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Tag Archives: Drought
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
Taps begin to run dry in drought-stricken Mandela Bay
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTimes Live, 10 January 2023 The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality says water disruptions have started to affect several suburbs, as a result of the ongoing drought. Read More
Government declares national disaster over drought in several provinces
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintStaff Reporter, Sowetan Live, 20 July 2021 The government on Tuesday declared the drought in several provinces as a “national disaster”. Read More
