raeesarocks

Senior Lecturer @witsuniversity - Fields relating to air quality, air pollution, environmental health and climatology

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

@NRF_News Congrats Thulani!

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg has been ranked the No. 1 university in Africa in the 2026 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). 💙🏛️

Read More: https://t.co/0F6aoEGmwd

#WitsForGood #ResearchForGood #Witsie4Life

[Keith Smith @ekeith_smith]

In our Nature Cities paper released today, we surveyed 11,000+ people in Accra, Delhi, Jakarta and Johannesburg and found public opinion may as large of a barrier as policymakers may assume: https://t.co/Dhz3WLEPkX

[Keith Smith @ekeith_smith]

Policymakers in polluted cities often hold back on ambitious clean air policy, worried the public will resist costs or prioritise economic growth instead.

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

🛎️ African Data Science Conference 2026: Join us at Wits University, Johannesburg (24–26 June 2026) for a premier gathering of researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers advancing data science across Africa.

Registration is open, take advantage of the extended early-bird deadline: 15 May 2026. Standard registration closes 5 June 2026.

Featuring leading voices including Prof Loyiso Nongxa, Prof Maurice Radebe, Prof Inger Fabris-Rotelli, Prof Vukosi Marivate, Prof Karin-Therese Howell, and Prof Benjamin Rosman.

🔗 Register: https://t.co/YcMvOPhXig

🔎 More Info: https://t.co/VLdD3Iyf5Q

#WitsForGood #ADSC2026

[AcademyofScienceSA @ASSAf_Official]

ASSAf & @Leopoldina invite applications for a workshop:

📍 South Africa | 📅 8–10 Sept 2026

🗓 Apply by 3 April 2026
📧 Send one PDF to: [email protected]
& [email protected]
Application form: 🔗 https://t.co/rLT034lpsj

[Africa Clean Air Network @CleanAir_Africa]

#DYK we breathe up to 15,000 litres of air daily, along with pollutants that impact our health? This interactive tool shows how different pollutants affect the body in the short and long term.
🔗 Explore: https://t.co/fVPxCnwl1Y

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

@SEI_Africa @WMGUNEP Would love to get involved in the future too

[State of Global Air @HEISoGA]

@WMO recently released an air quality & climate bulletin that nicely highlights the connections between the two issues.

A key takeaway: "Climate change and air quality cannot be addressed in isolation."

https://t.co/vcEzy3wze6
#AirQuality #CleanAirForAll

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

@TK_HelpDesk And just like that, @TurkishAirlines ghost theit customers again... Let us help... OK... Oh sorry we'll ignore you now

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

@TurkishAirlines so disappointed with this your service. Can't travel due to a very serious health condition and trying to cancel all flights. Cancelled my flight and received an 80% refund. Want to cancel my family's flights (1 adult and 2 children) and will get less than 40%

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

Really enjoyed this airline before... But when it really counts... They just not stepping up

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

Refund. Same booking fare. Same class. Same conditions. But suddenly less refund for 3 people. And no one can apparently assist. I've sent all the medical documents and all they can say is take a TK wallet. Not how they can fix the incorrect refund price.

[Gauteng Weather @tWeatherSA]

🌸🌺🌻🌼FIRST DAY OF METEOROLOGICAL SPRING IN 🇿🇦 ON MONDAY!!!

Meteorological spring:
🌡Based on temperature cycles
📆Start: 1 September
🏁End: 30 November

Astronomical spring:
🌍Based on position of the earth
📆Start: 22 September
🏁End: 21 December

#SpringDay

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

@AirQoProject @Cambridge_Uni @ETH_en Can't wait to present during this session!

[Dr. Anoop Sharad Mahajan @anoopsmahajan]

Recently finished your PhD and are looking for a post-doc in atmospheric sciences? Check out these positions at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
Come work with us, some really exciting science is taking place here.

https://t.co/mFAlb9Jfsb

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

@ASSAf_Official looking forward to the invited DVS talk with Dr Kalpana Balakrishnan @UPTuks

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

@ShubnumKhan Fnb global really works well. The lounge access really helps. You can also pre laid currency even when you are not traveling allowing you buy when the rate is low. It allows one guest for free I think

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

@TelkomZA fibre down in Mayfair West after power outage
Please assist

[raeesarocks @raeesarocks]

@HEISoGA @DrMariaNeira Yes! We have just embarked on a large scale project (with ETH Zurich) last week, in South Africa, to assess the air pollution perceptions of people in low income areas. Without knowing their perceptions, we do not know the level of awareness, we cannot make a difference!