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Clean cooking fuels are finally being taken seriously, gaining airtime at last year’s UN climate change conference, COP28. (Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
AFRICAN WOMEN S REPRESENTATION

Cleaner cooking fuels are a critical step towards health and sustainability in Africa

Addressing harmful cooking fuels is urgent. Despite global attention, solutions must prioritise African women and sustainable, long-term renewable energy alternatives

  • Ozayr Patel
4 min read
The University of the Free State’s green project aims to curb environmental impact of concrete by using industrial waste and by-products. (Photo by Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
AIR POLLUTION

Using ‘rubbish’ instead of stone makes concrete greener

The University of the Free State’s green project aims to curb environmental impact of concrete by using industrial waste and by-products

  • Chris Gilili
3 min read
A baby who is suffering from respiratory disease receives treatment at Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital in Dhaka. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP)
AIR POLLUTION

Dirty air kills 476 000 newborns

In 2019, two-thirds of infant deaths caused by pollution were in sub-Saharan Africa

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read