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Zim’s women-only rangers fight poachers, poverty

May 8, 2022May 7, 2022 The African Mirror women-only rangers, all-female patrol team, poachers, poverty, Zimbabwe

FARAI SHAWN MATIASHE SHARAI TUNHIRA frowns with focus as she runs through drills with her all-female patrol team – each

How COVID added to the stresses of the most vulnerable young women in South Africa

April 18, 2022April 17, 2022 The African Mirror SA unemployment rate, vulnerable, stresses, young women, mental illness, poverty

BY 2021, South Africa’s unemployment rate was at 44%. Around 55.5% of South Africans were living in poverty. Figures show

NEWS

Analysis: More welfare or less? South Africa’s ANC confronts apartheid’s legacy

March 15, 2022March 14, 2022 The African Mirror welfare, record gross inequality, Black majority, white minority, African National Congress, poverty

SOUTH AFRICA’S ruling party is being forced to confront a problem that has bedevilled the country since apartheid ended 28

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

AfCFTA is Africa’s biggest opportunity to eradicate poverty of all forms

January 6, 2022January 5, 2022 The African Mirror ZION ADEOYE, AfCFTA, African Continental Free Trade Area, poverty

ZION ADEOYE ESTABLISHED in 2018, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), represents perhaps Africa’s biggest opportunity for the next

COVID-19

Efforts to protect the poor during COVID: how five African countries fared

December 5, 2021December 4, 2021 The African Mirror protect the poor, living in poverty, African continent, African countries, COVID-19 crisis, poverty

THE number of people living in poverty around the world is estimated to have increased by half a billion people

HEALTH

Ending malaria in Africa needs to focus on poverty: quick fixes won’t cut it

October 20, 2021October 19, 2021 The African Mirror malaria elimination, economic development, malaria, poverty

GLOBALLY more than 400,000 people die of malaria annually. Africa carries a disproportionate burden of the disease. In 2019, 94%

SCIENCE, TECH AND INNOVATION

African researchers make headway in getting decisions made based on evidence

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 The African Mirror African researchers, inequality, African countries, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines, poverty, Unemployment

THE COVID-19 pandemic has added to the challenges facing African countries, including poverty, inequality and unemployment. RUTH STEWART, Professor: Evidence-Informed

HEALTH

Malnutrition among children is rife in Nigeria. What must be done

July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 The African Mirror Nigerian children, malnutrition, poverty, public health, UNICEF

MALNUTRITION is one of the world’s major public health and development concerns. In Nigeria, the situation is dire. Currently, UNICEF

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

South African policies go some way to tackling poverty and inequality. But more is needed

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 The African Mirror inequality, black South Africans, poverty reduction, poverty, rural areas

SOUTH Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world. More than 50% of the population live in

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