Desmond Thompson

Seasoned writer, editor, translator and interpreter with loads of experience in journalism and corporate communication. I write what I like.

[Desmond Thompson @know_mad]

Irresponsible for @Newzroom405 to show 2021 unrest footage without describing it as such. Even worse, a bit of it had a “live” strap. #afrophobia #xenophobia

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@MMathlion wanted to show that someone from a rural village in #Namibia can get a PhD. And he did it, becoming one of @StellenboschUni's youngest Profs no less. Read all about it in @NatureAfrica https://t.co/26PMoqSzTM

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@DrBladeNzimande concludes his opening address at
@ScienceForumSA by announcing that “the World Conference of Science Journalists @wcsj2025 will be taking place right here for the first time on African soil next week”. Read more about the two meetings here https://t.co/M58tPh93Ki

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I was lucky enough to snatch up an R11 Cape Town to Joburg flight ticket from @FlySafair #LekkerR11Flights😀✈️🍾

[UniversityWorldNews @uniworldnews]

The Academy of Science of South Africa issues a stark warning: @realdonaldtrump’s policies are jeopardising science and international research networks. #AcademicFreedom #ScienceDiplomacy #GlobalScience- writes @know_mad https://t.co/BwPPdyeb6c

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Youthful talent and international collaborations are driving the development of #quantum research in #Africa, with the continent poised to play a key role in the field in the future. I report for @natAfrica1 #IYQ2025 @QuantumYear2025 https://t.co/zf9Q4cL3cG

[UniversityWorldNews @uniworldnews]

A decade after it began, UCT marks 10 years of #RhodesMustFall—the student-led movement that sparked a global reckoning with colonial legacies in higher education- writes @know_mad #RMF #DecoloniseEducation #SouthAfrica https://t.co/UcNiKqTfTY

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#RMF remembered as gift – and a call to continue the fight. @UCT_news commemorates the protests that sparked student uprisings across #SouthAfrica and beyond a decade ago. I report for @uniworldnews
https://t.co/Q8ZVooFePH @ShoseKessi @MoshabelaMosa

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It's all starting to add up 😉... @ARUA_News and the @guildeu launch #maths cluster ahead of 1st conference of their @AfricaEuroCoRE initiative @StellenboschUni later this month. Read more @uniworldnews https://t.co/7R2KoZVbtg

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@DereshR has his work cut out for him as new @StellenboschUni #VC. Transformation, student communities, funding and positioning are some of the challenges he will have to manage, not to mention language! Read more @uniworldnews https://t.co/MfQGgqJCiB

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Thjs is how @ARUA_News plans to produce 7000 doctoral graduates for #Africa in 10 years https://t.co/qL8d3uKa0F @uniworldnews @JGyapong @ProfEAryeetey @MastercardFdn @guildeu @janpalmowski @AfricaEuroCoRE

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Incredible #tech being used by some very bright people in pursuit of #smart #farming
https://t.co/XXLzPM3qdR @uniworldnews @MatiesResearch @AgrisciencesU @StellenboschUni @Kanshuk

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What happened with the #GB rider on the cycling track? @Geralddekock

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Here's a piece I wrote about a talk by #WilliamKentridge @kentridge_art, in conversation with #TamarGarb @grbtamar, introduced by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, in the latest @STIAS_SA newsletter

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@FunmiOlonisakin @uniworldnews @ARUA_News @ProfEAryeetey @ALC_KCL @guildeu @janpalmowski Pleasure Prof. It's easy when you have good material to work with 😉

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Powerful @ARUA_News lecture by Prof @FunmiOlonisakin of @KingsCollegeLon https://t.co/B3SHLDFd0I
@ProfEAryeetey, @OAUniversity, @UPTuks, @AAU_67, @uniworldnews

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In an exclusive interview for @uniworldnews, @UCT_news #VC designate @MoshabelaMosa
tells me he wants to "create a space for debate that is respectful and collegial, not based on personal attacks." Read more here https://t.co/UFX5LmzZxp

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@UPTuks has appointed #FrancisPetersen as its new #VC from 1 Oct. He will leave the same post at @UFS_Kovsies for his new job, and before that he was at @UCT_news. So, does he support @THESTORMERS, @CheetahsRugby or @BlueBullsRugby? Joke. Sure he will have more serious worries :)

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My story about a skills school for intellectually disabled learners in Graafwater in South Africa's @WesternCapeGov. Principal @RooyenRobert says, "We accommodate children who do not fit into the mainstream. Society can't just discard them!" @DavidMaynier https://t.co/TB1GWsQgqT