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Mark TownsendWhen it Comes to Iran, It is Trump v Bolton
دبي, United Arab Emirates • Politics, Current Affairs, Risk Analysis, Breaking News • 28 Jun 2019
John Bolton wants a war with Iran plain and simple, but President Trump’s position is harder to read. Much rides on Trump's re-election campaign and whether there is sufficient support to begin impeachment proceedings. Don’t bank on it. Yet the real danger lies in the no-man’s land between Trump's... Read more
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Allison FernandesL'Ecole des Sables, the school of contemporary dance of Senegal is in danger
Dakar, Senegal • Cultural • 28 Jun 2019
For twenty years, L'Ecole des sables in Toubab Dialaw - founded by Germaine Accogny, who is called the "mother of African contemporary dance" - has organized professional training workshops gathering dancers and choreographers from Africa, the African diaspora and all over the world. More than 500... Read more
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Godfrey SigwelaWomen to climb Mount Kilimanjaro looking for the sanitary towels in Africa
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Breaking News • 30 Jun 2019
By GODFREY SIGWELA PRICE of sanitary towels still not affordable to many women in Africa. Even though there are many brands competing for the market space. As a result women set to take an adventurous journey and climb the Mount Kilimanjaro in search for sanitary towels in Africa. The... Read more
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Girls sanitary towels freedom far from them unless their mothers climb the mountain
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Breaking News • 30 Jun 2019
Scarcity of sanitary towels for girls forced moms to embark on a risky expedition in Africa to search for sanitary towels on top of the Mount Kilimanjaro. This adventure is for the Trek4Mandela set for 9th August on Women's Day. It is also supported by the Thuli Madonsela Women's Day Executive... Read more
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Johan VerheydenTunisia... still a lot happening
Tunis, Tunisia • Politics, Current Affairs • 30 Jun 2019
Things are still happening in Tunisia... From UN observers detained on espionage charges and then released to the Cup of African Nations... Upcoming elections and new political parties... Inflation nobody speaks about and increasing poverty... End of Ramadan and Eid-el-Fitr Tunisia... where... Read more
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South African youth sink in doldrums
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Current Affairs • 30 Jun 2019
South African youth likely to have learnt less from their pioneers of freedom fighters who paved hard in order for them to enjoy the democracy today. Some of them are only enjoying the life of confusion in which they are on deep drug abuse. Dagga and Mandrax became the first option when they seek... Read more
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South African police and the youth in dagga tug-of-war
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Current Affairs • 30 Jun 2019
Caption: Dagga and Mandrax tablets confiscated by the police allegedly from the youth in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Photo supplied by the SAPS By GODFREY SIGWELA SOUTH African police still regard as an offence to trade with dagga within the shores of this country. Even though the green leaf... Read more
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Rush to accumulate wealth robbed the poor in South Africa
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Current Affairs • 30 Jun 2019
Promises of creating dozens of jobs start to haunt the South African government. At stake now is to determine the kind of relationship the South African Reserve Bank has as regard to creating jobs. What about introducing a new loan banking system that allow the banks to keep the portion of the money... Read more
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New loan banking system could yield dozens of jobs instead of confrontation
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Current Affairs • 30 Jun 2019
By GODFREY SIGWELA THERE is an urgent need to rush and cover the gap opened by the shrinking economy in South Africa. The debate about the relationship between the South African Reserve Bank and job creation, could be another way to close it. This time the government of the day and the ruling... Read more
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Commercial activities may reduce school violence in South Africa
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Current Affairs • 30 Jun 2019
What if the pupils under the Basic Education Department in South Africa regard their current school syllabus as not appealing to their needs? As a result they resorted on trying something new and at this juncture it appears that the pupils end up making a wrong choice. That is violence and horrific... Read more
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New trick to prevent bloodbath at schools in South Africa
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Current Affairs • 30 Jun 2019
Caption: Is it enough to put long secured fences to prevent school violonce in South Africa? Photo by Godfrey Sigwela By GODFREY SIGWELA ONE wonders what happened to that school pupil used to dress up in shining black shoes, grey trousers, white shirt and a black blazer. This used to be a... Read more
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Jacqueline AdebijaBecause You Refuse To See Me
Kaduna, Nigeria • Medical, Cultural • 30 Jun 2019
Currently, it is estimated that about 2.5 million children under the age of five have severe acute malnutrition in Nigeria and 90% of these cases are in Northern Nigeria. About 1.6 million of those malnourished children, call Kaduna state home. 20% of them will die before help comes. This, for me... Read more
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Enos DenhereWhat is entrepreneur, so never give up?
Harare, Zimbabwe • Business, Technology • 08 Jul 2019
Entrepreneurship is the act of creating a business or businesses while building and scaling it to generate a profit. However, as a basic entrepreneurship definition, it's a bit limiting. The more modern entrepreneurship definition is also about transforming the world by solving big problems. Like... Read more
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Mauritius and Rwanda top the countries with freest economies in Africa
Harare, Zimbabwe • Business, Breaking News • 10 Jul 2019
The African Countries Ranked by Economic (Freest Economies). Mauritius is proving to be the best destiny in Africa to do business as it topping the list and is Africa's most developed country. They say, It will become the first developed country in Africa by 2022. It is Africa's best governed... Read more
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A pan african is seeking assistance of airfare to attend 2019The Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation
Harare, Zimbabwe • Business, Finance, Current Affairs, Technology, Media Training, Investigative Reporting, Social, Cultural, Breaking News, Travel • 11 Jul 2019
INVITATION: AFRICA JOURNALISTS FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYTRAINING (AJEOT) - 2019The Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation (ILAPI), a free-market public policy think tank, is hosting the 2019 Africa Journalist for Economic Opportunity Training that will be taking place at the Summit Lodge –... Read more
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RUTH ESTHER NAMATOVUNew mechanism to save premature babies in remote areas introduced.
Kampala, Uganda • Medical • 15 Jul 2019
We explore the Uganda version of saving pre-mature babies in the rural communities by Dr.Margaret Nakakeeto who initiated the Kangaroo mother care program in Uganda. Dr Nakakeeto and her international partners created a bag with some Gel that is put in boiled water and can maintain a temperature... Read more
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RUTH ESTHER NAMATOVU
Creating a digital cashless economy.
Kampala, Uganda • Business • 29 Jul 2019
Uganda relatively follows Kenya in the use of mobile money services to pay for goods and services.This mode of payment saves urban and rural communities a lot in transacting business especially sending money from one person to another, but most importantly is aimed at creating a cashless economy ... Read more
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Melissa ChemamRefugees in the UK: Safe haven or hard journey?
London, United Kingdom/Bristol • Current Affairs • 31 Jul 2019
Hello, I'm writing a piece on refugee rights in the UK, quoting stories of people who have managed to safely settle here, and break the stereotype around the idea that European has had to receive so many refugees since 2015 that went through a "crisis". I've worked in many other countries... Read more
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Marvin CharlesSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa wants citizens to "Buy Local"
Cape Town, South Africa • Current Affairs • 31 Jul 2019
On Thursday South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa encouraged his people to start supporting local manufacturers. His call comes after he promised that the ruling government will stimulate local demand and grow South African Manufacturing by making sure the "Buy local" campaign is everywhere and... Read more
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Carla LoaizaSocial and Political crisis in Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela • Investigative Reporting • 06 Aug 2019
The political crisis in Venezuela has intensified since Juan Guaido proclaimed himself acting president, but what happens next depends on the United States and the Venezuelan military. In a country that has economically collapsed, with inflation forecast to hit a breathtaking 10 million per cent... Read more
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Ewen McleishChina in the Mekong Region.
Bangkok, Thailand • Current Affairs, Science & Environment, Research, Social • 10 Aug 2019
We hear much about the River Mekong, its rapid economic development and precarious position environmentally, but what about the surrounding land that feeds it? A new report ‘State of Land in the Mekong Region,’ published by the University of Bern’s ‘Centre of Environment and Development’ and a... Read more
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Enos Denhere
Hire a Journalist , Correspondent from Zimbabwe for Africa.
Harare, Zimbabwe • Business, Finance, Current Affairs, Arts & Books, Entertainment & Celebrity, Cultural, 360 Videography, Breaking News • 31 Aug 2019
Enos Denhere is a freelance journalist based in Bulawayo and Harare, Zimbabwe. He is a prolific writer with more than 7 years of experience in the creative writing industry, writing in print and online media. He has more than two hundred online articles, links and news pages currently he published... Read more
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Yuri LitvinenkoRussia’s Digital Switchover Hurts Local TV News and State-Wide Propaganda
Kirov, Russia • Business, Current Affairs, Social • 09 Sep 2019
This year, Russia deprecated its analog TV broadcast. The switchover affected people who rely on TV the most: seniors, people living in remote locations, conscript soldiers, and inmates. And while state-controlled channels spread disinformation on a national scale, local stations, doing their best... Read more
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Amy FallonCanada's cannabis legalisation
Toronto, Canada • Business, Current Affairs, Cultural, Breaking News • 01 Oct 2019
Cannabis will become officially legal in Canada on October 17. If you're interested in or require coverage - from business pieces to tourism to women entrepreneurs - please get in touch as I have a number of stories I can write for you. Read more
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Beto OficinaPerception is everything
Barcelona, Spain • Investigative Reporting • 09 Oct 2019
Video report: Matteo Salvini, italian Ligue's leader wants to become the kingmaker both in Italy and in Europe. Marine le Pen won the european elections in France. But are they really so powerfull and beloved? He is the most active italian politician on the net thanks to a software called "the... Read more
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Cry for me, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina • Current Affairs • 25 Nov 2019
Presidential elections in Argentina, we are a multilingual onsite crew and we offer plenty of VIDEO side stories. First leg october 27, second (probably) 24 of november. Read more
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steve lefophanaAmabherete makes a sudden come back
Johannesburg South, South Africa • Politics • 01 Dec 2019
Known for their brutal approach, heavy amination and bullet proofs embodied in them, the notorious Police tactical response team normally known as Amabherete have made a sudden come back after few years of disappearance. In a Press conference Police Minister Fikile Mbalula “South Africa has been... Read more
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African Countries Adopt Rwanda 2020 vision
Harare, Zimbabwe • Business, Current Affairs, Cultural, Breaking News • 11 Dec 2019
The Rwanda 2020 vision proved to the whole world whatever is lacking, we have means to acquire it not to depend on international aid. The main message is that we should not remain mentally married to the idea that nothing can get moving without external finance. The 2020 Vision is a game changer in... Read more
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Global Climate Fund a major breakthrough For Green Projects In Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe • Business, Science & Environment, Natural Disasters • 24 Dec 2019
Global Climate Fund a major breakthrough For Green Projects In Zimbabwe Long-term changes in the earth’s climate system have been significant and are occurring more rapidly than in the past. Continued emissions into the earth’s atmosphere are projected to cause further warming and increase the... Read more
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Africa's greatest resource is its young people
Harare, Zimbabwe • Business, Finance, Politics, Current Affairs, Technology, Arts & Books, Sports, Investigative Reporting, Research, Social, Breaking News • 31 Dec 2019
Africa's greatest resource is its young people, with their energy, creativity, and resilience. The 21st century could produce an African renaissance if governments and their development partners prioritize in investing in people, especially the youth. Ensuring that Africa's youthful population is... Read more