The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to open the 10th sluice gates at the Vaal Dam by Friday afternoon, with warnings of significant flooding downstream of the Vaal Barrage. Six gates ...

After floods devastate Congo, scientists say climate change is making heavier rains more likely and call for better data to ...

One woman was tragically killed in KZN after the taxi she was travelling in was swept away by a strong current, as the ...

Residents were advised that 'valuable equipment, movable infrastructure, and livestock should be removed from the flood zone' ...

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense ...

A flurry of meetings between Saudi Arabia and South Africa over the past year has culminated in discussions about or signed ...

Refugee camps in Ethiopia need to be made more liveable. Creating wetlands to provide greenery, absorb flash floods and ...

The World Health Organization calls cholera a disease of poverty, as it thrives where there is poor sanitation and a lack of clean water. Africa has had eight times as many deaths this year as the ...

Recent days have seen the DRC grapple with devastating floods that have killed at least ... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for Central Africa. DRC’s rapid population growth and high poverty ...