WEATHER RESPITE It’s back! La Niña has formed, raising rain hopes for SA farmers this summer 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: Malawi and the curse of the perpetual hunger crisis 6 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
UPDATE La Niña prospects grow, heralding wet weather along with increased risk of flooding 1 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
WEATHER WATCH Cautious optimism as potential La Niña return suggests increased rainfall and agricultural hope for SA 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MILD OUTLOOK Weather Watch — heavy rains forecast for SA’s flood-prone eastern coastal areas in spring 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ROVING REPORTERS Deeper connection: Why even landlocked Africans are defending the seas 6 min 0 By Kemunto Ogutu
OP-ED Durban’s recurring floods expose dangerous disconnect between policy and research 4 min 0 By Joseph Makanda
FOOD SECURITY Southern African countries removed from UN ‘Hunger Hotspot’ list as harvests improve 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
WEATHER WATCH La Niña is over as SA’s southwest braces for an unseasonably dry winter 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK CPI steady at 3.2% in February, but rate cut uncertain and poor feel bite as maize prices surge 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
WEATHER WATCH Has the La Niña weather pattern faded and if not, how long will it last? 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
CROP ESTIMATES COMMITTEE SA’s white maize production expected to be 22% higher, but yellow maize output expected to fall 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
WEATHER WATCH Northeast SA set for a drenching, warmer-than-normal across most of SA to June 3 min 5 By Ed Stoddard
WEATHER WATCH La Niña has finally formed, but will be over soon, says US National Weather Service 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
WEATHER WATCH South Africa's summer forecast – hot temperatures and uncertain rainfall patterns ahead for 2025 5 min 2 By Abigail Baard and Julia Evans
CORN CONUNDRUM SA set to import US maize for first time since 2017 amid a tight market and record prices 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
CLIMATE WATCH La Niña remains missing in action, Australian forecasters all but write it off 3 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT EXCLUSIVE — Toll from botched elephant translocation rises after 10th person killed by the pachyderms 4 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
BITTERSWEET El Niño's legacy - SA sugar production seen 10% below average this season as KZN remains dry 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
WATER INSECURITY Hope evaporates — dam levels dangerously low as hunger stalks southern Africa 3 min 4 By Ed Stoddard
WEATHER WATCH Above-normal rainfall predicted for South Africa's northeast: a summer shift in weather patterns 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard