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Ryan Brown

Johannesburg

Reporter, Writer and Editor at Freelance

Non-tweeting reporter and writer in Johannesburg, South Africa. Also Africa editor for @csmonitor. Pitch me: brownr at https://t.co/dhouWQLVgs

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Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | bcattv.org | Ryan Brown

    May 22, 2025 Volunteers Place Flags at Veterans’ Graves for Memorial Day2025-05-222025-05-22/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo.jpgBurlington Access TVhttps://bcattv.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/flag-placement.jpg200px200px The Burlington Veterans Service Office had volunteers place flags on Veterans’ graves for the upcoming Memorial Day Ceremony. VIDEO

  • 3 weeks ago | csmonitor.com | Ryan Brown

    The shot is low and hard, grazing the keeper’s fingertips before the ball slots neatly into the back of the net. Cheers erupt from the sidelines, and a vuvuzela sounds its long, gooselike honk. The goal-scorer’s teammates pull her into a sweaty, euphoric group hug. The scene could be from just about any recent rec soccer game in South Africa, except for one thing. Every player on the field is eligible for a senior discount. A few are in grasping distance of age 80.

  • 1 month ago | bcattv.org | Ryan Brown

    April 18, 2025 Burlington Hockey Alumni Reunite2025-04-182025-04-18/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo.jpgBurlington Access TVhttps://bcattv.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/atricletumnbail.jpg200px200px Burlington hockey players young and old gather for the 27th annual alumni hockey game. VIDEO

  • 1 month ago | npr.org | Ryan Brown

    The French team Les Reines du Foot (dressed in red and white, they call themselves the "queens of soccer") take on the green-and-white-clad Vuka Soweto team (Vuka means "wake up" in Zulu) from South Africa's Johannesburg township. Les Reines du Foot went to lengths to fundraise for their trip to Tzaneen — from selling crepes at markets to posing nude for a calendar.

  • 1 month ago | northernpublicradio.org | Ryan Brown

    The players are women over 50. The oldest this year is 87. They took the field in South Africa for their "World Cup." One team was crowned the winner but all the players consider themselves champions. Copyright 2025 NPR

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