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Chris Roper

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Deputy CEO at @Code4Africa, Director: @AfricanCIR. Former Ed-in-Chief: Mail & Guardian and 24. com. Knight Fellow at ICFJ 2015-2019. #CTCity
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CHRIS ROPER: All circus, all the time

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By Chris Roper
| BusinessLIVE Verified
When Nelson Mandela turned 80 in July 1998, the world celebrated with him. There was an outpouring of congratulations, ranging from formal toasts and political tributes to mass public messages and music concerts. There was even a commemorative stamp, this being the days when South Africa actually had a reasonably functional postal service. He received these plaudits with his usual humility.
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CHRIS ROPER: Choking on the acronyms

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By Chris Roper
| BusinessLIVE Verified
If I were writing this column in Ghana, I would be facing a prison sentence. That’s because, according to Ghanaian law, anyone who identifies as an “ally” of LGBTQ+ people is guilty of a crime. This is one of the provisos of the Human Sexual Rights & Family Values Bill (2025), a new bill criminalising homosexuality and the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities that was recently approved by the Ghanaian parliament.
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CHRIS ROPER: Does vitriol put you in a bad mood?

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By Chris Roper
| BusinessLIVE Verified
All signs indicate that you, the reader of the FM, are a dying breed. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, though ironically, that’s actually one of the reasons you are a dying breed. When the 2025 Reuters Digital News Report (Reuters DNR) asked people why they are avoiding the news, one of the main answers was that it has a negative effect on their mood. And news avoidance is a growing trend.
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