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Durban Floods

How a city came together to rewrite its future in the age of climate change

South Africa

How a city came together to rewrite its future in the age of climate change

By Julia Evans

Africa’s hottest decade on record — how this affects you

Our Burning Planet

Africa’s hottest decade on record — how this affects you

By Julia Evans

Government dithers over court or ‘stern talks’ to resolve Durban’s sewage pollution crisis

South Africa

Government dithers over court or ‘stern talks’ to resolve Durban’s sewage pollution crisis

By Tony Carnie

Sewage pollution closes yet another South African beach, this time in Cape Town

South Africa

Sewage pollution closes yet another South African beach, this time in Cape Town

By Victoria O’Regan

Charge those responsible for death by global heating with 'Democide'

South Africa

Charge those responsible for death by global heating with 'Democide'

By Mark Heywood

Durban’s river-healing plan a roadmap for African cities to cope with climate floods

Africa

Durban’s river-healing plan a roadmap for African cities to cope with climate floods

By Tony Carnie

KZN floods: How tenders for recovery are monitored, and more. We answer your questions

South Africa

KZN floods: How tenders for recovery are monitored, and more. We answer your questions

By Des Erasmus

How geology puts Durban and other KZN cities at risk of landslides

South Africa

How geology puts Durban and other KZN cities at risk of landslides

By Charles MacRobert

KwaZulu-Natal floods signal climate emergency and urgent need for adaptation measures

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal floods signal climate emergency and urgent need for adaptation measures

By Dhesigen Naidoo

Family desperate for help in finding teenager missing in Durban flood devastation

South Africa

Family desperate for help in finding teenager missing in Durban flood devastation

By Nokulunga Majola for GroundUp

KZN floods: Affected shack dwellers 'don’t have clothes, blankets or even food' - Abahlali baseMjondolo

South Africa

KZN floods: Affected shack dwellers 'don’t have clothes, blankets or even food' - Abahlali baseMjondolo

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Devastated KZN communities search for family members swept away by floodwaters

South Africa

Devastated KZN communities search for family members swept away by floodwaters

By Shaun Smillie