Rupert Koopman
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come for the plants, stay for the shade. #MGYSA2013 Mr Fynbos - Grobler 2022 Die people se botanis - @vryeweekblad @rk_ct on Insta @rkct on skyBlue he/him
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined May 2011
Had a blast reading for and writing this #Pelargonium cordifolium profile for @BrooklynBotanic , thinking a bit on origins of how garden plants become garden plants. #PlantsFromZA
https://t.co/TCNvNYQc1X
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Pelargoniums, often known as geraniums, are beloved by gardeners around the world, but their origin story sometimes gets left out.
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Just remembered that Zuma thought Cyril needed his hands held on the international stage 😂😂
There’s the G20. And then there are the formidable rugby XVs of South Africa and Ireland. This evening, as we sat down to dinner at the end of day one of the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit, Taoiseach of Ireland @MichealMartinTD presented me with the thoughtful and special gift of an
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One conversation with Mamdani and he’s already dressing like an MFA student
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We are proud to share that Prof Vukosi Marivate, Chair of Data Science and Founding Director of the African Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AfriDSAI) at UP, has been appointed to the inaugural Africa Artificial Intelligence (AI) Council. As one of only
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Just look how magnificent the protea design looks! I am so damn proud to be South African. The love I have for this country & our people 🥹❤️🇿🇦
First look at the #G20SouthAfrica Plenary Hall 🇿🇦 Absolutely incredible and a showcase of South Africa’s finesse for the world to glimpse!
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Brilliant! Well done, Team South Africa!🇿🇦 (well done, us! - except the racists amongst us willing our country to fail at every turn). Now we just need to stick to our position that our President will not hand the baton to a US official. #G20SouthAfrica
#G20SouthAfrica Leaders' Summit Declaration adopted by consensus. 🙌🙌🙌🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
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If I had to read it you do too
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South Africa's G20 World Leaders Summit Three generations of patriotic South Africans 🇿🇦 stand together beneath the vibrant King Protea, proud sons of Africa’s soil, united by the spirit of Ubuntu: *“I am because we are.”* On this historic stage at the G20 Leaders’ Summit,
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Native people cultivated them first so of course we love them. I make with butter, brown sugar, & walnuts, then bake. You put the marshmallows on the top at the end and only for like 10 minutes to brown them so got a little crunch & flavor. 🔥
can any of my american friends tell me if they enjoy sweet potatoes and marshmallows together. i am curious
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Someone’s father grabbed my purse today. If your old man has a WISCONSIN license please give us a shout. I would like my ID back.
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✍️ 'They never learn, because they never listen to anyone outside their own bubble, because they truly believe their own publicity' | Writes @GeoffreyBoycott Read the full column below 👇 https://t.co/1qddhJsT1Z
#Ashes2025
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Length of England's last five batting innings in international matches: 35.2 overs 36.0 40.2 32.5 34.4 So it turns out those three poor efforts to bat 50 overs in ODIs in New Zealand were all longer than either innings of the Perth Test match.
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Personal take: Media brands the EFF as a “radical, disruptive force,” yet when it comes to the G20 they are committed, just like most South Africans, to the country’s success - no stunts, no embarrassment. Meanwhile, the truly pasty, tantrum-throwing disruptors get handled with
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Transportation Secretary and Real World Alumni Sean Duffy says we should bring back the "Golden Age of Travel" by dressing up and being respectful. I loved those days and personally I can't wait to chainsmoke next to a baby on a flight from Phoenix to Ft Lauderdale again.
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This was inevitable from the moment the CDC was ordered to stop monitoring and publicly reporting on COVID, measles, and Bird Flu. People aren't being informed on viral mutations, and people aren't protecting their own health by masking. BTW, this is how eugenics is normalised.
Washington resident dies of complications from a bird flu strain never before reported in humans.
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Still advocating for prevention & safe sex all these years later.
T-Boz partnered with Gilead for a remake of TLC’s “Creep” called “So We PrEP”.
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Still can’t get over Republicans acting like Mamdani’s win would lead to 9/11 2 and just weeks later, from the Oval Office, Trump’s just like “yeah it’s gonna be fine.”
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ? TRUMP: I would. I really would.
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8 years ago this would have meant a 37 point thrashing. Now it means a 11 point win. Are we spoilt as a fanbase? Yes.
Honestly believe this is the Springbok’s worst display of the European tour. Credit must go to Ireland for managing the periods of cards well. But the Boks really didn’t take advantage of those moments and will be disappointed with a number of areas.
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🥁🥁🥁 The World Rugby Men's Player of the Year is Malcolm Marx! 🇿🇦 The Springboks hooker is the first front rower to win the award since Keith Wood in 2001. 👏
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i love south africa so much and i have an eternal belief that we can save her. we can make her work if we try hard enough. we need a cohort of believers in the dream joining public service. we cannot give up on building a capable state for all.
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