South Africa Journo's, Civil Society & Lefties
Helping Saffa's get started on their X-odus
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@agitationaldave.bsky.social
@raediology.bsky.social
Ink spills, pencil shavings, glowing keyboard. Blank document. Investigative journalist and writer in South Africa.
@mediamatterza.bsky.social
Cultivating a responsible, high-quality media sector that defends human rights, fortifies democracy, and fosters a just and equitable society.
@sundaytimesza.bsky.social
@robforbes.bsky.social
Broadcaster. Humanist. Gives great hugs. Other interests available on request. @RobForbesDJ on IG/X (He/Him) 🇿🇦🌍
@carteblanche.co.za
📺 Watch #CarteBlanche every Sunday at 7pm on M-Net, DStv channel 101 ▶️ Watch it all at www.carteblanche.co.za 📢 Truth Brings Change 📧 Tell us your story - http://bit.ly/CBTipOffs
@dailymaverick.co.za
@mobilize-za.bsky.social
Mobilize is a non-profit organisation that mobilises communities for change through our Climate Comms and Energy Comms campaigns.
@parinstitute.bsky.social
PARI is an African research institute affiliated to the University of Johannesburg and Wits University, providing new and original social science research, advocacy and implementation support for South Africa, the global South and beyond.
@andrewtrench.bsky.social
Recovering journalist and editor. AI entrepreneur. Strategic communications consultant. Open water swimmer (for sanity). Based in Cape Town, South Africa.
@mishsolomon.com
South African journalist & activist. #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 🏳️🌈 > Survivor & anti sexual violence advocacy; > FoE, access to info & information integrity Support me on Kofi ☕ https://ko-fi.com/mishadventure Platforms— https://mishadventure.carrd.co/
@altadvisory.africa
An African-rooted public interest consultancy based in South Africa and Kenya, and partnering with change-makers around the world. Find our work: altadvisory.africa.
@muzhunter.bsky.social
Digital rights and surveillance oversight. Underperforming in mischief-making. South Africa.
@davidjeffery.bsky.social
PhD candidate at King's College London. I study how people think about the law, morality, and the nation in South Africa. www.davidjeff.co.za
@openup.org.za
We build tools, open up data, and provide data training which supports an active citizenry and helps communities and governments work better, together. https://openup.org.za
@paulmwatson.com
Web developer born in the last millennia. CTO @sociolocal.io and @openup.org.za, vice-chair @somersetstrikers.co.za. South Africa 🌍
@antonharber.bsky.social
Journalist, free speech activist, executive director of the Henry Nxumalo Foundation
@watershare.bsky.social
making a difference by pursuing good water governance @ the interface of law and science, for judicious use & protection of our resources because #BLM #XResister. I instablock crypto creeps, thirst traps, MAGATs, and other #SadWankers
@ayalbelling.bsky.social
Founder at the SA jobs party, Progress and unemployed people's organisation, Organising for Work (www.ofw.org.za). Live between South Africa and Germany.
@thinkfrombelow.bsky.social
Free Palestine always Dr of struggle and other things Antifascist
@zackieachmat.bsky.social
Dog loving socialist. Free Palestine. Cape Town is my home. My “identities” are indivisible not intersectional.
@groundup.org.za
GroundUp brings you #NewsThatMatters. We report human rights stories across South Africa. Visit https://groundup.org.za/
@ukhanyisilemlambo.bsky.social
A social scientist with the skills of a five year old, I write, laugh & cry. Reads mainly foreign policy, & more recently agriculture & developmental studies.
@reditlhabi.bsky.social
Award winning broadcaster, author, moderator. South African. http://racialequity.atlanticfellows.org. http://ModerateThePanel.Com. Ex BBC, Aljazeera. MA: IR
@clivesimpkins.bsky.social
Anti Trump-Musk-MAGA 🇿🇦 SouthAfrican veteran strategic communications coach. Still helping folks make the most of their best. Whether interpersonally, in any media, presenting, or public speaking. Love what I do, do what I love. #RescueCatDadx3
@nickbudlender.bsky.social
Urban policy researcher working on housing, cities and urban development. Everyone deserves a safe and decent home! 🇿🇦
@arfness.bsky.social
Opinions. Comms. OSINT. Analysis. Marketing strat. Some snark. Radical apanthropist. NB: It's probably more complicated than you think - whatever it is.
@charles257.bsky.social
Progressive journalist, editor, podcaster, card-carrying Joburger, Arsenal fan, amateur DJ and obsessive record collector. Unfortunately no gofund requests will be considered — I’m a poor journo.
@opensecrets.org.za
Open Secrets holds the profiteers of economic crime, human rights abuses, and war to account. We go where it’s hard to disrupt networks of power. https://linktr.ee/opensecrets_za
@kerrycullinan.bsky.social
Health journalist. Passionate about nature, social justice & people's right to live with dignity. Deputy editor of Geneva-based Health Policy Watch. https://healthpolicy-watch.news/ Based in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦
@wandilesihlobo.bsky.social
Agricultural economist from South Africa. Author, “The Uncomfortable Truth about South Africa's Agriculture (2025)”, “A Country of Two Agricultures (2023)”, + more. www.wandilesihlobo.com
@robynporteous.bsky.social
Intersectional Feminist. Writer. Runner. Bibliophile. Anti-Racist. She/Her. Disinformation destroys democracy. #BlackLivesMatter. Views my own.
@spotlightnsp.bsky.social
In-depth, public interest health journalism from South Africa. Reporting and analysis on TB, HIV, NCDs, health systems, and much more. www.SpotlightNSP.co.za
@nickhedley.bsky.social
Editor of The Progress Playbook: https://theprogressplaybook.com We focus on proven climate and sustainable development solutions. Email me for collaboration opportunities: nick.hedley@theprogressplaybook.com
@axolilenotywala.bsky.social
Organiser. Activist Politician. RISE Mzansi Western Cape Provincial Convenor & National Leadership Collective GOOD Party City of Cape Town PR Councillor
@pierredevos.bsky.social
Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance at UCT and author of the Blog, Constitutionally Speaking. I am not a journalist. Hopeful that everyone on this app will read before commenting.
@thandis.bsky.social
Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring Africa www.mma.org.za ll @mediamattersza Media, media freedom, digital rights, internet governance and freedom of expression.
@satess.bsky.social
Married old cat lady who's also into data, plants, nature, wildlife, books, art, kindness and genuine curiosity. 💚 Human rights belong to all humans, not just the ones you approve of ♿✊🏾✊🏿🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚧️ Be an Ally. She/her