How electric vehicles are moving into the fast lane
From battery-powered delivery trucks and rickshaws, to Formula E racing cars, electric vehicles are entering the mainstream. But will a lack of investment in...
Jakarta, the fastest-sinking city in the world
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. If...
Mr Chamisa suffered a fractured skull when beaten up in 2007
In our series of letters from Africa, journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe looks at Zimbabwe’s election fallout.
The maxim that there are no permanent friends in politics...
Hydropower dams: What’s behind the global boom?
The collapse of a newly built dam in Laos has shone a spotlight on a worldwide construction boom.
Many thousands of hydropower dams are either...
Cape Town anger over slave quarter gentrification
The historic area of Bo-Kaap with its picture postcard pastel-coloured houses, rich cultural heritage and beautiful location overlooking Cape Town’s city centre has always...
