South Africa currently sources 95% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants. By 2030, however, the government plans to harness the majority of its energy from renewables such as wind-, solar- and hydropower.

Steel production is responsible for around 5% of global CO2 emissions. Using modern electric arc furnaces can help to reduce that figure. We visited a factory in western Germany to see one of the biggest furnaces of this kind in action.

The weaving firm Curt Bauer has been producing cotton fabrics for more than 100 years. The company was nationalized by communist East Germany, but since 1989 the family business has gone from strength to strength.

Starting over and learning a new profession isn’t easy, but it can be inspiring. MADE met up the ex-manager of a large DAX company who switched tracks and took on radical new challenges in the midst of her career.

After a nine-year delay, a ballooning budget and a series of ever-worsening technical blunders, the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is set to finally open at the end of next month. Reporter Janelle Dumalaon takes a look around.

Bangladesh’s biggest industry is textiles. But is the tide turning? Many people in the country are hoping for a switch to something entirely different — shipbuilding.

The Zwickau car plant in eastern Germany has seen many changes. It’s now home to VW, and its brand-new ID.4. The all-electric SUV, it's hoped, will steer the company into the future of mobility. But the plant’s suppliers are at risk of redundancy.

Women earn less than men almost everywhere in the world. In Germany women earn on average 21 percent less per hour than men. That’s a huge amount. When will that gender pay gap finally close?

Ethnic origin and cultural background can influence your opportunities on the job market. What do you need to know to ensure you're getting a fair chance? DW’s Chiponda Chimbelu looked into the topic, on his own behalf.

Lawyer Pamela Pabst is blind. In the courtroom she's unable to assess photos or other visual evidence. But what she lacks in eyesight, she more than makes up for with her other senses. As a result she's been very successful in her chosen career.