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Let the river run: Korogocho residents have waited for decades for a sewerage system that doesn’t drain into rivers. Photo: Vincent Ngethe

Grand plan to clean Nairobi’s rivers – again

The Kenyan capital’s three rivers are filthy, with black water bringing odious smells and sickness

Covid-19 toll: The Bungoma County isolation team prepare to move the coffin of Dr Doreen Lugaliki, 39, one of the first Kenyan doctors to die from the coronavirus, during her funeral in July. (Brian Ongoro/AFP)

Social stigma adds to Kenya’s Covid pain

In Nairobi’s slums, residents spurn Covid-19 tests, fearing both ostracisation and the financial costs of being quarantined

Fresh start: A residential ­building under ­construction on the outskirts of ­Ahmedabad

Slum dweller moves up in the world

Geetaben Thakore led move to get 55 families rehoused in a modern apartment block.

Sparkling blue sea

Cup exposes Brazil’s dirty laundry

The country’s socioeconomic ‘miracle’ is belied by its soaring cost of living, and virulent corruption.

‘Ghetto Hope’: Music opens doors to gypsy children

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.

India prays for rain as water wars break out

The monsoon is late, the wells are running dry and in the teeming city of Bhopal, water supply is now a deadly issue.

Slum walls raise suspicion in divided Rio

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.

KZN high court upholds slums Act

The Slums Act provides municipalities with greater powers to monitor informal settlements and to evict inhabitants.