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Erin Welsh @erinwelsh.bsky.social Science communicator, scientist, public health enthusiast, book nerd. Host and producer of @tpwky.bsky.social.
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This Podcast Will Kill You @tpwky.bsky.social Disease + podcast = so much good dinner party conversation. Hosted by @erinwelsh.bsky.social and Erin Allmann Updyke.
YouTube Premiere of Pregnancy Act One on March 11, 5pm PT:
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Ellen E Jones @ellenejones.bsky.social Journalist and broadcaster (Guardian, Observer, Empire, Esquire, Elle etc) Author of 'SCREEN DEEP: How film and TV can solve racism and save the world'(Faber, 2024, linktr.ee/Screen_Deep); Co-host of SCREENSHOT on BBC Radio 4 and wherever you get your pods
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration…or something like that. 
Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social Concerned with tech, media and democracy. CEO & Editor at Tech Policy Press. Research & Adjunct Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Opinions mine.
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Oona Hathaway @oonahathaway.bsky.social Professor at Yale Law School & Professor of Political Science at Yale University; President, American Society of International Law; Executive Editor at Just Security; former Special Counsel at U.S. Department of Defense. Website: oonahathaway.com.
Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social Skeet about markets and political corruption
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net I hunt fake history and correct it, but also post amazing real history stuff. Rude, obscene, vulgar, racist people who can't act like grown-ups get blocked.
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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Traveller. Tea connoisseur.
Maria Van Kerkhove @mvankerkhove.bsky.social WHO Director ai of Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management, infectious disease epidemiologist, believer in science and tough questions, mom of 2, opinions my own. WHO.int
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Enzokuhle Sabela @enzosabela.bsky.social Journalist
Honours in Journalism - Stellenbosch University
SMF News - Editor-in-Chief
Bachelor of Journalism - Durban University of Technology
M&G 200 Young South Africans 2024
HBCU-ACC Africa Correspondents Corps - SA Correspondent of the Year
Shonna White @shonnathewhite.bsky.social Author, artist, gamer & GIANT GEEK (she/her) 🇨🇦
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Spotlight @spotlightnsp.bsky.social In-depth, public interest health journalism from South Africa. Reporting and analysis on TB, HIV, NCDs, health systems, and much more. www.SpotlightNSP.co.za
Review of African Political Economy @roapejournal.bsky.social Since 1974 the Review of African Political Economy has provided radical analysis of trends, issues and social processes in Africa, adopting a broadly materialist interpretation of change. Check out our longer bio at https://roape.net/about-roape/
Kate Thompson Davy @katetd.bsky.social “Pam Shortt’s broken both her legs and I want to dance with you”. Chock full of hoot, just a 🤏 bit of nanny... Professional word nerd. Cape Town, South Africa. She/her
corrie206 @corrie206.bsky.social “I have dogs. Dogs have fleas. Fleas suck blood. Vampires suck blood. Vampires are eternal. Therefore I am immortal. And very tall. Mind your head!” @ShellsPemB
Andrew Tucker Leavis @andrewtuckerleavis.bsky.social EIC + founder - New Nottingham Journal
Words in Radio Times, Under the Radar, Nottingham Post
Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com Authoritative quotation information. Book: Hemingway Didn't Say That. Website receives 4.5 million visitors/year.
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Keegan Leech @keeganleech.co.za I'm Keegan Leech!
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health, McGill University, Montreal & Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health 🇨🇦
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Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) @infointegrity.bsky.social Fighting 'fake news' & misinformation.
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Franny Rabkin @franstaar.bsky.social Legal reporter, Sunday Times. Editor, Advocate.
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Dammit Doug Smith @dammitdougsmith.bsky.social Retired Curmudgeon at Large. Ne’er do well of questionable morals. Proud purveyor of unmitigated tommyrot. Prone to exaggeration and totally unnecessary embellishment.
Jih @cheeseoverdeez.bsky.social ah shit, here we go again
Maybe It's Waybeline @maybeitswaybeline.bsky.social 
Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social Writer and Art Historian. Old Fox stories. Edward M.Bannister catalogue raisonne and research. Reynard the Fox and Fox for All Seasons published by Bodleian Publishing. Oxford & Dorset. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnneLouiseAvery
Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile @gaophala.bsky.social I am a feminist content creator, and digital storyteller. I am an M&G 200 Young South Africans 2023 winner.
Axolile Notywala @axolilenotywala.bsky.social Organiser. Activist Politician.
RISE Mzansi Western Cape Provincial Convenor & National Leadership Collective
GOOD Party City of Cape Town PR Councillor
RISE Mzansi @risemzansi.org #RISEMzansi is an inclusive, people-driven political movement, represented in both Parliament and the Gauteng Legislature. #RISEInParliament #RISEinGovernment
Peter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social Mammal.
New📘The Story of CO2 is the Story of Everything
LA Times Book Prize Finalist. "Hugely compelling" -NYTimes "History on a heroic scale" -Times (UK) "Brilliant and epic" -Kate Marvel
Old📘 The Ends of the World
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Cordula Droege @corduladroege.bsky.social Chief Legal Officer @icrc.org
International humanitarian law #IHL, humanitarian disarmament, humanitarian action.
International Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org 100 countries, 1 humanitarian mission: to promote respect for the laws of war #IHL and help people caught up in armed conflicts and violence.
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social Law professor
Arno @watsenaam.bsky.social Human
amanda strydom @amandas.bsky.social Senior Programme Manager @ Code for Africa
Synthetic media ethics, journalism & info manipulation research
Some cats & some books
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Tom Moultrie @tom-moultrie.bsky.social Professor of demography at UCapeTown; CRVS systems; cricket; politics. Analyst of South African Covid testing data and excess deaths (2020-) 
Dylan Jack @dylmjack.bsky.social Sports journalist. Long-suffering Manchester United fan. Occassionally post about my love of cinema.
Joseph Cotterill @jsphctrl.ft.com Emerging Markets correspondent at the Financial Times; sovereign debt thinkfluencer; I like comics
Johan Lorenzen @johanlorenzen.bsky.social At RSI, a small South African law firm, working on community land rights, mining, and workers' and consumer health.
Aspiring occasional contributor to Africa is a Country.
Sarah Downs @thesecretsarah.bsky.social Mistress of Science, Molecular Biologist, PhD Candidate in Infectious Diseases/Vaccines, tea-hoarder, immature old soul. Twitter: @thesecretsarah
Tulio de Oliveira @tuliodna.bsky.social Professor of medical research leading global genomics surveillance. Director CERI at Stellenbosch University and KRISP at UKZN, South Africa. Views my own.
Peter van Heusden (he/him) 🗿 @pvanheus.bsky.social #bioinformatics at @SANBI_SA, building bioinformatics workflows for (Pan-)African PH. health & justice! married. @pvanheus@mstdn.science
Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social Media viability, public service media & competition in the African digital economy. My views only.
https://michaelmarkovitz.substack.com
6000 @6000coza.bsky.social south africa's best loved blogger | cape town's foremost ex-bacterium wrangler | son of sheffield | forged in steel | manx roots
Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social Lawyer, video game critic, horror obsessive, Kader Asmal Fellow, Master's in International Law (Trinity College Dublin). He/him. Repped by Marilia Savvides / The Plot Agency. Cape Town, ZA Hire me for freelance work: tauriqmoosalaw@gmail[dot]com
Dean Wingrin @deanwingrin.bsky.social Aviation and defense journalist, author, photographer, defenceWeb correspondent and general raconteur.
Tania Melnyczuk @alphabetania.bsky.social ART
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JustVee1710 @justvee1710.bsky.social A perimenopausal, vaccinated, foul mouthed, gin drinking princess. Not a comedian but I'm funny. X blue bird felon.
Andre Vlok @andrevlok.bsky.social Conflict and employment dispute specialist, negotiator, mediator, arbitrator, author
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Peter Herring @peterherring.bsky.social Photographer, Writer, Guitarist, Social Activist, Conversationalist, Habitual Overthinker. Story teller. Seeker of Truth and Justice. Oh. And I'm married to M
Sam Beckbessinger @sambeckbessinger.bsky.social Novelist, creative writing lecturer & aspiring bog witch. FEMME FERAL (my perimenopausal werewolf novel) is out April 2026 🐺
www.sambeckbessinger.com
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Cassandra Mark-Thiesen @cmarkthiesen.bsky.social Historian of Africa / the Globe: socioeconomic, cultures of knowledge, media. #Digital History. Advisory Editorial Board Journal of African History.
“Neglected Historiography from Africa„ 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021853723000257
Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social Cape Town-based health journalist. 🇿🇦 Passionate about people's right to live with dignity. Deputy editor of Geneva-based Health Policy Watch. https://healthpolicy-watch.news/
Harry Moultrie @harrymoultrie.bsky.social Clinical epidemiologist, TB, HIV, South Africa. Former convener of South African Covid Modelling Consortium
Marang Setshwaelo @marangdream.bsky.social Amsterdam based publicist. girlfriend. magazine, reality tv, news & net junkie,feminist, Pan Africa. media maven in general 🇧🇼🇿🇦
Nick Budlender @nickbudlender.bsky.social Urban policy researcher working on housing, cities and urban development. Everyone deserves a safe and decent home! 🇿🇦
Gerhard Kemp @gerhardkempicl.bsky.social Professor of Law, UWE Bristol, UK; Institute for Justice & Reconciliation, Cape Town. #internationalcriminallaw 
Francois Venter @francoisventer.bsky.social University of the Witwatersrand clinician-researcher mainly focused on HIV, obesity, and non-communicable diseases: human rights, mountains, perfect backhands.
Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social Writer, journalist. Science, health. Pandemics, animals. Birder, photographer. Many words, some awards. AN IMMENSE WORLD, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES. Married to Liz Neeley, parent to Typo. he/him
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Herman Wasserman @hwasser.bsky.social Professor of Journalism at Stellenbosch University. Director of Centre for Information Integrity in Africa. Interested in information integrity, disinformation, journalism with a focus on the Global South. https://ciia.africa email: hwasserman@sun.ac.za
Jodi Allemeier @urbanjodi.bsky.social Quietly innovating on urban governance and implementing projects for the future of cities
Khadija Patel @khadijapatel.bsky.social Journalist working in media finance. Still pushing words on street corners. 
HelloThando 🇿🇦 @hellothando.bsky.social Award winning South African journalist Previously @moneyweb, @mailandguardian, @Powerfm987 Currently: @BDliveSA @BusinessLiveSA maekot@businesslive.co.za Let’s talk
Ruth Hall @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social Land. Food. Agriculture...
And all things political in South Africa and everywhere.
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Africa Is a Country @africasacountry.bsky.social Website, Podcast, Radio Show. Left politics & culture, useable pasts. http://africasacountry.com
Alastair Otter @alastairotter.bsky.social Editor of The Outlier, data communications and visualisation expert. theoutlier.co.za
TechCentral @techcentral.co.za Business technology news leader in South Africa
Tim Cohen @timcohen.bsky.social South African journalist, Senior Editor at Currencynews.co.za. Former editor of Business Maverick, Business Day, and the Financial Mail. Blogs at www.timcohen.co.za. Views my own, obvs.
E Voigt @elri-voigt.bsky.social 🇿🇦 Health journalist | Booktrovert | Dog parent |
Johan Fourie @johanfourieza.bsky.social Chair of Economics, History and Policy at Stellenbosch University. Author of Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom. Blogger at www.ourlongwalk.com.
Andrew Ti @andrewti.bsky.social THANK YOU FOR READING MY BLUESKY TWEETS
Roberto Pereira @rcrpereira.bsky.social PhD Molecular Medicine🦠
Viruses•Vaccines•Molecular Biology🧑🔬
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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social indiewire film critic. 
Adam Welz @adamwelz.bsky.social Founder SOUTH PENINSULA NATURE ALLIANCE www.adamwelz.com
Author THE END OF EDEN: WILD NATURE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE BREAKDOWN (Bloomsbury) - avail. globally
Writer, conservationist, naturalist - takes photos - posts eclectic music too
Cape Town, S Africa
Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com Internet linguist. Wrote Because Internet, NYT bestseller about internet language. Co-hosts @lingthusiasm.com, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics.
she/her 🌈
Montreal en/fr 🇨🇦
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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social Investigative journalism in the public interest. Digging dung, fertilising democracy. http://amabhungane.org
Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social Scottish comic/writer/actor with confusing accent, absolutely not insecure about it. She/her. My book out now! Show for '26: The Mermaid https://linktr.ee/eleanormorton
Eleanor & Alasdair Read That on Spotify
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Arlana Shikongo @arlana.bsky.social Journalist, multimedia creator covering human rights, social justice, environmental issues & feminist topics | Comms specialist engaged in LGBTIQ+ advocacy across Africa | Bylines in The Namibian, Washington Blade, Context News, Openly |📍Windhoek, Namibia
Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social Historian and consultant. I work on mining, labour, migration and Southern Africa.
More on https://duncan.money
Contact: duncanmoneyhistory@proton.me
Mark Deuze @markdeuze.bsky.social 👨🎓 Professor Media Studies, U of Amsterdam
🎸bass: Skinflower; new music at Bandcamp
📚 latest books: Life in Media (MIT Press), Happiness in Journalism (Routledge)
🔊 🎥 Deuzevlog on YouTube and Spotify
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Claes Holtzmann @claeshs.bsky.social I've been working with journalism, business models, tech, and data since 2015. Here to find and share knowledge about that.
Data- and analysis editor @ jfm.dk
Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social Occasional editor and writer. Purveyor of half-baked opinions. Intermittently able to make my nieces laugh. (SnoozeInBrief on Twitter)
My blog on usage, editing and suchlike: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social Your go-to place for women’s history!
The Women’s History Network is an inclusive UK association for those passionate about women’s & gender history. Also on LinkedIn.
Learn more about our values: https://womenshistorynetwork.org/about-page/
Michael Mitchell @michaelmitchell.bsky.social I'm running for City Council in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. https://toronto-danforth.ca
Quick, what’s the longest word you can find —> https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmitchell.bsky.social/post/3mvadd2s4ic2l