An October 7 memorial with South African, Palestinians and Jewish poetry - a mourning vigil.

Tonight in Johannesburg

Arrest this man

South Africa celebrates Heritage Day on September 24 - it has become very much the people's holiday with many dressing up at their own volition - here is our security guard

Read the story of a tree that has it's own museum thetreeographer.com/2018/03/08/t...

In a country without a gun culture, this politician only gets milk shakes and eggs thrown at him.

Spring irises

DIRCO director-general Zane Dangor says South Africa will approach the UN General Assembly and Security Council “in the next couple of weeks” for enforcement of the existing ICJ measures. Read groundup.org.za/article/fami... by Matthew Hirsch

Dombeya Rotundifolia - Wild Pear - for September 1

Mad TV was spot-on three decades ago.

Haircut Sofa - with a famous face - thanks to www.instagram.com/generalis_st...

Red hot poker (Kniphofia) - making sure pollinators can find it in the veld.

'With friends like this, who needs enemies' seems to be a democratic slogan.

American politics continues its descent into theatre with guns and money.

"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."

Spring is on its way in Johannesburg

South Africans call this kicking for touch - a rugby metaphor for when you are under pressure and don't really know what else to do.

Just a reminder that immigrants are good for society and the economy. https://youtu.be/LCl9-uaKzv8?feature=shared

Katalin Kariko won the Nobel Prize for mRNA vaccine technology. She is certain that RFK Jr is endangering public health by killing $500 million in mRNA research www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

Books, books, & more books. Plenty of booksellers, too. From Johannesburg, South Africa, a slice of the city's life that will surprise you & delight you. From the excellent @carteblanche.co.za. youtu.be/P4W9Y-1IhXs

At Saheti school for a pre Larnaca Biennale show with Iannis Generallis - and a faded icon.

Yinka Shonibare's Satyr on Stilts at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg.

I remember Greenham Common, and more recently Extinction Rebellion - is it this particular cause which the UK government opposes, or have they become generally opposed to direct action? I suspect the former.

In light of Tulsi’s recent ridiculous claims, a friend just posted this old explainer from 6 years ago about the scope of the Russia investigation that I’d completely forgotten about! 😂 youtu.be/o-CCxLmkn-w?...

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town was packed on Friday evening for a concert to mark Mandela Day and raise money for Palestine Read groundup.org.za/article/st-g... by Matthew Hirsch

The ICC needed a guaranteed neutral venue and have decided that England will again host the final of the World Test Championship in 2027, 2029, and 2031. Fair enough.

“Perhaps the most fundamental and vital labor, of all liberatory organizing,” Kern writes, “is the act of explaining hard truths. In your own words. To your own people. As clearly and compellingly as possible. Over and over and over and over.”

A purple heron in greater Johannesburg.

It is aloe season here on the highveld.

Wait until their new budget comes through - America is setting itself up for civic conflict.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ policymaking leaves the field clear for China https://on.ft.com/44MiawH | opinion

For those who need to get through 'Independence Day' - it is aloe season in South Africa.

No one wanted Trump’s devastating budget bill. Of course it passed | Moira Donegan

Clean water keeps our fruit and veg safe—contaminated sources can spread nasty bugs. Researchers are finding better ways to check. 💧🥦 theconversation.com/decades-of-s... #EnvironmentAndEnergy

allpoetry.com/refugee-blues - Must we now sing dirges for America?

Please, America - do not allow another dynasty - the last one ended badly; this one will be worse. Financial Times UK Sat, 28 Jun 2025 President’s son opens way to political dynasty ftdigitaledition.onelink.me/i9DX?deep_li...

Look at this amazing sign. #NoKings #butterfly

A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to humans. theconversation.com/how-does-mar... #HealthAndMedicine

If Jeff Bezos can afford to rent Venice for a $50 million wedding, he can afford to pay his fair share in taxes.

A Muslim son of immigrants might become mayor of NYC in part because he cross endorsed and supported a Jewish candidate and Black candidate, and vice versa. It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;) It's so New York.

I think it is because America has so many Wizards of Oz.

Iranian-born Israeli political activist Orly Noy says Netanyahu launched his war on Iran as he "started losing support among the Israeli public" for the debacle in Gaza. "Both Netanyahu and the Israeli army needed an immediate rehabilitation to their prestige." www.democracynow.org/2025/6/16/ir...

""It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon..." www.wnep.com/article/news...

Weekend mornings in Joburg 🥰☕️🌳

Restraint required from those attacked, but no restraint on Israel

Financial Times UK Thu, 12 Jun 2025 ‘I walked out of the gallery into a police state’ ftdigitaledition.onelink.me/i9DX?deep_li...

“The biggest public policy mistake of the last 125 years was the war on drugs” Read groundup.org.za/article/new-... by Elna Schütz

Was war against citizens on the 2025 agenda?