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Kruger National Park experiencing rain. Image: Supplied.

Kruger rainfall: 2026 was exceptionally wet but not a record

Despite severe flooding across parts of the Kruger National Park earlier this year, SANParks scientists report that overall rainfall remained slightly below the historic…

Africa faces tens of thousands of additional heat deaths as El Niño intensifies

A report from the Climate Impact Lab warns that an intensifying El Niño could cause tens of thousands of additional heat-related deaths across Africa's Sahel, with Nigeria and…

Development of Lesotho's National Carbon Markets Framework for Article 6 and Voluntary Carbon Markets

The Government of Lesotho, funded by IFAD under the ROLL project, is seeking an individual consultant to develop a National Carbon Markets Legal Framework aligned with Article 6…

Contaminated: What looks like foam in the Klein Drinkwater stream is ammonia and there are high E.coli levels as well, Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Jack Bloom says. Photo: Supplied

Ermelo braces for another Day Zero

Ermelo is bracing for an acute drinking water shortage within months as severe mining and sewage pollution, aging infrastructure, and looming El Niño conditions push the…

Sweden's ambassador to South Africa Anna Karin Eneström.

Sweden, SA bring youth voices into climate, health policy talks

The Embassy of Sweden and UKZN brought together youth, diplomats, and policymakers to address the critical intersection of climate change, gender equality, and reproductive…

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At least 124 environmental defenders killed globally in 2025

At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed across the globe in 2025, bringing the total documented deaths and disappearances to 2,375 since 2012.

THEN: How the Letaba Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park was hit by the big floods in January this year. Picture: SANParks

Kruger National Park hero Mpho Mudau relives the day the floods came

When catastrophic floods hit Letaba Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, hospital services manager Mpho Mudau bravely led life-saving evacuations. Here is how disaster…

The Geography of Climate Injustice: From Nepal to Tuvalu

From glacial floods in Nepal to rising oceans in Tuvalu, vulnerable nations are paying the price for a crisis they did not create. Discover why this devastating human toll…

The El Niño-induced drought and heatwave in February and March hit crops hard in Southern Africa. (Conrad Bornman/Gallo Images)

‘It’s here’: South Africa faces potentially record-breaking El Niño

A rapidly intensifying El Niño has arrived and could become one of the strongest on record, bringing extreme heat and dry conditions across South Africa this summer despite…

At the digital storytelling workshop in KwaZulu-Natal, brainstorms about extreme weather events and what it feels like when they hit are hung on the walls. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Can flood survivors’ stories make climate science better?

Across four African countries, the Wema project uses digital storytelling to empower flood and cyclone survivors to turn their traumatic experiences into vital evidence, bridging…

The long journey is getting harder for the world’s migratory birds

A major new report reveals that nearly half of the world's migratory bird species are declining due to habitat loss, climate change, and human threats along critical flyways.

An encouraging investment climate takes priority over good climate-change intentions.

African communities need climate services that combine science and local knowledge

A study led by the University of Cape Town reveals a significant gap between available climate services and the practical needs of African communities, urging the integration of…

Kruger reopens key flood-damaged infrastructure as rebuild continues

Key roads, bridges, and tourism facilities in the Kruger National Park have reopened following extensive flood damage, as Minister David Maynier urges future infrastructure to be…

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Executive Director Inger Andersen at the opening of Unea-6 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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The UN Environment Programme warns world will overshoot 1.5°C – but return remains possible

A new UN Environment Programme report warns that the world will likely breach the 1.5°C warming threshold, but rapid emissions cuts and adaptation can limit the damage and…

El Niño is expected to cause a loss of rainfall

El Niño set to strengthen into very strong event, WMO says

The WMO and SAWS warn that El Niño is intensifying into a potentially record-breaking event, bringing severe heatwaves, low rainfall, and elevated drought risks to South Africa…