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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

3 years

Outside Home Affairs in Cape Town, where people queue for hours every day, this entrepreneur is renting out chairs to sit on while waiting. At least someone is benefiting from the chaos.

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6 years

What connects @afriforum ’s denialism and the #AshwinWillemse walk-out is the need for white South Africans to stop trying to explain, deny and defend and start listening.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

5 years

To have a Springbok captain that acknowledges in his victory speech the homeless, those that watched in the shebeens, the fans in the township taverns - that is the real victory of this World Cup.

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@hwasser

4 years

Because queuing for a tequila shot is totally on par with queuing a pittance to feed your kids, and a raging hangover is morally equivalent to raging hunger.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

5 years

You may disagree with his decisions, but tell me you'd not rather have a president who believes in science, communicates with compassion and takes a pay cut than one taking his bets on herd immunity or rambles on about malaria drugs with serious side effects.

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@hwasser

10 months

Why frame South Africa’s principled stance on Palestine in terms of ‘fallout’ and ‘losing friends’ and not rather in terms of leadership and solidarity?

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@SundayTimesZA

10 months

There is so much more in the Sunday Times, have your pick, there is something for everyone. Click here to subscribe:

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@hwasser

4 years

Hey, @Discovery_SA , instead of sending me a scary email telling me of my high risk, how about you pay for my Covid tests when my savings plan is depleted? Enough with starting banks and handing out free smoothies now, do your core job.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

9 months

Even before the outcome of the ICJ judgement, this is a hugely important day for SA. Not only have we regained international standing, but our support for Palestine reaffirms democratic ideals of freedom, equality, justice and dignity upon which our own democracy was founded.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

5 years

Democratic South Africa is 25 years old today. There will be those who today choose to see a glass half empty and point to the many failures and disappointments. But the country my kids woke up in today is an infinitely better one than it was when I was their age. Forward.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

6 years

Better headline: Mediocre racist singer hurls insult at Oscar winner over her loving and respectful parenting.

Steve Hofmeyr mocks Charlize Theron over parenting revelation

Charlize sparked debate recently when she revealed that her seven-year-old, whom fans assumed was a boy, identifies as a girl.

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@hwasser

9 months

Tell us again about how South Africa is presenting a 'distorted picture' at the ICJ.

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@AJEnglish

9 months

Israeli soldiers have been filming themselves mocking Palestinians and posting it on social media as they continue their offensive in Gaza ⤵️

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

2 years

You're kidding me. Have you ever flown on an African passport? We need to talk about passport privilege and casual racism.

Why I was almost thrown out of South Africa

On my 2 p.m. arrival for a week-long work trip to South Africa a fortnight ago, an immigration agent flapped my passport while inquiring as to the purpose of my visit. ‘To appear in the Franschhoek...

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

My conspiracy theory is that the DA is really behind the renaming of PE to #Gqeberha , so that Cape Town can now claim the title of The Winde City. (I'll see myself out)

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

9 months

Proud to be a South African today.

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@uncoovr

9 months

@FranceskAlbs Opening Statement of South Africa in ICJ

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

5 years

This is exactly the image of South Africa we want to portray to the world: a country with a vibrant civil society, where voices of citizens in the streets count as much as those of the elite gathered behind glass. If it weren't for those voices, SA would have been much worse off.

Jonathan Rosenthal

@rosenthal_jon

5 years

As Africa’s elite gather in Cape Town for the WEF, thousands take to the streets to protest rape and violence against women. This is not the image of itself that SA wants to present to the world.

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6 years

"It is crucial for all white South Africans who care about the future of this country, to make it clear to our fellow country men and women, that Ernst Roets and AfriForum do not speak on our behalf." via @News24

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

1 year

You are embarrassing yourselves. Please ask Afriforum to take you to a library instead.

🍎 Jenna 🇿🇦 🇷🇺 🇵🇸

@jenna_original

1 year

AFRIFORUM students showing what its like to be categorised by the colour of your skin 🫣.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

5 years

As Juluka, Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu helped me as a young, sheltered, suburban white South African during the long night of apartheid to imagine what a harmonious South Africa would sound like. #RIPJohnnyClegg

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

5 years

Looks like @ernstroets was so eager to again wallow in his white victimhood that he fell for fake news. Since sharing false information is now against the law, one can probably assume that the litigation-loving folks at @afriforum will retract and apologize? @AfricaCheck

Ernst Roets

@ErnstRoets

5 years

ANC abuses COVID-19 to push racist agenda against SMME’s

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

The Labia cinema is a Cape Town institution. Now you can watch their arthouse movies at home (you’ll have to make your own vodka slushies, though). I watched the brilliant Portrait of a Lady on Fire tonight. Home | Labia Home Screen

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

2 years

Some personal news, as they say.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

3 years

Serious question: how is the US justifying vaccinating 12-year olds while millions of 80-year olds in the Global South don’t yet have access to a vaccine? Is there a debate about the morality of this, or does it just come down to pragmatism?

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@hwasser

6 years

Yes, @ErnstRoets , chickens have a way of showing their true colours. By trivialising racism you are showing yours.

Ernst Roets

@ErnstRoets

6 years

There is absolutely no excuse for what happened here. I don’t care about the facts and the evidence. Whoever owns these chickens and whoever took this photo are racists, regardless of context. Government should fire them, even if they don’t work for government. #Viva

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

Also in 2020, a total of more than 21 000 people were murdered in the whole of SA. But what's the point of whataboutism?

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

Ah yes, there it is, the former DC police chief Ramsey invoking a ‘third world country’ on CNN. Dude, I can think of a few African countries that saw more peaceful transitions.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

3 years

Note that this is not an apology to the public Rampedi misled, nor to the health department he accused of a cover-up, nor to the family. Just to the company whose reputation was in tatters even before this sorry affair.

‘Tembisa 10’: Piet Rampedi pens apology to Independent Media staff for baby saga | News24

Piet Rampedi said he was full of "sadness and regret", but stood by the fact that Gosiame Sithole was pregnant and gave birth.

www.news24.com

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

3 years

Our book is out! Thanks to all the wonderful authors from around the Global South who contributed.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

5 years

The spat between Derek Hanekom, Ace Magashule and the EFF comes down to the question whether you are in politics because you are blindly loyal to a party to serve your own career or whether you want to serve your country. Discuss.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

Oh, you don't have to tell us. It's quite obvious.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

3 years

Hey @mailandguardian , when someone says the sky is blue and another says it’s purple, your job is not to sit back and quote both. Your job is to stick your head out the window, find out the truth, and defend it. This is not an attempt at understanding and debunking. Retract.

Alastair McAlpine, MD

@AlastairMcA30

3 years

South Africa’s (formerly) best newspaper, the @mailandguardian , now publishing unanswered anti-vaccine tropes and misinformation. During a pandemic. With South Africans dying. Gobsmacked.

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@hwasser

1 year

If global news reported the #coronation as they would Africa: "And before we move to the sports and weather, here is a story from our correspondent about a remote island nation who still practices ancient rites to install their tribal chief".

The Continent

@thecontinent_

1 year

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 123 of The Continent. Bless the reign down in Africa: Britain’s new king gets to have a big party to celebrate winning the genetic lottery and the rest of us are supposed to just forget how his family acquired all that power and wealth.

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Herman Wasserman

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9 months

And this, kids, is how disinformation spreads. Publishing 'opinion' or 'comment' is no excuse for a news organisation to amplify unproven rumours. Buckle up, this election year will see more opportunistic politicians peddling geopolitics for domestic gain.

Andrew Fraser

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9 months

And boom. With no evidence whatsoever, we have a news outlet spreading the rumour.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

6 years

Is it just me or does this picture also resemble a huge middle finger?

Igor Marinkovic

@ALSITRADER

6 years

South Africa supports an enormous 72-member cabinet – over double its nearest BRICS peer – which requires millions in salaries.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

Thank you for the inestimable work you do. You always show up.

Gift of the Givers

@GiftoftheGivers

4 years

#GiftOfTheGivers responds to #UniversityofCapeTown Fuller House (students residence) Fire 🔥 Our teams have responded by preparing meals for 4000 students for this evening. UCT has requested #GiftoftheGivers to manage the feeding and other essentials for the next week.

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@hwasser

4 years

No vaccine yet for failing at maths, I'm afraid.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

3 years

Did any of these 'race based laws' after 94 involve Casspirs, bulldozers, forced removals, pass books, killing of school children, torture? But by all means continue with your dog whistling. It's a free country now.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

3 years

What a naïve defence. You didn’t ‘start a conversation’. You amplified well-rehearsed but mistaken views without debunking them. The piece will just keep circulating on social media as ‘proof’ for hesitancy. This is not balance, it’s confusion.

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@mailandguardian

3 years

It's our duty to listen to people and allow them to be heard. Sometimes in their own words. We may not always agree and their views do not necessarily reflect ours, but they are entitled to their expression.

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6 years

Got to love South Africa. A vile racist spews hate on social media. The people respond by laughing at him. You go low, we go hilarious. Check out the #AdamCatzavelosChallenge

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

5 years

So much history, so much joy, so much hope in that singing - you must really have a heart of stone not to be stirred by it, even if you disregard the social significance of song in the South African democratic struggle.

Belinda Bozzoli

@belbozz

5 years

ANC trying to "claim" Parliament as their own by using a recess to dominate the Chamber through sound. Their persistent and relentlessly deafening singing of struggle songs is really irritating.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

It's possible to mourn loss of life while remaining vigilant of power; it's possible to seek happiness both for yourself and others; it's possible to disagree without annihilating; it's possible to light a candle while shining a light. Another world is possible. Happy new year.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

5 years

This by @Eusebius is crucial reading. While we're proud of Kolisi we should also be ashamed of the circumstances he had to overcome, and deeply concerned about the many who weren't as lucky. Siya's story needs a structural analysis, not a 'bootstraps' one.

Siya Kolisi’s inspiring take is seductive but limited – The Mail & Guardian

Hard work alone doesn’t guarantee people will beat the odds of a deprived upbringing

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

1 year

Talk about taking a white kant. Perpetuating the fiction that Afrikaners lifted themselves out of poverty without embarking on affirmative action and state-owned enterprise to benefit whites.

Ernst Roets

@ErnstRoets

1 year

Glad you mention this. The peace agreement between the Boers and British stated that £3m would be paid in reparations, yes, but that's not what happened. Most of it was spent on repatriation. Boers had to take out loans to buy their own property (especially livestock) back from

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@hwasser

3 years

I'd hazard a guess that the combination of religious fundamentalism and conservative politics that fuelled disinformation among the American right is probably also behind this demographic finding.

Business Insider SA🇿🇦

@BISouthAfrica

3 years

South Africa’s most vaccine-hesitant people speak Afrikaans, a new study says

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

2 years

I don't think anyone who embraces a democratic South Africa based on equality and dignity would have doubted that the old flag represents a hurtful yearning for the racist past. But good that the SCA has now spelled it out for those like @afriforum who pretend not to know this.

Jonathan Berger

@Jon_M_Berger

2 years

"The message communicated by gratuitous public displays of the old flag is not innocuous, let alone facially innocuous. Rather, those who publicly hold up or wave the old flag, convey a brazen, destructive message that they celebrate and long for the racism of our past ...."

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

My new book is out. Probably not what I would call holiday reading, but there's a discount if you order now.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

2 years

Do you have a PhD in journalism, media/communication studies? Are you interested in doing research on disinformation, investigative journalism and related topics? Apply for a postdoctoral fellowship at Stellenbosch University's @MatiesJournDept

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

3 years

Fully vaccinated. Very grateful to everyone making this happen. And also very aware of how lucky I am, given the vast global inequalities in access to vaccines. We still need a #PeoplesVaccine

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

Some people flaunt their wealth. Others flaunt their racist stupidity.

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@hwasser

4 years

I wouldn't raise the question of undesirable flags if I were you...

Ernst Roets

@ErnstRoets

4 years

I neglected to mention the Cuban flag on her military style fashion beret.

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

11 months

I will be a visiting professor at the Universities of Utrecht and Groningen this December. On 20 December I will be giving a guest lecture at this event in Utrecht on disinformation and society:

Unraveling the Impact of Disinformation on Society

How can global insights on disinformation shape a resilient defense of society?

www.uu.nl

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

I am very honoured to join this list of scholars. I am grateful to be part of the ICA, an intellectual community where I have learnt so much from so many inspiring colleagues over the years.

International Communication Association

@icahdq

4 years

Congratulations to the ICA Fellows Class of 2020! Fellow status at ICA is primarily a recognition of distinguished scholarly contributions to the broad field of communication. What a great list!

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@hwasser

9 months

Having experienced toxic Afrikaner masculinity my whole life - corporal punishment at school, military conscription under the Nats and bullying at varsity - I don't find anything about this saga funny. Sons socialised by dads to renact a past my generation is trying to forget.

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@BouwerBosch

9 months

Matrics when they hear they going to Wilgenhof this year. #Wilgenhof #Stellenbosch #ThisIsSketchy

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@hwasser

6 years

It's also lazy reporting. Journalism is not stenography. Don't just parrot populists, interrogate their claims, dig up their agendas. Otherwise we're heading for a dangerous election season.

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@hwasser

4 years

Socially distant book launch happening right now.

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@hwasser

5 years

No. She equates corruption with blackness while denying that white privilege continues to result from structural racism & history. Plus, she implies that black people are 'privileged' by corruption and don't resist. Her view isn't 'unpopular' or 'brave'. It's confused and racist.

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@martinplaut

5 years

Zille's views may be controversial and unpopular, but she is right that the ANC has not been held to accout by the electorate for its fraud and corruption

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@hwasser

6 years

I disagree. What the #AshwinWillemse incident made clear was that the ‘hole’ had been there already, and that another attempt to paper over it instead of engaging with it deeply and honestly will only cause it to deepen. That’s what happens to wounds.

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@hwasser

6 years

New vocab: -Loadsprinting, v. Working at accelerated pace to finish email minutes before scheduled power outage -Loadshitting, v. Simultaneous uttering of swear words in office the moment power is cut -Loadshifting, v. Taking your laptop to coffeeshop to continue 'working'

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@hwasser

1 year

Daniel Levy makes an important point about media narratives about this conflict, on both sides - challenge the lies, don't just repeat them uncritically as talking points.

Saul Staniforth

@SaulStaniforth

1 year

BBC Presenter: "The Israelis would say, well look, we are defending ourselves, we are targeting Hamas targets in Gaza..." Daniel Levy: "Do you really keep a straight face when you say that? ... these kind of lies can be allowed to pass"

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10 months

Getting ready to speak about disinformation in the Global South at the University of Utrecht @UniUtrecht

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@hwasser

3 years

Tech platforms should be held accountable for complying with orders from governments shutting down communication spaces.

Phumzile Van Damme

@zilevandamme

3 years

Hello @MTNza , you have confirmed that you received instruction from the Swazi government to shut down access to Facebook, and you happily obliged. How does this measure up to your oft-stated commitment to uphold human rights?

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@hwasser

6 years

Save this thread and read as antidote whenever Steve Hofmeyr opens his mouth.

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@hwasser

4 years

Why do African social media users share disinformation? Our study of six sub-Saharan African countries is out now in IJOC, open access (led by @DMadrid_M ; also @tullyme ; @gregorygondwe ; Khulekani Ndlovu, @Dr_Uzuegbunam , Emeka Umejei, Etse Sikanku).

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@hwasser

5 years

If you are white and cannot google ‘structural racism’ then you are an advocate for an ahistorical understanding of human rights.

Ernst Roets

@ErnstRoets

5 years

If you concede that you can be white and wealthy and not necessarily have acquired your wealth as a result of oppressing others, but you also insist on race based wealth redistribution to achieve your definition of equality then you are an advocate for human rights abuse.

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3 years

@Poplak Sorry Richard but you have some details wrong. It wasn't a pizza delivery, but a risotto delivery. The Medicis started a whole explanatory narrative on why risotto delivery boys have a divisive influence on Italian society. People started referring to it as Critical Rice Theory.

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@hwasser

3 years

So much in this picture.

Fatima Hassan @[email protected]

@_HassanF

3 years

South Africa. Justice Albie Sachs. 🖤🤎🔊 20 May 2021. #PeoplesVaccine #VaccinesSaveLives

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@hwasser

5 years

Wow, this is lazy journalism I didn’t expect from @BBCAfrica . Rehashing a statement by an opposition party and little else.

BBC News Africa

@BBCAfrica

5 years

Coronavirus in South Africa: Lockdown extension condemned

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@hwasser

3 years

What is most sad about this saga is not the final nail in @IOL 's credibility coffin (as if it needed one) but that there are human beings involved here who have been made the playthings of an unscrupulous media platform. It's all rather pathetic.

Geoffrey York

@geoffreyyork

3 years

South African newspaper tycoon Iqbal Survé and one of his top editors have been claiming that a South African woman gave birth to a world-record 10 babies. Few people believed it; Survé has no credibility. Now the father claims there was "at least one baby."

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@hwasser

1 year

We are delighted to welcome @_SeanJacobs to @StelliesJourn as an Extraordinary Professor.

Stellenbosch Journalism

@StelliesJourn

1 year

Prof @_SeanJacobs brings an invaluable global perspective to the field, thanks to his two decades of international collaboration in media Read more about Prof Jacobs and his work: #SUJournalism | @hwasser

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Call for Papers for a Special Issue of The International Journal of Press/Politics “The Future of Global Journalism: Relationships, Tools, and Power" , edited by @rmoon , @leahellmueller and myself.

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@hwasser

3 years

@BrentLindeque Sorry, but this isn't a 'both sides are fine' debate. Anti-vaxxers have an impact on the whole of society, as unvaccinated people give the virus opportunities to mutate and new variants to emerge. It's not like choosing to have a tattoo or not.

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@hwasser

2 years

We at @StelliesJourn are delighted to welcome on board @_SeanJacobs , faculty member at @TheNewSchool and founder of @africasacountry , as Extraordinary Professor in our department. We look forward to exciting collaborations.

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@hwasser

5 years

All your tweet has shown is that there are small numbers of opportunistic politicians who will undermine a collaborative effort during a crisis in a self-serving and populist attempt to achieve on social media what they couldn't at the ballot box.

Dean Macpherson MP

@DeanMacpherson

5 years

What the lockdown has shown is that are probably large numbers of people in South Africa who have no problem living under an authoritarian system where they are told what they can and can’t buy and when they can and can’t go out. It’s like we’ve learnt nothing from our history.

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3 years

You must know your reputation as a journalist is shot when people are debating whether a story is true or not based on your track record rather than the probability of the event itself.

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@hwasser

11 months

Knowledge exchange preconference workshop of ICA in Africa happening right now in Cape Town. Very glad to see this happening after 3+ years of planning (thanks to Covid…) Great discussions on scholarship in Africa. @icahdq #ICAinAfrica

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@hwasser

3 years

First you sell the family. Then you sell out the family. No accountability.

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@mahasharampedi

3 years

But the same Tsotetsi family released a statement last week confirming the existence of the decuplets, & saying they were okay. Today, they say no babies existed. Which is which? The two statements can't all be true. What happened to Gosiame's pregnancy? Are they disputing it? 🤔

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5 years

Thanks to the Global Communication and Social Change Division of #ica2019 for the recognition!

Marwan M. Kraidy @[email protected]

@MKraidy

5 years

Congrats to ⁦ @hwasser ⁩ for winning the Best Book Award In Global Communication and Social Change #ica2019

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4 years

@MaxduPreez Apparently some of the angels on their way to save Trump are from Africa too. I think Africa should rather be sending election observers.

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@hwasser

5 years

“Infantile”, “tone deaf” and “uncaring” are about the politest words you can use to describe Ernst Roets and @Afriforum

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@hwasser

4 years

Has Kallie or Afriforum admitted their mistake and apologized yet? If they have, I missed it. At the very least, delete the tweet. The problem with misinfo on Twitter is that it keeps circulating even after it was shown to be false and keeps stoking polarisation.

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@kalliekriel

4 years

What a disgrace! @afriforum is more than willing to assist in figting this should our assistance be required.

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@hwasser

3 years

Just finished reading this most provocative and engaging vision for journalism’s future. Will return to it often.

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@hwasser

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My modest suggestion would be for SA journalists to rather recognize that the Pretoria News has become a weapon of mass destruction of public trust, rather than to engage in embarrassing whataboutism.

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This is what the consequences of anti-vaxx misinformation look like. Don't share that Whatsapp message: it's not innocent nor funny. Condolences to Anena Burger and kudos to her and @news24 for telling this story.

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This is a hugely important story, about massive disinformation campaigns and interference in elections, including several African countries. Why the lack of media attention in South Africa (with elections next year), or did I miss it?

The Israelis destabilizing democracy and disrupting elections worldwide

No Morals, No Qualms, No Borders: From an Office Building in Israel, Experts in Technological Manipulation Are Attacking Democracies, Media and Elections Across the World

www.haaretz.com

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Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

4 years

'Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?' I got to know her name via Pink Floyd, whose album The Wall was banned by the apartheid National Party, after 'We don't need no education' was used as a rallying cry in boycotts against inferior schooling for black children.

Reuters

@Reuters

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Vera Lynn, voice of hope in wartime Britain, dies at 103

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@hwasser

4 years

What's the point of this type of stenographic amplification of a radio personality's opinion? The reverb from the echo chambers is deafening.

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@TimesLIVE

4 years

Gareth Cliff lambasted President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying he had no right to decided what people, who live in a free country, could do or where they could go

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@hwasser

3 years

Few things illustrate both global interconnectedness and inequality better than having to watch how people in the US are vaccinating their kids while we have to wait for FDA clearance after someone messed up in a factory in Baltimore.

Mia Malan

@miamalan

3 years

5. Why aren’t we on target with our #vaccination goals? The main reason is we don’t have enough jabs. Why not? Mainly, because we haven’t been able to use our #JnJ jabs — we’re waiting for the FDA to let us know if they’re safe to use (so if they’ve been contaminated).

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@hwasser

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@JJ_Stellies Sports events are performative events. Sports teams represent nations. Gestures matter. Nobody is forcing private citizens to do anything. False equivalences are not helpful.

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While widely celebrated for 'crossover' music, theirs was much more than quaint rainbowism. Work for All, Bullets for Bafazane and Mdantsane spoke of the horrors of the mines, 'homelands' and the townships. And, of course, Asimbonanga, the anthem for a future president.

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@hwasser

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Guess those Angels from Africa didn’t get their visas after all.

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Donor-funded journalism is on the rise in Africa: why it needs closer scrutiny via @TC_Africa

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Launch of ‘Platforms, Power, and Politics’ by Bruce Mutsvairo and Ulrike Klinger (and Daniel Kreiss) at ICA Africa

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@hwasser

4 years

What's the German word for having a carefully crafted to-do list for the day and then the one task that you expected to take a quick 30 mins ends up taking the whole day?

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7 years

So implication of his apology was that it would have been OK to engage in a 'scuffle' if the person was not a journalist?

Tom Eaton

@TomEatonSA

7 years

Guys, it was just a scuffle. A scuffle, do you hear? A scuffle. They scuffled. There was scuffling. Because if you say "scuffle" often enough it starts sounding meaningless and stops sounding like a politician with anger issues grabbing the throat of a journalist.

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Take a bow, @GroundUp_News . This all started with you.

GroundUp

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Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana arrested in Tanzania

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The world keeps turning on the axis of privilege and power.

Adam Habib

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3 years

These words should be heard far and wide….

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So many people have been working so hard to counter Covid misinformation, but public funds were spent on conspicuous consumerism. Disgusting.

Pieter-Louis Myburgh

@PLMyburgh

3 years

R170k for Gucci and other luxury brands; R193k for SMEG kitchen appliances; R570k for home renovations; R200k for a trip to Turkey during SA's 2nd #COVID19 peak - how #DigitalVibes boss Tahera Mather spent your taxpayers' money. @dailymaverick

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Politics seems to be the opposite of fiction. In the latter you suspend your disbelief, in the former you disbelieve your suspension. via @news24

Ace Magashule 'suspends' Ramaphosa - but ANC says it is not possible | News24

Embattled ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is appealing his suspension from the party and has in turn, sought to suspend President Cyril Ramaphosa.

www.news24.com

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5 years

Annus Hairibilis

Jon Cooper 🇺🇸

@joncoopertweets

5 years

What is it with racist, misogynistic liars and their hair?🤨 #DonaldTrump #BorisJohnson

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Hearing more and more reports about EVDS not working and elderly people just walking in to vaccination sites. We need an urgent update and transparent communication about the state of play from @HealthZA . Should people still wait for their SMS's?

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