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Afrophile. Lecturer @WitsPolitics. Fmr @UPTuks @PAISWarwick @York_IGDC. Hon. fellow @PAISWarwick #FirstGen. Parties, elections & politics in 🇿🇲🇿🇼🇺🇬🇪🇹

Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined January 2013
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@NixiiB
Dr Nicole Beardsworth
2 years
I literally could not be more excited to see this in print! The outcome of years of work of the Zambia Elections Research Network - a Collab with @SaiparZambia @idcppa & @PAISWarwick. Funded by @IASWarwick, @ESRC & the @The_BIEA we started this journey in 2019!
@JEASjournal
JEAS
2 years
JEAS 16.4 is a special issue: Autocratisation, electoral politics and the limits of incumbency in African democracies https://t.co/kn5JlWN2xI Guest edited by @NixiiB, @HSiachiwena & @ssishuwa Read their (free access) intro here: https://t.co/BczfJ3A4RJ The case studies🧵: 1/9
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Dr Nicole Beardsworth
26 days
At @WitsPolitics, @WitsUniversity we're hiring for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Politics and Development Studies, to be appointed early in 2026. Please encourage interested candidates to apply! https://t.co/9XFXtHrJ8E
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Dr Nicole Beardsworth
26 days
At @WitsPolitics, @WitsUniversity we're hiring for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Politics and Development Studies, to be appointed early in 2026. Please encourage interested candidates to apply! https://t.co/9XFXtHrJ8E
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@daddyhope
Hopewell Chin’ono
2 months
I landed in Ethiopia this morning, and upon switching on my mobile phone, I was met with deeply distressing news from Dr Ibbo Mandaza of SAPES Trust. He informed me that the seminar room, which was meant to be used today for a press conference by a civil society group of
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Hopewell Chin’ono
2 months
Applications for the Master of Public Policy at Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Scholarships available for African nationals! 📅Deadline: 2 December 2025 RETWEET 🔗More information:
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Are you someone who has made direct contributions to your community, country or region? Are you ready to take the next step? Our master’s programme will develop your understanding of public policy...
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Dr Nicole Beardsworth
3 months
This is such an important event on the world's most forgotten conflict, the war in #Sudan. Hosted by @WitsWiSER in collaboration with @_IJR_ & @Crisis_Action on the incredible work of the Sudanese Emergency Response Rooms, who recently won the @RaftoFoundation prize.
@WitsPolitics
Wits Politics
3 months
Happening now: Screening of The Quiet Heroes of Sudan on emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) at @WitsWiSER
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@WitsPolitics
Wits Politics
3 months
Happening now: Screening of The Quiet Heroes of Sudan on emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) at @WitsWiSER
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@JamesonTimba
Jameson Z. Timba
3 months
Fellow Zimbabweans. Once term limits fall, all other safeguards follow. Zimbabweans must remain vigilant, united and vocal:No extension of office, No betrayal of the constitution.#DefendTheConstitution
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@jbp_local
Jonathan Ball Publishers Local
3 months
This is not a biography of Julius Malema. It is the story of his money. 🔗For more, visit the link: https://t.co/jGlGKhKem6
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@NRF_News
National Research Foundation of South Africa
6 months
Attention first-time Master's and Doctoral applicants. The new deadline for submission is 11 July. Please note that Honours applications will open during next week - an announcement will be made as soon as the call is open.
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@bbmhlanga
Dhara Blessed Mhlanga
6 months
On February 24, it was me, today it’s my boss Fath Zaba, tomorrow it’s you. The editor of @Zimindependent being arrested over a satire column is some crazy stuff. In this cold she is braving the cells for allowing free speech. Nobody is safe even those who are arresting people
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Dr Nicole Beardsworth
7 months
@Basement_Films @BBCNews The @BBCWorld and @BBC is so exceptionally cowardly. Every day I listen to the Global News Podcast & everyday the BBC carries IDF statements which go completely unchallenged. War crimes are 'alleged' but there's no rebuttal for clearly false IDF statements.
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basement films
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We are doubtful that our film investigating attacks on hospitals & medics in Gaza, produced with @BBCNews over 14 months, cleared multiple times at all levels, containing graphic footage of attacks & searing testimony of survivors of those attacks, will be released by @BBCNews
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@CPJAfrica
CPJ Africa
8 months
@pressfreedom #Zimbabwe-an broadcast journalist Blessed Mhlanga has been detained for over two months, because he interviewed a war veteran who called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s resignation. His imprisonment is symptomatic of authorities’ efforts to stifle public debate, amid
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@afrobarometer
Afrobarometer
8 months
Afrobarometer trains emerging political science researchers at @WitsUniversity in data analysis and use. Head over to our website to read more: https://t.co/COGTHiPXG2 #VoicesAfrica #TeachingAfrobarometer #CapacityBuilding
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@SWOPInstitute
SWOP Institute
8 months
Call for contributions: Re-membering Movements Colloquium 8-10 October 2026
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@afrobarometer
Afrobarometer
8 months
Day 1 of Afrobarometer’s capacity building workshop at @WitsUniversity is in the books! The Political Science students dove straight into hands-on sessions and explored our online data analysis tool. It’s been an exciting start, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for Day
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Hopewell Chin’ono
8 months
University of Zimbabwe lecturers, including professors, are picketing outside the university in a strike against slave wages. The professors earn just US$230 (R4,181) a month and have told their students that they cannot mark their exams due to the strike. Zimbabwean university
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@afrobarometer
Afrobarometer
8 months
As we kick off our two-day training for Political Science students at Wits University(@WitsUniversity), our training lead gives us a sneak peek into what participants should expect. Stay tuned for updates and highlights! #VoicesAfrica #TeachingAfrobarometer #CapacityBuilding
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@afrobarometer
Afrobarometer
8 months
The Afrobarometer Capacity Building Team will be hosting a two-day workshop for Political Science students at @WitsUniversity next week. The workshop is aimed at introducing the students to our data collection methodology and how to access and utilise our data effectively.
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@daddyhope
Hopewell Chin’ono
9 months
I would like to thank the Member of Parliament for Harare West, Joanah Mamombe, for donating to the GoFundMe campaign for Zimbabwean journalist and political prisoner Blessed “Dhara” Mhlanga. LEADING through solidarity gives us hope. RETWEET GoFund link👇🏿 https://t.co/DBvgVKzKFg
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Blessed “Dhara” Mhlanga is a Zimbabwean journalist and political prisoner who was jailed without… estelle adams needs your support for Blessed “Dhara” Mhlanga
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