Anders Kelto

Anders Kelto was "PRI's The World’s" Africa Correspondent, based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Africa Correspondent

Anders Kelto was PRI's The World’s Africa correspondent, formerly based in Cape Town, South Africa. His primary focus is on health and development, and he also covers breaking news, politics, and culture. He has reported on everything from medical circumcision in rural South Africa, to media reforms in Zimbabwe, to discrimination against HIV-positive pregnant women in Kenya, to the disappearance of traditional names in Ethiopia.

Students watch an immersive video at the 'Forced From Home' exhibit run by the international medical group Doctors Without Borders

At this new exhibit, you can feel what it's like to be a refugee

It's hard to imagine the life of a refugee. A new exhibit from Doctors Without Borders hopes to make it easier.

At this new exhibit, you can feel what it's like to be a refugee
Mexico's Scott Hairston (14) is out at second base as South Africa's Anthony Phillips throws to first base during the first inning of their World Baseball Classic game in Mexico City March 9, 2009.

Major League Baseball hopes that Africa's got talent

Major League Baseball hopes that Africa's got talent
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South Africans find a new hero in the fight against corruption

South Africans find a new hero in the fight against corruption
Dr. Terrie Taylor examines a child in the malaria ward of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi.

An American doctor may have solved a deadly mystery about malaria

An American doctor may have solved a deadly mystery about malaria
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Malnourished children in sub-Saharan Africa are not getting the life-saving drugs they need

Malnourished children in sub-Saharan Africa are not getting the life-saving drugs they need
Conrad Koch

A white comedian and his black puppet help South Africans talk about race

Conrad Koch is a white South African comedian with a black puppet, whose comedy often touches on race. But as one critic recently asked, is this performance just a modern form of blackface?

A white comedian and his black puppet help South Africans talk about race
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Scarred by childbirth, mothers are finding help to heal and start over

Hundreds of thousands of women in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from a complication that leaves them incontinent and often shamed after childbirth. But there's help for women to heal both physically and emotionally — and it's working for one mother in Malawi.

Scarred by childbirth, mothers are finding help to heal and start over
Frank and Miriam Kuseni are gospel artists based in Lilongwe, Malawi. They were forced to stop selling their CDs on the street.

Malawi's campaign against music piracy is trapping its own musicians

Efforts are underway in Malawi to crack down on music piracy. But for some homegrown musicians there, the crackdown might be worse than the actual piracy of their music.

Malawi's campaign against music piracy is trapping its own musicians
Oscar Pistorius enters the dock before court proceedings at the Pretoria Magistrates court in 2013.

South Africans search for a moral in the tragic tale of Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius, the South African amputee athlete who runs on high-tech blades, is about to go on trial for the murder of his girlfriend. Many in his country view the tragic case as a morality tale. But what, exactly, is the moral?

South Africans search for a moral in the tragic tale of Oscar Pistorius
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How ‘secret mothers’ make childbirth safer

In the African nation of Malawi, women often hide their pregnancies, a practice that can endanger their health. One village chief aims to end this culture of silence.

How ‘secret mothers’ make childbirth safer
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Three lessons from my year reporting on a South African high school

When reporter Anders Kelto embedded himself in a South African high school for a year, he expected to learn a lot from the experience. But there were several lessons he didn't anticipate.

Three lessons from my year reporting on a South African high school
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School Year Blog: South African high school students learn radio reporting

Over the past year, reporter Anders Kelto has profiled a public high school in Cape Town. Now, he's not the only one asking questions and holding a microphone.

School Year Blog: South African high school students learn radio reporting
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When graduating from high school, even top students need guidance

At the beginning of her senior year in high school, a South African student had big dreams. But by the end of the year, she was forced to reconsider her future.

When graduating from high school, even top students need guidance
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This is why South African schoolgirls say 'yes' to sex with sugar daddies

For years, high schools in South Africa have warned female students about the risks of dating older men. But for one girl in poverty, it is hard to say "no" to a sugar daddy.

This is why South African schoolgirls say 'yes' to sex with sugar daddies
Sive (SEE-vay), a South African high school student, enjoys his new couch.

A South African teen receives an unexpected gift from America

An American radio listener heard the story of an impoverished South African high school student and raised $1,000 to help him. How would he respond?

A South African teen receives an unexpected gift from America