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George Philipas

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Cape Town, Johannesburg
As seen in: Medium, TimesLIVE, Cyprus Mail, Business Day, Daily Dispatch (South Africa)
Covers:  Social, Economic, Conflict, Human Interest, Economic, Data and Finance journalism
Doesn't Cover: Fashion, Lifestyle
There are only three things you truly have to worry about… rising debt, global conflict and climate change…. the rest is just noise…. Freelancer out of Joburg

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George Philipas’s Biography

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On completion of a postgraduate diploma in Photojournalism in 2001 (including a comprehensive writing component under the esteemed tutelage of Sue Dawson), I have lived and worked from the African Continent since 2004, first in Nairobi and currently in Cape Town.

I have deep and varied international journalistic experience that extends to various mediums in the industry, including feature writing, documentary-making and photojournalism. I have developed an expansive range of contacts througho…

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The Cape 1000 is Africa's answer to the Mille Miglia - Detour

The Cape 1000 is Africa's answer to the Mille Miglia - Detour

At the foot of the iconic flat-top Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town, a group of excited, mainly male, spo…

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GEORGE PHILIPAS | For its own good, SA must take the regional lead against Russia

GEORGE PHILIPAS | For its own good, SA must take the regional lead against Russia

Russia's relationship with Africa, especially its use of disinformation campaigns, is a threat to the contine…

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GEORGE PHILIPAS: Russian-Ukrainian war might be the boon SA has been waiting for

GEORGE PHILIPAS: Russian-Ukrainian war might be the boon SA has been waiting for

We are well positioned to step into the metals and minerals gap that might arise due to sanctions

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GEORGE PHILIPAS: Infrastructure spending in Africa is at a crossroads

GEORGE PHILIPAS: Infrastructure spending in Africa is at a crossroads

Despite the current pandemic-induced malaise, there are enough reasons to be cautiously optimistic for levels…

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GEORGE PHILIPAS: Failures show SA companies should reconsider African strategy

GEORGE PHILIPAS: Failures show SA companies should reconsider African strategy

Faults do not bode well for future success and could contribute to downfall of AfCFTA

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Greece's new foreign policy drive: First-hand accounts from the Greek community in Libya

Greece's new foreign policy drive: First-hand accounts from the Greek community in Libya

The article gives a comprehensive overview of Greek foreign policy in Libya through the eyes of those on the …

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Edward Akufo-Addo - Brother to the ex-President - And his undeclared ties to a renewable clean energy company in Ghana and its offshore investment vehicle - George Philipas

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In October 2021, Edward Akufo-Addo, brother to the then President Nana Akufo-Addo and current leader of the Opposition, became a shareholder of  Village Corp Holdings Ltd, an offshore entity registered in Mauritius;  VCH is the investment vehicle for a renewable energy company in Ghana, Village Corps Ghana (VCG), that is trying to build a 40MW biomass power plant near Nsutem.
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South Africa’s Foreign Policy is failing its people. Part 2

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How a country with a population around 5 times and an economy 30 times smaller managed to outmanoeuvre South Africa, pushing it to the fringes of the continent’s affairs at the worst possible moment.
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South Africa’s Foreign Policy is failing its people Part 1

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How China and the West have distracted South Africa from its one real chance for economic growth to break out of its cycle of inequality and poverty The recent Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit held 4th and 6th September 2024 in Beijing was widely pitched as a success for South Africa. Bathing the country with international attention as the BRICS summit in August 2023 and held in Johannesburg itself, had also done before it.
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