Be it an ocean-view house in Cape Town, a beach resort in Zanzibar, or a riverside property close to Victoria Falls, Travel + Leisure readers love a hotel with sparkling water views. This year, our ...

Climate change and rapid urbanization are putting a growing number in the people in path of potentially devasting floods.

The world's population is on a steady rise, with the United Nations predicting it to peak at around 10 billion in the mid-2080s. As such, it's no shocker that new mega-cities are sprouting up across ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ricci Shryock/Travel + Leisure Sunset over the Atlantic Ocean. “This is all the result of a dream,” Mouhamed Seyni Guèye, the imam ...

It’s one of the indicators used to measure urban economic appeal: how much cash can a city pull in? It is also one of the main criteria that has helped The Africa Report build our exclusive ranking of ...

Urban cleanliness is a crucial issue on the continent. The collection rate for municipal solid waste averages only 52%, according to a study carried out in 2018 by UN-Habitat and echoed by the African ...

Africa’s economic centers continue to shift in pace and price, and a few major cities stand out for offering an affordable lifestyle in 2025. While many urban hubs across the continent are becoming ...

From the perspective of complex systems, a new study reveals the universality, specificity, and explanatory power of underlying rules governing urban system evolution. The paper is authored by an ...

Johannesburg, also known as Joburg or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg has earned its nickname of ...

In the vast tapestry of global tourism, the beauty of Africa remains an underutilized speck. UNWTO reports that as of 2023, international tourist arrivals in Africa accounted for just 5.1% of the ...

Lebogang Maile MPL is the Gauteng Member of the Executive Council for Human Settlements, Urban Planning, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. He was elected as Vice-President of the Forum ...