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Kruger rainfall: 2026 was exceptionally wet but not a record
Despite severe flooding across parts of the Kruger National Park earlier this year, SANParks scientists report that overall rainfall remained slightly below the historic…
‘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…
El Niño set to strengthen into very strong event, WMO says
The WMO and SAWS warn that El Niño is intensifying into a potentially record-breaking event, bringing severe heatwaves, low rainfall, and elevated drought risks to South Africa…
The SAWS warns exceptionally strong 2026/2027 El Niño could bring severe heatwaves to SA
The South African Weather Service warns that an exceptionally strong El Niño developing in the Pacific Ocean could trigger severe heatwaves, water scarcity, and hotter, drier…
Very strong El Niño forecast for southern Africa this summer
Southern Africa is bracing for a very strong El Niño this summer, developing earlier than usual and set to peak between October and January, though experts caution precise…
Cold front and cut-off low plunge SA into snow, rain and bitter cold
A powerful cold front and cut-off low have plunged South Africa into a deep freeze, bringing snow to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, heavy rain, and strong winds.…
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…
Trapped in an extreme world
The real Slim Shady of the M&G newsroom is surprised to find even Trump is just imitating – or so his younger colleagues reckon
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
Weather balloons will soar over Africa to track hurricanes and improve agriculture
The first-of-its-kind balloon is predicted to bridge the gap in atmospheric data between the West and the continent
Flooding, damage as storms batter Cape Town
Informal settlements around the city, and the township of Khayelitsha, have been severely affected
South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding
Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage
South Africa’s agricultural sector is likely to have an unusual period of three consecutive favourable seasons
But higher international commodity prices will keep input costs elevated for the livestock and poultry sector
Will we weather the extreme weather?
South Africa recently had minus degree temperatures and the Middle East topped 50°C — and it’s all of our own making
Warm world: Floods are our future
New research says the potential destruction of climate change has been gravely underestimated