Rain has brought more than just flooding to the village of Gitugu: it has torn apart the very ground beneath people's homes and fields. In a matter of months, Gitugu, a tea-growing ... Read more »
A team of European scientists have made a breakthough in the quest to ensure the survival of northern white rhinos - a species which is functionally extinct since only two females ... Read more »
Three-year-old Omari Monono died after falling into a pit toilet while playing at his aunt's house, Limpopo police say. His death follows that of five-year-old Michael Komape, who ... Read more »
Governor Mike Sonko has scrapped all fees paid at the facilities with immediate effect. City Hall receives approximately U.S.$60,000 every year from public toilet contractors. Read more »
A decade ago, Rwanda banned almost all commercial uses of plastic bags and packaging - one of the world's first actions to reduce the plastic pollution that is choking oceans and ... Read more »
Halima Sheikh Ali is the proud owner of one of the few ATMs in Wajir town in northeast Kenya. But rather than doling out shilling notes, it dispenses something tastier: a fresh ... Read more »
Despite heavy snowfall in parts of the Western Cape, several mountain passes that were closed have now been opened - but the Swartberg pass in the Klein Karoo remains closed, ... Read more »
The City of Cape Town has said its disaster co-ordinating teams were working to mitigate any possible problems caused by flooding after heavy downpours severely affected several ... Read more »
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has said that it was opening parts of its famous Virunga and Salonga National Parks to oil drilling. The parks are home to ... Read more »
Cape Town Executive Deputy Mayor Alderman Ian Neilson has said that the dreaded Day Zero - the day when most of the taps will be turned off - will not happen in 2018 or 2019. ... Read more »
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