These are the world's five biggest slums | World Economic Forum
19 DFómh 2016 · Here's a glimpse at the world's five biggest slums: Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa Population: 400,000 According to the 2011 Census, the townships of Khayelitsha …
Cape Town almost ran out of water. Here's how it averted the crisis
23 Lún 2019 · Crisis averted… for now By changing a city’s habits, along with the welcome return of some rain, Cape Town managed to avert the worst of the water scarcity crisis. However, the …
These drone images capture South Africa's dramatic inequality
24 Meith 2016 · In South African cities space is historical and emotional. A new photo series by an American living in Cape Town captures the dramatic inequality of South Africa’s most …
Cape Town shows how other cities could limit climate change …
31 Lún 2021 · In South Africa, Cape Town was the most congested city in 2017 – precipitated by the failure of the urban rail network maintained and operated by the South African national …
'Stigma follows us': Cape Town's homeless, transgender women …
7 Samh 2019 · South Africa Cape Town - Beneath a bridge in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstock, a strung-together network of blankets serves as a refuge for a group of women …
8 key steps to fix South Africa’s migration policy
4 Meith 2015 · The World Economic Forum on Africa 2015 takes place in Cape Town, South Africa from 3-5 June. Author: Ann Bernstein is executive director, Centre for Development and …
Meet the imam of Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque
4 Beal 2017 · The People's Mosque in Africa’s southern-most city, Cape Town, is no ordinary place of worship. Through its doors pass local Muslims who all have an unusual trait in common: the …
South African vacuum cleaner is cleaning microplastic from …
23 Samh 2020 · The Enviro Buggy vacuum cleaner sieves out microplastics and picks up normal, larger pieces of rubbish on a beach in Cape Town, South Africa. The same work would take …
3 ways to tackle road safety in the Global South
18 Márta 2024 · A road safety event in Cape Town highlighted that Africa has the highest number per capita of road fatalities. Here are three ways to improve road safety.
These are the 5 biggest risks facing sub-Saharan Africa this year
3 MFómh 2019 · As the World Economic Forum on Africa gets underway this week in Cape Town, a new report – The Sub-Saharan Africa Risks Landscape – is set to be unveiled.