Kelly Berman

Writer, editor and communications consultant with a focus on design/innovation in Africa

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I just cried real tears about missing Day 1 of @designindaba. (Only going on Day 3.) As a former insider and design-passionate human, my heart will always beat faster at this time of year. #designindaba

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@designindaba Where will the memorial be located?

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@Le1ghLo Source? I need to read more. <gloat>

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@TimesLIVE You know you’ve lost all credibility when your only constituency is religion.

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@AdriaanBasson @News24 Definition of a good journalist (we need more of these now more than ever):

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Donations to @amaBhungane have fallen drastically since @CyrilRamaphosa's new dawn. People don't realise the mess we're in. Look at SoEs. Look at municipalities. This is going to take a generation to fix. We're here for the long haul. Are you? Go to https://t.co/ukRi3mV9ZP

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@Siyavula Exciting news!!!

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Favourite line from @SundayTimesZA feature on #death: “No two things are more ideally suited than life’s magic & death’s mystery”. Thx @Sage_Of_Absurd

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Overheard at #SouthernGuild gallery: “I don’t like art but I LOVE this stuff!” #backhandedcompliment

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A small seismic moment in global design as @tomdixon dispenses with Milan to launch a new light in Woodstock, Cape Town @crema

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@DI_Festival What's the best way to keep my finger on the trigger? I know they evaporate in miliseconds....

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@DI_Festival Hi @DI_Festival, am I missing something - CT Simulcast tickets not on sale at this link? Will any be sold to non-students this year?

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“Pre-selected” - marketing misnomer and biggest turn-off no matter the offer.

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Interesting insight on overcoming fear from a female field guide at @Singita_: Many people confuse exhilaration & fear.

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So moved by the struggle & now celebrations of Zimbabweans. Woman on @eNCA: “I’ve never been so happy in my life. 37 years of oppression has come to end” #mugabe #goodriddance #thankgod

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US has more gun retailers than supermarkets acc to @GQMagazine."We're talking nearly 4X the number of McDonald's". https://t.co/xj4r5PgYXQ

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Thomas Heatherwick presenting his new design.

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@mbeckett_za @NgwanaModimo_ @Siyavula @marknewlyn Thanks @mbeckett_za - we have been in touch with him

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@NgwanaModimo_ @mbeckett_za @Siyavula @marknewlyn Thanks for your support @NgwanaModimo_ . I'll DM you

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The power of talk radio: "I am going to find the CEO of that truck company" - this why I love @KienoKammies @CapeTalk #pressfreedom