Africa’s electric vehicle (EV) market is accelerating. But so far, one particular group of potential users — rural women — has largely been left behind, with investors favoring electric motorbike ...

Communities do not have to be passive victims of municipal failures For Nothembile Vayo, a 57-year-old woman from Tshezi Village in the former Transkei, the consequences of municipal dysfunction are ...

Indonesian villages have been rated among the most attractive local areas in the world, offering nature, authentic cultures and local life. Indonesia is set to develop and promote rural tourism in its ...

Nathan Williams, assistant professor at the Golisano Institute of Sustainability, has long been fascinated with solving complex problems. Williams’ passion was in mathematics and physics, but his ...

It is well documented that women small-scale farmers are hard done by in an environment where they farm without security of tenure, which inhibits their ability to raise finance with which to grow ...

Mini-grids are small power stations usually supplying rural communities - Copyright AFP Kola Sulaimon Mini-grids are small power stations usually supplying rural ...

In Africa, rural poverty and hunger are grim companions and often overlap with agricultural employment. Africa is also highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and a significant proportion ...

This video explores food prepared and eaten in a rural village in Madagascar. The footage shows meals made with locally available ingredients rather than commercial products. Cooking takes place in ...

“Applying this framework shows that approximately half of the people living with HIV, diabetes or hypertension in a South African community have unmet health needs and that the unmet needs are ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - South African nurses called on the government on Monday to ensure overstretched workers in rural clinics and hospitals get access to COVID-19 ...