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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

‘I don’t know how my children will survive’: Zimbabwe in crisis

Article Nyasha Chingono & Bhekisisa Team - 10 May 2019

Cyclone Idai washed away the crops that survived a savage drought, leaving 70% of the population in dire need of food.

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As rivers run dry, Day Zero strikes Eastern Cape’s villages

Article Raeesa Pather - 15 Feb 2019

Severe drought and a struggling municipality means some people drink from muddy puddles

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