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Linsey
@kiligirl
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Infrastructure business developer, passionate about Africa and keen to crypto into the continent, love connecting dots...and all things systemic
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kiligirl
inequality
2019-04-03 17:07
What the sleuth turned up - dissatisfaction with standard of living and inequality may go hand in hand
Been doing some sleuthing, thanks to a good question on my post of a couple of days ago. source As a followup to the question, I promised to do a bit of research to identify whether there was a correlation
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life
2019-04-02 17:19
Self-discovery, or finding my inner Gen Z
Yesterday morning, our local radio station featured an interview with two Chinese-South Africans and one of the first questions the interviewer (who really loves identity politics) asked was, "How
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goodnews
2019-04-01 16:08
Continuing the good African news story
A couple of days ago, I shared some surprisingly good news about Africans getting out of extreme poverty - the news goes completely against what we expect from our daily feed from the media. Today I'll
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health
2019-03-31 15:30
Good idea for kids at local South African retailer
Sustainability comes in many guises. Corporates helping families get their kids to eat better is perhaps a less common sustainability initiative, but that's precisely what one of South Africa's local retailers
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goodnews
2019-03-30 15:56
Good news - the world is getting better for a lot of people, including Africans
Finish this sentence in your head, or with those around you. "In the last 30 years the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has...." Now finish this next sentence in your
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nature
2019-03-29 15:42
Kiligirl's a lepidopter-geek
While I was waiting for the experts to come and plant Herbert the River Bushwillow on Monday, I noticed a butterfly flying rather oddly in the tallish grass near where Herbert was to find his new home.
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nature
2019-03-26 17:23
Scenes from my afternoon walk today
In my continuing efforts to satisfy the Medical Aid deity, I look for pleasant ways to get my ten thousand minimum steps, and our little suburb is simply a beautiful place to do this. The late afternoon
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gratitude
2019-03-25 17:57
Gift Tree
Last week I introduced you to a young River Bushwillow tree (also known as a combretum) given to @tim-beck and me by a friend who rather than wanting to receive gifts on his 60th birthday, preferred to
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worldwaterday
2019-03-22 15:33
Today is World Water Day
Every 22 March is a special day, as it's World Water Day. Without water, we humans wouldn't be on this planet, so it's something to be deeply grateful for and to take care of. Image source This year's
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humanrightsday
2019-03-21 16:36
Alien invasion on Human Rights Day
Our neighbourhood is quietly and systematically being invaded by aliens. Can't see them? Gosh, how well they blend in! I'm talking about plants that just appear. And they're not weeds. Still can't see
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climatestrike
2019-03-21 09:43
Introducing Levi Draheim, 11 year old environmental activist
If I've given you the impression that Greta Thunberg (see list of posts I've written about her recently at the end of this article) is the only child activist out there, mea culpa - there are other awesome
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life
2019-03-19 18:04
Awesome birthday celebration idea
On Saturday morning, @tim-beck and I joined friends and family of one of our dearest friends for his 60th birthday celebration in Pretoria. There were a few unusual features to this celebration: it was
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fridaysforfuture
2019-03-18 18:14
Climate Strike 15 March 2019 - a roaring success!
Given the importance of the issue and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg's effectiveness at mobilising young people in support of her climate change fight, I knew there'd be a lot of young people
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newzealand
2019-03-15 09:00
Mass shooting at mosques in New Zealand - hate will not win
Words cannot express my sorrow today. Image source I went to bed in South Africa last night uplifted and excited by news that the 15 March global student climate strike (see this post for more detail)
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nobelpeaceprize
2019-03-14 18:24
Greta Thunberg has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Oh. My. Greatness. The Nobel Peace Prize. The day before hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren that she has mobilised since first starting her protest alone in front of the Swedish parliament just last
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nature
2019-03-11 17:04
Tulip tree in Lusaka
Nearly two weeks ago I wrote about the African tulip tree growing in our garden. I spent last week in Lusaka, Zambia's capital city, and was treated to streets lined with mature, majestic tulip trees.
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fridaysforfuture
2019-03-06 12:54
Striking for climate justice
Fridays for FutureImage source A movement that started with one determined teenage activist has snowballed into a global movement in less than a year. source In August last year, then 15 year-old Greta
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life
2019-03-05 15:04
Doofus is as Doofus does
I can occasionally get a teeny bit OCD - I like for things to be in their place, especially for things like credit cards to be in the "correct" section of my wallet, you know, because. When I'm
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beauty
2019-03-02 15:33
On the nature and purpose of beauty
The last couple of days I've been musing on naturally-occurring things which are beautiful - two days ago it was an African Tulip Tree, and yesterday it was the African Sacred Ibis. And sure, what's beautiful
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nature
2019-03-01 17:13
African Sacred Ibis
Yesterday I was enamoured of a tree, and today, oh fickle me, it's a bird. The African Sacred Ibis I even bought a painting of them, I like them so much. Painting currently hanging in a most inaccessible
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