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The South African agricultural sector is on solid ground for now and we shouldn’t be worried — but we should be vigilant.
CARBON DIOXIDE

Climate crisis threatens future maize production in SA and Lesotho

Climate change not only affects the nutritional value of food crops, but also leaves the food supply system vulnerable to production shocks, study finds

  • Chris Gilili
3 min read
Outdoor air quality funding to sub-Saharan Africa collapsed by 91% in just one year, falling from $129 million in 2022 to a mere $11.8 million in 2023. Photo: File
AYAKHA MELITHAFA

We cannot afford incremental action on climate change

The government has promised that we will get to net zero emissions by 2050, but is still taking actions that will make the climate crisis worse

  • Alex Lenferna
6 min read