Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa

HIV/AIDS is still haunting South Africa, though it stopped making international headlines about two decades ago. The situation is better than it was, but there is still room for improvement.

Start-ups

“Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not”

MEST Ghana trains young high-tech entrepreneurs and promotes African talents

Social entrepreneur

Enlightening the young generation

In spite of financial constraints, Frank Masanta is running the school for disadvantaged children in Lusaka, Zambia

Health

A weakened fight against AIDS

Zimbabwe’s effort to fight HIV/AIDS is suffering major setbacks due to a worsening economy

Employers

Advocating for the private sector

Liberian business leaders want their government to tackle specific challenges

Diabetes

Causes and complications

Why people develop diabetes and what complications they face

Chronic disease

Silent epidemic

Diabetes is one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide and has an enormous impact on the Global South

Labour market

Why small-business owners find formalisation unattractive

In Mozambique, for every person working in the formal sector, there are ten in the informal sector

Our view

Enterprising people with great ideas

If humanity is to develop in a sustainable way, we must create gainful employment for the millions of young people

Culture clash

Grave diggers burden bereaved families

While bereaved families mourn, some grave diggers in Malawi add to their woes by imposing late-payment penalties

Global environment

Less food, more dengue infections

A recent report in The Lancet presents a bleak picture of how the climate crisis will affect human health