CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The death toll in floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 86, the police minister said Saturday as rescuers continued to retrieve bodies from the ...

The Shocking Decline of Lake Chad. Lake Chad was once one of the largest freshwater bodies in Africa, but over the past 60 years, it has lost more than 90% of its surface area. According to NASA ...

Dozens of Bodies Recovered From Illegal Mine in South Africa The authorities had at one point limited the miners’ access to food, water and other supplies in a blockade that drew criticism from ...

Forensic workers retrieve bodies of a mother and three daughters from inside a one room house after floods swept through the area in Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025.