Ed @tomatom

Sometime journalist. Hoards wine. Drinks amaros. Pats small dogs and trills at cats. Waiting for eternity. tomatom.com Johannesburg, South Africa Joined January 2008

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Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish

4 months ago

"An assault across many fronts.” Loren Landau, a professor of migration and development at Oxford University, on the message the Trump administration is sending by granting some white South Africans refugee status in the US.

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Middle East & Africa @FTMidEastAfrica

5 months ago

Trump’s championing of Afrikaner grievances sparks backlash in South Africa on.ft.com/43RuJqC

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Quite Interesting @qikipedia

9 months ago

Get drunk and stay that way. On what? On wine, poetry, virtue, whatever. But get drunk. CHARLES BAUDELAIRE

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve

10 months ago

@elonmusk

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Ed @tomatom

11 months ago

One incredible day in Joburg. notquitenigella.com/2024/10/12/bes…

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Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins

a year ago

24 hours on from the TV debate between Harris and Trump, there's been a lot of attention on how the debate was moderated and fact-checked. Our latest video assesses claims that the approach was unfair.

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Sean Jacobs @_SeanJacobs

a year ago

Steve Biko, murdered by apartheid police on September 12, 1977, was an avid rugby player. From the Eastern Cape, one of two regions combined known for their rich black (including coloured) rugby tradition as old as that of whites, Biko is shown here (top back) in a match in 1970…

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Ed @tomatom

a year ago

7 years ago I was excited to be in #johannesburg and this went viral. I am still very happy to be here though frustrated I've spent 4.5 years either waiting for visa rectification of renewals. #SouthAfrica medium.com/south-african/…

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The Restaurant Manifesto @restofesto

a year ago

Reading the same old white food critics is boring.

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The Restaurant Manifesto @restofesto

a year ago

The new white food critics are boring too.

The Restaurant Manifesto @restofesto

a year ago

The new white food critics are boring too.

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dave trott @davetrott

a year ago

I've never seen anything that summed up the difference between Britain and America quite as well as this. It's from the advice page in The Spectator -

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Ed @tomatom

a year ago

Fire season in Johannesburg.

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david pilling @davidpilling

a year ago

How the culture wars came to conservation - my take on a topic that will affect the future or our planet on.ft.com/4cJotCk via @FinancialTimes

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han_drinks_solo @JonoLeFeuvre

a year ago

How cool is this for @WOSA_ZA ! @MaluLambert is a TOP5 Finalist in the @67pallmall Global Wine Communicator Awards for her piece on "Decolonising the Wine Lexicon" jancisrobinson.com/articles/decol… I reference the piece at least once a week in my chats with winelovers and vinous explorers.

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Lillie @lillie_arghn

a year ago

Woke up at 3am to find my cat eating a slice of my pizza on my chest. The pizza was downstairs in the kitchen. Dragged it upstairs to eat it off my body.

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Daniel Ek @eldsjal

a year ago

The Amapiano genre has seen a crazy explosion over the last decade coming out of South Africa. In 2023 alone, the genre had 1.4 billion streams on Spotify - with 55% of that being played in markets outside of Africa. Very cool to see it taking the global stage! Check out more…

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Nick Feik @NickFeik

a year ago

The only reason Dutton can put out such rubbish and call it “policy” is that he knows any turd he presents will be polished and celebrated by a large cohort (not all) of the media. crikey.com.au/2024/06/20/jou…

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The Magic Mod @TaylorMod

a year ago

"Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?" said Tommy. "No, ..." said the Queen, "....but I might not be able to give you a full answer." "Do you like football?" said Tommy. "Well not really ," said the Queen. "In that case, ...'" said Tommy, "....do you mind if I…

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Jenn Forster 🇿🇦🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @JennMForster

a year ago

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zaghrah @zaghrah1

a year ago

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WordPress @WordPress

a year ago

🎉 WordPress turns 21 today! The project has come a long way, and it wouldn’t be what it is now without the passion and collaborative spirit of the community behind it. Thank you. 💙 #WordPress