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Stephen Forder
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https://energydesk.africa

🇿🇦 Ndlambe, Eastern Cape
Shark Rock Pier in beautiful Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

#photography #ocean #pier #portelizabeth
March 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Hapoor water hole, Addo National Park, South Africa

#elephants #wildlife #photography
March 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Three sisters near Rietriver, Eastern Cape South Africa

#photography #nature #landscape #beach #ocean
March 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Who does the Strait of Hormuz matter to the most?
March 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org

religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that: If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Zapiro always draws it starkly.
February 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The sweet, fragrant scent of the blooming acacia karoo pervades the air currently. It's wonderful.
January 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
December 16, 2024 at 7:56 PM
December 1, 2024 at 8:45 AM
November 30, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Proudly #EasternCape, the band Can of Worms from #EastLondon playing at Fergos in J-Bay tomorrow night and Crossways outside Gqeberha on Sunday at the morning market. This was them tonight in Bathurst
November 29, 2024 at 9:42 PM
East Beach, #PortAlfred last week. A young couple rushes to take a picture of their little one before the next wave washes in

#photography #beach #EasternCape #SouthAfrica
November 26, 2024 at 1:44 PM
A black-backed puffback photographed in #Bathurst, #EasternCape #SouthAfrica

#ornithology #birding #birds
November 20, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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1. The name Bluesky was originally a placeholder for the project started by Twitter to build an open social protocol.

Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science.

Indeed almost all people who used to be active on climate change on Twitter/X are now here.

To get more content: @katharinehayhoe.com has the complete overview and best starter packs, as usual 😀

mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...
Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science - Mike Young Academy
Scientific Twitter is about to find its true successor. And it is not X. This, our latest release, shows that the Bluesky network of scientists is growing — and growing.
mikeyoungacademy.dk
November 20, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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WE ARE SO BACK
November 20, 2024 at 12:43 AM
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Maybe I can safely post my drawing here…finally!!
November 12, 2024 at 11:39 PM
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Hope I'm the first to post this all time classic on this platform
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 AM
A bee with full pollen baskets #Bathurst #EasternCape #aloe
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 AM
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The world’s most powerful onshore wind turbine with a capacity of 15MW has been commissioned in China by manufacturer Sany

www.rechargenews.com/wind/world-s...
World’s most powerful onshore wind turbine turns on
Machine can power 160,000 households with blades that are each comfortably longer than a football pitch
www.rechargenews.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:07 PM
This beauty was caught on the driveway and released on the #Bathurst commonage #puffadder #SouthAfrica #EasternCape
November 18, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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Lessons from Komati: 'Don’t shut down before social and recovery measures are in place,' says Eskom. Build renewable infrastructure — solar, wind, and battery storage — ahead of plant decommissioning to avoid past mistakes. 🌱⚡ #RenewableEnergy #JustTransition

www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/...
COP29: Eskom tells climate conference of plan for going green
SA’s single biggest emitter has set up a new office to guide its shift towards cleaner energy sources
www.businesslive.co.za
November 18, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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South Africa's top 5 banks have pledged climate action, but a new Just Share report reveals their efforts fall short of limiting global warming to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target. Actions speak louder than words. 🌍 #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
Put your money where your (morals) are — where South Africa’s top five banks rank in climate policy
A new report from Just Share evaluates the climate commitments of South Africa’s largest banks — Absa, FirstRand, Investec, Nedbank, and Standard Bank — revealing concerning gaps in climate risk manag...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 18, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci
November 17, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Full moon tides and a decent swell made for some smashing moments over the weekend where the Kowie meets the sea #PortAlfred #SouthAfrica
November 18, 2024 at 7:56 AM