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Tom Eaton @tomeaton.bsky.social Author, screenwriter, columnist. My new novel 'A Second Shot' is now available at all good bookshops. Penguin Random House SA.
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Bongani Ndodana-Breen, PhD @dr-bongani-nb.bsky.social Composer (PhD)| Associate Professor ๐จ๐พโ๐ซ๐ถ | Creative Producer | 2021-22 ISM Fellow @ Yale | 2019-20 Fellow, Harvard
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Riaan Louw @ringo26.bsky.social I make YouTube videos about rugby.
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Anne Schlebusch @anneschlebusch.bsky.social ๐ฟ๐ฆ Author of "Bloomer", various YA titles, text books, articles and short stories. Retired educator. Language activist. Choose your battles and fight hard. A bit addicted to DATA and such jolly stuff. Optimist.
Drew @drew84.bsky.social This is the tide ๐ฟ๐ฆ
Romina Henriques @henriquesro.bsky.social She/her. Molecular ecologist, population genomics enthusiast, working on #PopGen in ๐ ๐ฆ in Southern Africa, and leading the Marine Genomics Group. Posting about #science, #fishes and #life
Ulrich Janse van Vuuren @ulrichjvv.bsky.social Humanitarian | Environmentalist | ๐ฑ Digital media ๐ฅ Advocacy ๐ Global development ๐ University of London โญ๏ธ UN Global Goals #Goalkeepers2030 ๐ฟ For people and planet.
๐ Johannesburg, South Africa
Sarah van Heerden @sarahvh.bsky.social Unity Water Air Traffic Controller (aka Non-Profit CEO) dismantaling Stone Age problems in a 21st Century World, Rotary Africa Magazine Editor-in-Chief, and Gadget Junkie... also, loves naps and coffee
LouisinSweden @louisinsweden.bsky.social ๐ฟ๐ฆ born and raised. Living in ๐ธ๐ช. Optimist. Cares about: climate, farming, urbanism. Involved in: AI & ML, transport, science & engineering. Interested in: music, history, cooking.
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Liewe Heksie @laviniaengel.bsky.social Orchids, Instant Pot & Airfryer Stan | Chile-Mandela scholar ๐จ๐ฑ | M&G Top 200 Young SAfricans ๐ฟ๐ฆ | Mama, Wifey, Big Sis & Bestie of ๐ peeps ๐
Daz @dazmsmith.bsky.social Social impact. Bullet the blue sky. red espresso. Marmalade. Zebu. Dark chocolate. Double Jameson on ice. Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Blue. Rock.
Brent Lindeque @brentlindeque.bsky.social Good Things Guy | Writer | Radio Host | Keynote Speaker | Sometimes Funny Guy | Does Other Things Also | Etc
CeesyBreezy @easy-breezy.bsky.social ๐ฟ๐ฆ in London
Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social New York. Trace amounts of past lives at THE CITY, Human Rights Watch, Mail & Guardian, and Hindustan Times may be present. Slight risk of bicycles and mountains.
Estaleto @estaleto.bsky.social Politics, books, music. Never come across a rabbit hole not worth going down.
"Don't listen to what they say. Go see."
๐ฟ๐ฆ
At various stages home was Syria, Lebanon, India, Yemen, Libya and Iraqi Kurdistan.
Free Palestine.
Andrew Fraser @arfness.bsky.social Opinions. Comms. OSINT. Analysis. Marketing strat. Some snark. Radical apanthropist.
NB: It's probably more complicated than you think - whatever it is.
Cobus Bernard @cobus.dev Bearded Principal Developer ๐ฅ for @UiCloud
Spreads DevOps โค๏ธ
If there isn't a terrible dad joke, was it even a conversation?
Opinions mine, get's me into trouble.
Yes, that ~is~ was my roof.
David ๐ฟ๐ฆ ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ @zidhiva.bsky.social Views owe more to Methodism, looks owe more to Marx
Environmental geochemist
(I use the same handle or my real name on other platforms)
๐ฅ leonjza @leonjza.bsky.social [ 'cto @sensepost.com', '@orangecyberdef', 'caffeine fueled', '(โฏยฐโกยฐ)โฏ๏ธต โปโโป', 'security guy', 'metalhead', 'i saw your password', 'KOOBo+KXleKAv+KXlSnjgaM=' ]
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Swimlittlefish @lisavanwyk.bsky.social From the edge of the deep green sea.
Ex @webfoundation,@amnesty,@MSF.
Lapsed classicist. Comms nerd.
Tweets about human rights, postpunk and small fluffy things.
Naomi Roux @gnomeyroo.bsky.social Maker of words, art, and other things. Aspiring forest witch.
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Kikmi @kikmi.bsky.social More balls than brains. Techie and tech lover. Gamer, Skater and friends fridge raider. More random than the shuffle button and prolific stuff goblin. CT ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐
Ami Kapilevich @biobot.bsky.social Mainly music. Maybe also books.
Mandy Collins @mandycollins.bsky.social Former journalist, current content writer, life coach, author, mother, dog wrangler, reader, tea lover, baker, DIYer, needlewoman, procrastininja. Not always in that order. Depends on the day. www.reddoorink.com and www.mandycollinscoaching.com
Angel Campey @angelcampey.bsky.social ๐ฟ๐ฆ Comedian, radio presenter and garden enthusiast. Former twitter lover just looking for a new place to share thoughts without an overlord.
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Danielle Albertyn โญโ
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โญ @milo-wildcat.bsky.social Strange cat lady working as an illustrator. Loves coffee, cats, metal and animated stuff. Sometimes nsfw, always made by a human.
https://linktr.ee/milowildcat
Stevel Knievel @zombiephil.bsky.social Curmudgeon. Butthead. Sauce Connoisseur. Default Cube Appreciator. Born in an analogue world. Forced to live in 4K.
SevenOfWine @jenofwine.bsky.social If you put your wine down, itโs mine. #swiftie ๐ฟ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ง
Barbara Loots @bloots.bsky.social ๐ Bookworm |๐ทWine lover | ๐ฌ Movie lover | โ Lawyer (Human Rights) | ๐ญ Theatre: @theatrescenecpt.bsky.social | ๐บ Fur-mom to the #CatsOfDeadwood | ๐ She/Her | ๐ท IG: bloots |๐Cape Town, South Africa | ๐ My person: @uncleloo.bsky.social | ๐ซ crypto/finance/DMs
vt ๐จ๐ฟโ๐ป @vtcodes.dev anti vibe coder coder club
Wessel van Rensburg @wildebees.bsky.social Digital policy strategist and creative technologist. Special interest, European digital sovereignty.
Also geopolitics, innovation, industrial policy.
Location: Den Haag ๐ณ๐ฑ From: ๐ฟ๐ฆ
Desrie @desrie.bsky.social 
Cian ร Muilleoir @rugbykino.bsky.social Irish and general rugby blathering, with a smattering of data stuff and whatever else is going on in my head.
AuDHD | Fรกilte ar Gaeilge
Rugby news feed stuff is at @rugbynewsplus.bsky.social, or search "Rugby News +" in the feeds.
corrie206 @corrie206.bsky.social โI have dogs. Dogs have fleas. Fleas suck blood. Vampires suck blood. Vampires are eternal. Therefore I am immortal. And very tall. Mind your head!โ @ShellsPemB
Wandile Sihlobo @wandilesihlobo.bsky.social Agricultural economist from South Africa
Blog: https://wandile.substack.com/
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@agriviewwandile
Email: wandile@agbiz.co.za
Mandy J Watson @mandyjwatson.bsky.social Tech-culture journalist. Copy editor. Game dev. Hire me!
World expert in South African comics (#sacomics) published after 2000.
Words: https://brainwavez.org/
Tiny games: https://mandyjwatson.itch.io/
Masked up in Cape Town, South Africa.
sara @ghoulsis.bsky.social Code monkey, spinner, crocheter, knitter, weaver, musician. I like to cross-stitch swear words onto samplers and play with molten glass. She/her.
๐ต๐น snipe, lixo tรณxico โญโญโญโญโญ @snipe.lol Hacker, dev, CEO of @grokability.com, author, speaker, open sourcerer, sudo incarnate, poo doula. I make @snipeitapp.com. Was @snipeyhead. Married to @uberbrady.com. Vivo em Lisboa ๐ต๐น. #Laravel #FOSS
๐ snipe.net
๐ snipe.pt
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Carli J @riven16.bsky.social Fuck it, another new social to try
HellaTamaryn @hellatamaryn.bsky.social Poes for life.
Tania Melnyczuk @alphabetania.bsky.social ART
https://taniamelnyczuk.com
ADVOCACY
https://autisticstrategies.net
DAY JOB
https://mariuscloetemoulds.co.za
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#ListenToNonspeakers #WearARespirator
#SaveGaza
#NAFO
#HatOfTheDay
Dr Nechama Brodie @brodiegal.bsky.social South African journalist & academic. teach/research/publish on media, journalism, archives, public health, data & research methods. Strong sideline in homicide studies + forensic pathology. Writes books and sings songs. Itโs not AI itโs automation