WHO Must Declare Climate Change a Public Health Emergency
Climate change is an immediate threat to the world’s most vulnerable communities and people.
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Bronkhorstspruit Water Crisis: Mayor’s Admission of Negligence Not Enough
The Executive Mayor of the Tshwane Metro, Nasiphi Moya, openly accepted responsibility for negligence after the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works supplied untreated water to residents for nearly three weeks. Between 24 September and 14 October, the water supply was not treated with chlorine. Consequently, 408 people – most of them children under the age of […]
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Senegal’s Youth Olympics Legacy: Who Pays After the Games?
For the Youth Olympic Games, Senegal has relied heavily on substantial direct public funding with support from its partners.
Nigeria Faces the World’s Highest Projected Death Toll From Super El Niño Heat: What Could Save Lives
The super El Niño could cause 31,400 extra heat deaths in Nigeria alone. Heat warnings, cooling centres and worker protections could help save lives.
Public Urged to Comment on City of Cape Town’s Important Draft Animal Keeping By-Law
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is urging all Cape Town residents to take part in the public participation process on the City’s new draft Animal Keeping By-law. The proposed legislation will have a direct impact on animal owners and the broader community, and aims to grant greater powers to law enforcement officers. The draft […]
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Africa’s Rocks Hold Ancient Stories. We Need Better Ways to Document and Protect Them
Africa has some of the world’s most important geological landscapes, yet they remain under-represented in digital geoheritage research.
R57 Million Spent on ECD Buildings, but Communities Receive No Service
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme is a striking example of how millions of rand is often spent on infrastructure without reaching all the communities that were supposed to benefit. The original construction cost of the three centres amounts to approximately R57,4 million – R20 million for Vosloorus, R20 million for Eden Park […]
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DRC’s Ebola Epidemic Could Be the Worst in History: 4 Things That Could Help End It
The next phase of the response must not be about deploying more people into communities simply to deliver interventions.
Along Nigeria’s ‘Spiritual Highway’, Prayer Camps Create a New Urban Future
The vast prayer camps challenge stereotypes of Nigerian cities as chaotic, dysfunctional, and driven by religious tension.
South Africa’s Privacy Laws Are Evolving, but Vulnerable People Are Being Left Behind
Privacy protection must also be a conversation that reflects the lived realities of vulnerable communities.
Kenya’s Running Stars Attract Suspicion and Awe – Our Research Gives a More Human Picture
The real ‘secret’ of their success lies in a complex network of social mobility and connection with local communities.
Kenyans Living in Towns Are Farmers Too: What This Means for Rural Landscapes
The increasing control of rural agricultural land by urban residents has implications for rural people and spaces.
Great Zimbabwe: Debunking the Myth of Tyrants and Forced Labour
New research indicates that collective forms of governance were more likely.
Ma Vesta Smith: Why This Unsung Activist Matters 50 Years After the Soweto Uprising
She was a trusted mentor to young militants whose 1976 uprising shaped the country forever.
No International Day of Play on the Cape Flats Today
It is International Day of Play today but most of Cape Town’s children don’t have safe places to play.
Play is not a luxury. It should not be reserved for rich kids or poor kids; it is essential to all children’s physical, emotional and social development.
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ICT Handover in Saldanha Bay
On Tuesday, Deputy Executive Mayor Thyrone Williams and Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) Ricardo van der Merwe represented the GOOD party at a special municipal function held in the Council Chambers, alongside Executive Mayor Ald Marius Koen.
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Drakenstein Experiencing a Scourge of Armed Robberies in the CBD
The GOOD Party in Drakenstein is shocked, but not surprised, that Lady Grey Street; the economic centre of Paarl, has experienced its third armed robbery in less than one week.
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A Vision for Cape Town’s Future
Speech by Patricia de Lille, GOOD Leader. *Note to Editor: This speech was given during the GOOD City of Cape Town Mayoral Launch
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Iran War Is Exposing South Africa’s Dependency on Diesel: What Went Wrong
Diesel has become South Africa’s shadow infrastructure system by compensating for failures in electricity generation and freight rail.
Middelburg High School Crisis: Symptom of the Education Crisis in the Eastern Cape
The recent events at Middelburg High School, which nearly had to close due to financial difficulties, are a widespread problem in the Eastern Cape. This case is a clear example of the growing crisis facing rural schools across the province. The situation has caused significant distress and uncertainty within the community. The school was placed […]
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Informal Workers in Lagos Are Left to Cope With Devastating Floods Alone: Why Things Must Change
Floods regularly devastate Lagos’s informal workers, but traders and residents have built their own systems to adapt where the state has failed.
Agriculture in Africa: Science and Research Can’t Make an Impact Without Investment and Good Policies
Science can only change the world when societies decide to give it the means to do so.
Rights Groups Disappointed by Constitutional Court Asylum Ruling
Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger
Cape Town Users at Risk of Not Getting Vital Medicine
Streetscapes stepped in to help foot the bill for methadone costs after access issues at some centres