The Department of Water and Sanitation says it will deploy water tanks and drill boreholes in the short-term in areas that are severely affected by the drought. South Africa: Relief for Drought ...

First lady Jill Biden makes trip to Africa to visit Namibia and Kenya 05:27. U.S. first lady Jill Biden got an up-close look Sunday at the historic East Africa drought as she walked along arid ...

Officials in the South African city of 3.7 million are restricting water usage amid fears it will run out of water by April 21. Experts say the crisis has been exacerbated by rapid population growth.

The Northern Cape needs a whopping R22 billion for water infrastructure, while another R5 billion is needed to ensure decent access to sanitation.

GRAAFF-REINET, South Africa — South Africa’s Karoo region has always been parched — it means land of thirst in the language of its earliest inhabitants, the Khoisan hunter-gatherers. Yet ...