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extreme weather

Bitterly cold conditions with rain and snow forecast for much of SA

Our Burning Planet

Bitterly cold conditions with rain and snow forecast for much of SA

By Victoria O’Regan

States’ obligation to protect climate-related human rights heads to African Court on Human Rights

South Africa

States’ obligation to protect climate-related human rights heads to African Court on Human Rights

By Kristin Engel

After seven weeks of empty promises, Kariega flood victims still cry when they see clouds

Maverick Citizen

After seven weeks of empty promises, Kariega flood victims still cry when they see clouds

By Estelle Ellis

W Cape residents urged to prepare as cold front promises strong winds, potential damage

South Africa

W Cape residents urged to prepare as cold front promises strong winds, potential damage

By Kristin Engel

KZN emergency guidelines for schools aim to safeguard students against climate threats

South Africa

KZN emergency guidelines for schools aim to safeguard students against climate threats

By Takudzwa Pongweni

La Niña is over as SA’s southwest braces for an unseasonably dry winter

Business Maverick

La Niña is over as SA’s southwest braces for an unseasonably dry winter

By Ed Stoddard

In the wild world of KZN, disruptive floods are now a seasonal reality — this is what we need to do

Our Burning Planet

In the wild world of KZN, disruptive floods are now a seasonal reality — this is what we need to do

By Derek Alberts

SA in the throes of a sodden summer, marked by widespread flooding and infrastructure damage

Our Burning Planet

SA in the throes of a sodden summer, marked by widespread flooding and infrastructure damage

By Julia Evans

Weather watch: SA’s southwest forecast to have a dry autumn/early winter

Business Maverick

Weather watch: SA’s southwest forecast to have a dry autumn/early winter

By Ed Stoddard

Twenty-four KwaZulu-Natal schools damaged after severe floods disrupt learning and destroy infrastructure

South Africa

Twenty-four KwaZulu-Natal schools damaged after severe floods disrupt learning and destroy infrastructure

By Siyabonga Goni

How to turn Africa’s progressive legal frameworks into real benefits for climate refugees

Op-eds

How to turn Africa’s progressive legal frameworks into real benefits for climate refugees

By Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo and Dr Tamara Wood

Catastrophic rainfall wreaks havoc on province, and more from around the world

Maverick Life

Catastrophic rainfall wreaks havoc on province, and more from around the world

By Maverick Life Editors