Mandi Smallhorne
@mandirainbow.bsky.social
Freelance writer and journalist passionate about the climate crisis, health and social issues.
Only South Africa has grad ceremonies like this! From May grad at Fort Hare.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwhn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwhn...
"Suikerbos" at a University of Fort Hare graduation ceremony
YouTube video by Andries Bezuidenhout
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December 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Only South Africa has grad ceremonies like this! From May grad at Fort Hare.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwhn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwhn...
Reposted by Mandi Smallhorne
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Great start to the final day of @wcsj2025.bsky.social with Prof Linda-Gail Bekker talking on how to counter the impact of this year's funding withdrawals for public health.
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Great start to the final day of @wcsj2025.bsky.social with Prof Linda-Gail Bekker talking on how to counter the impact of this year's funding withdrawals for public health.
Watch WCSJ 2025 Live – Wherever you are!
Join the WCSJ three-day conference online wherever you are.
One ticket gives you full access to all 4 live-streamed rooms for all 3 days, & to the recordings for a year – simply buy your ticket, log in, & choose which room you want to watch.
www.wcsj.online
Join the WCSJ three-day conference online wherever you are.
One ticket gives you full access to all 4 live-streamed rooms for all 3 days, & to the recordings for a year – simply buy your ticket, log in, & choose which room you want to watch.
www.wcsj.online
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Watch WCSJ 2025 Live – Wherever you are!
Join the WCSJ three-day conference online wherever you are.
One ticket gives you full access to all 4 live-streamed rooms for all 3 days, & to the recordings for a year – simply buy your ticket, log in, & choose which room you want to watch.
www.wcsj.online
Join the WCSJ three-day conference online wherever you are.
One ticket gives you full access to all 4 live-streamed rooms for all 3 days, & to the recordings for a year – simply buy your ticket, log in, & choose which room you want to watch.
www.wcsj.online
A whole lot of water in the Crocodile River, Lowveld Botanical Gardens, South Africa.
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A whole lot of water in the Crocodile River, Lowveld Botanical Gardens, South Africa.
My beautiful Bonnie - such a cuddly bundle of love.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My beautiful Bonnie - such a cuddly bundle of love.
Been thinking about the festive coming up, and this great poem by Benjamin Zephaniah (worth reading the whole thing at benjaminzephaniah.com/books/talkin...):
Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas
Invite dem indoors fe sum greens
Let dem eat cake an let dem partake
In a plate of organic grown beans...
Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas
Invite dem indoors fe sum greens
Let dem eat cake an let dem partake
In a plate of organic grown beans...
Talking Turkeys - Benjamin Zephaniah
Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas Cos’ turkeys just wanna hav fun Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked An every turkey has a Mum. Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas, Don’t eat it, keep it alive, It...
benjaminzephaniah.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Been thinking about the festive coming up, and this great poem by Benjamin Zephaniah (worth reading the whole thing at benjaminzephaniah.com/books/talkin...):
Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas
Invite dem indoors fe sum greens
Let dem eat cake an let dem partake
In a plate of organic grown beans...
Be nice to yu turkey dis christmas
Invite dem indoors fe sum greens
Let dem eat cake an let dem partake
In a plate of organic grown beans...
One year ago I was planning my husband's memorial. I miss him beyond words. So wish I could hike up the Magaliesberg with him one more time.
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
One year ago I was planning my husband's memorial. I miss him beyond words. So wish I could hike up the Magaliesberg with him one more time.
Beautiful lilac-breasted roller - yep, I'm seriously missing the bush!
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Beautiful lilac-breasted roller - yep, I'm seriously missing the bush!
Oh, I have to take a bush trip soon!
November 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Oh, I have to take a bush trip soon!
In the Drakensberg.
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In the Drakensberg.
Dassies in a Johannesburg suburb - closest relative to the elephant!
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Dassies in a Johannesburg suburb - closest relative to the elephant!
In my Johannesburg garden
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In my Johannesburg garden
…sin, young man, is when you treat people as things.
(Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett)
(Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett)
October 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
…sin, young man, is when you treat people as things.
(Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett)
(Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett)
OMG. So sad - a major influence on my6 life and so many.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jane-go...
www.cbsnews.com/news/jane-go...
Jane Goodall, who shaped the world's knowledge of chimpanzees, dies at 91
British conservationist Jane Goodall spent her life researching and educating others about chimpanzees and the natural world.
www.cbsnews.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
OMG. So sad - a major influence on my6 life and so many.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jane-go...
www.cbsnews.com/news/jane-go...
Today on my bird-feeder: Red Bishops (the males' plumage change almost complete); Masked Weavers, Crested Barbet; Glossy Starling; Cape Sparrows; Redheaded Finch... I woke up to the Crested Barbet's trill, they'll be raising young in my garden again this year!
October 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today on my bird-feeder: Red Bishops (the males' plumage change almost complete); Masked Weavers, Crested Barbet; Glossy Starling; Cape Sparrows; Redheaded Finch... I woke up to the Crested Barbet's trill, they'll be raising young in my garden again this year!
I'm not sure if people in the US heartland understand just how insane this looks to the rest of the world.
August 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I'm not sure if people in the US heartland understand just how insane this looks to the rest of the world.
@jonathanjarry.bsky.social Thanks for your useful article on Lifewave, saved me having to do the work!
August 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
@jonathanjarry.bsky.social Thanks for your useful article on Lifewave, saved me having to do the work!
Reposted by Mandi Smallhorne
So sad, malaria increasing up to 10 fold in Southern Africa due to climate change - africacdc.org/news-item/ma...
Malaria Surge in Southern Africa – Africa CDC
Malaria is on the rise in southern Africa, with several countries – including Botswana, eSwatini, Namibia and Zimbabwe – reporting new outbreaks, underscoring the ongoing challenges in eradicating the...
africacdc.org
July 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
So sad, malaria increasing up to 10 fold in Southern Africa due to climate change - africacdc.org/news-item/ma...
Reposted by Mandi Smallhorne
The ICJ climate judgment text is live - www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
July 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The ICJ climate judgment text is live - www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
No wonder scientific talent is looking around the world for places to do their research. Here are the budget cuts:
July 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
No wonder scientific talent is looking around the world for places to do their research. Here are the budget cuts:
Worth reading. www.premiumtimesng.com/agriculture/...
INVESTIGATION: Unsupported by govt, Nigerian dairy farmers can't compete with subsidised, cheap EU imports
What makes Nigeria's situation dire is not just the importation of cheap milk substitutes, mainly from Europe, but that Nigerian farmers, unlike their European counterparts, get no government support ...
www.premiumtimesng.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Worth reading. www.premiumtimesng.com/agriculture/...
Feeling blue? I prescribe a dose of Australian singer-songwriter Billy Field, with one of my favourite happy songs - and it supports science, too! @wcsj2025.bsky.social youtu.be/zM6aa4UqHL0?...
Try Biology
YouTube video by Billy Field - Topic
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July 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Feeling blue? I prescribe a dose of Australian singer-songwriter Billy Field, with one of my favourite happy songs - and it supports science, too! @wcsj2025.bsky.social youtu.be/zM6aa4UqHL0?...
Reposted by Mandi Smallhorne
