Nellie Peyton
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@Reuters correspondent in Johannesburg, previously Dakar. Gaby Rado Award for best new journalist 2021.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined December 2013
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 https://t.co/yt2F5R5wjK
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HIV patient testing falls in South Africa after US aid cuts, data shows -- @nelliepeyton has the scoop👇 https://t.co/t6XrDmxvMD
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South Africa has the world's highest burden of HIV, with about 8 million people living with the virus.
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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
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#Botswana's ruling party has lost and immediately conceded defeat/congratulated the opposition for ending its 58 years in power
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Botswana's voters registered their anger over economic stagnation linked to a decline in the diamond trade.
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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
https://t.co/s35EmXQ0ym
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Very grim news out of #Mozambique with election results still pending @Reuters
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Venancio Mondlane's rise to become Mozambique's main challenger was a threat to Frelimo and former official opposition party Renamo.
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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 https://t.co/64KwtfpE38
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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 https://t.co/C3iGEIexo3 1/8
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Who are the candidates in #Mozambique’s presidential election?
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Mozambique will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Oct. 9, marking the end of President Filipe Nyusi's two-term tenure.
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#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
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said he would sign into law a disputed education bill, prompting the first sign of real friction in his unity government when the second-biggest party...
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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 https://t.co/dCNFIHXkVV
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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
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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
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Job Alert 🚨🚨 My previous role is open. Check out this job at Thomson #Reuters, Bureau Chief, West & Central Africa
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Check out @Reuters live coverage of the South African election here
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South Africans voted on Wednesday. Opinion polls suggest the ruling African National Congress will lose its parliamentary majority.
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