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These young Africans are translating content into local languages to fight the pandemic
The WikiAfrica programme translates online content into nearly 20 African languages, including Twi, Swahili, Afrikaans and Dagbani.
Kim Harrisberg is the Thomson Reuters Foundation's water rights correspondent based in Johannesburg.
The WikiAfrica programme translates online content into nearly 20 African languages, including Twi, Swahili, Afrikaans and Dagbani.
The VR tool, which allows users to see cities from the perspective of a three-year-old, aims to improve urban safety for young children.
Two women have started a campaign called Water for Future, that aims to tackle river pollution in Johannesburg's Jukskei while creating job opportunities.
South Africa is using recycling charities to support those out of a job in the COVID-19 pandemic. Love Our City Klean is one of the incentives supporting those in need.
Cape Town has an 80% higher chance of another 'Day Zero' drought by the end of the century if greenhouse gas-emissions keep rising at current rates, according to research.
The rise of distance learning using radio, TVs and phones could transform school curriculums and help children stay in education long after the pandemic, experts say.
Africans are designing mobile tech solutions to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Experts fear that countries lacking stable healthcare systems and access to clean water are at high r...
"Maintaining forests is the most cost-effective way of dealing with climate change," said Gabon's new environment minister.
SistaazHood, a group of transgender, homeless, sex workers in South Africa, has become a growing voice on issues from the legalisation of sex work to better access to healthcare.
Cities across the world are increasingly turning to advanced forensic tool systems to tackle rising levels of crime - but is this only pushing crime into poorer areas?
The world tends to focus on water quantity such as floods and droughts, but this report focuses on the more invisible threats, like the effects of pollutants.
With indigenous knowledge of plants, birds and temperatures we can spot risks of extreme weather early and prevent catastrophic floods and droughts.
Teachers noticed improvements in the health and attendance of pupils after an innovative football field that purifies water was installed.