SOUTH AFRICA: Give me a home, but not in a Temporary Relocation Area
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| Fri 30 Apr, 2010. |
Blikkiesdorp - meaning "tin-can town" in Afrikaans - has become a source of controversy in Cape Town, South Africa's most visited city and the host of several important matches in the much-anticipated 2010 Soccer World Cup. Read more...
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PAKISTAN: Sold into sex work
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| Mon 26 Apr, 2010. |
In their two-room tin-roof house in one of the many shanty towns that dot Lahore, Ilyas and Nasim Masih and their seven daughters, aged three to 15, eke out an existence dependent on Ilyas’s meagre income as a day labourer. Read more...
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TANZANIA: Zanzibar's sewage disposal challenge
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| Fri 23 Apr, 2010. |
Zanzibar’s rudimentary waste management and sanitation facilities are nowhere near keeping pace with the increase in the Tanzanian island’s population, according to officials. Read more...
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KENYA: Breaking language barriers
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| Thu 22 Apr, 2010. |
Many Somalis and Ethiopians living in Nairobi’s Eastleigh District, often after fleeing violence or persecution, are unable to speak English or Swahili, which makes everyday existence an uphill struggle. Read more...
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COTE D'IVOIRE: A dollar or less per trick
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| Thu 22 Apr, 2010. |
A small group of nervous looking girls hang about in the bustling bus station in Adjamé, a working-class neighbourhood of Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire's commercial hub, carefully watched by their 'vieux pères' – their protectors or pimps – who hold machetes or knives. A trick is often negotiated for barely a dollar, and generally without a condom. Read more...
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KENYA: Bisexual male sex workers run big risks
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| Wed 21 Apr, 2010. |
At a nightclub in Mombasa, on the Kenyan coast, Tito Bakari* a local man, and Leonard Smithberger, a tourist, make out in a dark corner before the bouncer asks them to leave. Hand in hand they walk to another bar nearby, where they party through the night. Read more...
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ETHIOPIA: Nearly a quarter of Addis residents lack toilets
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| Wed 21 Apr, 2010. |
Almost a quarter of Addis Ababa residents have no access to toilets, says a new report by the Addis Ababa city authorities. Read more...
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BANGLADESH: Troops guard Dhaka water pumps
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| Wed 21 Apr, 2010. |
Troops are guarding water pumps in parts of Dhaka as a severe water shortage grips the capital, causing a rise in water-borne diseases, officials say. Read more...
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