The Kenyan capital’s three rivers are filthy, with black water bringing odious smells and sickness
In Nairobi’s slums, residents spurn Covid-19 tests, fearing both ostracisation and the financial costs of being quarantined
Geetaben Thakore led move to get 55 families rehoused in a modern apartment block.
The country’s socioeconomic ‘miracle’ is belied by its soaring cost of living, and virulent corruption.
In Bulgaria’s Sliven gypsy ghetto, 15 local boys prepare for band practice and take a break from the poverty-stricken life of the slum outside.
The monsoon is late, the wells are running dry and in the teeming city of Bhopal, water supply is now a deadly issue.
When residents of a Rio de Janeiro slum heard of plans to build a wall around parts of their community, opposition to the idea quickly mounted.
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/ 30 January 2009
The Slums Act provides municipalities with greater powers to monitor informal settlements and to evict inhabitants.