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NicDawes

  1. @KevinMcCallum What would Fausto do? about 1 hour ago via web in reply to KevinMcCallum
  2. Twitter fubared RT @Mishi_Mashi: @NicDawes why does it say you only have 13 tweets? about 15 hours ago via ÜberTwitter
  3. Sulphurous stink over joburg, and not just usual metaphorical whiff of mamon. about 15 hours ago via ÜberTwitter
  4. Time to tell the subs to get their noses off the grindstone and go home before security locks us in the building. about 15 hours ago via web
  5. RT @cathscott: Knew it! Cats are the wiser, more educated pet. RT @amandasevasti: @NicDawes Mail&Guardian cat http://yfrog.com/n190976975j 1:19 AM Nov 10th via ÜberTwitter
  6. And before someone complains, my last tweet refers to record ad sales in oct, not copy sales. 7:54 AM Nov 9th via ÜberTwitter
  7. Us too, whine and wine correlate RT @mikeratcliffe: 2 record sales months in September & October! Is the wine business bouncing back? 7:49 AM Nov 9th via ÜberTwitter
  8. RT @andrewlagrange: @NicDawes Wait until you find an application with candle wax stains on it and you'll just want to lie down and die. 7:37 AM Nov 9th via ÜberTwitter
  9. No internship for him RT @debbyedelstein: son & I just weighing up biology revision vs going 2 gym. Gym won:p #biologyresults4journalism 7:35 AM Nov 9th via ÜberTwitter
  10. @Lunar88 I'm not saying Rhodes students aren't passionate, they're just more obvious, polished. Don't worry, plenty on the shortlist. 7:06 AM Nov 9th via web in reply to Lunar88
  11. Its tough weighing applications from rural kids with obvious passion against those of rhodes students who know how to tick the boxes. 6:19 AM Nov 9th via ÜberTwitter
  12. What is it with the matric biology results of would-be journalists? Consistent Julius Malema grades for the birds and the bees. 6:07 AM Nov 9th via ÜberTwitter
  13. Reviewing internship applications - some great candidates, but also depressing evidence of our divided and failing education system. 5:56 AM Nov 9th via ÜberTwitter
  14. @tmotse86 @profcasperelli is referring to a piece by Mark Gevisser on Thabo Mbeki's legacy that ran across our comment section this week. 4:48 AM Nov 8th via web in reply to tmotse86
  15. A PR agency might, however, want to be careful when it distributes defamatory material @IvoVegter @mandyldewaal @angelo2711 4:40 AM Nov 8th via web in reply to IvoVegter
  16. Online soon RT @ProfCasperelli: @NicDawes Hi Nic, would it possible to get a soft copy of Mark Gevisser's piece on Mbeki? 2:49 AM Nov 8th via ÜberTwitter
  17. Reading the revised secrecy bill. The changes are good but they're far too limited to cure it. 2:02 AM Nov 8th via web
  18. Congratulations RT @siphojanuary: Look what's hanging in my office for this week :) http://plixi.com/p/55689327 1:17 AM Nov 8th via ÜberTwitter
  19. Useful introduction to the Bettencourt affair and media freedom concerns in France http://bit.ly/9BrlAY 1:12 AM Nov 8th via web