Desmond Thompson
@know_mad
Seasoned writer, editor, translator and interpreter with loads of experience in journalism and corporate communication. I tweet what I like.
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15-04-2011 20:05:00
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#manielibbok kicking 100% SuperSport 🏆
Our son, Martinus van Tee, did this caricature before the last #rugbyworldcup, and here we are again, still with Captain Fantastic, Siya Kolisi, at the helm. Go Springboks!
My story about a skills school for intellectually disabled learners in Graafwater in South Africa's Western Cape Gov. Principal Robert van Rooyen says, "We accommodate children who do not fit into the mainstream. Society can't just discard them!" David Maynier netwerk24.com/netwerk24/stem…
In an exclusive interview for UniversityWorldNews, UCT #VC designate Prof. Mosa Moshabela tells me he wants to "create a space for debate that is respectful and collegial, not based on personal attacks." Read more here universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…
Powerful ARUA lecture by Prof Funmi Olonisakin of King's College London universityworldnews.com/post-mobile.ph… Ernest Aryeetey, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Pretoria, Association of African Universities, UniversityWorldNews
Here's a piece I wrote about a talk by #WilliamKentridge William Kentridge, in conversation with #TamarGarb tamar garb, introduced by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, in the latest STIAS newsletter
What happened with the #GB rider on the cycling track? Gerald de Kock
Incredible #tech being used by some very bright people in pursuit of #smart #farming universityworldnews.com/post-mobile.ph… UniversityWorldNews Research at Stellenbosch University AgriSciences Librarian SUN Stellenbosch University Kanshu
Thjs is how ARUA plans to produce 7000 doctoral graduates for #Africa in 10 years universityworldnews.com/post.php?story… UniversityWorldNews John Gyapong Ernest Aryeetey Mastercard Foundation The Guild Jan Palmowski Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence
It's all starting to add up 😉... ARUA and the The Guild launch #maths cluster ahead of 1st conference of their Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence initiative Stellenbosch University later this month. Read more UniversityWorldNews universityworldnews.com/post-mobile.ph…
#RMF remembered as gift – and a call to continue the fight. UCT commemorates the protests that sparked student uprisings across #SouthAfrica and beyond a decade ago. I report for UniversityWorldNews universityworldnews.com/post.php?story… Shose Prof. Mosa Moshabela
A decade after it began, UCT marks 10 years of #RhodesMustFall—the student-led movement that sparked a global reckoning with colonial legacies in higher education- writes Desmond Thompson #RMF #DecoloniseEducation #SouthAfrica universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…
The Academy of Science of South Africa issues a stark warning: @realdonaldtrump’s policies are jeopardising science and international research networks. #AcademicFreedom #ScienceDiplomacy #GlobalScience- writes Desmond Thompson universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…
Youthful talent and international collaborations are driving the development of #quantum research in #Africa, with the continent poised to play a key role in the field in the future. I report for Nature Africa #IYQ2025 International Year of Quantum 2025 nature.com/articles/d4414…
