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Financial Raccoon

@lungile_mashele

Economist. Energy Expert. Columnist. PhD Candidate. World Traveler. Adventurer. Child of God. Lover of life.

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Hlubi Kabelo (@hlubi_kabelo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I once helped a neighbour with a child like this. They were beating her, instead I introduced her to a different lifestyle, since I thought it's the way she thinks about life, she is influenced. I started giving her fun tasks and introducing a lifestyle to her. For example...

Javier Blas (@javierblas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

OIL MARKET: International Energy Agency has published today its annual "medium-term" oil report, covering the 2025-2030 period. Link here: iea.org/reports/oil-20… As last year, it forecasts that global oil demand will peak in 2030 at 105.5 million b/d. A few observations in the thread. 🧵1/4 #OOTT

Miss Status Quo (@synesyfe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sandra Oh’s Dartmouth Commencement Speech (2025): A masterclass in life lessons 👇 • Growth lives in discomfort • Kindness is strength, not weakness • Learn to sit with heartbreak & keep going • Stand your ground with humility

Javier Blas (@javierblas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

First official public explanation of Spain's blackout: “The grid didn’t have enough capacity to control voltage dynamically [with thermal power stations],” Spanish energy minister said. For background, here: x.com/JavierBlas/sta… and here: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… #Apagon

First official public explanation of Spain's blackout: 

“The grid didn’t have enough capacity to control voltage dynamically [with thermal power stations],” Spanish energy minister said.

For background, here: x.com/JavierBlas/sta… and here: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

#Apagon
Javier Blas (@javierblas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔌⚡️ The Spanish government released at ~11pm yesterday its 182-page report on the April 28th electricity blackout. Long passages are heavily redacted (including full blacked out pages). Still, this crucial paragraph at end of page 96 and beginning of page 97 is crystal clear:

🔌⚡️ The Spanish government released at ~11pm yesterday its 182-page report on the April 28th electricity blackout.

Long passages are heavily redacted (including full blacked out pages).

Still, this crucial paragraph at end of page 96 and beginning of page 97 is crystal clear:
Javier Blas (@javierblas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is my favorite passage (and yes, heavily redacted - the whole report is like this). In an emergency attempt to stabilize the grid, Red Electrica asked a gas-fired plant at 12.26pm to start spinning in 90 minutes to provide grid control. The blackout hit 7 minutes later.

This is my favorite passage (and yes, heavily redacted - the whole report is like this).

In an emergency attempt to stabilize the grid, Red Electrica asked a gas-fired plant at 12.26pm to start spinning in 90 minutes to provide grid control. 

The blackout hit 7 minutes later.
Lynette Ntuli (@msntuli) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nothing has taught me more than being with discomfort. You can’t ghost depression or outsource a panic attack…” Timeline cleanse. 🩷

Baba wakhe (@mantshinga) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The chaos over President Lungu’s (non-)repatriation echoes the Mutharika saga — flying a decomposing body to SA for “treatment.” 📸 Africa’s no stranger to this kind of drama. When Jacob Zuma goes, brace yourself. Those two weeks might feel like a Tyler Perry miniseries.

The chaos over President Lungu’s (non-)repatriation echoes the Mutharika saga — flying a decomposing body to SA for “treatment.” 📸

Africa’s no stranger to this kind of drama.

When Jacob Zuma goes, brace yourself. Those two weeks might feel like a Tyler Perry miniseries.
Yimi (@skhumali) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Media is so powerful in forming our view of the world. Hence it is important we call them out. Syphoning vs corruption debate! Call them out! Great lesson here