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Ryan Hawthorne

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Ryan is an economist at Acacia Economics.

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Bogotá’s $4BN new metro system is being elevated above the city 👉 bit.ly/4fZg6EB


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Incoming wolf kisses in 3... 2... 1... 😘


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This what we need on Bree, Albert etc ‼️ Simple swap of parking and NMT lane, space for door opening and plastic bollards…easy

tacticallyurban's tweet image. This what we need on Bree, Albert etc ‼️
Simple swap of parking and NMT lane, space for door opening and plastic bollards…easy

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26 yrs after the Energy Policy White Paper recommended breaking up Eskom’s monopoly & 5 yrs after the President’s Eskom Sustainability Task Team recommended the unbundling of Transmission, the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act has finally been passed 🥂 news24.com/fin24/economy/…


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Meet @praprotnix. And find out why he bikes to work! Tell us: why do you bike?


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Mass identities are based on fictional stories, not on scientific facts. Nowadays, much of the division of humans into massive groups still depends on religious myths. So in the 21st century religions don’t bring rain, they don’t cure illnesses, they don’t build bombs – but they…

harari_yuval's tweet image. Mass identities are based on fictional stories, not on scientific facts. Nowadays, much of the division of humans into massive groups still depends on religious myths. So in the 21st century religions don’t bring rain, they don’t cure illnesses, they don’t build bombs – but they…

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Enjoyed presenting at a session on serial acquisitions at OECD. Much interest in the SA experience. Key lessons- flexibility required in assessment, consider the market dynamically and monitor. Background note and resources in link. oecd.org/daf/competitio….


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“No human society has ever cornered the market on absolute truth. The truth is that everything changes, people are never satisfied and identities are fictional. What it means to be Christian or Spanish or even a man or a woman depends on the stories people believe. It’s changed…

harari_yuval's tweet image. “No human society has ever cornered the market on absolute truth. The truth is that everything changes, people are never satisfied and identities are fictional.

What it means to be Christian or Spanish or even a man or a woman depends on the stories people believe. It’s changed…

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We are excited to announce that @RahmaLeuner has joined us as a Principal Economist. Rahma has an MCom in Economics from the University of Cape Town, and has 10 years of experience working on the economics of competition & regulation at the Competition Commission & in consulting.


Congratulations to @keithbowenk for helping solve the power crisis @Eskom_SA by developing the innovative standard offer programme: eskom.co.za/eskom-division… A dynamic price based on a day ahead market on offer. This is real reform, working with the grain @Brianlevy387


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Today is #WorldHippoDay🦛. Help us celebrate these water-loving mammals by commenting with your favourite sightings of them in our national parks. __ 📸Jean Thurman📍#KrugerNationalPark #SANParks #LiveYourWild

SANParks's tweet image. Today is #WorldHippoDay🦛. 

Help us celebrate these water-loving mammals by commenting with your favourite sightings of them in our national parks. 
__
📸Jean Thurman📍#KrugerNationalPark #SANParks #LiveYourWild

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This is the passenger sitting in front of you on the train. Wants to know what your favorite thing about public transportation is. His is making new friends. 14/10

dog_rates's tweet image. This is the passenger sitting in front of you on the train. Wants to know what your favorite thing about public transportation is. His is making new friends. 14/10

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Our entire 3-part series unpacking the Universal Basic Income Guarantee debate in SA🇿🇦 is now available to read, share (take them to WhatsApp) & to bolster your arguments in favour of a #UBIG with. In short, read all 3 & become an informed uBIG softie! 👇🏾🧵


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Rail passenger journeys in South Africa in July 2022: 1.1 million Rail passenger journeys in South Africa in July 2012: 44.9 million A 98% decline in a decade.


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Megan Friday of @AcaciaEconomics presents her research on a comparison of different jurisdictions' approaches in digital platforms cases #ACER2022 #CompetitionEconomics #AfricaCompetition


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Census is the only source of small area data. #GetCounted before 31 May 2022 & find out how your community has changed since 2011. Complete the questionnaire online at getcounted.statssa.gov.za/#!/home (datafree) #StatsSA #SACensus2022

StatsSA's tweet image. Census is the only source of small area data. #GetCounted before 31 May 2022 & find out how your community has changed since 2011.

Complete the questionnaire online at getcounted.statssa.gov.za/#!/home (datafree)

#StatsSA #SACensus2022
StatsSA's tweet image. Census is the only source of small area data. #GetCounted before 31 May 2022 & find out how your community has changed since 2011.

Complete the questionnaire online at getcounted.statssa.gov.za/#!/home (datafree)

#StatsSA #SACensus2022
StatsSA's tweet image. Census is the only source of small area data. #GetCounted before 31 May 2022 & find out how your community has changed since 2011.

Complete the questionnaire online at getcounted.statssa.gov.za/#!/home (datafree)

#StatsSA #SACensus2022
StatsSA's tweet image. Census is the only source of small area data. #GetCounted before 31 May 2022 & find out how your community has changed since 2011.

Complete the questionnaire online at getcounted.statssa.gov.za/#!/home (datafree)

#StatsSA #SACensus2022

I wonder if this means @rainSouthAfrica will replace @CellC as the fourth largest mobile operator? This will be an exciting sector to watch over the coming years.

ICASA spectrum auction results in expanded fifth mobile operator in South Africa (@rainSouthAfrica ), raising R14.5bn for the fiscus. Expect lower data prices soon from a lower cost, more competitive mobile sector. @AcaciaEconomics assisted @ICASA_org with the auction design.



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Exciting initiative from @CompComSA, multidisciplinary research grant aimed at promoting research at South African tertiary institutions that can inform and enhance competition law enforcement in the country. Proposal submission deadline: 31 January 2022.

CCRED_UJ's tweet image. Exciting initiative from @CompComSA, multidisciplinary research grant aimed at promoting research at South African tertiary institutions that can inform and enhance competition law enforcement in the country. 

Proposal submission deadline: 31 January 2022.
CCRED_UJ's tweet image. Exciting initiative from @CompComSA, multidisciplinary research grant aimed at promoting research at South African tertiary institutions that can inform and enhance competition law enforcement in the country. 

Proposal submission deadline: 31 January 2022.

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‘The right answer to any policy question in economics is, “It depends.” ....The keywords of a truly useful economics are contingency, contextuality and non-universality.’ dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…


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