Africa's Female Journalists Use Radio to Dispel Coronavirus Fake News and Sexism

In different African countries, female radio hosts are using their shows to reach rural areas and fight COVID-19 myths

JOHANNESBURG - From rural villages in Malawi to the war-torn streets of north-west Cameroon, rising numbers of female radio hosts are taking to the air to dispel fake news and myths about the novel coronavirus whilst also tackling sexism.

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