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Poverty Reduction
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

Technology

No level playing field

Facing considerable risks, youngsters in developing countries use digital technology for recreational purposes

South Africa

Foreign workers built prosperity

How the needs of the labour market promoted migration to South Africa

Environment

Tribal leaders disagree on copper mine

Tribal chiefs are divided amongst themselves over a proposed open-cast copper mine in Zambia’s Zambezi National Park

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