Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists are worried about what the city is telling the public: Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on their own. When they are released into the …
Small towns are growing fast across Ghana – but environmental planning isn’t keeping up: Africa’s urban future will be shaped not only by large cities and capitals but also by its many small and medium-sized towns. Large capital cities are no longer the hotspots of rapid urban growth. According to the United Nations Human Settlements …
Healthy food is hard to come by in Cape Town’s poorer areas: how community gardens can fix that: Community gardens can be a boon for residents. Nattrass/Getty Images In 1950, as part of the Group Areas Act, South Africa’s apartheid government banished people of colour to outlying areas, away from central business districts. The Cape …
Blackpool: why seaside towns in England are struggling – and what they’re doing about it: Blackpool's seafront. jremes84|Shutterstock Life expectancy in Blackpool, in the north-west of England, is the lowest in the country: 5.3 years lower than the national average for men and 4.2 years lower than the national average for women. Commenting on these …
Welsh mining towns had alternative currencies 200 years ago – here’s what the crypto world could learn from them: A halfpenny token issued by the Parys Mining Company of Anglesey in 1788. The hooded druid design was used for many years and was the first of hundreds of token designs. BrandonBigheart/Wikimedia You can also read …
Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest: The cost of irrigation adds to the farmers' burden. GettyImages South Africa’s agriculture has had great consecutive seasons since 2019/20. The sector’s gross value added grew by 14.9% in 2020, 8.8% in 2021 and modestly by …
Cape Town’s caracals have metal pollutants in their blood — an environmental red flag: A caracal monitored by the Urban Caracal Project, TMC33 Hermes, walks across a pipeline in Cape Town. Kris Marx South Africa is urbanising rapidly. By 2050, eight in 10 people will live in urban areas, significantly increasing the demands on basic …
Cape Town’s ‘Day Zero’ threat concentrated minds: an activist group used the moment to secure environmental victories: A tractor ploughs a field in the Philippi Horticultural Area in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images via Getty Images Major cities across the world are being increasingly plagued by severe water shortages. From Bangalore, …
Albania’s ghost towns: the crisis that caused the exodus: Some Albanians towns have lost a lot of their younger population. Andrew Mayovskyy/Shutterstock Albania has a population of 2.8 million people, according to data published at the start of 2021. Since the fall of communism in 1991 nearly 40% of Albania’s population has left the country. …
How migrants who move between Zimbabwe and South Africa access healthcare in border towns: Refugees and asylum seekers move through this refugee camp in Musina, South Africa. Photo credit should read Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images Zimbabwe and South Africa share a 225 km common border. There is only one official border crossing, at Beitbridge. …
Cape Town’s caracals are exposed to harmful ‘forever chemicals’ through their diet: Caracals feed mainly on native, wild species. Jacque Smit If you live near or have visited Cape Town’s urban edge – where urban and natural areas meet – you may have been lucky enough to spot a caracal. These adaptable, medium-sized wild cats …
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Clearing alien trees can help reduce climate change impact on Cape Town’s water supply: Alien pine trees, which use substantially more water than the native vegetation of the Cape Mountains, reduce river flows to dams that supply the city's water. Martin Kleynhans Droughts in water scarce regions are being aggravated by human-driven climate change. While …
What GPS trackers revealed about Cape Town’s baboon troop movements: Two chacma baboons (_Papio ursinus_) in Da Gama Park, Cape Town. Anna Bracken Many animals form groups. Living in a group can protect individuals from predators, reducing risk; it also helps them to find more food, increasing rewards. However, the presence of cities can alter …
The award-winning play that touches hearts and nerves about Cape Town’s history of slavery: Buhle Ngaba as The Student holds Shaun Oelf as The Dancer. Yazeed Kamaldien/What Remains What Remains is one of the most successful South African plays of recent years. Written by Nadia Davids and directed and choreographed by Jay Pather, both artists …
UK city status: why even small towns compete for the royal honour: As part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations in 2022, towns from across the United Kingdom, and further afield, are competing for city status. The list of competitors numbers 38, with 23 from England, eight from Scotland, three from Northern Ireland, three from …
Can low carbon jobs really level up post-industrial towns? We went to Bolsover to find out: A 17th-century castle overlooks the town of Bolsover. Andrew Hill / flickr, CC BY-SA In 2019 Boris Johnson demolished the so-called “red wall” of northern England as scores of Midlands and northern towns voted Conservative for the first time …
South Africa in the news: South Africa risks creating ‘ghost towns’ in power shift: Eskom CEO: Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter says that South Africa has been home to almost 100 years of coal-based power generation and that it risks creating ‘ghost towns’ if the country suddenly shifts to …: “South Africa” – BingNews …