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Thubelihle, a township in Mpumalanga, appears unremarkable on a map -- until the layers are added: coal plants, population density, lack of healthcare and clouds of ash. It's here that our ...
Extended Producer Responsibility laws changed South Africa's packaging industry, exposing both the promise and pitfalls of producer-led waste reform. As textile waste increases, the sector faces ...
Using Google Earth Engine, Daily Maverick layered satellite-derived pollution exposure data with indicators of vulnerability, including poverty, lack of healthcare access and proximity to emissions ...
In part 2 of Daily Maverick's mapping project on air pollution, we see and hear from community members in Thubelihle, Mpumalanga.
Ethiopians right to life is in a "critical" state due to the combined effects of ongoing armed conflicts, natural disasters, and a near-total breakdown of public services, according to the latest ...
The Constituency for Africa (CFA), a Washington DC advocacy group founded by Melvin Foote in 1990, has issued the U.S.
Guest Column - Every four years, a new U.S. administration brings with it a reshuffling of global priorities. Africa is often ...
Le projet de monnaie unique de la CEDEAO, l'Eco, a été annoncé pour 2027. Cette initiative vise à créer une union monétaire ...
The population in El Fasher faces starvation and humanitarian needs continue to escalate as access to the besieged city has been cut off despite WFP's scale up across Sudan ...
Neony Market Agents has joined Joburg Market to connect small-scale farmers with formal produce buyers and financial help. The agency signed a three-year mentorship deal with Dapper Market Agents to ...
Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, has condemned the viral video depicting a schoolgirl being assaulted.
The Somali Ministry of Defence has said about 70 Al-Shabaab fighters were killed in a joint military operation carried out by ...