An ongoing drought, the worst in a century, has pushed 27 million people in southern Africa to the brink of starvation, with ...

South Africa’s highest court said it has been forced to work remotely since Nov. 1 because of a lack of reliable water ...

Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to ...

During his trip to South Africa, Prince William paid a visit to the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, in Cape Town. The Prince of Wales is in South Africa for the awards ceremony of his ...

The De Villiers Graaff Motorway embankment rose in front of us, its golden sands deeply fissured by water run-off. From the top, Barker, a city planner by profession, explained how the landscape to ...

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Mosquitoes are more than just pests. They are the world’s most dangerous animal. Their presence signals the start of the ...

This is an important issue. A Sustainable Development Goals report a couple of years ago showed that in sub-Saharan Africa, more than half of the urban population was living in slums. which are often ...

Climate change and increased deforestation are leading contributors to the drought. On top of that, the El Niño weather pattern, which warms the Pacific Ocean waters off South America, was much ...

The increase in drought has been particularly severe in South America, the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. In South ...

In June, less than 12% of the country was experiencing drought. Now it's almost 50% and growing, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. That fits the definition of “flash drought,” which is ...