Video from a suburb of Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires shows a bright red waterway. The area has multiple tanneries that use chemicals to treat leather.

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

Photo from Zarei, Mathebula and Chakona (2025) In a murky river of South Africa, a “large”-headed creature swam through the water — or tried to — but something pulled it toward the surface.

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Environmental scientists have compiled the first list of wetlands in the park. This will be useful to measure the effects of ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's foreign ministry said on Monday that its expropriation act was not exceptional, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - President Cyril Ramaphosa defended South Africa's land policy on Monday after Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding because of what he said were land confiscations.

“South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality. The South African government has not confiscated any land,” Ramaphosa wrote on X.

This eerie satellite image shows a golden river of potentially toxic waste winding across the countryside after a deadly disaster at a diamond mine in South Africa. On Sept. 11, 2022, a dam at a ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be ...