Science & Environment

Funding HIV Response Amid Pollution Concerns

Ravi Singh6 hours ago08 mins

At 6:10 am, before the city fully wakes, Kevin Mwinuka is already on his feet. He arranges fruits on a wooden stall inches from the road in Mbagala, one of Dar es Salaam’s most congested neighbourhoods. As the first commuter bus lurches forward, a plume of exhaust drifts across the street. Mwinuka coughs. Then again….

Science & Environment

Poor Bear the Brunt of Shortages

Ravi Singh1 week ago06 mins

At dawn, long before Dar es Salaam’s bustling streets thicken with traffic and commerce, the scramble for water has already begun. At a borehole in Mabwe township, a low-income neighbourhood on the city’s outskirts, men and women gather quietly around a borehole. They arrive in flip-flops and bare feet, hauling yellow plastic containers that have…