An investigation by Knysna Chief Fire Services officer Colin Manuel has suggested that a small fire using pine cones as kindling burned out of control and caused one of the ... Read more »
Nigeria has seen heavy rains and thunderstorms since the begining of the year which resulted to flooding, killing dozens of people and washing houses away. Poor urban ... Read more »
The government has directed some of its institutions - including prisons, hospitals, military camps and schools - to start phasing out the use of charcoal as a source of cooking ... Read more »
Britain is to ban all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 amid fears that rising levels of nitrogen oxide pose a major risk to public health. This move will have an ... Read more »
Health Principal Secretary Julius Korir said Kisumu, Garissa, Machakos and Nairobi counties have been mapped out as problem areas. He say the government has sought the help of ... Read more »
The Minster of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has said that the network of rivers, creeks, lagoons and lakes are great resources that should be utilised by the private sector for trade ... Read more »
The government is migrating to concrete roads arguing that the traditional asphalt ones are prone to cracks and potholes - but there is no clear timeframe or budget. The climate ... Read more »
Fast-growing cities will determine how the world manages to fight poverty, disease and climate change in coming decades but increased resilience is likely to come with a hefty ... Read more »
In one of many contradictory statements surrounding the killing of Xanda, the country's state parks authority says there's no DNA evidence to link the 6-year-old lion to Cecil, ... Read more »
The Ministry of Health says the incident that left several delegates attending a trade expo hospitalised with symptoms of the waterborne disease, is being investigated and that ... Read more »
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