The Sahel region, stretching across northern Africa, is characterised by its semi-arid climate and is particularly vulnerable to drought. This area, which borders the Sahara Desert, has ...

The sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes), often referred to as the horned rattlesnake and sidewinder rattlesnake, is a type of poisonous pit viper found ... Like other desert animals, the sand feline of ...

From the dense jungles of South America to the arid landscapes of Africa ... Basin’s thick rainforests are home to some of the deadliest snakes in Africa, including the Gaboon viper, known for its ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 25 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand firmed on Friday as investors awaited clarity amid a dispute over the national budget that has rattled domestic markets. At 1500 GMT ...

For the first time in five years, fund managers in South Africa have become net sellers of offshore assets, with many turning to domestic assets. Bank of America’s latest South Africa fund ...

Award-winning economist Dawie Roodt warns that South Africa’s current trajectory is unsustainable and that the country needs to make big changes to jumpstart economic growth. South Africa’s ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 24 (Reuters) - The South African rand was stable on Thursday after the finance ministry said it was withdrawing a contentious increase in value-added tax (VAT) that was due to ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities on Tuesday said they had recovered the bodies of three police officers from a river near the capital after they went missing last week. Police said ...

A man walks beneath electricity pylons during frequent power outages from South African utility Eskom, caused by its ageing coal-fired plants, in Orlando, Soweto, South Africa, January 16 ...

South African bank notes featuring an image of former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at an office in Johannesburg, File. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG, April 25 ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) shakes hands with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) at a joint press conference during an official visit by Zelensky to South Africa, at the Union ...

Succulents endemic to South Africa and Namibia are drying up and ... it’s picked up by strong winds. And while desert-adapted plants are able to survive sandstorms, too much sand exposure ...