Erin Conway-Smith
GlobalPost
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, GP, South Africa
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Past articles by Erin:
Uber is expanding in Africa — and so are anti-Uber protests
In Nairobi this week, an Uber driver's car was torched. Again. → Read More
How ‘rescuing’ Swaziland’s elephants triggered controversy about US zoos
The zoos called it a rescue mission. Many conservationists disagree. → Read More
The Hague finally convicts someone for using rape as a weapon of war
What took so long? → Read More
A shortlist of Canadian women who deserve to be on a bank note
So many amazing candidates. → Read More
American fast-food chains are invading Africa
Five years ago, Ivory Coast was in a civil war. Now residents of its economic capital can get a Whopper Jr. with fries (hold the pickle). → Read More
Meet the Donald Trump of South African politics
He's loud, brash and flashy, and people either love him or hate him. → Read More
Mozambique fears a return to war
The country had defied its traumatic past, but an escalating political crisis is threatening its future. → Read More
Albinos are still regularly hunted and killed for their body parts
There's a lucrative trade in albino body parts, which are sold for use in witchcraft in Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique. → Read More
Why Mad Max caused actual fury in the world's oldest desert
Residents and environmentalists say the Oscar-lavished film crew damaged the fragile desert ecosystem in Namibia. → Read More
South Africa's college protests are out of control
One university was forced to close after students set fire to several buildings. → Read More
Elephants trampling your crops? Release the bees
Yes, bees. → Read More
Why a Ugandan opposition leader has been arrested 5 times this month
Kizza Besigye, detained repeatedly over the past week, says that recent elections were rigged. → Read More
Open your wallet — it's Robert Mugabe's birthday
It's that time of year again, when poor people pay for the Zimbabwean president's lavish birthday bash. → Read More
Will Uganda's 'Museveni babies' vote out the only president they've ever known?
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is unapologetically seeking a fifth term in office. → Read More
Rwanda wants to kick out all its Burundi refugees
This is Rwanda's reaction after the UN and US accused it of arming refugees to help in attacks against the Burundian government. → Read More
South Africa is still dealing with the unresolved horrors of apartheid
Nokuthula Simelane was kidnapped, tortured and disappeared by apartheid police in 1983. Her family is still fighting for justice. → Read More
You can get a college scholarship for being a virgin in South Africa
There is a strict condition to the Maiden's Bursary Award: the young women must be virgins. There are tests, of course. → Read More
South Africa’s extreme drought is bad for hippos, pretty great for lions
Matador is a travel and lifestyle brand redefining travel media with cutting edge adventure stories, photojournalism, and social commentary. → Read More
South Africa's extreme drought is bad for hippos, pretty great for lions
Kruger National Park rangers are warning that tourists may see wild animals suffering in the weeks ahead. → Read More
10 million African children are now obese or overweight
It's a familiar story: As more families move to the city, children get less physical exercise and eat more sugary and fatty foods. → Read More