13 hours ago
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Anatomy of a South African scandal - or official coverup? This document raises as many questions as it answers: http://t.co/L7f7PtnK5N
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13 hours ago
Anatomy of a South African scandal - or official coverup? This document raises as many questions as it answers: http://t.co/L7f7PtnK5N
13 hours ago
One for history books. Zimbabwe's Lancaster House constitution replaced by new charter. Free elections to follow? http://t.co/XsqLXLxBCa
16 hours ago
"Brazen abuse of authority" - a feisty parliamentary debate underway in SA on the Gupta scandal.
22 hours ago
Diplomatic immunity and the value of a (Zimbabwean) man's life: http://t.co/JOFth2gMTe
22 hours ago
Is South Africa missing out on a continental boom? The view from a rooftop in Alex: http://t.co/60c4z5V9dz #Africa2013
21:18 UK time, Tuesday, 21 May 2013
In a sense, you can see all of South Africa from the unfinished concrete roof of Morris Modipa's bar on Avenue 15 in Johannesburg's Alexandra Township.
What conclusions you draw from the view rather depends on your attitude towards the continent's biggest economy, and its uncertain future.
08:43 UK time, Tuesday, 21 May 2013
A must-read for anyone interested in the trials and egos of opposition politics - especially in South Africa: http://t.co/rQxZtewq0r
08:42 UK time, Tuesday, 21 May 2013
This week has seen the untimely death of two widely cherished colleagues: http://t.co/8KjYMdicGk and http://t.co/WHygXyMRtn
08:38 UK time, Tuesday, 21 May 2013
It makes more headlines, but which matters more to Africa today? A flying visit by Obama http://t.co/UPjZo6zA4f - or by China's leaders?
09:49 UK time, Monday, 20 May 2013
Somalia kidnap survivor recounts her ordeal: http://t.co/DHG6UPwa1S
19:00 UK time, Sunday, 19 May 2013
"Name-dropping" subordinates carry blame for SA scandal rather than President and others whose names were dropped: http://t.co/gELBICaxrg
09:04 UK time, Thursday, 16 May 2013
Mandela's daughter "livid" about recent video of the 94 year old surrounded by ANC officials. http://t.co/M6MY3CvQVQ
17:14 UK time, Monday, 13 May 2013
More than $100,000 stolen from SA stadium after @justinbieber concert say police. Thieves chiselled through wall. http://t.co/1aa7vOErQ7
17:07 UK time, Monday, 13 May 2013
Beiber heist update... SA police spokeswoman tells me more than a million rand (£70,000) stolen from FNB stadium after Sunday's pop concert.
15:16 UK time, Monday, 13 May 2013
Reports of "daring heist" at stadium in Johannesburg straight after hosting Justin Beiber concert. Not clear how much stolen.
10:50 UK time, Saturday, 11 May 2013
Last night I went for a stroll in Mogadishu.
For twenty-odd years the dusty streets of this infamously dangerous city have emptied in a furious hurry at sunset.
16:28 UK time, Wednesday, 8 May 2013
The "diplomatic earthquake" heading Kenya's way: http://t.co/RIpK7yI27f–-by-richard-dowden/
19:20 UK time, Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Andrew added analysis to:
A year ago, Afgoye was under the control of Somalia's Islamist militant group, al-Shabab, which held most of the countryside beyond Mogadishu.
But if they have lost control of many key towns these days, al-Shabab can still cause trouble.
04:23 UK time, Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Somalia on the mend? The view from a farming town outside Mogadishu: http://t.co/iZucZmgV72
Africa correspondent since 2009, covering the continent's highs and lows - from the World Cup, Africa's economic boom, and the literary treasures of Timbuktu, to the pirates of Somalia, the conflict in Ivory Coast, and the struggles of Zimbabwe.
Twenty years as a foreign correspondent, based in the former Soviet Union, Africa, and Asia.
Reported on the 1993 parliamentary rebellion in Moscow, two Chechen wars, the Asian tsunami in 2004, and conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Burma, Congo, Sudan, Liberia and beyond.
Born in the UK, grew up in Belgium and boarding school. Married with three children.
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