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Natural disasters

Poor infrastructure imperils KZN pupils’ right to education amid climate catastrophes

Op-eds

Poor infrastructure imperils KZN pupils’ right to education amid climate catastrophes

By Mudau Benni Avhatakali

SA’s four priorities – Ramaphosa outlines his G20 presidency goals to delegates

Business Maverick

SA’s four priorities – Ramaphosa outlines his G20 presidency goals to delegates

By Neesa Moodley

Year of disasters leaves Western Cape with multibillion-rand shortfall

Our Burning Planet

Year of disasters leaves Western Cape with multibillion-rand shortfall

By Kristin Engel

Santam turns to AI to help mitigate natural disaster risk

Business Maverick

Santam turns to AI to help mitigate natural disaster risk

By Neesa Moodley

Loss and damage: SA nominated to represent Africa on UN climate change fund

Africa

Loss and damage: SA nominated to represent Africa on UN climate change fund

By Onke Ngcuka

Santam emerges from insurer Armageddon (largely) unscathed

Business Maverick

Santam emerges from insurer Armageddon (largely) unscathed

By Neesa Moodley

Matric rewrites for seven disrupted exams will take place Wednesday and Thursday

South Africa

Matric rewrites for seven disrupted exams will take place Wednesday and Thursday

By Michelle Banda

Kentucky braces for extreme heat just days after record flooding

World

Kentucky braces for extreme heat just days after record flooding

By Bloomberg

Global panel predicts frightening future of disasters and extinctions – and that’s our best-case scenario

World

Global panel predicts frightening future of disasters and extinctions – and that’s our best-case scenario

By Mark Howden, Joy Pereira and Roberto Sánchez

Two million deaths, $3.64-trillion in losses: New UN report counts the cost of 50 years of climate- and weather-related natural disasters

Africa

Two million deaths, $3.64-trillion in losses: New UN report counts the cost of 50 years of climate- and weather-related natural disasters

By Ethan van Diemen

The worst that could happen: How ready are we to face disaster?

South Africa

The worst that could happen: How ready are we to face disaster?

By Rebecca Davis

Pandemics and all those other disasters

World

Pandemics and all those other disasters

By J Brooks Spector