Justine Lipson

Bibliophile, theatre lover, addicted to words and Netflix, proud mother of 3 humans and 3 fur babies

[Justine Lipson @JDLipson]

@GTalevi @Absa Absolute clusterf%^k. No communication whatsoever. Whomever was responsible for road closures, communication and JMPD co-ordination should bd fired

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

It’s people who boast of never reading a book who should feel shamed, not the ones who read. The fact that in today’s society, reading is deemed more embarrassing than not reading says everything about how far we’ve declined, culturally and intellectually.

[Esteban Cervi @EstebanCervi]

Este tipo con menos de 120 seguidores parece que salvó miles de vidas en Venezuela y aún no es reconocido. Se llama Marc Stogaitis y lidera los equipos de Android Sensing y Safety Teams.

Creó una tecnología que notifica a las personas hasta 60 segundos antes de que el terremoto comience a causar daños, dando en muchos casos la posibilidad de escaparse del edificio.

[Emi Panelli @emipanelli]

Mi papá en el 82 empezó a coleccionar las pelotas del Mundial, son todas las originales, compradas en cada año del mundial, nunca se usaron para jugar… estan impecables.

Su regalo de hoy fue esto para que las ponga como se debe.

Pd: Nos falta la Jabulani (2010) que estamos en eso… por eso, como representación, hay una mas chiquita.

Y si, trionda ya esta ahi.

[Justine Lipson @JDLipson]

@bushontheradio Dave Mechanic & Andre Carpets

[Joshua Meservey @JMeservey]

On the left, a South African government spokesman claiming that SA's ICJ case against Israel is "in defence of humanity." On the right, South Africa's abstention vote on Friday on a UN resolution condemning Iran's slaughter of civilians.

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

Scientists at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP) have developed a nanoscale drug delivery system to treat pericarditis, a life-threatening condition often caused by drug-resistant tuberculosis. Their system can breach the heart’s protective membrane, a barrier that standard antibiotics cannot penetrate, making targeted therapy possible.

Read More: https://t.co/fl1y8GuGXm

#WitsForGood #WitsResearch #ResearchForGood

[Joburg Ballet @JoburgBallet]

GISELLE BLACK FRIDAY SALE STARTS TODAY

Joburg Ballet’s Giselle Black Friday Sale starts today. Book now to take advantage of the 25% discount on all performances of Giselle at the Joburg Theatre from 12 to 15 February.

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @front_ukrainian]

❗️RETWEET if you stand with President 🇺🇦Zelensky!

[Mandy Wiener @MandyWiener]

The women Proteas have beaten England in the World Cup semi-final!

They qualify to play in their first ODI World Cup final against either Australia or India.

Take a bow Kappie and Laura Wolvaardt!

[Justine Lipson @JDLipson]

@StandardBankZA exciting #SBlove

[Barbara Nadel @BarbaraNadel]

The Wooden Library paperback will be published on 11th September. This is Ikmen book no 27. To celebrate this milestone I am giving away 2 copies of the book. In order to get your hands on one RT and follow. Winners announced Wednesday 10 September.

[Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket]

Did you know that despite having already part hosted a World Cup and being the planned host of cricket for the 2028 Olympics in LA, @usacricket still only have half the number of followers that our Board does on X!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

[Justine Lipson @JDLipson]

@MelroseArch what's with this horrible new parking system? Badly sign posted, Badly handled, Badly explained. Not impressed

[Mandy Wiener @MandyWiener]

Some thoughts on the current police scandal.

Context and history is crucial. The nexus between policing, organised crime, politicians and business has existed for some time and these allegations are years in the making.

KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has made explosive allegations. He claims that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu undermined investigations into political killings and organised crime.

He has drawn links between politicians, businessmen, top cops and criminals in a syndicate.

This is exactly the dynamic that I wrote about in my books Ministry of Crime and Killing Kebble.

There are some important factors to remember here.

Corruption and political infighting in the police is systemic. There have been allegations and counter claims amongst top cops for years. Mkhwanazi and Gen Shadrack Sibiya are both strong, fearless and ambitious and have vowed to fight corruption and uphold the law. There is so much history with Sibiya being fired and rehired and the fog of investigations and inner workings of the SAPS.

Sibiya has denied all the allegations and has responded by saying Mkhwanazi must stop acting like a warlord.

Mkhwanazi must feel emboldened and protected to be able to hold an unprecedented press conference as he did. The optics of uniform and armed officers also sends a clear message. He has enormous popular support from the public.

Minister Mchunu is also a former KZN Premier so there is history there. But he may also be in the running to be Ramaphosa’s successor in the ANC leadership battle. This could be a preemptive strike.

There has long been a power struggle with Police Ministers not being policing experts coming in and senior cops feeling imposed upon by “haasies”.

It is essential that Mkhwanazi’s allegations are investigated. But by who? There should be a parliamentary enquiry at the least. They don’t surprise me in the sense that this nexus has existed for so long. The Mafia state requires relationships to be cultivated between gangsters, law enforcement, politicians and those with bags of cash.

The KZN commissioner can expect the heat to come. He has broken protocol. But there will be plenty of public outrage if he is disciplined and the fallout could be extremely volatile and dangerous.

Always remember the context and history. Institutional memory is important. But we have to finally get to a point in SA where police are respected and the law is upheld and this episode will erode it further.

[guille ‎⎊ @guiille__]

What’s your favorite #starwars character?
happy star wars day! May the Fourth be with you 💙
poster made by me, RT’s appreciated 😁

[Maliha @CaffeinatedLiha]

Happy World Book Day!

[JΛKΣ @USMCLiberal]

Facts matter.