Alex Duval Smith

Journalist, West Africa and Sahel. Senior Ochberg Fellow @dartcenter Alex Duval Smith has over 3631 followers on Twitter.

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Chad struggles to deal with influx of poorly refugees

Africa Alex Duval Smith - 5 Dec 2013

Chad has been hit by a refugee influx from Darfur and Central African Republic as well as the return of its citizens expelled from Libya.

Cissé treads a new path in Mali

Africa Alex Duval Smith - 26 Jul 2013

The only woman in Mali's presidential race is determined to connect with people on the streets.

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Mali lifts state of emergency ahead of election campaigning

Africa Alex Duval Smith - 6 Jul 2013

Mali on Saturday lifted a state of emergency to allow campaigning to begin for the first round of presidential elections scheduled for July 28.

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Lay workers on frontline in fight against child mortality in Malawi

Article Alex Duval Smith - 21 Sep 2012

Resource-lean, short of professionals and prone to food crises, Malawi doesn't look like a candidate for any of the millennium development goals.

Peter Roebuck was ‘in a state of utter despair’

Article Alex Duval Smith - 18 Nov 2011

Police were on the point of arresting Peter Roebuck on a charge of sexual assault when he apparently jumped from his Cape Town hotel window.

Dewani case: How grieving husband became suspect

Article Alex Duval Smith - 18 Feb 2011

Claims of police torture and rapid plea bargains by under-pressure crime unit raise questions over Anni Dewani murder.

Sticking it to ’em

Article Alex Duval Smith - 4 Feb 2011

African youth are trading in their guns for sticks, as a rural pursuit once seen as backward enjoys a revival in townships.

Mugabe being helped by diamond industry

Article Alex Duval Smith - 30 Jan 2011

The global diamond industry has controversially cleared the way for President Robert Mugabe's regime to raise millions of dollars from exports.

The last best hope of Lesotho, a small country in big trouble

Article Alex Duval Smith - 8 Jun 2010

On the mountain of the night in the kingdom in the sky, just space -- no gimmicks -- at Southern African tourism's final frontier.

Wallace and Gromit give hope to Cape Town youths

Article Alex Duval Smith - 6 Apr 2010

Wallace and Gromit are taking on their most ambitious adventure yet: bringing animation skills to one of South Africa's most violent townships.

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SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Specia Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

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The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

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TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

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The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

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Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

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SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs

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Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art