April 28, 2022
South Africa: Call to Join 'Army of Light' At Abahlali Basemjondolo Interfaith Vigil for KZN Flood Victims
'We need to grieve together, to be in community together and to build hope and solidarity together. We love our country and we are working to improve the lives of those who live… Read more »
April 27, 2022
South Africa: Donations Stream in for Gift of the Givers' KZN Water Collection Drive
The floods in KZN have left many people without water or exposed to sewage leakages because of damage to sanitation infrastructure. These donations will not only ensure access to… Read more »
April 26, 2022
South Africa: Grandstanding and a Pricey Designer Scarf Blight the Joint Parly Sitting On KZN Floods
President Cyril Ramaphosa appealed for unity to rebuild flood-ravaged KwaZulu-Natal, but was let down by his own side. ANC Premier Sihle Zikalala decided to tackle DA water tanker… Read more »
April 24, 2022
South Africa: Ongoing Rains in KZN a Worry for Survivors While Ethekwini Mayor Condemns Murder of Municipal Employee
Rescue organisations say even the slightest amount of rain could have disastrous effects on flood-affected communities in KwaZulu-Natal, who are still battling to access clean… Read more »
South Africa: SA Insurance Industry Drowning in Claims After KZN Flash Floods, Covid-19 and July Riots
Three years of relentless shocks - Covid-19, rioting and the flash floods in KwaZulu-Natal - have caused billions of rands worth of claims. And the cost of cover is likely to soar. Read more »
South Africa: Standard Bank Taken to Task for Talking Up Mitigating Climate Crisis While Investing in 'Brown' Energy
Standard Bank says it is committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions from its own operations by 2040 and from its portfolio of financed emissions by 2050, but still hasn't… Read more »
South Africa: State Failure in KZN Forces People to Look Elsewhere for Support
Dr Imraan Buccus is senior research associate at the Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute and a postdoctoral scholar in gender justice, health and human development at Durban… Read more »
April 20, 2022
South Africa: Abahlali Tries to Clean Up and Rebuild After KZN Flood Deaths, Destruction, Heartache and Trauma
The death toll and tally of destroyed homes continue to rise as KwaZulu-Natal starts to rebuild what was decimated by devastating floods. Shack dwellers' movement Abahlali… Read more »
South Africa: State, Civil Society and Private Sector Must Mobilise After KZN's Humanitarian Disaster
Prof Tshilidzi Marwala is the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg and the author of 'Leadership Lessons From the Books I Have Read'. He is on Twitter at… Read more »
April 18, 2022
South Africa: Culpable Homicide Case Opened Against Ramaphosa and Co After Killer KZN Floods
Climate justice activists have opened a case of culpable homicide against President Cyril Ramaphosa, his ministers and other government representatives after the deaths of more… Read more »
South Africa: The Psychosocial Distress Caused By Climate Change Is an Associated Crisis
Addressing the mental health effects of the climate crisis as independent of the broader sociopolitical and psychosocial South African context would effectively deny the reality… Read more »
South Africa: Weathering the Climate Crisis in Flood-Prone Durban - Tough Lessons From the 'Rain Bomb'
Improvements in housing stability are needed across the working-class areas of Durban, as well as for all structures built on vulnerable hills and near the beaches. And much more… Read more »