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‘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…
Record-dry July in parts of Western Cape raises water concerns as El Niño strengthens
Parts of the south-western Western Cape recorded their driest July on record, with several weather stations measuring historically low rainfall. This, coupled with a…
Preparing for El Niño
Scientists are warning South Africa to prepare for an unusually early and strengthening El Niño that is likely to bring hotter-than-normal conditions and raise the risk of a…
Reserve Bank hikes interest rate for first time since 2023 as oil shock, inflation risks mount
South African Reserve Bank raises interest rate to 7%, warning that oil shocks, food inflation and global instability could drive prices higher
The great white farmer myth distorts black agrarian input
When foreign governments, organisations or political networks speak about offering South African farmers land, visas or farming opportunities abroad, they should define farming…
La Niña may bring favourable weather, boosting optimism about food security in Southern Africa
The weather event is predicted to bring above-normal rainfall in January before easing up, but the northeast may remain dry
Drought leaves Zimbabwe’s Kapotesa dam dry, villagers struggle for survival
In the Mudzi district, cases of malnutrition have increased by 20 percent over the past three months
The Malawi we hoped for wasn’t delivered in 2020
The next elections are due in September 2025, but will the next government enable the country to overcome its economic hardships?
People starve as Zimbabwe drought deepens
The country is one of several in Southern Africa experiencing chronic food shortages
UN forecasts La Nina could help lower temperatures this year
In many locations, especially in the tropics, La Nina produces the opposite climate impacts to El Nino, which heats up the surface of the oceans
Drought-hit Southern Africa’s growth lags
South Africa, the region’s economic powerhouse, looks to record improved, albeit tepid, growth this year and next
South Africa won’t be able to meet regional demand for white maize
The El Niño-induced drought and heatwave in February and March hit crops hard in Southern Africa
Climate crisis pushes Malawi food farmers into starvation
The devastation of Cyclone Freddy, which Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe, is being exacerbated by the drought brought on by El Niño
El Niño brings hunger and drought to Madagascar
At least 1.3 million people in the country, one of the poorest in the world, already suffer from malnutrition
Clouds part for global economy, but SA’s prospects remain gloomy
The International Monetary Fund has slashed South Africa’s 2024 growth forecast as the country’s economy grapples with logistics constraints This content is restricted to…