Director of operations at Nairobi City Inspectorate Department Peter Mbaya says the cleaning is necessitated by the upsurge in the number of hawkers in the city streets, increased ... Read more »
For several hours firefighters from multiple state institutions battled the flames that gutted many business and residential buildings in central Monrovia. Read more »
Maputo's main rubbish tip has collapsed after torrential rain, burying seven houses and killing at least 17 people. The rubbish tip, located in Hulene neighbourhood, is about ten ... Read more »
The government will soon ban the use of polythene materials which is used to make plastic bags and plastic bottles, however there are concerns at potential job losses in the ... Read more »
The annual rainfall in southern Africa doesn't seem to have changed much over the last century since measurements began. But it has become more variable: droughts and floods are ... Read more »
As some Capetonians stockpile water amid the city's worst drought in a century, a joint meeting between various stakeholders including the ministers of agriculture, forestry and ... Read more »
More than 80 houses constructed on the land belonging to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority in Njiro are facing demolition for sitting on illegal plots. Read more »
The Water Crisis Coalition, comprising representatives from over 70 organisations, protested against city officials, telling them to take responsibility for their failure to plan ... Read more »
Some informal settlement dwellers of Siyahlala in Cape Town explain how they manage to live using up to 25 litres of water every three days to sustain themselves and their ... Read more »
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has assured residents that his administration is working to prevent the resurgence of waste on major highways and streets. Read more »
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