The implementation of a $9.3 billion climate-finance pact between South Africa and some of the world’s richest nations has ...

Flat maps, aimed at providing a coherent projection of the Earth, are showing countries to be inaccurate in sizing. Some countries are shown to be a lot bigger than they really are in and around ...

South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange ...

The UNESCO Chairs and Partners Forum Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future, convened 30 September - 2 October 2024, aims to strengthen interdisciplinary and collaborative research capacity in ...

Groundbreaking project to provide comprehensive mapping of mining resources aims to secure investments and stimulate economic ...

Political infighting, labor-union opposition and delays to planned closures of coal-fired power plants have all helped slow ...

"Tropical rainforest" might conjure images of close-packed trees, dense humidity, and the din of animal calls. But ...

In South Africa, the poor road infrastructure and a lack of “road signatures” – highly detailed maps are necessary for safe autonomous navigation – present significant concerns.

The apex court rules in favour of a farmer after his personal information was posted on Facebook by a wildlife ...

NPR's Africa correspondent takes us to one of the few remaining hospitals, near the Sudanese capital.

Africa is already being heavily affected by climate change. Between 1991 and 2023, the African continent warmed at a rate of 0.3°C per decade, a rate slightly faster than the global average.

A new education law in South Africa is dividing lawmakers and sparking angry emotions in a country with a complex racial and linguistic history. Last Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the ...