Mercedes Sayagues

Mercedes Sayagues works from Pretoria, South Africa. Journalist, editor, media trainer Mercedes Sayagues has over 121 followers on Twitter.

‘Technology is not for women’

Africa Mercedes Sayagues - 13 Jul 2018

Women, especially the poor, face innumerable obstacles when they try to access technology

Tedros aims to turn the WHO around

Africa Mercedes Sayagues - 8 Jun 2018

Good things are being said about the World Health Organisation since Ethiopia’s man came on board

Maputo: A rich culture is the best currency

Article Mercedes Sayagues - 16 Oct 2014

Infrastructure is abysmal in Maputo, toilets stink, events start late but the cultural scene is lively and diverse, writes Mercedes Sayagues.

Comoros: The crazy, remote art biennale that rocks

Article Mercedes Sayagues - 26 Jun 2014

A new festival of contemporary arts is shaking up the Comoros with provocative works that confront the island nation's fraught post-colonial history.

Bhekisisa on the cutting edge in Mpumalanga

Article Mercedes Sayagues - 15 May 2014

Mpumalanga-based journalists discovered a new circumcision device, called PrePex, at a Bhekisisa media training event on Monday.

Quick expansion of medical circumcision brings challenges – study

Article Mercedes Sayagues - 6 May 2014

Researchers say the increase in male medical circumcision services should go hand in hand with a plan to maintain quality, according to a study.

State terrorism strikes at Zim?s heart

Article Mercedes Sayagues - 2 Feb 2001

STATE terrorism has escalated in Zimbabwe with Sunday's bomb attack on the independent newspaper, the Daily News. Only the Zimbabwe Corps of Engineers and...

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Touching lives through innovation

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

Africa has a high youth population that adapts to technology quickly, and this phenomenon is something which should be taken advantage of

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Festive Reading

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

In The Whistleblowers, Mandy Wiener talks to a wide range of the people who have revealed corruption and malfeasance in government and business

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Centre for Women & Gender Studies

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The CWGS aims to resuscitate the histories of African women from all walks of life in an intellectual cleansing/ukuhlambulula of her story

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Greening the Future

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The awards are a way of encouraging progress and celebrating those who wake up every day and work to make this country a better more sustainable place

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Failing to learn the lessons? The impact of Covid-19 on a Broken and Unequal Education System

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

If the president was serious about fixing basic education, he would appoint his most competent minister with a powerful mandate to start fixing it

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National Science and Technology Forum

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

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Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa

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Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Massive discounts on hot cloud services are on offer along with special coupons and other privileges, but hurry, supplies are limited!