Congolese refugees in Uganda are banding together to make a life outside the ‘diseased’ state refugee camps.
With its boda bodas,vibrant nightlife and top cuisine,it sure is full of fun for a city known more as a way station than a destination.
Mara Kardas-Nelson ate and drank and walked her way through a gloriously hot, sticky and beautifully unhurried mess.
Residents of all different backgrounds fear that the Bo-Kaap will be left behind if the community does not have forceful collective representation.
The city that remains abuzz from morning until night,leaves you wanting more as it has too much to soak up in a short amount of time.
A silicon ring, currently being tested in trials across Africa, could be the new way to prevent HIV infection in women.
Young South Africans do not perceive themselves to be at risk of contracting HIV, which make calls for innovative education more urgent.
Through frank interviews, the documentary refrains from being didactic, but opens up discussion among men.
Inadequate training is a barrier to successfully preventing TB infection in HIV patients.
Effective solutions for dealing with the country’s massive acid mine drainage problems exist, but the question is who should finance the way out.
The move away from dependence on oil has created a resurgence of interest in using coal to power our jobs, homes and lives.
Headlines of unpaid miners matched with new BMWs for owners has pegged the leadership of Aurora as the bad boys in mining.
Mine waste is everywhere. From cities to towns to farms to nature reserves, polluted water and air have landed on the doorsteps of millions of people.
Second in a series of stories in which we explores AMD in SA, this week’s focus is on gold mining and communities that live with its after-effects.
Second in a series of stories in which we explores AMD in SA, this week’s focus is on gold mining and communities that live with its after-effects.
Much of Potgeiter’s energy is wrapped up in anger. After buying a peat farm, Potgeiter began to worry about reports of acid mine drainage.
Millions of South Africans must cope with mine dumps, shafts, dust, and polluted water left in the wake of decades of uncapped mining.
Acid mine drainage has bubbled into the public consciousness. But exactly what it means and how we need to deal with it remains murky.
Concerns that Jo’burg and the Cradle of Humankind will soon be flooded with acid mine drainage have been central to discussions for months.
One of the most abundant heavy metals in the earth’s crust, uranium is a known radiological element and toxin.
