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Month: Apr 2019

Malawi is testing a new malaria vaccine. But it’s still early days

30th Apr 2019 Faith Osier 0

Malaria is a leading cause of death and illness around the world. Over 200 million cases are reported every year, and more than 400 000 people die. More […]

Sudan: the symbolic significance of the space protesters made their own

29th Apr 2019 Amira Osman 0

Where there is revolution, there’s a central gathering point – just think of Egypt’s Tahrir Square, Taksim Square in Istanbul and Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunisia. They all captured the […]

Why women’s involvement is so vital to water projects’ success – or failure

26th Apr 2019 Dalia Saad 0

When thinking about water management, gender is probably the last thing on many people’s minds. But in fact, the whole process of water management – […]

Freedom Day in South Africa – a reminder of unfinished business

25th Apr 2019 Henning Melber 0

South Africans celebrate Freedom Day on April 27 every year to mark the country’s first democratic elections in 1994. A quarter of a century later, though, questions […]

Shack dwellers and the politics of floods

24th Apr 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

According to Mqapheli Bonono of Abahlali baseMjondolo it will take the people living in informal settlements in Durban the longest time to get their lives back together again.

Nigerian universities are suffering from neglect. Why this should stop

23rd Apr 2019 Isaac Adebayo Adeyemi 0

The level of funding of the education sector has been recognised as one of the major factors that contribute to quality education. This, in turn, determines growth […]

What young Zambians have to say about making farming more attractive

22nd Apr 2019 Thomas Daum 0

Africa has the youngest population of any continent – 60% are under age 25. While this has evoked both hope and fear, it is clear that […]

How portrayal of protest in South Africa denigrates poor people

18th Apr 2019 Steven Friedman 0

Poor people in South Africa often feel that the only way they can be heard is to protest. The past few days have shown that not […]

Sowing the seeds of peace in South Sudan

17th Apr 2019 Equal Times 0

Almost a month to go ahead of the traditional rainy season in Gbudue State, 430 kilometres west of South Sudan’s capital city of Juba, smallholder […]

Protestors and City of Cape Town Mayor agree on way forward on high water bills

16th Apr 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Protesting Khayelitsha residents had to wait hours to be addressed by the City of Cape Town mayor after responses they got from his delegation proved unsatisfactory.

Cyclone Idai is over – but its health effects will be felt for a long time

15th Apr 2019 Kerrigan McCarthy Lucille Blumberg 0

People in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe have started trying to rebuild their lives after the devastation wrought by Cyclone Idai. Southern Malawi and Mozambique were already […]

For us, by us: Amsterdam’s life-saving transgender clinic

12th Apr 2019 Equal Times 0

Before the doors open Alejandra has already laid out a loaf of bread, cheese slices, some hummus as well as a bottle of dry white […]

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