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None of these energy-rich African nations is eager to submit to IEA demands, which seem to envision only existing OPEC nations as future producers and refiners...

In the Cape Town township of Masiphumelele, approximately 30 percent of the residents are infected with HIV. To help the low-income community, South African architectural practice theMAAK partnered with the Desmond Tutu HIV...

Nine cities across Africa, a continent vulnerable to climate change, are taking action. Recently, these cities pledged to deliver their share of carbon emissions reductions to hit Paris Agreement goals. The cities, several...

Cape Town, South Africa is rapidly approaching what has been called "Day Zero," the moment when the diverse metropolitan area of nearly 4 million runs out of clean drinking water...

South Africa's has declared a national disaster over the country's devastating drought. Although Cape Town has pushed back day zero - the day that the city runs out of water - until June 4, the country re-assessed the magnitude...

Cape Town in South Africa is battling its worst drought in a century - and the city's water supply is in trouble. Authorities are scrambling to drill boreholes and construct desalination plants, but Day Zero - when water...

Have you ever wanted to walk in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, track cheetahs on foot, or stroll with elephants — and other exotic creatures — in South Africa? Well, here's your chance...

Not all tree houses are rustic backyard projects—some, like the stunning House Paarman in Cape Town, take the typology to luxurious new heights. Designed by South African studio Malan Vorster, this one-bedroom getaway is...

Not all tree houses are rustic backyard projects—some, like the stunning House Paarman in Cape Town, take the typology to luxurious new heights. Designed by South African studio Malan Vorster, this one-bedroom getaway is...

Architecture firm Swisatec just announced plans to build a self-contained "Green Village" in Cape Town, South Africa that will be completely car-free and powered by solar energy...

Dealing with a house fire is a nightmare scenario no matter where you live -- but in the slums of South Africa, crowded conditions and open fires used for cooking can be a recipe for disaster...

The canvases on which she explores include books of maps, atlases and science, that she transforms into works of art by finely cutting their pages into thin strips of paper that then splay out from each book’s spine...

The canvases on which she explores include books of maps, atlases and science, that she transforms into works of art by finely cutting their pages into thin strips of paper that then splay out from each book’s spine...

Reclaim Design uses recycled and reclaimed materials to craft their handmade line of planter pots, vertical gardens, and even wall-mounted and hanging terrariums, featuring reclaimed glass jars...

Cast in concrete, the outer semi-circular shell attaches the house to the shoreline with sand foundations. Solar cells line the outer shell to take advantage of Cape Town's abundant sunshine however; the structure will be...