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Bill Corcoran

Bill Corcoran

South Africa Correspondent

Journalist Bill Corcoran has been living and working in Africa since January 2005 when he decided to leave Ireland to become a foreign correspondent.

He first began to write for the Irish Times as South Africa correspondent at this time and he can predominately be found in its foreign pages.

Currently based in Cape Town, he travels extensively across the continent to report on politics, current affairs and humanitarian issues, among other things.

On occasion he can also be heard on Irish and UK radio, including RTE, Newstalk, Today FM and the BBC, where he talks about African issues of the day.

South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma. His government’s 25 per cent stake in INMSA would significantly increase its overall stake in South Africa’s media and is likely to raise concerns regarding excessive state influence in the sector. Photograph: Reuters
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Members of the South Africa National Defence Force carry the remains of 13 members who were killed in the Central African Republic. The handover of the bodies took place at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria. Photograph: Reuters
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