May 17, 2023
Africa: Climate Disaster Is Reshaping the World - Africa Must Respond Decisively to Make Its Mark
As global economic, security and climate crises coalesce, will Africa fall deeper into victimhood or turn the continent around? Read more »
May 13, 2023
South Africa: Cold Weather Has Arrived - Some Tips on How to Stay Warm and Safe
Climate systems which drive anomalously cold weather will still cause cold extreme events into the 21st century. Read more »
April 23, 2023
Africa: Evidence of Iron Starvation in Sea Food Chain Worries Climate and Ocean Scientists
Something very odd seems to be happening in the Southern Ocean, that vast body of cold sea water surrounding Antarctica which absorbs heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Read more »
March 15, 2023
Africa: Cyclone Freddy's Deadly Trail of Destruction a Grim Reminder of the Need to Prioritise Climate Adaptation
Freddy, the longest-lived tropical cyclone on record, has left devastation in its wake in Malawi and Mozambique. Read more »
March 14, 2023
Mozambique: Detailed - SA Air Force Chopper's Dramatic Rescue of Man From Raging Mozambique River
The man had been stuck there for about 24 hours and seemed to be moments away from being swept off his precarious foothold on a rock in the raging Lurio River. Read more »
February 19, 2023
South Africa: Flood Wreaks Havoc On Eastern Cape After Weekend of Torrential Rain
The body of a six-year-old was recovered on Sunday afternoon while workers are still searching for his mother and his four-year-old sister. Another two boys are missing but… Read more »
February 20, 2023
South Africa: SA Weather Service Issues Alerts As Govt Responds to Flood Chaos
The government has declared a National State of Disaster to enable an 'intensive, coordinated response' to the floods that have devastated parts of seven of South Africa's nine… Read more »
December 20, 2022
South Africa: KZN Floods Exposed Vulnerabilities in Local Structures and Disaster Response
The KwaZulu-Natal floods in April took the lives of 443 people and left countless others displaced. Interviews conducted by SECTION27 in the aftermath revealed an inadequate… Read more »
September 01, 2022
South Africa: Activists Celebrate Big Win for Wild Coast Against Mantashe and Shell
The Makhanda High Court has set aside a decision by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to grant an exploration right to Shell to conduct seismic surveys off the Wild… Read more »