Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says that the city has several projects in the pipeline to mitigate congestion, including getting its trains up and running and finishing the “unfinished ...

Wealthy nations fuelled their industrial growth and urbanisation by burning fossil fuels. This was the biggest cause of climate change, which now affects every country in the world, even ...

Two African cities have been named among the top 10 in the world for food, with two others ranking in the top 20. TimeOut recently released its breakdown of the globe's greatest culinary capitals ...

HONG KONG — Six of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India, while California has the worst air pollution in North America, a new report shows. New Delhi was the most polluted capital ...

South Africa, in partnership with the World Bank, has launched a $3 billion initiative to restore essential services and ...

After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing. By Elian Peltier and ...

In dramatic scenes that appear to mark a turning point in nearly two years of civil war, Sudan’s military is driving fighters ...

The upcoming summit in Samarkand will be truly historic as it will bring together for the first time the leaders of the five ...

South Africa, with the World Bank's help, has a R55-billion plan to reverse the decline of eight of its biggest cities. South Africa, with the help of the World Bank, has a US$3-billion (R55-billion) ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned officials in Johannesburg to resolve a myriad of problems dogging the city ahead of a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 nations in November.

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