President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the National Emergency Management Agency to provide resources to the victims of the flooding in Benue State. The floods has affected ... Read more »
Overcrowded trains, crime, unemployment and drought have been identified among Capetonians' greatest concerns in this video by Bush Radio. Read more »
19 baby gorillas are to be named as part of continuing conservation efforts for the endangered species. The week-long event includes a variety of conservation-awareness activities, ... Read more »
A civil engineer, Muniru Nyei, has warned that the lack of a coordinated storm water drainage system, poor urban planning and haphazard dumping of solid waste are some of the ... Read more »
Dar es Salaam has plans for three major sewage treatment plants which will enable the country's commercial capital to boost its capacity of treating sewage from 10% to 30% by 2020. Read more »
After seeing the overall "bath culture" as wasteful, Virginia Gardiner founded Loowatt toilets in 2010. The project kills two birds with one stone, giving people a toilet and ... Read more »
John Hume, a private rhino horn farmer, held the world's first online auction of rhino horn. He has since admitted that there were very few bidders for the 264 horns he had ... Read more »
The ban of plastic bags has come to effect in Kenya. Even as some Kenyans complain about the high cost of the transition as the reality of the ban hits home. Kenya is not the first ... Read more »
Many African cities and towns have recently suffered disasters, and much can be learnt from the recent mudslide in Freetown, write Emmanuel Osuteye and Hayley Leck for IRIN. Read more »
Rough swells with an average height of 8m battered the coast of East London in the Eastern Cape, causing flooding and damage to several buildings. Read more »
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