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Kicking coal can improve our water supply to all
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
Governments need to understand how environmental conditions affect migration and economy
Seven lean years in the Northern Cape
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
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
There is a simple way to boost climate resilience for farmers in vulnerable regions: investment in goat markets
Drought, depression and decolonisation
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
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
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
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With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape
Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
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