Hagen Engler
@hagenengler.bsky.social
Word artist. Comms worker. Afro-positivist. 🍉Novelist| Ghostwriter | Musician | Editorial Director. Johannesburg, South Africa. Spoken-word acoustic album http://bit.ly/3KSbbe5
"The world's oldest ritual."
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World's Oldest Ritual Discovered -- Worshipped The Python 70,000 Years Ago
A new archaeological find in Botswana by an archaeologist from the University from Oslo shows that our ancestors in Africa engaged in ritual practice 70,000 years ago -- 30,000 years earlier than the...
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December 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"The world's oldest ritual."
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South Africa exported 45,917 tonnes of maize last week.
About 57% going to Zimbabwe, 14% to Botswana, and the remainder to other countries in the Southern African region. 1/
About 57% going to Zimbabwe, 14% to Botswana, and the remainder to other countries in the Southern African region. 1/
December 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
South Africa exported 45,917 tonnes of maize last week.
About 57% going to Zimbabwe, 14% to Botswana, and the remainder to other countries in the Southern African region. 1/
About 57% going to Zimbabwe, 14% to Botswana, and the remainder to other countries in the Southern African region. 1/
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"Bigots, go to hell" is not incompatible with "you do not get to use your personal challenges as shields in social situations when you have chosen to be an asshole to strangers".
December 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"Bigots, go to hell" is not incompatible with "you do not get to use your personal challenges as shields in social situations when you have chosen to be an asshole to strangers".
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I have a newsletter that we deliver for free to your inbox, covering mainly agricultural economics and trade matters in South Africa and our region, and occasionally in other parts of the world.
You can subscribe to it here: wandile.substack.com
You can subscribe to it here: wandile.substack.com
AgriView | Wandile Sihlobo | Substack
Reflections on agricultural economics matters in South Africa and the world. Click to read AgriView, by Wandile Sihlobo, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I have a newsletter that we deliver for free to your inbox, covering mainly agricultural economics and trade matters in South Africa and our region, and occasionally in other parts of the world.
You can subscribe to it here: wandile.substack.com
You can subscribe to it here: wandile.substack.com
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
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It’s not “nationalism” in any American sense, loyal to the Constitution or values it embodies. It’s a white internationale intent on drawing a cordon blanc, you might say — and coldly willing to place democratic multiracial societies with long ties of loyalty to the U.S. outside of it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
It’s not “nationalism” in any American sense, loyal to the Constitution or values it embodies. It’s a white internationale intent on drawing a cordon blanc, you might say — and coldly willing to place democratic multiracial societies with long ties of loyalty to the U.S. outside of it.
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So... ctrl-f then? That's literally all you're describing. Except ctrl-f doesn't lie to you.
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
So... ctrl-f then? That's literally all you're describing. Except ctrl-f doesn't lie to you.
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A delicacy worth billions is being stripped from Nelson Mandela Bay’s coastline. But the damage goes far beyond the ocean. The black market trade in perlemoen is fuelling South Africa’s criminal underworld. Daily Maverick’s Riaan Marais explains.
Watch – Inside South Africa’s billion-rand perlemoen underworld | Daily Maverick
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December 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
A delicacy worth billions is being stripped from Nelson Mandela Bay’s coastline. But the damage goes far beyond the ocean. The black market trade in perlemoen is fuelling South Africa’s criminal underworld. Daily Maverick’s Riaan Marais explains.
A woman told me last night that her daughter still comes and suckles on her breast every morning. The daughter is 20. 😐
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A woman told me last night that her daughter still comes and suckles on her breast every morning. The daughter is 20. 😐
Chelsea poor so far.
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Chelsea poor so far.
Have confirmed that my old mates from the Sandton Brazen Head are now drinking at The Filly in Sunninghill. As hard as ever! 😳
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Have confirmed that my old mates from the Sandton Brazen Head are now drinking at The Filly in Sunninghill. As hard as ever! 😳
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Capitalist exploitation isn't human nature. The ruling class sells us that idea to justify their violence and greed.
Human beings flourish through mutual aid, cooperation and collaboration.
Human beings flourish through mutual aid, cooperation and collaboration.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Capitalist exploitation isn't human nature. The ruling class sells us that idea to justify their violence and greed.
Human beings flourish through mutual aid, cooperation and collaboration.
Human beings flourish through mutual aid, cooperation and collaboration.
My child won 10 trophies at her primary school prize-giving! Had to share maths and Economics and didn’t win Zulu. Otherwise clean sweep very proud! ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
My child won 10 trophies at her primary school prize-giving! Had to share maths and Economics and didn’t win Zulu. Otherwise clean sweep very proud! ❤️
Fairly comprehensive win by the Boks
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Fairly comprehensive win by the Boks
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Big "My friend kicked my ball into your yard and bust your window, can I have my ball back" energy
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Big "My friend kicked my ball into your yard and bust your window, can I have my ball back" energy
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Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
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An MP in Zimbabwe has called for the repeal of the country's "backwards" 1977 abortion law. He argued that safe abortion should be available to a wider range of Zimbabwean women, as it is currently restricted to a privileged few. Each year, 60,000 women die due to unsafe abortion.
It’s Time To Scrap Zimbabwe’s Outdated Abortion Law - Molokele ⋆ Pindula News
Hwange Central MP Daniel Molokele (CCC) has called for the repeal of the 1977 Termination of Pregnancy Act, describing it as one of the most backward laws in Zimbabwe. Molokele made the comments at a ...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An MP in Zimbabwe has called for the repeal of the country's "backwards" 1977 abortion law. He argued that safe abortion should be available to a wider range of Zimbabwean women, as it is currently restricted to a privileged few. Each year, 60,000 women die due to unsafe abortion.
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🌍 The 1st of December marks World Aids Day, which calls for sustained political leadership, international cooperation, and human-rights-centred approaches to end Aids by 2030.
Empower yourself with verified facts today: africacheck.org/infofinder
Empower yourself with verified facts today: africacheck.org/infofinder
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🌍 The 1st of December marks World Aids Day, which calls for sustained political leadership, international cooperation, and human-rights-centred approaches to end Aids by 2030.
Empower yourself with verified facts today: africacheck.org/infofinder
Empower yourself with verified facts today: africacheck.org/infofinder
So, Thanksgiving, is that basically the US national holiday that celebrates migration?
Donald Trump finally posts a Thanksgiving message — and uses it to call Governor Tim Walz “seriously retarded.”
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
So, Thanksgiving, is that basically the US national holiday that celebrates migration?
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In South Africa’s Makanaskop, the kraal is a sacred space for rituals but small plots with outside toilets undermine this cultural use.
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#EnvironmentAndEnergy
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#EnvironmentAndEnergy
No space for culture: ‘matchbox housing’ leaves residents unable to honour customs in a South African town
In South Africa’s Makanaskop, the kraal is a sacred space for rituals but small plots with outside toilets undermine this cultural use.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
In South Africa’s Makanaskop, the kraal is a sacred space for rituals but small plots with outside toilets undermine this cultural use.
theconversation.com/no-space-for...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
theconversation.com/no-space-for...
#EnvironmentAndEnergy
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
The PR agency I work at won Agency of the Year in our country, which is South Africa. 👍
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The PR agency I work at won Agency of the Year in our country, which is South Africa. 👍
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian