Latest articles on Drought

Dust erosion harms SA’s food bowl

Environment Sheree Bega - 17 Oct 2020

If micronutrients are blown away and the soil dries, the Free State maize crop is threatened

Environmental destruction is the human rights challenge of our time: Archbishop Tutu

Environment Sheree Bega - 8 Oct 2020

World leaders must choose between life or death for humanity, say climate justice activists at 10th Desmond Tutu international peace lecture

Kicking coal can improve our water supply to all

Environment Alex Lenferna & Ahmed Mokgopo - 16 May 2020

South Africa’s dependence on the fossil fuel and burning it in power stations uses 5% of water and pollutes even more

Climate change is fuelling social tensions and conflict

Analysis Tanaka Manungo - 8 Mar 2020

Governments need to understand how environmental conditions affect migration and economy

Seven lean years in the Northern Cape

Article Dennis Webster - 18 Feb 2020

As the Karoo hopes for an end to its worst drought in a generation, the region’s history may hold important lessons for its future

Record 45mn need urgent food aid in Southern Africa — UN

Article Agency - 18 Jan 2020

Roughly 45-million people in southern Africa are in urgent need of food aid as a result of drought, flooding and economic hardship, the UN...

Goats against climate change

Article Sabine Homann & Kee Tui - 15 Nov 2019

There is a simple way to boost climate resilience for farmers in vulnerable regions: investment in goat markets

Drought, depression and decolonisation

Article Georgina Kenyon - 29 Oct 2019

The Eastern Cape government recently declared the province a drought disaster area. And as the climate crisis worsens, so does our mental health

Climate change amplifies conflicts, hinders peacebuilding

Article Agency - 23 Oct 2019

Researches have looked at how climate change has affected the UN mission in Somalia and how it has strengthened radical groups

Responding to the climate crisis

Article Sipho Kings - 27 Sep 2019

Carbon emmissions continue to soar, but the urgency of the moment is driving change around the world

Avoiding a water crisis, one nudge at a time

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Jun 2019

NSTF-Water Research Commission Award

Sorghum making a rebound in Europe thanks to climate change

Article Isabel Malsang - 5 Jun 2019

Sorghum, which is in the same family as millet, is the world's fifth-most important cereal crop

As cyclones and droughts hit Africa, it’s time to demand climate justice

Article Landry Ninteretse - 25 May 2019

As the continent most affected by climate change, African countries must have a strong interest in limiting the temperature below 1.5° C

Change for climate a risky business

Article Kevin Davie - 24 May 2019

South Africa must adapt rapidly if it is to mitigate the negative effects of the low-carbon transition

Water dept under fire as Gift of the Givers withdraws from drought-hit Makhanda

Article Aaisha Dadi Patel - 16 May 2019

After being promised reimbursement for financial assistance, Gift of the Givers has been left high and dry by the water and sanitation department

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

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special reports - 19 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

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special reports - 18 Nov 2020

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The Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Research and Publication Interventions

special reports - 13 Nov 2020

The project places emphasis on rolling out a standardised package of occupational health services and mining safety standards across four countries