A video of a Toyota Land Cruiser being swept away by floods while attempting to cross a bridge has gone viral on social media. Read more »
A commercial farm in Kenya has become Africa's first electricity producer powered by biogas to sell surplus electricity to the national grid, cutting the carbon emissions ... Read more »
Wildfires that spread around the Somerset West area and caused around R60 million in damages were started by people, according to Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs ... Read more »
The government has already banned the use of water from the Umbeluzi river for commercial agricultural companies, and residential areas can expect water on alternate days. Read more »
Firefighting services state that blazes which devastated the Somerset West and Helderberg regions causing property damage estimated to be worth millions of rands have been ... Read more »
Authorities say the move is meant to ease overpopulation and raise funds for conservation. Zimbabwe has also sought to sell its ivory despite widespread criticism. Read more »
Vendors are resisting the move by the government to ban selling fruit and vegetables in an effort to fight the spread of typhoid, saying the state has to give them jobs first. Read more »
The decision has been praised as a historic milestone in efforts to save African elephants from poaching. Read more »
Vergelegen Estate farm manager Don Tooth has confirmed that roughly 40% of vegetation and vineyards at the historic and award-winning winery have been destroyed as the City of Cape ... Read more »
Members of the public have been urged to assist residents of Somerset West who had to be evacuated after wildfires damaged several homes in the area. Read more »
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