Africa
Zimbabwe’s Capital Faces Growing Water Shortages Amid Infrastructure Failures
Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, is dealing with a deepening water crisis that is putting serious strain on everyday life. The Harare Residents Trust says the situation is getting harder to manage, with many neighborhoods going long stretches without dependable...
Cape Town Housing Pressures Highlight South Africa’s Longstanding Urban Inequality Problems
South Africa's housing crisis is one of those problems that just refuses to go away -- and with a population that keeps growing and a backlog stretching into the millions, finding a fix feels about as likely as striking it...
How Failing Infrastructure And Corruption are Empowering Water Mafias In South Africa’s Growing Cities
In South Africa, the water crisis isn't just about the environment anymore — crime, political dysfunction, and raw desperation have all become part of the story. In many communities, turning on a tap is less a certainty and more a...
Why Your Favorite Chocolate Bar May Taste Different Amid Global Cocoa Market Disruption
Pick up your favorite chocolate bar today, unwrap it, and take a bite. It might taste familiar… but look closer, and you may find the recipe has quietly changed without you even knowing it. The change isn’t always obvious, but...
Kenya’s Dandora Landfill: How Nairobi’s Waste Crisis Is Poisoning People and the Planet
The Dandora landfill, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, is one of Africa's biggest and most infamous open dumpsites. It was meant to be a controlled landfill when it was set up back in the late 70s, but it's been...
Toxic Spill in Zambia Highlights Longstanding Risks of Copper Mining Industry
Mining has been Zambia's economic backbone for more than a century — though it's really more of a copper backbone than gold. It's built cities, created thousands of jobs, and kept the government's coffers from running dry. The country is...
