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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

Me and my 55% in high school Physical Science are sitting comfortably in my PhD at UCT today. Happy Monday!

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

6 months

And just like that, I'll be referring to Mpumalanga as Mpumi from this day forth.

Tomi Rikhotso

@TomiRikhotso

6 months

😭😭😭😂🤣😂

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

@ntandomatini_ I failed my first year AND my second year and now I'm doing my PhD. It gets better. Love and light.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

As a Tsonga girl, I'm not going to let anyone forget this.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

So I got academically excluded at my first attempt at an undergraduate degree but little miss here fought. Missed my MSc graduation (thanks COVID) but definitely looking forward to my PhD one real soon. #MakeEducationFashionable @FabAcademic #LookAtGod

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@MphoMoalamedi It's the brows, neh?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

Oh yah! Here; BSc Life and Environmental Sciences, BSc (Hons) Geological Sciences (see image), MSc Geological Sciences (cum laude). @FabAcademic #MakeEducationFashionable PhD Geology underway 😊

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

Baby❤️🌶🌶🌶🥵

@fadererah_

1 year

I wanna see y’all in Orange 😑🧡

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

Wow, he looks sooo much like Ayanda.

City Press

@City_Press

2 years

Popular TV presenter Ayanda Thabethe’s boyfriend Peter Matsimbe is facing allegations of fraud involving 10 luxury cars that went missing in his care .

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

Guys, there's a dangerous filter there by Instagram 🙆🏾‍♀️. Filter 🤝🏾 My Face

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

Excuse the image quality, but I really think I look great in this dress.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

When I turned 28🎈 and decided to look pretty.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

Happy 3 months to my xikweleti.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

10 months

Now usually I don't do this on this here platform, but felt pretty attending a wedding today. So here.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

8 months

@paballo_maseko And these kings

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@blythlie A challenge! Make it fun and call it "The R300 date." Do something, eat something and buy a keepsake for a total of R300. You both get involved and creative.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

Pfukani guys, it's my birthday 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾!

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

8 months

@Malcolm_Manko Like, how does your brain say "try this and let's see something"?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

5 years

Your girl is officially a PhD candidate. Ti nga loyani aan?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

Now usually I don't do this but uh...I snapped here and my eyes disappeared. So I'm my own #WCW ❤

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

There's a thing you do with colour and photography that no one can. Can't wait to see you flourish!!!

Sinethemba.

@cnehshuga

2 years

I’m just excited for summer campaigns 🥹 let’s work bafethu

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

@DJZinhle Kairo works, I'm sure the girl can afford rent.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

5 years

@selepetumi22 Have you had something to eat today? I work closeby and can meet you at The Matrix.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@MuloiwaThendo @McDonalds_SA Bruh! Like, we were happy being unhealthy. We knew what we were doing.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

Guys, I forgot to tell ya'll that I've entered matching mjolo 😂😂😂. Mans got us matching sneakers. Byelangi Tomi a rhunga!!!!

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@Jabu_Macdonald There's something about "failing"/losing that is the biggest win. Personally, getting academically excluded in undergrad at Wits is one of the reasons I'm doing my PhD at the best university in the country right now.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

✌🏾March Dump

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

When I'm not greeting you every morning, I spend time with rocks in the Kruger. #StudentLife #PhDChat #AcademicChatter

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

6 years

Guys, I got a face beat. I never do this. I really like it. 🙆🙆🙆

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

@Jabu_Macdonald @alu_nessa Lol. Is not a lie though.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@cnehshuga Sinethemba, we're live.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

U le moyeni wihi?

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@Pilot_Mangesi

3 years

First day at new job

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@Ripanzell

3 years

2015 vs 2021

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

@AfriTumic And mara PnP is starting to get pricey too.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

Oh me? I got excluded once. Then I went and got myself a Masters degree and registered for a PhD.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

Yep! That's me 😊

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@heri_uct

3 years

HERI's #AdvancingWomxn fellow Rivoningo Khosa is driving #African #geology being done in #Africa . Her #PhD research with @UCTgeology looks at rocks from #SouthAfrica 's rivers to understand how southern African terrain developed in the past - and what it may look like in future.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

6 years

S/O @Uber , They proper killed that efficiency 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 I literally got out the stadium in record time without any hassles. #EdSheeran Less than 15 minutes later, a girl is home safe.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

@thepropagator96 I learned to get over it. I won't lie, it killed my self-confidence for quite some time.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

11 months

@ClixWell Normalise tagging your "in the middle" friends.

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@Ripanzell

1 year

I'm convinced this filter was made with me in mine.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

I make these for my family. Thinking of making them for yours too, if you'll let me.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

Hello, I am Rivoningo Khosa. A first year PhD candidate and @heri_uct fellow at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. My study uses cosmogenic nuclides to investigate fluvial bedrock erosion rates and exposure ages. #BlackinGeoscienceWeek #DiversityinBiG #BiGRollcall

BlackInGeoscience

@BlkinGeoscience

4 years

Welcome to #BlackinGeoscienceWeek ! We're so excited that the week is finally here! Today we begin our week celebrating #DiversityinBiG . Let's start by introducing yourself, so we can show the world how diverse we are as #BlackGeoscientists #BiGRollcall

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

9 months

Look, that's me.

HERI

@heri_uct

9 months

5 years of advancing women! First awarded in 2019, our Advancing Womxn award culminates this year with HERI growing a cohort of young #SouthAfrican talent & enhancing #African connections and scholarship for the future. @Preciouschiwax @Ripanzell

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@Ripanzell

1 year

Indecisive Tré

@TreforTre

1 year

Quote this with you in a dress

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@Anele With poison that had her body decomposing in a day?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@Jabu_Macdonald For the sake of the series, I hope this is the last season.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

@dumisani04 I'm ready for them to start splitting according to who ordered what.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@cnehshuga Yoooh, I zoomed and searched.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

Good morning neh guys. Ndavi Nokeri is Miss SA 2022.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

The problem is you think you have time.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

The current state of my office. A little messy with these boxes everywhere but these boxes indicate progress. After almost two years into my PhD, I have all my samples (Thanks COVID). The sparkles are an indication of how I feel inside. Happy Friday 🙂! #PhDChat

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

6 months

Not me scrolling and seeing my face. I don't enjoy watching myself on stuff. But you can watch this to learn a bit of what I do.

National Research Foundation of South Africa

@NRF_News

6 months

WATCH: Meet the NRF-iThemba LABS researcher: Research scientist, Rivoningo Khosa, “listens and talks to rocks”. She is part of the cosmogenic nuclides team responsible for extracting quartz from rock samples inside the lab.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

Oh look at that. Its little old me in the bushes. Thank you for the feature @UCT_news

HERI

@heri_uct

4 years

"Making a mark for #science and #diversity in a field that is still too homogeneous." The @UCT_News #WomensMonth profile of HERI's 2020 #AdvancingWomxn fellows @Ripanzell and @Preciouschiwax is out. Read more here:

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@ZeeRight Same. Their wireless t-shirt bras and seamless undies have my heart.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

#OctoberDump

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@_BlackZA Not everyone wants someone. Also, being selective is good. Settling is not an option. If I must wait, I will wait.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@Lush_Beauty1 The Woolworths air spritz stuff works.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

@onalennabarbiee @busi_116 At the time, 55% was enough to get in. Staying in was also a challenge but I tried, failed and tried again. I also learned to ask for help along the way.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

Stunning.

Jabulani Macdonald ⚡️

@Jabu_Macdonald

2 years

Nandi Khubone at #RoyalSoapieAwards

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

Just woke up from a bad dream where someone was trying to break into my mother's house and I was still awake. The tricky part is that I remember their face from the dream so vividly but I've never met them. Have you ever dreamt of someone you'd never met?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

Got my MSc degree certificate the other day. I may as well put on my intended dress, hair and shoes and take pics moes. The 1st time I planned on wearing a dress and hair for grad and COVID-19 fought me. Point taken!

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

Good morning neh guys. Ndavi is Miss SA 2022.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

9 months

Last week I dreamt about my mother for the very first time since she passed away when I was 9.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@Jabu_Macdonald I stopped watching before she died. To me, she is still alive. So is Zolani.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@DrRebeccaMalope Such a good sport, Dr.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

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Keletso💫💕💫

@KeletsoMss

2 years

Post a picture of yourself smiling 😃

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

Oh look, that's me sitting on a rock.

National Research Foundation of South Africa

@NRF_News

3 years

Meet Geologist, @Ripanzell : . Her relationship with the NRF started with Honours funding in 2017. Today, she is a Junior Research Scientist with NRF-iThemba LABS while also completing her PhD at @UCT_news ! #YouthMonth2021

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@DrMusaMthombeni As soon as you press the button to open the gate.

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@Ripanzell

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@Jabu_Macdonald Why didn't she pull a wake up like her man?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

Xikwembu xa Katekani Nyambi.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@MphoMoalamedi American interactions will do this to you, Mpho 😂.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@Jabu_Macdonald Just to establish, the point of the series is that adulting sucks, neh?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@NeoMNICKS Congratulations on your face.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

5 years

Almost 3 years later, it is done. God showed up and showed off for your girl. That cum laude makes all the difference. Next challenge pending.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@MphoMoalamedi Play nice with other children 😂.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

😁😁😁

HERI

@heri_uct

4 years

We are thrilled to announce our inaugural #AdvancingWomxn Fellows: Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise and Rivoningo Khosa. We look forward to sharing your stories and your science @Precious992985 @Ripanzell ! Read:

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

@NkanyeziKubheka

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

1. Started my 1st job 2. "Graduated" for my MSc cum laude 3. Found an amazing Supervisor 4. Registered for a PhD 5. Did some academic press 6. Reached financial savings target 7. Got me into some healthy mjolo 8. Acknowledged my faults 9. Apologised 10. Learned & lived

A. Onafuye

@FunkeOnafuye

4 years

Care to share your wins in 2020?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

The answer is yes.

Bonginkosi

@lindz_malindz

2 years

Mogodu or Skopo?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

I'm scared of asking @FabAcademic if UCT admin is working from home because I need to finalize my PhD registration so I can get my funders to pay my fees.

Keabetswe🌬

@akreana_

6 years

O jewa ke eng ?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

Also me.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@E_xcelsior @Doll__er Mxm. It's too cold for this kind of negativity.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

@Khonziwe_ @ntandomatini_ Stepping stones, babe 😘. Getting back up is hard but the wins are EVERYTHING and they feel damn good!!

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

6 years

Yooooh!!! @MercedesBenz That Christopher White-Mercedes Benz S-Class clip guys 😳😳😳 My emotions went all over the place. #TheBestOrNothing huh?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@Iamkemoloselo @ZeeRight @cnehshuga And got out of the car with the ENTIRE box?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

Ku laveka mali.

3

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@cnehshuga Soak off those nails and get that paper!

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

6 years

My sister's company is looking for registered Architects. Hit me up if you know anyone who is looking for employment.

4

130

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

"Dear R. Khosa, so and so submitted this manuscript via...and you have been listed as a co-author...". It's a popping bottles kind of weekend!!! 🥂I'm also busy so do it on my behalf neh?

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

It's balloon day!!!💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

3 years

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

1 year

@Jabu_Macdonald Tyler Perry did too much in this movie.

1

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

6 months

@EdwardthembaSa Two reasons I can think of. It didn't feel threatened or challenged and you switched off your vehicle.

1

21

Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

@TheSysAdm2n Yebo. I am a Geochemist.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

4 years

I brought Bonang to Christmas lunch.

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@MphoMaboi_ And then you feel bad when you don't greet back because you know what it means, but the human in you is like "Dude, greet back. What the hell is wrong with you?"

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Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦

@Ripanzell

2 years

@wati___