Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary) header
Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary) profile picture

Hillary Orinde

@OrindeHillary

Loves news. I love what I do. Southern Africa reporter @AFP. Ex Nairobi. Powered by milk 🥛 and chapati.

 Johannesburg
afp.com/en
Joined June 2011
  • Tweets20.2K
  • Following613
  • Followers3.2K
1.6KMedia
Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)Photo by Hillary Orinde (@OrindeHillary)
Let me fall if I must fall. The person I become will catch me.
1
25
85
The ANC's worst election result ever. Just 30.76%. What a drop. #LGE2026Results
Image from Jeanette Chabalala 🇿🇦 (@J_chabalala)
2
3
314
South Africa's @MYANC slumps to 30.76% of votes in worst-ever election result: electoral commission
1
1
99
Hillary Orinde retweeted
Modern Ghana (@modernghanaweb) profile picture
Modern Ghana
@modernghanawebNov 7
Five takeaways from South Africa municipal vote modernghana.com/news/1542666…
Five takeaways from South Africa municipal vote

Five takeaways from South Africa municipal vote

South Africa's long-dominant African National Congress, tarnished by years of corruption scandals, is on course for its worst electoral setback yet as results come in from local government elections .

modernghana.com
1
100
Cinq enseignements à tirer des élections municipales en Afrique du Sud @afpfr information.tv5monde.com/afr…
Cinq enseignements à tirer des élections municipales en Afrique du Sud

Cinq enseignements à tirer des élections municipales en Afrique du Sud

Afrique

information.tv5monde.com
1
44
Here are five things to know from from South Africa's municipal vote which have proved a pivotal test for @MYANC. ✍🏾 by your truly and @J_chabalala for @AFP. #LGE2026 #wozalge2026 iol.co.za/news/south-africa/…
Five takeaways from South Africa's 2026 local government elections

Five takeaways from South Africa's 2026 local government elections

South Africa's long-dominant African National Congress, tarnished by years of corruption scandals, is on course for its worst electoral setback yet as results come in from local government elections.

iol.co.za
2
2
168
Hillary Orinde retweeted
Bloomberg (@business) profile picture
Bloomberg
@businessNov 5
Kenya allegedly spent $900 million more than it should have for a Chinese-built railway because of rampant corruption, fraud and graft bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
World Bank Says Corruption Cost Kenya $900 Million on Railway

World Bank Says Corruption Cost Kenya $900 Million on Railway

Kenya allegedly spent $900 million more than it should have for a Chinese-built railway because of rampant corruption, fraud and graft in one of the flagship projects of Beijing’s Belt and Road...

bloomberg.com
223
2,035
313
4,886
570,275
South African President @CyrilRamaphosa has said that Democrats' routing of Republicans in the US midterm elections could help thaw strained relations between Pretoria and Washington.
1
2
198
Go out and vote South Africa! #LGE2026
Jeanette Chabalala 🇿🇦 (@J_chabalala) profile pictureJeanette Chabalala 🇿🇦@J_chabalalaNov 4
Guys, not voting is nothing to be proud of. You can't keep complaining about the state of your municipalities, the lack of service delivery and things not working, but then choose not to vote. Please DO BETTER!!!!! Go out and vote. #LGE2026
1
1
231
South Africans vote today in a closely watched #LGE2026, with parties battling for control of major cities in a contest expected to offer a measure of the national mood before the next national polls. @AFP is on the ground in every major city, covering every moment of the vote.
3
4
207
#BREAKING US to exclude South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA.
2
3
269
Africa's latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 5,300 people, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to @AfricaCDC.
1
181
Hillary Orinde retweeted
Aly-Khan Satchu (@alykhansatchu) profile picture
Aly-Khan Satchu@alykhansatchuNov 2
Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, will all house more than 10 million people, the generally accepted definition of a megacity. Luanda’s population may top 20 million. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Luanda Set to Topple Lagos as Africa Boasts More Megacities

Luanda Set to Topple Lagos as Africa Boasts More Megacities

Sub-Saharan Africa is set to host five megacities by 2050 and Lagos is likely to be overtaken by Angola’s Luanda as the continent’s biggest metropolis.

bloomberg.com
1
2
1
5
2,290
US has approved the generic version of breakthrough HIV prevention shot lenacapavir
88
Kenya’s year-on-year inflation rose to 7.3% in October, up from 6.8% in September. The last time inflation reached this level was in July 2023. reuters.com/world/africa/ken…
Kenya's inflation rises to highest level in more than three years

Kenya's inflation rises to highest level in more than three years

Kenya's inflation rose in October ​to its highest level in more ‌than three years due to a faster rate of price increases of food items, ​transport and housing, the statistics office ​said on Friday.

reuters.com
2
2
80
Hillary Orinde retweeted
Bronwen Roberts (@BronwenAFP) profile picture
Bronwen Roberts@BronwenAFPOct 30
Service delivery failures are a major theme of South Africa's November 4 local government elections @afp yahoo.com/news/world/article…
Basic services, fading loyalties loom over South Africa's vote

Basic services, fading loyalties loom over South Africa's vote

Ntombekhaya Makeleni stopped using the communal toilets in her Cape Town neighbourhood after a group of men tried to force their way in as she was inside one day before dawn.The lack of a decent...

yahoo.com
3
116
Hillary Orinde retweeted
Dylan Gamba (@dylangamba) profile picture
Dylan Gamba@dylangambaOct 30
Au moins 14 personnes ont été tuées, dont des enfants, dans plusieurs frappes de drones jeudi sur un camp de déplacés situé à environ 400 km de la capitale éthiopienne, Addis Abeba, dans la région de l'Amhara (nord), ont affirmé vendredi trois témoins #AFP
3
1
241
Gen Fannie Masemola says they have identified 331 high-risk voting stations across the country. KwaZulu-Natal has the highest number of high-risk voting stations, with 165 identified across the province. #Elections #KZN
1
7
1
4
625
JUST IN: Acting Police Minister has submitted a Cabinet memorandum proposing the appointment of Lieut-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as the national head of the Hawks.
Image from Jeanette Chabalala 🇿🇦 (@J_chabalala)
4
5
333
Volkswagen makes 5.8-bn-euro loss as Chinese competition bites
77
Hillary Orinde retweeted
Noé Michalon (@nmchl) profile picture
Noé Michalon@nmchlOct 21
🚨 After withdrawing from the race for the UN SG position, former Senegal president Macky Sall will actually seek the presidency of the Francophonie int'l organisation. africaintelligence.com/west-…
Senegal • Macky Sall eyes race for the OIF presidency - 21/10/2026 - Africa Intelligence

Senegal • Macky Sall eyes race for the OIF presidency - 21/10/2026 - Africa Intelligence

SENEGAL | Having withdrawn from the race for the post of UN Secretary-General, former Senegalese President Macky Sall could formally announce his candidacy for the leadership of the International...

africaintelligence.com
2
1
8
851
Load more