Urgent Warning As Level 6 Snowstorm Approaches KwaZulu-Natal
SAnews.gov.za
KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has warned residents of severe weather conditions that are expected to affect large parts of… Read more »
Lagdo Dam - Taraba Residents Flee As Water Submerges Farmlands
Daily Trust
Residents of towns and villages along river Benue in Taraba State have started relocating and harvesting their crops as water begins to submerge farms following the release of… Read more »
Former Eskom Contractor Extradited for Kusile Fraud - South African News Briefs - September 20, 2024
allAfrica
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Zambia Faces 21-Hour Power Cuts As Lake Kariba Dries Up [analysis]
African Arguments
Zambia and Zimbabwe are looking to diversify their energy mix as climate change linked droughts and heat make hydropower less reliable. Read more »
Drought-Hit Zimbabwe Receives Food Donation From Rwanda
New Times
Zimbabwe, which has been affected by prolonged El Nino induced drought, on Thursday, September 19 took delivery of a 1000-metric ton maize flour donation from Rwanda. Read more »
COP29 - the Finance Cop Must Deliver for Africa - a Call to Action for African Negotiators [press release]
Greenpeace
As COP29 approaches in Azerbaijan, African negotiators have been urged to seize the moment to secure equitable climate finance for the continent. Greenpeace Africa and climate… Read more »
Actress Turns Spotlight on Nigeria's Nutrition Crisis
allAfrica
"I want to leave a legacy of having to be someone who championed good causes." Read more »
African Journalists Poised to Lead Climate Action to Realise Trust Transition
IFJ
This landmark event brought together leaders of journalist unions from 29 countries across Africa's five regions, reinforcing their critical roles as both media professionals and… Read more »
World's Dams At Risk From Climate Change and Conflict - Report
Dabanga
When the Arbaat Dam, 38 kilometres northwest of Port Sudan, collapsed catastrophically in August, following the unusually heavy rains that have hit Sudan this year, it left a swath… Read more »
Electricity in Short Supply As Zambia Deals With Drought-Driven Energy Crisis
VOA
As Zambia deals with its worst drought in 20 years, businesses and households are going for days without electricity. Experts say the severe energy crisis could worsen Zambia 's… Read more »
Fresh Hope Grows for Malawi Banana Farmers After Virus Attack
VOA
Banana farmers in Malawi are beginning to recover from over a decade of economic hardship after the banana bunchy top virus, or BBTV, wiped out local banana varieties. Read more »
WFP Ramps Up Response in Flood-Hit West Africa As Region Grapples With Record Levels of Acute Hunger
WFP
Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over four million people in 14 countries - the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)… Read more »
Zimbabwe to Cull Elephants to Tackle Drought, Food Shortages
RFI
Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, a move that will also allow it to tackle a ballooning population of the… Read more »
Fast Fashion, Slow Poison - New Report Exposes Toxic Impact of Global Textile Waste in Ghana [press release]
Greenpeace
A new report by Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace Germany has revealed the alarming scale of environmental and public health damage caused by the global second-hand clothing trade… Read more »
Childfund, Plantation Nursery Sign MOU to Fight Climate Change
The Point
In a move to mitigate the negative impact of climate change in communities, ChildFund-The Gambia and Plantation Nursery for Green Schools Tree Planting Initiative recently signed a… Read more »