Mark Massyn

Cape Town had the wettest July since records began in 1960. While I’m thankful for the full dams, I’d be grateful if they filled up a little more slowly in future. 🙏

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Emperor penguin chicks take their first swim leaping from a 50 foot cliff. [📹 Bertie Gregory / NatGeo]

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The City is set to release its 6th inner city property for social housing development following City Council approval, 12 June 2024. Mayor @geordinhl announced the 9000 square metre New Market Street property. Read more: bit.ly/45llcXr #CTNews #Mayor #HumanSettlements

Zapiro cartoon published @dailymaverick (29 May 2024) on Count me in #elections @IECSouthAfrica - zapiro.com/240529dm

@fasc1nate A flyby of Earth from the International Space Station

The George building collapse has claimed its first life. Seeing pictures of the building before and after proves a catastrophic failure of structure occurred with 70 workers on site. The CCTV video footage shows the collapse within 2 seconds. Nobody inside stood a chance. This should have never happened. This should never happen again. This was preventable. I am sure a root cause analysis will help us make building construction safer in future. This gives reason for serious concern. My heart goes out to those still trapped, injured and those deceased.

A student at UCT's Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild), made the exciting discovery of a honey badger just above campus on 3 April. Honey badgers are not typically in cities or even the Cape Peninsula. Read more: qr.link/7F30IX

Imagine Operating an excavator in Australia from Cape Town sitting in your living room 🙌🏾🙌🏾

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre has rescued 581 turtle hatchlings and needs help caring for them: capetownetc.com/news/two-ocean…

Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.

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Penguins of the world. Each one is precious 🐧🌍💙 #WorldPenguinDay

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NASA has recently regained communication with Voyager 1, the most distant human-made object located 15.1 billion miles away. The Voyager probes, launched in 1977, continue to surpass their expected lifespans, venturing into the unknown realms of interstellar space.

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge (under construction), set to be the world's highest bridge, is expected to be completed by June 2025. [📹 ChinaFocus] twitter.com/i/status/17809…

Boulders Beach has been ranked among the top beaches in the world by BeachAtlas’ Golden Beach Awards for 2024.🌊 Taking the 2nd spot, the attraction, known for its adorable penguin colony, was selected by travel experts. The criteria included natural beauty & inclusivity. 🐧

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