South Africa has scaled back its ambitions to cut down on the greenhouse emissions that come from burning fossil fuels and which cause global warming. The government’s new 2030-2035 pledge to protect ...

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New research published today in Nature warns climate change could substantially increase malaria burden in Africa over the coming decades. The study projects that a middle-of-the-road climate scenario ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns fuelled catastrophic flooding across southern Africa over the past month, killing 200 people ...

A woman walks past a series of sculptures that are made from debris taken out of the Jukskei River in the Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...

A rapid analysis of heavy floods that occurred between December 2025 and January 2026 in Southern Africa finds that climate change has exacerbated extreme rainfall events. Scientists found that ...

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