Heather Parker

Curious. Lucky. Recycling obsessive. Nurturer of creepy-looking fermentation cultures. Ex journalist, NMT enthusiast, grammar fascist, inner-city.

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

‘Organised crime cannot exist without the collaboration of the police.’ @dailymaverick launch of @caryndolley book Man Alone. The argument is that organised crime is much, much more the violence that’s limited to the uglier parts of Cape Town.

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

@CityofCT socials team, hope you can help. Before my mom’s death in 2019, I handled her council bills. In 2021, her house was sold. I still get her Council bills despite multiple comms. The new owner isn’t paying, I imagine he’s not getting bills. Now CCT is threatening me. Help?

[Justice Malala @justicemalala]

AN ABSOLUTE MUST READ by @evefairbanks 👏👏👏👏

What Elon Musk Gets Wrong about South Africa — The Dial https://t.co/Jn3L1TGzqK

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

@Afrihost Thanks for your response, and I regret having to resort to social media to get some attention from Afrihost. If you could DM me an email address, I can forward you the correspondence?

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

Anyone else getting ready to migrate from @Afrihost, who continue to ghost me on a fairly basic service request? Looking for a new email host: any recommendations?

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

“My husband’s type of cancer has a 3% survival rate. But as I searched for hope, the facts didn’t mean a thing.”

A desperate search for a treatment to save her husband’s life ⤵️ https://t.co/MdeWDy8XvV

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

https://t.co/O3RgxoEIxR Found this old Princeton case study around when Cape Town got pulled back from the brink. As Jozi heads towards the cliff, some ideas, maybe?

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

Great opportunity from @SOLVE_Waterfront, @VandAWaterfront, @OceanHubAfrica and @UKSATechHub (PS: closing date likely to be extended for a week). All the details here: https://t.co/yt21L8ffXy

[UK-South Africa Tech Hub @UKSATechHub]

We have partnered with Solve, from the V&A Waterfront, to look for innovative solutions to address plastic issues in South Africa. Applications close 17 January 2023. Find out more here: https://t.co/TOM2KNRAHT

[Businessweek @BW]

Reality check: The world's plastic addiction comes with a staggering impact on the climate (via @climate) https://t.co/TKtcCKE5FZ

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

@RobynPorteous What a brutal blow. I am so sorry for your immeasurable loss, and for the hard, hard road you are walking now.

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

A long read, but an excellent @gdnlongread overview of why nuclear is a really, really bad idea in the long term. We're outsourcing costs and risks so many generations into the future... https://t.co/s4JoAKHuQx

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

@smavundla @CityofCT https://t.co/XqE3eGcYsh I’ve always loved this (funny but not) body-on-the-line demonstration from @CaseyNeistatUSA of just what it feels like to navigate cycle lanes.

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

@cathi_trevor Ah, Cathi, what a loss. You were a great team. Hope you’re feeling surrounded by love.

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

Shout out to @CityofCT - faulty meter reported at 9am; replaced by 10.30am by 2 really kind, cool and knowledgeable guts. On a Sunday. 👏🏼

[anna melissa 🏀✨ @annamelissa]

this is my favorite clip on the internet

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

@young_urbanists @smavundla @VandAWaterfront @TUMInitiative @CityofCT @geordinhl @Transport_CT @WCGovTPW @giztransport @banclass3 @MobiliseCity I’m sure you’re right in policy terms. I was talking about my direct, personal experience. There are many fights to have: cycle lanes in Adderley (vegetable sellers), Bree (vehicles parked), Salt River (no explanation needed). I’ve given up trying. This seems an odd fight to pick

[Heather Parker @AnotherHeatherP]

Excellent and gentle piece by @vercingetorics about why we need to think differently about healthcare. https://t.co/ds2Eljz4xL

[alexlansdowne @alexlansdowne]

1. Yesterday we signed the historic, first-ever partnership between the @CityofCT & a water stakeholder!

Here’s how this agreement with The Litterboom Project will clean up Cape Town’s rivers, beaches & create jobs:

[Merope @meropemills]

I’ve been thinking about this piece for a year. There’s so much more I could say. The only thing that matters is that Martha should be alive today…

‘We had such trust, we feel such fools’: how shocking hospital mistakes led to our daughter’s death https://t.co/DzNearcQeQ