Business and life

The ball doctor

Etry Akoly, known as ‘The Ball Doctor’, makes hand-crafted footballs in a small studio in Lome, Togo using only local materials

By Noel Kokou Tadégnon - 19 May 2010 - Business and life, Photo

A day in the life of a sex worker



Natasha is one of 4,000 street-based sex workers in the Western Cape, a group of young women who have joined the current debate over whether to decriminalize prostitution in the run up to the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.

By Nikki Rixon - 17 May 2010 - Business and life, Photo

Dreams shattered

South African vendors and entrepreneurs welcomed the announcement that the FIFA World Cup would be hosted by their home country. Many saw it as a chance to capitalize on the influx of tourists to the region and an opportunity to improve their standard of living. One woman, Linda Nomathemba, started to dream that she might one day be able to afford a house for herself and her five children.

By Felix Masi - 13 April 2010 - Business and life, Multimedia