CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa declared a national disaster Sunday over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the country's north, ...

The year opened on a strong note for Africa. Climate disasters, regional conflicts, and elections unsettled the continent in multiple ways.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In South Africa ’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that's designed to trap garbage but ...

Floods to the east and droughts to the west as South Africa classifies yet another national disaster, calling for all organs ...

When we hear the word “disaster” we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes – events caused by nature. But what really turns these events into disasters is how prepared we are to deal with them ...

A woman walks past a series of sculptures that are made from debris taken out of the Jukskei River in the Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...