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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land managementSean Avery

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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

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Turkey aids Palestinian cancer patients amid Israel-Hamas conflict

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Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Astrid R.N. Haas 2 Apr 2020

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Dr Victor Oladokun 30 Mar 2020

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Simon Evans 27 Mar 2020

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

26 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Nader Habibi 25 Mar 2020

Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa

Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa

Siddharth Chatterjee 23 Mar 2020

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

Alex Broadbent and Benjamin T H Smart 23 Mar 2020

Masterclass unpacks ethics of sustainability within African fashion

Masterclass unpacks ethics of sustainability within African fashion

18 Mar 2020

#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

6 Mar 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

13 Feb 2020

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Next Generation 5 Nov 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

The 2019 Care Awards jury. Image credit: Act Responsible.

Act Responsible announces 2019 Care Awards jury

23 Sep 2019

Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Frederick Wekesah 13 Sep 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

11 Jul 2019

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 May 2019

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How marketing with CSR at its heart can change the world

Leigh Andrews 14 May 2019

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Gold mining reduces infant mortality rate

3 May 2019

World Bank unveils plan to strengthen human capital in Africa

World Bank unveils plan to strengthen human capital in Africa

12 Apr 2019

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

1 Apr 2019

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

Maroefah Smith 14 Mar 2019

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

14 Mar 2019

Zipline drone distribution centre, Rwanda.

#DesignIndaba2019: Bringing 'Wakanda' to life with life-saving drones

Louise Marsland 1 Mar 2019

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

M Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia 28 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

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Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Astrid R.N. Haas 2 Apr 2020

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Dr Victor Oladokun 30 Mar 2020

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Simon Evans 27 Mar 2020

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

26 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Nader Habibi 25 Mar 2020

Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa

Simple, fact-informed hygiene measures can help slow Covid-19 spread in Africa

Siddharth Chatterjee 23 Mar 2020

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19 could have lethal consequences

Alex Broadbent and Benjamin T H Smart 23 Mar 2020

Masterclass unpacks ethics of sustainability within African fashion

Masterclass unpacks ethics of sustainability within African fashion

18 Mar 2020

#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

#Coronavirus: WHO switches to response mode in fighting Covid-19 in Africa

6 Mar 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

13 Feb 2020

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Next Generation 5 Nov 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

The 2019 Care Awards jury. Image credit: Act Responsible.

Act Responsible announces 2019 Care Awards jury

23 Sep 2019

Slum residents were said to do less exercise because of cheap motorcycle taxis. Boris Golovnev/Shutterstock

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Frederick Wekesah 13 Sep 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

11 Jul 2019

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty

How marketing with CSR at its heart can change the world

Leigh Andrews 14 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Gold mining reduces infant mortality rate

3 May 2019

World Bank unveils plan to strengthen human capital in Africa

World Bank unveils plan to strengthen human capital in Africa

12 Apr 2019

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

1 Apr 2019

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

Maroefah Smith 14 Mar 2019

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

14 Mar 2019

Zipline drone distribution centre, Rwanda.

#DesignIndaba2019: Bringing 'Wakanda' to life with life-saving drones

Louise Marsland 1 Mar 2019

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

M Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia 28 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

Timothy Clack 29 Nov 2018

Africa to feature on Al Gore's 8th annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast

23 Nov 2018

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

Yuveshen Darmalingum 14 Sep 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018