social distancing at it's best .

I wish Xhosa was made compulsory when I was at school instead of Afrikaans

So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill!

Beautiful words from Van Jones on CNN. “It’s easier to be a dad this morning, to tell your kids that character matters. Telling the truth matters. Being a good person matters...This is vindication for a lot of people who have really suffered.”

You can’t even do this shit on GTA

Hello. I am the new host of the 5FM Breakfast Show, starting April 1. This is far beyond my wildest dreams. I am still so deeply stunned that this is happening, so grateful, and so excited. Chat soon ♥️

It’s an utter shambles. CSOs reps of the poorest countries were told #COP26 would be the most inclusive COP ever so they travelled here to advocate for their communities. And now they're been told the only way to access the meetings is via an online platform that barely works.

Media Release: South Africa’s first climate finance deal is a promising start says the Life After Coal Campaign. #JustTransition #CancelCoal #ClimateJustice COP26 BBC News Africa groundWork Centre for Environmental Rights Earthlife Africa Johannesburg lifeaftercoal.org.za/media/south-af…

On #COP26 draft decision text today: “Where is the support to help people forced to pick up the pieces after climate disasters? With this text our leaders are failing us all," says Teresa Anderson on #LossandDamage Tell leaders to #PayUp4LossandDamage: climatenetwork.org/COP26-ACT

While we wait for the hearing of the next court application to stop Shell from doing seismic testing ahead of exploration for fossil fuels on South Africa's Wild Coast, let's look at some of the reasons why it is important to #StopShell. A thread.

Grounding global fossil fuel phase-out discussions in an African context requires reframing climate change mitigation from reduced emissions to avoided emissions and putting energy access at the core of our concerns. Thanks to Climate Action Network International (CAN) for the opportunity to share some thoughts.

My good friend and leader Mohamed Adow calling out the US’s appealing climate finance commitments. Biden’s broken climate finance promises effectively ensure that most countries in the global south will be unable to achieve their climate commitments.

Come join our team! Fantastic people, crucial work. #hiring #jobopportunity

To avoid being another bla bla bla @vanessa_vash says #stockholm50 must do 3 things: 1) no new coal, oil, or gas 2) massive scale up of grant finance from rich countries for renewable energy 3) set in plan loss & damage fund Calls on John Kerry: US must provide $

Vanessa Nakate's closing statement: "We've wasted 50 precious years. Let's not waste more time. We cannot eat #coal, we cannot drink #oil, and we cannot breathe #gas!" #Stockholm50 #FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutFossilFuel #Climate #Reparations #GlobalGND #KeepItInTheGround IPCC

It's a pleasure to collaborate with my dear friend Mohamed Adow Mohamed Adow (founder & director Power Shift Africa) on this LTE Financial Times. Our main point: We cannot decarbonize a system that hasn’t been decolonized yet. #Africa #Development #ExternalDebtTrap ft.com/content/1976eb…

Apologies for any spam by my account about NFTs - apparently I was hacked. Feeling slightly flattered that someone thought my never-used barely-followed account would be worth hacking. Thanks to everyone who believed in me enough to know it wasn’t real (i.e. only Rafi Friedman)

Should be a fascinating discussion - Fadhel Kaboub فاضل قابوب is amazing if you haven’t heard him speak before!

I'm deeply concerned about the recent push by 18 African nations to seek $5 billion for a new fossil fuel project lender. This is a critical moment for our continent. We are at the centre of the ongoing climate crisis. Africa cannot continue to be a platform where fossil fuel