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Seven-year-old drowns in dam in Cape Town informal settlement

A seven-year-old boy drowned while playing in this dam in Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East on Thursday. Photo:... Read more

27 Oct, 2025

Guba – Ethiopia inaugurated the continent’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a... Read more

10 Sep, 2025

Cape Town – Nearly three years after the Jagersfontein mine wall collapse near Bloemfontein, the Jagersfontein Lerumo Justice Forum,... Read more

29 Aug, 2025

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that... Read more

4 Jul, 2025

The Katse Dam in the Lesotho Highlands, where SanLei Trout has its farm. Photos: Sechaba Mokhethi By Sechaba Mokhethi... Read more

14 Mar, 2025

Sudan — At least 30 people were killed in northeast Sudan after a dam collapsed due to flooding, the... Read more

28 Aug, 2024

The Namaquasfontein Skool Dam near Piketberg was illegally enlarged in 2017. Photo: Holland & Associates (fair use) By John... Read more

12 Sep, 2023

Washington – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday sought US help in pressing Ethiopia into an agreement on... Read more

16 Dec, 2022

Kano – Nine people drowned and three others were rescued when their overloaded car plunged into a dam in... Read more

21 Nov, 2022

Cape Town – Playtime ended in tragedy when two boys died after drowning while swimming with their friends at... Read more

15 Aug, 2022