extra, like infographics or a podcast, get more views (according to this new study). These "extenders" to the original article provide more context. In other words, the people want more #scicomm again. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Rise Mzansi has lost millions over its Israel stance, says Songezo Zibi. Cheerleaders for the genocide,the SA Jewish Board of Deputies, accused it of “anti-Semitic defamation” before the election, despite the party's then anodyne criticism of Israel. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Last month, Spotlight and GroundUp published a two-part exposé showing how US aid cuts led to the deaths of children in Mozambique. Here, Jesse Copelyn considers what led to this tragedy and who should bear responsibility for it. Read groundup.org.za/article/afte... by Jesse Copelyn

South Africa remains at forefront of genomics. Recent publication in Nature Comms show how Gauteng has been pivotal in the emergence of various Omicron lineages, including recent as BA.2.86. Manuscript openly accessible: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Genomics #Omicron #Surveillance

Uganda stopped a Sudan Ebola virus outbreak in under 3 months. No chaos. Just fast action, local leadership, and a rapidly implemented vaccine trial. Maybe the problem isn’t capacity in Africa after all—maybe it’s the story we keep telling about it. open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...

So in the midst of the chaos and joy of Eastercon, @ngjeannette.bsky.social and I have set up a charity auction: Genre Creators for Trans rights in the UK and South Africa as a small personal response to what's happening in the world. You can bid on cool things here www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans

Comprehensive review article on #Malaria in NEJM this month. Gave me lots of joy to see not one but two vaccines now listed as prevention tools for use in endemic regions. A reminder of how much progress has been made thanks to scientific research. #IDSky #MedSKy www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

South Africa, the only African country that is a member of the G20, holds the presidencyof the grouping until the end of November 2025. During this time, it could help drive the African continent’s food security agenda. 4 ways to make a difference here. theconversation.com/south-africa...

Five years on: how COVID was the catalyst for Africa’s genomic revolution “We built a culture of collaboration, not competition,” Read more of this piece in Nature at the gem - issuu.com/the.gem/docs... #Genomics #Africa #Fellowship

If you're in South Africa, why not sign up for the Coughwatch research programme this flu season. It literally takes 2 mins of your time once a week and helps to track infectious respiratory diseases. Coughwatchsa.org.za

Africa CDC warns that 2-4 million more Africans per year will die as a result of abrupt #US aid cuts. Dr Tedros calls for US to act in an 'orderly and humane' manner to enable countries to find alternative funding sources. #USAID #PEPFAR healthpolicy-watch.news/africa-cdc-a...

🚰 Water shortages in South Africa are worsening, with 46% of supply systems failing to ensure safe drinking water. theconversation.com/south-africa... #EnvironmentAndEnergy #WaterCrisis

Dunno how other nations feel, but I genuinely cannot find our diaspora anywhere on this app. Please give us geographic Discover and/or Trending options at some stage @bsky.app ❤️🙏 Everything here is so American. There are zero localised discussions. This is not acting as a town hall at all tbh.

How one nation's farming revolution can feed Africa www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYNE...

BREAKING: It's the end. #Trump2025 has ordered #HIV projects in SA funded through #USAID to shut down —immediately and permanently. They woke up to the letters. We'll be updating the story throughout the day. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Reducing emissions, removing greenhouse gases, repairing ecosystems and building resilience are the four R’s that can save the planet. theconversation.com/climate-talk... #Climate

HIV patients go weeks without medicines after US aid cut. Legal challenges have restored funding but damage has been done Read groundup.org.za/article/arv-... by Jesse Copelyn

There are NO land grabs in South Africa. Property rights are intact. Our farming sector has grown more robustly in the first three decades of democracy. The sector is a major player in the global agriculture. (This essay appeared in the Sunday Times on February 16, 2025).

‘Cybertruck Man’ a cartoon in defiance of Musk #political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen

Max du Preez: "For years, Solidarity and AfriForum have been nagging the US to view Afrikaners as victims, but only with a madman in the White House could this happen. Now we other Afrikaners must step in and show that we are not all like that’." www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

So obvious that it feels absurd to even engage with this, but some statistics re the extreme economic position of white South Africans, in one of the most unequal countries in the world:

Honoured to have hosted the British High Commissioner delegation to finalise an agreement on genomics surveillance. This focuses on cooperation for epidemic & pandemic preparedness, strengthening ties between UK & South Africa ceri.org.za/news/?token=... #UKwithSA

The South Africa that people are blaming for Elon Musk hasn’t existed in 30 years. Apartheid didn’t shape Musk’s eugenicist-fascism — the family came to live here because apartheid suited their existing beliefs. They left when this (the country, not their beliefs) started to change.

For the record: no land has been expropriated in South Africa. And white people have the highest standard of living in the country. Trump is using South Africa as a proxy for his white supremacy agenda in both USA and Israel. The reference to white Afrikaners is a clear callback to apartheid.

Probably a good time to remind people that I researched and wrote a whole book about Farm Killings in South Africa — which more people should probably read. Please buy a copy for your American friends (ebooks available) journalism.co.za/media-skewin...

South African cartoonist Zapiro:

‘SA is violating rights, treating certain people badly’ – Trump’s words inadvertently echo fundamentals of apartheid. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

The Ivan Toms Centre for Health which I attend for the management of my HIV has shut. Meantime #Trump and the White Supremacist #Broligarchs have decided to end all aid to South Africa but the only aid it provides is for HIV related services through #PEPFAR groundup.org.za/article/afri...

Any freelance Svelte/data visualization developers among my followers? Looking for someone with some availability, starting in a couple of months

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

We are grateful for the orders we continue to receive for “A Country of Two Agriculures”. The book remains valuable for our agricultural journey. Check your nearest bookstores and ebook platforms if you haven't read it. And ask them to put it on the shelves.

How South Africans fought and won against the devastating 36% Eskom increase bid. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Today,#ARVs are the main reason #African people with HIV live as long as their HIV-negative peers. #Pepfar, the US government’s Aids fund, has played a major role in funding HIV treatment for the continent.

I'm building a starter pack of journalists based in South Africa covering the Majority World. Please tag anyone you think should be on this list! go.bsky.app/2qrmSqu

People with #HIV CANNOT stop #ARVs or they become vulnerable to sickness & drug-resistant HIV. The #StateDept decision to halt #PEPFAR aid to HIV clinics is staggeringly cruel. READ my latest story, share and protest ⬇️ healthpolicy-watch.news/hiv-clinics-...

African countries will have “no option” but to find other sources of support for their public health programs if the US pulls back. #PEPFAR @who.int healthpolicy-watch.news/as-us-retrea...

South Africa’s unique succulents are being illegally harvested and traded globally. 🌵 Read how over 1 million plants have been taken since 2019 - theconversation.com/south-africa... #EnvironmentAndEnergy

This chart comparing CEO and lowest-paid worker salaries was one of our most popular charts in 2024: Woolworths’ CEO earns 1,308 times more than its lowest-paid worker. The average retail worker takes 630 days to earn what CEO earns a day. https://theoutlier.co.za/charts/chart/89318

Viewpoint: Integrating engineering with medicine is fostering a new generation of "physicianeers" who are uniquely equipped to innovate and solve complex healthcare problems. ja.ma/4gCVMcR

For South Africa's agriculture to thrive, there must be stability in the Southern African region. Read more in this piece: open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

It has been a year of good reads (and listens - audiobooks get me through the inevitable dead spots in life). South African authors bring their A-game every single time!

In their end of the year review, WHO identifies disinformation as a big challenge This is going to get much worse in 2025 because of Trump & his administration www.who.int/news-room/sp...

South Africans, assemble. I want to know who all is here please

The number of people living with atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing. Emelia J. Benjamin, an epidemiologist and cardiologist, discusses current diagnosis and treatment of AF with JAMA Deputy Editor Mary McGrae McDermott. ja.ma/3VIKWtm

A new, very good, comprehensive review on atrial fibrillation jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Vaccines work and do not cause autism. I will die on this hill. These two boys had been exposed to the same smallpox source. The boy without a rash had been vaccinated, the one covered in rash hadn't been vaccinated. A global vaccination campaign led to eradication of smallpox globally by 1980.

So I did a thing! Co-authored in a Stanford Journal Special Edition on Democracy. It's speaks about our work at the Rivonia Circle. What an extraordinary team. ssir.org/articles/ent...

I created a starter pack for global health organizations Let me know who else I can add! go.bsky.app/Df5hsLV

RISE Mzansi National Leader and SCOPA Chairperson, @songezozibi.bsky.social, will be on Talk Radio 702 tomorrow, Tuesday 03 December 2024, at 07h10 to discuss SCOPA’s work over the past six months. You don’t wanna miss it! #RISEInParliament #ForThePeopleByThePeople