Ray Mwareya
Ray Mwareya is Africa Humanitarian Correspondent for the Global South Development Magazine and 2016 Winner of the UN Correspondents Association Media Prize. www.clippings.me/raymwareya83-
Ghost-Teachers And Fake Wages Ruin Africa’s Education, Says Report
by Ray Mwareya - Oct 27, 2017By Ray Mwareya: Nigeria had about 8,000 allegations of ghost teachers collecting salaries, or fake schools drawing funds from state coffers in the first half of 2016 alone. In South Africa, some volunteer-teachers’ wages are boosted... -
Revenue Mobilization In Africa Continues To Improve, Says New Report
by Ray Mwareya - Oct 12, 2017By Ray Mwareya The mobilization of domestic resources is improving steadily in African countries, according to new data from Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017 released today in Addis Ababa at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21... -
Free Maternity Waiting Homes – A Relief For Zimbabwe’s Poor Pregnant Women
by Ray Mwareya - Sep 18, 2017By Ray Mwareya Expensive maternity fees in Zimbabwe are a nightmare for pregnant women. In state or church clinics, where the majority of the poor give birth, charges can rise to $50 (USD) per month... -
Zimbabwe: Street Vendors Turn To Comedy To Lure Cashless Customers
by Ray Mwareya - Jul 24, 2017By Ray Mwareya Zimbabwe´s cities have some of the highest numbers of street vendors in Africa´s urban areas. A blistering competition to attract dwindling customers means vendors are adopting bizarre tactics to sell toothpaste, bathing... -
Not Mozambican, Not Zimbabwean: What Will Become Of The Babies Born In No-man’s Land?
by Ray Mwareya - Nov 28, 2016By Ray Mwareya “Dozens of women give birth in this mountain, more get miscarriages, too much dirty soil and messy food. The nearest clinic is 70km away, west in Zimbabwe, over seven river crossings. In...