How activists changed the course of an inner-city project in Ghana: The Kumasi Kejetia Market is the biggest in West Africa Lewis Abedi AsanteGhana is one of the few countries in Africa where more than 50% of the population is permanently resident in cities. This urban population is located primarily in two cities; the capital Accra, and Kumasi. Both Accra, and Kumasi are home … [Read more...] about How activists changed the course of an inner-city project in Ghana | The Conversation
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The remarkable story of hope: how attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed | The Conversation
The remarkable story of hope: how attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed: A woman with her treatment regime for extensively drug-resistant TB in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. MSFThe informal settlement of Khayelitsha in Cape Town is the latest site of a multi country trial that aims to transform the treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The endTB clinic was officially … [Read more...] about The remarkable story of hope: how attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed | The Conversation
SA News: SA economy is badly skewed to the big guys: how it can be changed
SA economy is badly skewed to the big guys: how it can be changed: There is still no sign that this is happening in South Africa. In-fact, research conducted by the Industrial Development Think Tank has found that South Africa regressed between 1994 and 2016. The economy has become less diverse and it’s failed to use ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Ramaphosa wants … [Read more...] about SA News: SA economy is badly skewed to the big guys: how it can be changed
South Africa’s economy is badly skewed to the big guys: how it can be changed | The Conversation
South Africa's economy is badly skewed to the big guys: how it can be changed: Shutterstock The South African economy looks uncomfortably the same to the one inherited when the country transitioned from apartheid to democracy in 1994. Which is why it’s time for a robust economic policy agenda to make it more open, productive and inclusive. A number of obstacles stand in the … [Read more...] about South Africa’s economy is badly skewed to the big guys: how it can be changed | The Conversation
Volunteer tourism: what’s wrong with it and how it can be changed | The Conversation
Volunteer tourism: what's wrong with it and how it can be changed: Madonna with her adopted son, David Banda, at an orphanage, 40 km from the capital Lilongwe April 19, 2007. Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersVolunteer tourism, or voluntourism, is an emerging trend of travel linked to “doing good”. Yet these efforts to help people and the environment have come under heavy criticism – I … [Read more...] about Volunteer tourism: what’s wrong with it and how it can be changed | The Conversation
