Dar es Salaam’s new rapid bus system won international acclaim – but it excludes the poor
Split into six phases, DART has triggered a major overhaul of the city’s road infrastructure—by its completion, 137km of new roads will have been built.
Johannesburg
Anxiety in Johannesburg: New views on a global south city
Anxiety in Johannesburg is nothing new. Despite its intermittent glamour, the city has always felt unstable for those who live in it. South Africa’s largest and wealthiest urban centre, it is also deeply unequal and striated by the spatial markers of apartheid.
Corporate activism is more than a marketing gimmick
Recently, big businesses like Amazon, Apple, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Nike and Uber have all pledged contributions to advocacy organizations focused on racial equality and criminal justice reform. This is another example of corporate activism.
Advertising
Advertising campaigns: What you don’t see
Research shows that advertising agencies and clients act opportunistically both before and after the signing of a contract.
Netflix
What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means
Is Netflix going to transform Nollywood? And how significant will its impact on the Nigerian film industry be?
Dimming the sun could reduce future drought risk in Cape Town – but there’s a catch
Solar geoengineering is highly controversial and is often framed as a stop-gap measure to decrease climate change impacts and buy more time to reduce emissions.
kanye west
What is bipolar disorder, the condition Kanye West lives with?
Untreated bipolar disorder can have adverse effects on a person’s life, including on their relationships and capacity to participate in society. But the condition can be treated.
Legal audit
Legal audits: Antidote to corporate legal risks
Legal auditing is the interrogation of an entity’s documentation, policies, processes, and operating procedures, to ascertain compliance with prevailing legal requirements.
Air pollution
African countries need more air quality data – and sharing it unlocks its benefits
To tackle the problem of poor air quality and its effect on people’s health, it’s necessary to understand how much air pollution people are exposed to. This is achieved through air quality monitoring.
Lessons from around the world on fighting Covid’s second wave
The World Health Organization stresses the importance of not just identifying cases, but following them up and giving support. They estimate that on average each case needs three days of work from the testing and tracing team.
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