In Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus valley, the first urban settlements were built around irrigated farmland. Flooded terrace fields for rice, corn and quinoa accompanied the spread of civilization in ...

Cape Town and Chennai in recent years endured punishing droughts. Similar conditions afflicted Bengaluru and Hyderabad last ...

Dr Chiv Gordon, head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, is one of the recipients of the coveted Distinguished ...

In Lagos, a maize seller recently doubled her prices within a single year. In Morocco, pipelines stretch across barren plains, carrying desalinated water to farms that once relied on rainfall. Across ...

A severe drought in Somalia's Puntland region has pushed up the cost of essential food items, leaving residents struggling with worsening living conditions, local officials said Sunday.Communities ...

These 33 towns are now affected by Western Cape water restrictions, as meteorologists predict a long, hot and dry summer ...

Western Cape municipalities have introduced water restrictions ahead of a predicted hot, dry summer, with limits varying by ...

South Africa’s private sector is, once again, betting on its future, as the benefits of structural reform finally filter ...