Rebecca Ratcliffe

Freelance Journalist at Guardian's Global Development website.

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Sex for vaccines: Violence may mar the rollout of new experimental Ebola jab

Article Rebecca Ratcliffe - 14 Feb 2019

Women in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo are allegedly being asked for sexual favours in exchange for Ebola treatment.

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Why money earmarked to fight Ebola may have financed one man’s love life

Article Rebecca Ratcliffe - 22 Jan 2019

The World Health Organization launches an inquiry after claims of ‘legendary’ corruption, including racism and sexism.

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Schoolgirls in this country face compulsory tests for pregnancy, genital mutilation

Article Rebecca Ratcliffe - 10 Jan 2019

Girls in Kenya’s Narok County will also be made to reveal the identities of babies’ fathers.

‘After getting pregnant, you are done’: no more school for mums-to-be

Article Rebecca Ratcliffe - 14 Jul 2017

This country's president just told public schools to kick out teen mothers, tens of thousands of whom have already lost out on education.

Press Releases

Special Reports

Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

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Recycling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

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Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

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POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

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CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

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Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

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JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'