cornia pretorius

Teacher. Journalist. Special interest in news literacy. Editor of University World News (Africa edition)

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HE leaders unite over Trump’s ‘overreach and interference’ https://t.co/73n9qtNtkc

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NSFAS was captured by the middle class. Report explains how https://t.co/g9pLbm4Vrl

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Achille Mbembe becomes Africa’s first Holberg Prize laureate https://t.co/g6ikXvL1NK

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@AthleticsSA_ Well done Tshepo Tshite with your run in the 1500m heat. The camera people have been annoying me for focusing on US and European athletes even if Africans perform.

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@TheCapeArgus Is this a joke?

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Great to see this study from @BrendanNyhan & colleagues 👇

Among other things, it finds that two of the counter-misinformation approaches most advocated by Global South misinfo experts - media literacy in schools & training of journalists - are among the least researched. 1/6

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Her professorship a ‘pivotal moment’, says black academic https://t.co/b41UTJ2SZV

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Comrades: For Kaizer, the race never stops https://t.co/JPsXB5d0wz

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Egypt urged to free masters student Ahmed Samir Santawy https://t.co/JucCt5iT20

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Degree programmes needed to boost African film industry https://t.co/rA2jFe2Ptb

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Universities close early to get more fans to AFCON matches https://t.co/AA1aunlEPX

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Al-Shabaab terrorist escape reminds of mass college shooting https://t.co/ZlyESwYqWp

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Coordination to increase cross-border information sharing and collaboration in climate-related crises should be strengthened across Africa - @fkokutse reports #COP26 #climnatechange #highered #AfricaEd https://t.co/pW4KYWDNgV

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Young Zimbabwean scientist, who focuses on the development of plants that are resilient in the face of climate change, believes the world is listening to Africa’s concerns about the environment - Kudzai Mashininga reports #COP26 #Agriculture #ClimateChange https://t.co/iAySYJX4Oh

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COP26: Solutions to Africa’s challenges, such as climate change, lie in Africa, and should be spearheaded by Africans - Wagdy Sawahel reports #COP26 #climnatechange #highered #AfricaEd https://t.co/WCX1qerVHb

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What a student delegate to COP26 has seen in Glasgow is that many negotiators are not aware of how vulnerable Africa is to climate change - @rkyama1 reports #COP26 #climnatechange https://t.co/zYJnQ69reP

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Vaccine inequities expose fault lines in North-South collaboration https://t.co/tOMQQ7160K

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Student leaders, activists are living in fear – Union https://t.co/NFp98fskKr