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Tag Archives: Drought
Is rain too late to save crops?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMarizka Coetzer, The Citizen, 19 December 2024 Famers are hoping the recent downpours of rain will help crops recover. Read More
Heatwave worsens drought conditions for Limpopo’s livestock farmers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 8 November 2024 Livestock farmers in some parts of Limpopo say the heatwave has exacerbated the drought conditions in the province. The province experienced a spate of severe heatwaves last week. Read More
UN Office expresses concern over El Nino impact in Southern Africa
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSherwin Bryce-Pease, SABC News, 9 April 2024 The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has expressed concern about the continued impact brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon in the Southern Africa region. Read More
Hunger grips Southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought a disaster
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNyasha Chingono, Times Live, 3 April 2024 President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needs more than $2bn (R37.6bn) in aid to feed millions of people facing hunger. Read More
Water crisis more critical than SA is led to believe
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintReitumetse Makwea, The Citizen, 23 March 2023 Despite warnings that South Africa will run out of water by 2030, experts and activists say the country is likely to experience a severe drought before then. Read More
Drought, floods and sickness: key takeaways from UN’s Water Report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintAFP, 22 March 2023 Billions of people experience water-related issues on a daily basis, from contaminated drinking water to droughts and floods, with a United Nations (UN) report warning on Tuesday that the risk of a global crisis is “imminent”. … Continue reading
