Jonathan Watts

Jonathan Watts works from Bristol, England. Copywriter, Classics MA and author. Bristol, books, gigs, dogs. Jonathan Watts has over 100 followers on Twitter.

Great party, shame about the legacy

Article Jonathan Watts - 28 Apr 2016

Despite a frightening list of problems there is confidence that Rio will be ready for the Olympic Games – but long-term benefits are in doubt.

Rousseff’s supporters play for time

Article Jonathan Watts - 21 Apr 2016

The beleagured Workers’ Party believes people will tire quickly of the opposition leaders.

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Dilma Rousseff: Brazilian congress votes to impeach president

Article Jonathan Watts - 18 Apr 2016

Government concedes after lower house overwhelmingly backs move to remove Rousseff, who now faces vote in senate.

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Brazil’s games are in a ‘bad phase’

Article Jonathan Watts - 15 Feb 2016

Six months before Rio de Janeiro hosts the next Olympics, the country is struggling with a Zika epidemic and political and economic woes

Bomb victims seek a world with no nukes

Article Jonathan Watts - 6 Aug 2015

Survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks are campaigning to halt Brazil's nuclear plans.

Peru hostages rescued after 25 years

Article Jonathan Watts - 30 Jul 2015

The 13 adults and 26 children had been used as slaves in remote mountain communities.

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Maradona echoes approval for the arrests of Fifa’s ‘old bastards!’

Article Jonathan Watts - 28 May 2015

From Diego Maradona’s delight to the denials of regional football bosses, Latin America has lapped up the unfolding Fifa corruption scandal.

Child (10) denied an abortion

Article Jonathan Watts - 7 May 2015

“The first step that should be taken in pregnancies of girls under 13 should be an abortion,” say activists.

Odds stacked against Brazil leader

Article Jonathan Watts - 31 Oct 2014

Dilma Rousseff goes into her second term facing greater challenges than her first time around.

Will Brazilians say Neves again?

Article Jonathan Watts - 23 Oct 2014

The left has run the country since 2003, but now is presented with a very real threat from the conservative elite.

People’s cup but politician’s stage

Article Jonathan Watts - 10 Jul 2014

The 2014 World Cup has seen unprecedented levels of outrage and debate over poverty, Fifa, commercialism … and occasionally football.

Brazil’s ‘chainsaw queen’ has axe to grind

Article Jonathan Watts - 8 May 2014

The rise of powerful politician Katia Abreu, who disregards green issues, has alarmed Brazilian environmentalists.

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

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SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special 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