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Parks do more than cool cities. They also help people work together to cope with climate change, but only if local communities help design, manage and care for them.
Solar farms can bring jobs, but the story of one South African community shows that rural residents who give up their land need more say in how benefits are shared.
Recognising African agency in colonised territories allows us to rethink borders and revise history.
New research shows northwest African communities actively shaped connections and exchange between many cultures.
New research indicates that collective forms of governance were more likely.
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.
The post GOOD PARTY CHAMPIONS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ICT HANDOVER IN SALDANHA BAY COALITION appeared first on For Good.
Literature about royal animals was used in workshops to imagine better futures.
Mopane worms are an important source of food security and cash income for some rural households.
The decision made by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) and the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) to allow Total Energies to explore offshore drilling along the West Coast is a ticking time bomb for not only our already fragile environment but also the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen.
The post TOTAL’S OFFSHORE DRILLING RISKS THOUSANDS OF LIVELIHOODS appeared first on For Good.
Madagascar’s protected area forests have 2.5km buffer zone forests surrounding them that also need urgent protection.
Strong institutions ensure that foreign investment supports sustainable growth rather than environmental decay.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns Friday evening’s (6 March) violent attack on two elderly Dutch tourists at a guest farm approximately 15 km east of Swellendam along the N2 in the direction of Riversdale. According to initial police reports, this is the second incident in the broader Southern Cape region within a week. […]
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A beetle that lays eggs inside the bark of trees has killed six baobab trees in Oman for the first time. Urgent measures are needed to stop it spreading to Africa.
“If you don’t pay the cooldrink money, your things are not going to get done”
Mangroves offer natural protection against flooding. Without them, communities are left vulnerable.
Language shapes power and words like restitution, unlike repatriation, speak directly to justice when it comes to returning cultural heritage.
An Ethiopian wolf, Africa’s most endangered carnivore, was found shot in the leg. What happened next was astonishing.
Younger South Africans who have the money to travel locally are keen on learning culturally relevant and creative skills while on holiday.
SANCO accused of threats and intimidation at MyCiTI bus depot; denies any link to extortion
South Africa’s water, energy and food crises are interconnected. Coordinated funding across all three, including community-led and blended finance, is needed.
Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households
Given its strength and capabilities, the extremist group JNIM poses an existential threat to Nigeria.
Public ponds, fountains and new reflective buildings are needed to protect Yaoundé’s people from the heat island effect.
Social media posts have triggered a rush of gold diggers