Crime, power cuts, poverty: 30 years on, the townships question Nelson Mandela’s legacy
As South Africa marks 30 years since the anti-apartheid leader’s release from prison, some people on the streets where he once lived now see him as a sellout’ rather than a hero
November 2014
Voices from the south
Africa rising? Let's be Afro-realistic
Evans Wadongo in Nairobi
Despite booming economies, the continent’s “middle class” is still in poverty. Can an honest narrative encourage equal growth? Asks Evans Wadongo
October 2014
Not just a girls' problem: the economic impact of menstrual shame
Traditional views about menstruation mean the majority of Nepali girls are prevented from going to school. Can education change beliefs?
Energy access
Scottish sea power: driving down energy prices in Chile
With a little help from Scotland, Chile may be on course to make a dramatic reversal in its energy fortunes, writes Frederika Whitehead
Cities in development
The slum dwellers' Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Blindness shouldn't be a barrier to banking: ending discrimination in India
How to
Recognising the economic contribution of women isn't feminism, it's fact
September 2014
View from the top
MDGs failed to include human rights - will we make that mistake again?
Salil Shetty in New York
Reflecting on this week’s UNGA, Amnesty’s head, Salil Shetty, says states cannot continue to shirk commitments they made 60 years ago
Gender equality: empowered women raise healthier children
Those who design nutrition programmes can no longer ignore the evidence that success depends in part on women’s power, says Lawrence Haddad
Best bits
#HeForShe: how to engage men in the fight for gender equality
The literacy injustice: 493 million women still can't read
Development: not for people from different work and ethnic backgrounds?
