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OPINION | Climate change: We are wedded to our own suicide

Although the answers are not simple, the warnings have been coming for more than three decades and yet leaders are still not doing what must be done

Car manufacturers including General Motors, Toyota, BMW and Volkswagen collectively proposed a new offer to raise pay by 10% over three years. (AP)

Sandy lifts already strong US auto sales

A better economy and extra demand after Superstorm Sandy has lifted US auto sales in November.

Figures reveal that Zuma has made significant advances in provinces known to be hostile to him.

Events fail to stir a teflon Zuma

While Zuma is content to snack on the surface of the food chain, oblivious to growing scandal, his future second in command could be our saviour.

Hundreds of runners have channelled months of preparation into informal runs intended to benefit victims of superstorm Sandy.

Disappointed NYC marathoners run in aid of Sandy victims

Hundreds of runners have channelled months of preparation into informal runs intended to benefit victims of superstorm Sandy.

Boats pushed up by Hurricane Sandy lie against residences near a marina in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Hundreds of thousands of people in Staten Island remained without electricity in Staten Island

Marathon cancelled as death toll and fuel shortages ravage New York

The New York Marathon has been cancelled following concerns the event will divert resources needed to amend the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy.

Extreme weather is not the only bad news Americans have faced lately

Hurricane Sandy: Disgust beats denial any day

South Africans may complain often and loudly, but that is far better than Americans’ paralysis, writes Sisonke Msimang.

While schools and public transport have reopened

Counting the cost of Frankenstorm Sandy

Superstorm Sandy could cost up to $45-billion in damages after it swept across the US’s east coast, wreaking more havoc than storm Irene last year.

The death toll from Sandy has risen to 30 in the mainland US and Canada

US death toll from Sandy nears 30

The death toll from Sandy has risen to 30 in the mainland US and Canada, and was expected to climb further as several people were still missing.

Hurricane Sandy didn’t just halt flights

Superstorm causes major entertainment disruption

Hurricane Sandy didn’t just halt flights, political campaigning and the stock market, it also disrupted New York’s entertainment industry.

Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel

US on alert as Hurricane Sandy drenches nuclear plant

A nuclear power plant in New Jersey has declared an alert from Hurricane Sandy as water passed a minimum level but no safety concerns were reported.

Hurricane Sandy intensified as it roared toward the US East Coast

Hurricane Sandy intensifies, heads towards US coast

Hurricane Sandy intensified as it roared toward the US East Coast, bringing New York, Washington and other major cities to a standstill.

A road sign warns drivers of weather conditions ahead of Hurricane Sandy’s landfall.

Hurricane Sandy: Millions brace for impact

Millions are braced for hurricane Sandy as the gigantic storm threatens to unleash a potentially lethal storm surge along the east coast of the US.

Ed Wicks secures plywood over the windows of a hair salon to protect from the high winds of approaching Hurricane Sandy in Ocean City

New York on lock down for ‘Superstorm’

New York authorities have ordered subways, trains and buses to close and called for the evacuation of 375 000 people ahead of Hurricane Sandy.