On the road with Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa beans
It’s 8.40pm. A strong wind blows across the dark night sky, whistling through the large trees that protrude from the canopy formed by cocoa trees. […]
Landless
Khayelitsha streets still littered with debris a week after protest
Two Khayelitsha based organisations accuse the City of Cape Town of discrimination in the way it provides services.
In Kenya, women bear the brunt as mechanisation wipes out tea sector jobs
On a cool Tuesday evening in Kapkugerwet village in Kenya’s Kericho County, Lucy Cheres puts a tea basket on her hunched back and heads out […]
Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the COVID-19 response
When a pandemic hits, questions that immediately arise include what impact there will be on public health, the economy and other aspects of society. Another […]
Understanding the era of emotion
Less than three finger-widths, around four or five centimetres, separate the neocortex from the amygdala: our reason and our emotions. For centuries, thinkers and poets […]
India’s farmers won’t stop protesting until Modi’s unfair agricultural reforms are repealed
Narayan Gaikwad has sent 250 postcards to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and intends to send 300 more. Written meticulously, he wants to draw attention […]
2020 review
To round off the year, here are just a few snippets of stories Elitsha overed this year.
No water for rural poor in a time of pandemic
Covid-19 and the lockdown has exacerbated poverty and inequalities in the rural areas of South Africa.
Child and Youth centres in Khayelitsha starved of support amid pandemic
Children’s homes and youth centres worried about not having the access to food during the pandemic.
Despite reforms, patriarchal systems continue to hinder land ownership by African women
Despite recent advancements in land reforms across Africa, women and girls are still hugely disadvantaged, according to a recent meeting of experts. The 2020 Africa Land […]
In desperate search of disposal sites for its nuclear waste, Japan offers poisonous grants to two small villages
One morning in September, 87-year-old retiree Masao Takimoto was reading the newspaper in his house in Kamoenai when a news story captured his attention, ruined […]
Residents of newly occupied settlements demand basic services
Residents of newly occupied areas in Cape Town struggle to maintain a dignified life without water, electricity and sanitation services.
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