Timber is big business on the river—and logging it is a source of ... s immense hydroelectric and agricultural potential, all of Africa could be beholden to it, and thus to its mother country.

As the magnitude of Johannesburg's water crisis becomes clear, water authorities are beginning to look at what it would take to use water from alternative sources, including Joburg's rivers. To gauge ...

Some of these will require big dams, which can have major negative ... Dams disturb this by breaking up the flow of rivers. In Africa, 26% of rivers have been fragmented or broken up—much ...

Why big game hunting is big business in South Africa What Cecil the lion means ... 600 Cape Buffalo snake its way down to the Chobe River that marks the boundary with Namibia.

Thousands of new dams are now being planned for rivers in Africa and Asia ... The authors say their big worry is that many of the bigger projects will do irreparable damage to the major rivers ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is Africa's largest hydroelectric dam and it’s nearing completion, with incredible satellite images showing the progress made since construction began in ...

They live in big groups, in big open areas and in the big rivers of Africa. The pygmy hippo lives alone, and only comes together for mating or to raise their young. While pygmies still weigh 400 ...

This is How to Experience South Africa’s Most Famous Game Reserve - Safari in Kruger National Park in a reimagined train carriage or nomadic camp — without it costing the earth ...

Did you know the word "hippopotamus" comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse"?But don't let that fool you; this big, lumbering mammal is anything but a horse. In fact, it's one of the most ...

Sitting on my veranda, a few feet above the big lagoon which gives this camp its name, the smallest of three elephants (who ...

Big River Bakery has been awarded around £400,000 over the next three years to lead a project that will aim to regenerate the Byker area of Newcastle. It is part of a £2.5m scheme funded by the ...