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Gauteng Convenes High-Level Provincial Water Dialogue to Tackle El Niño and Climate Resilience

PRETORIA — As climate variability increasingly tests the limits of South Africa’s municipal infrastructure, the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance…

Gauteng High Alert: Disaster Management and Transport Teams Mobilise Amid Yellow Level 2 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

JOHANNESBURG — Provincial authorities in Gauteng have placed disaster management, emergency services, and transport infrastructure teams on high alert following…

Gauteng Legislature Demands Urgent Accountability and Action Following Landmark Pollution Summit

JOHANNESBURG — Following the conclusion of a high-stakes two-day Pollution Summit, the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development…

Brewing Crisis: South Africa Faces Potential Record-Breaking El Niño and Agricultural Strain in 2026/27

As South Africa transitions into the summer season, a formidable climate threat is taking shape across the Pacific Ocean that…

Bridging the Gap: SADC and WMo Forge Unified Front for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Southern Africa

Southern Africa stands at a critical crossroads in the global climate crisis. From recurrent, devastating droughts choking agricultural belts to…

Gauteng Schools Urged to Prioritise Warmth and Safety as Cold Snap and Wet Weather Hit Province

JOHANNESBURG — The Gauteng Department of Education has called on school communities, parents, and guardians across the province to take…

Free State Plunges into Severe Cold Snap: COGTA Issues Urgent Warning Over Snow, Hazardous Roads, and Vulnerable Communities

A severe, unyielding cold front has gripped parts of the Free State, transforming key transit corridors into treacherous stretches of…

Severe Cold Front to Sweep Across South Africa: Government and SAWS Urge High Alert as Snow, Heavy Rain, and Gale-Force Winds Loom

South African disaster management authorities and meteorological experts have issued urgent public safety advisories as a powerful atmospheric system prepares…

Driving Action from the Ground Up: Gauteng Steers Africa’s Subnational Climate Leadership

In an era where the frontline of the climate crisis is increasingly defined by local action, Africa’s subnational governments are…

Severe Weather and Hail Batter Botshabelo: Mangaung Municipality Mobilizes Disaster Relief After Homes and School Damaged

BLOEMFONTEIN — The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality has deployed emergency teams to Botshabelo and surrounding areas following a severe weather system…