@Reuters correspondent in Johannesburg, previously Dakar. Gaby Rado Award for best new journalist 2021.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined December 2013
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Helen Zille, 75, is running for mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa, for the Democratic Alliance in a high-stakes November race that analysts say could reshape the country's politics reut.rs/4hGFotI
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For SJ Du Venage, a provincial council member for a right-wing party in South Africa's governing coalition, the decision to leave his homeland under a U.S. refugee programme created by President Donald Trump was shaped by longstanding fears. reuters.com/world/south-afri…
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Four of South Africa's top law firms are suing the government over new Black employment and ownership targets aimed at undoing decades of racial injustice, calling them "irrational" and saying the timeline is unrealistic given the expertise required. reuters.com/legal/government…
South African journalists, please apply to join @Reuters in Johannesburg!
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🔊 'This data is really showing us an early signal that what some people feared might happen is actually happening.' Listen to @nelliepeyton on Reuters World News as she explains how cuts may lead to more deaths from HIV and AIDS in South Africa reut.rs/44CvN24
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HIV patient testing falls in South Africa after US aid cuts, data shows -- @nelliepeyton has the scoop👇reuters.com/business/healthc… @Reuters
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🔊 'The people who we spoke to said that the interviews focused on questions about whether they had ever been victims of racial discrimination and crime.' @nelliepeyton details a Trump asylum program for white South Africans, on Reuters World News reut.rs/42FU70b
#Botswana's ruling party has lost and immediately conceded defeat/congratulated the opposition for ending its 58 years in power reuters.com/world/africa/bot…
Police officers fired guns into a crowd of opposition protesters in #Mozambique's capital Maputo this morning, while the country awaits the result of a disputed election. This pic by @Reuters @SibekoS reuters.com/world/africa/moz…
Very grim news out of #Mozambique with election results still pending @Reuters reuters.com/world/africa/gun…
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As election authorities tally the votes from Mozambique’s national election, civil society monitors are compiling a parallel tally to try to detect possible signs of fraud reut.rs/4gTxxaK
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Mozambicans will vote on Wednesday in an election that is almost certain to see the ruling party Frelimo maintain its half-century grip on power, despite a stiff challenge from a charismatic newcomer reut.rs/4eXYrg5 1/8
Who are the candidates in #Mozambique’s presidential election? reuters.com/world/africa/who…
#SouthAfrica's coalition government is in its first big dispute over an education bill, which touches on sensitive debates about race, language and school integration reuters.com/world/africa/sou…
Johannesburg has a new mayor... again @Reuters reuters.com/world/africa/joh…
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South Africa's plan to expand its power grid, now the biggest bottleneck to replacing coal with renewables, has hit a snag: finding investors to lend the necessary $21 billion to a near-bankrupt state monopoly reut.rs/3M0OtxS
Thanks for talking to us about your plans @DeanMacpherson @DepartmentPWI ! Story to follow
This morning I was joined by @ReutersAfrica before meetings with departmental agencies, and an oversight visit to the state of the Union Buildings in the afternoon.
A busy Friday ahead! #LetsBuildSA
Great special report by my colleagues at @Reuters on how credit ratings were meant to help African countries access financing for development, and ended up working against them in a major way reuters.com/investigations/h…
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Job Alert 🚨🚨 My previous role is open. Check out this job at Thomson #Reuters, Bureau Chief, West & Central Africa careers.thomsonreuters.com/O…