In Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, it is estimated that over 70 per cent of the population live in informal settlements.

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Independent car mechanics in South Africa’s townships have long worked outside of the country’s vehicle repair industry.

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Sure, the authors might have been seen as historians in their time, but we have to be really careful about how we use those writings today. Sometimes the numbers they give are off—not necessarily ...

An informal work situation means the person doing the work has little or no job security, doesn't have a contract and might not have the same employer for more than a few weeks or months.

From informal texts to published academic works, these common abbreviations appear everywhere. But do you know what they really mean? From Dr. to Dept., we rely on common abbreviations every day ...

And what they really mean is, ‘We're not going to put this on paper so this won't count as one of your 10 days." As Strand explains, ... An informal removal, on the other hand, ...

Depending on how you use it, "literally" might mean one thing—or the complete opposite. ... and the word is sometimes used this way in more informal speech and writing.