The global fertility rate was 2.2 births per woman last year, down from five in the 1960s and 3.3 in 1990, according to the ...

The behavior of developing countries suggests that they do not see a US-China bipolar world order on the horizon.

Thubelihle, a township in Mpumalanga, appears unremarkable on a map -- until the layers are added: coal plants, population density, lack of healthcare and clouds of ash. It's here that our ...

South African scientists have launched an anti-poaching campaign in which rhinos' horns will be injected with a radioactive ...

Using Google Earth Engine, Daily Maverick layered satellite-derived pollution exposure data with indicators of vulnerability, including poverty, lack of healthcare access and proximity to emissions ...

Africa's white rhino population rebounds for 1st time in a decade, new figures show There were 23,290 total rhinos at the end of 2022, a 5.2% increase from 2021.

For example, seniors make up 5.9% of South Africa’s population and children 28.6%. This compares with Russia’s 15.8% seniors and 17.2% children, and China’s 13.7% seniors and 17.7% children.