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Well deserved. Abiy Ahmed demonstrates how much one person can do in a short time if the circumstances are right. Nine months ago Ethiopia was a brutal dictatorship. Now it’s well on the way to being a continental leader. Nine months ago, the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea looked ready to rekindle at any point. Now they’re trading partners.

“J.G. Loots of the farm Quaggasfontein where his family has farmed for 200 years. There were several prize ewes. He called each in turn by name, and each came to be petted. Great Karoo, December 1966” From ‘Some Afrikaners Photographed’ by David Goldblatt from 1975.

Seen in the March ‘77 @natgeo, cats serve a luxuriant mouse. A satire from 1100 bc. Still relevant. Pic by Victor R. Boswell.

Here we are again. Linko’s Sichuan 🌶 beef soup. The hottest thing I’ve tasted in Cape Town. And it’s low carb if that’s your deal.

Pourquoi sont les Gilets Jaunes chez nous?

We’re eating with a view of Cape Town’s mysterious Theosophical Society headquarters.

You all should hit up #streetopia here in Observatory this weekend. It’s going to be fun in the sun. And my dear buddy @sad_ivan will be selling his mad original t-shirt designs - which make great Xmas pressies for the eccentrics you know.

#tbt A house that subsequently burned to the ground and was rebuilt. 2004 or so. @kanecroudace could you please tag the others?

#tbt @withoutaleaf all the way back in 2006. What an extraordinary person.