Ed Stoddard
@edstoddardza.bsky.social
Nova Scotian transplanted to South Africa. Johannesburg-based journalist, keen on fly-fishing, wildlife, history, red wine and the Springboks. Human-wildlife conflict and its role in history is among my intellectual passions.
BREAKING: U.S. diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel worldwide.
US diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel
Diesel has hit a new record price in the U.S., soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever.
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🔒Julian Rademeyer | No gangs dismantled, no peace won after SADF deployment: Operation Prosper’s thin record www.news24.com/opinions/fri...
Julian Rademeyer | No gangs dismantled, no peace won: Operation Prosper’s thin record | News24
Not a single gang has been dismantled, firearms remain abundant, and arrests cluster at the bottom of the criminal economy. This is the thin record of Operation Prosper, writes Julian Rademeyer.
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The world's stainless steel supplies are tainted. Part II of my series on South Africa's dirty chrome ... www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Stainful steel — Illegal mining free-for-all taints the world’s stainless steel value chain
While odourless, at least some stainless steel carries the stench of crime, environmental and community degradation and ruthless exploitation. Like diamonds and gold, the vast majority of the world’s ...
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Just downloaded #MapQuest and deleted #Google maps! MapQuest won’t change the name of #LakeOntario. 🪶🙌🏽🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖕🏽🇺🇸
Illegal chrome mining in SA is rampant, tainting the world's stainless steel supplies. Part 1 of my two-part series ... www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Criminal chrome — A view into the void of state failure
The threats are many: collapsing property values, the fouling of prime agricultural land, the siphoning and polluting of scarce water supplies, and costs for legitimate mining operations and losses fo...
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“I don’t want to be in the minority,” he prayed, choking back tears. “I’m a Republican. We hate minorities.” “You’ve seen the polls, and O Lord, are we screwed,” he added. “Please call me up to Heaven like you did to Lindsey Graham.” #Satire (Maybe?) www.borowitzreport.com/p/mike-johns...
Mike Johnson Begs God to Rapture Him Before Midterms
Witnesses in the US Capitol reportedly saw the Louisiana lawmaker on his knees in the House cloakroom, beseeching the Almighty to “put me out of my misery.”
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OTD in 1939 Adolf Hitler began his special military operation to protect ethnic Germans from persecution by Poland. Imagine such a bullshit excuse today.
Platinum and ... robots ... www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
‘The Terminator’ has surprising implications for SA’s platinum group metals industry
Humanoid robots – if forecasts for their production and commercialisation play out – could potentially play the same role for platinum group metals demand in coming decades that the Clean Air Act did ...
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Mine mud rushes are not Acts of God - they are preventable ... www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Mine mud rushes are preventable and it’s time for guidelines to do so
There are many ways to die underground in a mine, but few can be as terrible as being caught in a mud rush.…
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Apparently communism in America will be prevented by electing a man who causes a massive toilet paper shortage.
“President Trump’s bone spurs would become dangerously inflamed if exposed to Canada’s frozen tundra,” Dr. Oz wrote. “If he decides to put boots on the ground, his feet should not be in those boots.” #Satire (Or not) www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-gets...
Trump Gets New Podiatrist’s Note in Preparation for War with Canada
The note referred to a “Vietnam War-era issue involving bone spurs.”
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