JessicaBezuidenhout
@JessBezJourn
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Journalist at Large: Ex Daily Maverick, Mail &Guardian, Sunday Times
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined September 2015
https://t.co/MCwzWgMwnS Sent with my Daily Maverick App ( https://t.co/K5NuMJniy6)
dailymaverick.co.za
The Water Crisis Committee has called on the government to declare Johannesburg’s worsening water crisis a national disaster after a multisystem failure left parts of the city without water for more...
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Check the facts before you check Serena 😭👑 "Why I didn't get... Excuse me can you talk louder so everyone can hear you asking about my drugs"
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South Africa’s agricultural exports to the U.S. in 2025 amount to US$504 million, down 3% from the previous year.
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New Year, New Beginnings ✨💫 “Van Damme, Patel and Stanton Launch the War Room New Corporate Affairs Advisory for Geopolitics, Crisis, and Reputational Risk.”
mypr.co.za
South Africa’s corporate affairs landscape is getting a new heavyweight player. Former MP and disinformation specialist Phumzile Van Damme, geopolitics strategist Khadija Patel, and award-winning c…
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NPA orders urgent investigation in cases of Johannesburg Development Agency and City of Joburg
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10 000-12 000 people move through Groote Schuur daily. The referral system says patients should go to their nearest facility, but "Capetonians see Groote Schuur as their hospital." A popularity that's both blessing and burden. #HealthAccess
bhekisisa.org
From porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa's most storied medical institutions.
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This video is everywhere on Russian social media right now, and it's a painful watch.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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The @WashPost has now laid off its Asia editor, its New Delhi bureau chief, its Sydney bureau chief, its Cairo bureau chief, the entire Middle East reporting team, China correspondents, Iran correspondents, Turkey correspondents, and many more. The world is becoming less
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When a whole country looks forward to a new player’s arrival, they follow the aircraft 😍I to the city #HosGeldinKante @Fenerbahce_EN is rolling out your red carpet. Now go make magic
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Imagine if the guy who runs that galaxy far away actually takes over. #NoMoreCuteRibbonCuttingStuff
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Witness F’s testimony: Guns, impalas and Sibiya’s links to Cat Matlala
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Madlanga Commission chief evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson says WhatsApp evidence suggests Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala paid for impalas for suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya,...
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JUST IN: 🇫🇷 Elon Musk says France's raid on X's office is a "political attack." French Government: "Maybe that logic flies on some island. Doesn't fly in France."
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Spain will ban access to social media for minors under 16 and platforms will be required to implement age verification systems, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said as he announced several measures to guarantee a safe digital environment https://t.co/f50UI4ghcX
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Hi @Tessa_Dooms , My wife and I arrived at Rahima Mosa hospital at around 10:00 this morning. As of now (21:55), we are still waiting with no updates, no communication, and no indication of when she will be attended to. #POWERPerspective
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Students at CPUT’s District Six Campus are allegedly sleeping outside due to a lack of accommodation. Many students’ residence applications show “pending” or “declined,” leaving them stranded, including those from distant provinces. With classes already started for returning
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Priority news story, surely?
The state of Midrand is just pure chaos right now. All shops have run completely dry of water. Schools have sent out notices to parents not to bring kids to school cause there’s no water The water lines by the 2 tankers that were provided for all of Midrand is crazy!
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