DURBAN Underwater canyons, deep-sea coral reefs and sponge banks are part of a unique ecosystem that South Africa wants to save within its first deep-sea marine protected area. After 10 years of ...

Surina Esterhuyse received funding from the Water Research Commission, South Africa, for this research. The South African government has made a firm commitment to proceed with unconventional gas ...

We often think of a map as a realistic representation of the world, but it is actually quite the opposite: a neat and idealistic drawing of borders in what are often messy places with no visible ...

We’ve pulled together eight maps that put Africa’s population, income, growth, and potential into context. 1. Where the world’s 7 billion live National Geographic‘s map illustrates where and how the ...

South Africa’s hidden infrastructure stretches further than most people realise, as Openserve’s Dr Sunil Piyarlall tells ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...