Nanotechnology is the use of materials that are one-billionth of a meter (a nanometer) in size. One of its potential uses is ...

A recent University of Johannesburg study has revealed the high toxicity levels of the nation's rivers, caused by human activity ...

The 77 percent explore the state of Africa's rivers, lakes and drinking water and meet the people trying to save them.

The world is drowning in discarded electronics – from broken phones and laptops to old refrigerators and medical equipment – ...

South Africa is slowly lifting out of the water—by up to 2 millimeters per year depending on the region. It had been assumed ...

Communities in Phola and Carolina, Mpumalanga, are grappling with the severe consequences of coal mining pollution, ...

The report shows the “immense scale” of the acid mine drainage caused by coal mines. The Upper Olifants River catchment, its ...

Tainted water and soil and dirty indoor air put Chad, the Central African Republic and Niger as the three countries with the most pollution-related deaths, according to data adjusted for population.

The contamination cascades through food webs and poisons river water, plants and animals. Before 1994 in South Africa, African communities were forcibly relocated to places near mine dumps in ...

air pollution is costing African countries billions in gross domestic product and can be correlated to losses in cognitive development among Africa’s children, the researchers found. In the first ...

A passionate oilfield chemical specialist and environmental sustainability advocate, Weyinmi Awani, has emphasized the need for collaborative efforts to mitigate air and water pollution in Africa.