The team
Who reports for AfricaTimes
Land, water and the communities that depend on them; mobile payments, startup funding, fuel prices and exchange rates; public health and the research coming out of African universities: these are the beats our writers follow across the continent.
Environment and society writer
Nomvula Dlamini
Nomvula Dlamini taught geography in Durban secondary schools for almost two decades before turning to journalism in her forties. She writes about the environment, land and water use, and the way communities organise around them, with a regular eye on culture and society. She sings in a church choir and has never missed a rehearsal for a deadline.
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Breaking news and tech reporter
Joseph Mwangi
Joseph Mwangi started out writing product reviews for a tech blog while studying statistics in Nairobi. He now handles breaking news for Africa Times, along with technology and the economy: mobile payments, startup funding, fuel prices and exchange rates. He plays five-a-side football every Thursday and keeps the league table himself.
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Science and public health reporter
Kwame Asante
Kwame Asante trained as a laboratory technician in Kumasi and spent six years running quality control for a water utility before moving into reporting. At Africa Times he covers science and public health, with a focus on research produced by African universities and on how clinical trials are run on the continent. He keeps a vegetable plot on his roof in Accra and reports on its failures to anyone who asks.
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