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Floods

How climate change affects people with diabetes
Health
/ 13 August 2024

How climate change affects people with diabetes

Having diabetes is bad enough but heat waves, floods, air pollution and infectious illnesses make dealing with it harder and increase rates

By Tanya Pampalone
Report: Climate change to reduce incomes, undermine food and water security, raise cost of living
The Green Guardian
/ 27 May 2024

Report: Climate change to reduce incomes, undermine food and water security, raise cost of living

Limiting greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience can improve the everyday lives and experiences of South Africans

By Sheree Bega
Dams burst, bridges washed-away and lives lost in Kenya floods
Africa
/ 9 May 2024

Dams burst, bridges washed-away and lives lost in Kenya floods

The worst floods in 30 years took the country by surprise

By Lydia Namubiru, The Continent
Emergency services in overdrive as rain batters already flood-hit Durban
The Green Guardian
/ 17 January 2024

Emergency services in overdrive as rain batters already flood-hit Durban

The South African Weather Service has issued a level 5 warning for KwaZulu-Natal as flooding leaves the province at a standstill, and schools close early

By Umamah Bakharia
Durban again hammered by heavy rain, flooding
The Green Guardian
/ 15 January 2024

Durban again hammered by heavy rain, flooding

A severe storm system left a trail of destruction in eThekwini, KwaDukuza and Ndwedwe

By Shorné Bennie
Death toll increases to 22 after KZN floods
National
/ 2 January 2024

Death toll increases to 22 after KZN floods

Cogta has dismissed claims that it has not put measures in place to mitigate against natural disasters

By Umamah Bakharia
Taken by storm: Why climate change makes transactional sex more common
Health
/ 18 December 2023

Taken by storm: Why climate change makes transactional sex more common

Because it involves one partner who provides the other with a reward in exchange for sex, it’s not an equal power relationship

By Lillian Roberts and Linda Pretorius
CORRECTED: KZN business leaders need ‘hope’ to grow economy
Business
/ 15 October 2023

CORRECTED: KZN business leaders need ‘hope’ to grow economy

Toyota vice president Nigel Ward says the province has developed resilience in the face of disease, civil unrest and floods

By Lyse Comins
South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding
Thought Leader
/ 29 September 2023

South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding

Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage

By Ozayr Patel
Libya floods: There will be many, many more Dernas
Africa
/ 18 September 2023

Libya floods: There will be many, many more Dernas

As the world fails to contain greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, climate catastrophes will increase, exacerbated by poor governance

By Sipho Kings
At least 2300 dead in Libya floods, but far higher toll feared
Africa
/ 12 September 2023

At least 2300 dead in Libya floods, but far higher toll feared

As global concern spread, multiple nations offered to urgently send aid and rescue teams to help the war-scarred country that has been overwhelmed by what one UN official labelled ‘a calamity of epic proportions’

By Agence France Presse
The elephant in the room at Brics is the climate crisis
Thought Leader
/ 25 August 2023

The elephant in the room at Brics is the climate crisis

The bloc’s countries are some of the worst polluters, so they need to take climate seriously

By Ozayr Patel
South African manufacturing 2.5% higher than in May last year
Business
/ 11 July 2023

South African manufacturing 2.5% higher than in May last year

Factory output also went up by 3.6% year-on-year in April

By Anathi Madubela
Heavy rain becoming more prevalent in parts of SA, study shows
The Green Guardian
/ 5 June 2023

Heavy rain becoming more prevalent in parts of SA, study shows

As the country warms, the intensity of rainfall is expected to increase

By Sheree Bega
Climate change will force 113 million Africans to migrate by 2050
The Green Guardian
/ 13 May 2023

Climate change will force 113 million Africans to migrate by 2050

Most of this will happen within countries, with a second migration across borders taking place under extreme social or environmental conditions

By Sheree Bega
After Tongaat, KZN sugar mill Gledhow seeks business rescue
Business
/ 22 March 2023

After Tongaat, KZN sugar mill Gledhow seeks business rescue

Thousands of livelihoods in the sugar supply chain are expected to be impacted by the closure

By Anathi Madubela
Floods have a devastating effect on rural schooling
Opinion
/ 17 March 2023

Floods have a devastating effect on rural schooling

Rural and township schools are badly affected by natural disasters and the government seems not to care

By Oyisa Sondlo-Mzileni
Contaminated or none at all: South Africa’s water affairs are cause for concern
Opinion
/ 21 February 2023

Contaminated or none at all: South Africa’s water affairs are cause for concern

With La Niña bringing much-needed rain, it is inexcusable that South Africans do not have access to their most basic human need: water

By Ozayr Patel
City of Johannesburg welcomes Eskom’s three-day exemption from load-shedding
The Green Guardian
/ 15 December 2022

City of Johannesburg welcomes Eskom’s three-day exemption from load-shedding

City Power and Eskom identify hardest-hit areas by the floods which have caused widespread and escalating damage to power infrastructure

By Mandisa Nyathi
Joburg’s rains are causing flooding and destroying homes
The Green Guardian
/ 14 December 2022

Joburg’s rains are causing flooding and destroying homes

Heavy rains have submerged vehicles, trapped homeowners on roofs, collapsed walls, and decimated shacks and houses

By Sheree Bega
Surge in storage and filtration sales as ‘water anxiety’ increases in the country
National
/ 7 October 2022

Surge in storage and filtration sales as ‘water anxiety’ increases in the country

Mistrust in the state’s ability to ensure a reliable supply of clean water is leading consumers to prepare for the worst

By Greg Ardé
The Republic of the Congo ignores climate threat
Africa
/ 20 August 2022

The Republic of the Congo ignores climate threat

Brazzaville’s residents live to the rhythm of natural disasters but the state does little to help

By Adiela Boussougou Kassa
It’s swim or starve as Dikidikeni residents wait in vain for a bridge
National
/ 22 June 2022

It’s swim or starve as Dikidikeni residents wait in vain for a bridge

For several generations people have been using barrels to cross the Mzintlava River

By Paddy Harper
Port St Johns flood victims left adrift by authorities
National
/ 11 June 2022

Port St Johns flood victims left adrift by authorities

Waters have subsided but residents of the Eastern Cape town are still battling to rebuild their lives

By Paddy Harper
OPINION | Global warming is here, it is no longer a thing of the future
Opinion
/ 24 May 2022

OPINION | Global warming is here, it is no longer a thing of the future

South Africa needs to improve its resilience against climate related catastrophes such as floods, locust swarms and increasing temperatures

By Batlhalifi Nkgothoe
Brand new online weather portal is live. This is what you need to know to use it
National
/ 11 May 2022

Brand new online weather portal is live. This is what you need to know to use it

The floods in KwaZulu-Natal in April caused R25-million damage to private and public infrastructure

By Bongeka Gumede
Richard Calland: No walls high enough against KZN floods for migrating middle class
Opinion
/ 4 May 2022

Richard Calland: No walls high enough against KZN floods for migrating middle class

Flooding in KZN has shown that walls aren’t high enough in the end to protect migrating middle and upper classes from our shared reality

By Richard Calland
OPINION| Wretched zones of the damned in South Africa
Opinion
/ 1 May 2022

OPINION| Wretched zones of the damned in South Africa

Durban and the eThekwini region was in decline – fuelled by corruption and political killings – before the deadly floods sank it

By Hugo ka Canham
OPINION | The catalytic prospects of hopelessness
National
/ 27 April 2022

OPINION | The catalytic prospects of hopelessness

Perhaps if we stop cleaving to hope and choose our dissatisfaction; realise the awful truth that the only saviour is individual and collective agency, then a different outcome can be achieved

By Iman Rappetti
Sasol declares force majeure on exports as flood fallout takes its toll
Business
/ 25 April 2022

Sasol declares force majeure on exports as flood fallout takes its toll

The petro-chemicals producer said its quarterly volume outlook may also be negatively affected

By Anathi Madubela
OPINION | The hidden side of the KwaZulu-Natal floods
Opinion
/ 25 April 2022

OPINION | The hidden side of the KwaZulu-Natal floods

South Africa’s rural areas and informal settlements need the greatest protection against climate change

By Cameron Brisbane
Right of reply: eThekwini’s mayor has not been absent during the KwaZulu-Natal floods
National
/ 25 April 2022

Right of reply: eThekwini’s mayor has not been absent during the KwaZulu-Natal floods

Mxolisi Kaunda set up task teams at the eThekwini Disaster Management Centre, visited stricken areas and ensured services are restored

By Mluleki Mntungwa
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