Jonathan Beale

When I tell people about my recent ordeal of being kidnapped by a gang in Dar es Salaam, their reaction is often one of shock, concern and deep disappointment. Concern and disappointment are more than warranted.

As global population growth and the commoditisation of land begin to stretch the seams of the planet’s resources, we may well ask ourselves: Who takes the punches? It is the poor, the young and poor, and the female and poor.