Kristin Engel 
Species depletion, severe flooding, fires and health impacts from burning tires, gas from illegal dumping sites, constant sewage flows and other pollution are named as the impacts of climate change that people in the Cape Metropolitan Region are facing during the final public hearing on climate change law at the Desmond Tutu Community Hall in … Read more
Albert Chara is one of the many Malawians still reeling from the deadly impact of Cyclone Freddy in March 2023. He lost 16 family members washed away by the floods, including his sister and her eight-month-old baby. Now, a new project aims to improve early warning systems and save lives when the next tropical cyclone … Read more
In the backyard of Nigerian conservationist and educator Chinedu Mugbo, what started as a small place of refuge for threatened and endangered animals in 2012 has grown into an educational wildlife sanctuary with nearly 200 rescued animals. Rescued animals are rehabilitated and eventually released back into the wild. Mugbo has been very interested in animals … Read more
A local and national government initiative is using the circular economy model to slowly transform resource-starved communities in Cape Town, where illegal dumping and waste accumulation is a perennial problem, changing the relationship children and residents have with waste. Called the iThemba Phakama 4Ps (People, Public, Private, Partnership) project, it motivates free school learners to … Read more