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Linsey

@kiligirl

Infrastructure business developer, passionate about Africa and keen to crypto into the continent, love connecting dots...and all things systemic

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Linsey
@kiligirl Apr 3, 2019, 5:07 PM UTC

What the sleuth turned up - dissatisfaction with standard of living and inequality may go hand in hand

Been doing some sleuthing, thanks to a good question on my post of a couple of days ago. https://media.giphy.com/media/3orieUe6ejxSFxYCXe/giphy.gifgif source As a followup to the question, I promised…

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@kiligirl Apr 2, 2019, 5:19 PM UTC

Self-discovery, or finding my inner Gen Z

Yesterday morning, our local radio station featured an interview with two Chinese-South Africans and one of the first questions the interviewer (who really loves identity politics) asked was, "How do…

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Linsey
@kiligirl Apr 1, 2019, 4:08 PM UTC

Continuing the good African news story

A couple of days ago, I shared some surprisingly good news about Africans getting out of extreme poverty - the news goes completely against what we expect from our daily feed from the media. Today I'…

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@kiligirl Mar 31, 2019, 3:30 PM UTC

Good idea for kids at local South African retailer

Sustainability comes in many guises. Corporates helping families get their kids to eat better is perhaps a less common sustainability initiative, but that's precisely what one of South Africa's local…

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@kiligirl Mar 30, 2019, 3:56 PM UTC

Good news - the world is getting better for a lot of people, including Africans

Finish this sentence in your head, or with those around you. "In the last 30 years the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has...." Now finish this next sentence in your head…

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Linsey
@kiligirl Mar 29, 2019, 3:42 PM UTC

Kiligirl's a lepidopter-geek

While I was waiting for the experts to come and plant Herbert the River Bushwillow on Monday, I noticed a butterfly flying rather oddly in the tallish grass near where Herbert was to find his new hom…

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@kiligirl Mar 26, 2019, 5:23 PM UTC

Scenes from my afternoon walk today

In my continuing efforts to satisfy the Medical Aid deity, I look for pleasant ways to get my ten thousand minimum steps, and our little suburb is simply a beautiful place to do this. The late aftern…

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@kiligirl Mar 25, 2019, 5:57 PM UTC

Gift Tree

Last week I introduced you to a young River Bushwillow tree (also known as a combretum) given to @tim-beck and me by a friend who rather than wanting to receive gifts on his 60th birthday, preferred…

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@kiligirl Mar 22, 2019, 3:33 PM UTC

Today is World Water Day

Every 22 March is a special day, as it's World Water Day. Without water, we humans wouldn't be on this planet, so it's something to be deeply grateful for and to take care of. Image source # This yea…

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@kiligirl Mar 21, 2019, 4:36 PM UTC

Alien invasion on Human Rights Day

Our neighbourhood is quietly and systematically being invaded by aliens. Can't see them? Gosh, how well they blend in! I'm talking about plants that just appear. And they're not weeds. Still can't se…

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