Interview: Zille leads Cape’s fight against Day Zero
Whether enjoying a day at the beach or a stay at a city hotel, not even tourists are spared the reality of Cape Town’s historic drought.…
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Is Somali piracy set to become a threat again?
Until April, the Al Kausar was just one of thousands of anonymous dhows plying the ancient maritime route between the bazaars of the Persian Gulf and the merchants of the East African coast.…
Food prices hit record levels as drought hits East Africa
Persistent drought in East Africa is decimating harvests and pushing the price of food up to record levels, according to an analysis by the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation.…
Ethiopia’s drought response: success or anguish?
Inside a health clinic in the north Ethiopian region of Tigray, a nurse wraps a special tape measure around the upper arm of nine-month-old Aixiet cradled in her mother’s arms.…
Okavango Delta threatened by drought
Botswana has seen its economy ravaged by heavy droughts that have ploughed through the region over the last eight months.…