BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: Hunger in southern Africa reaches historic levels in El Niño’s wake 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
Business Maverick Forecast U-turn – Weather Service sees wetter-than-usual conditions over October summer rainfall 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
ISS TODAY OP-ED As climate risks amplify state fragility, will Kenya be better prepared when floods hit again? 4 min 0 By Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo and James Owino
EL RAISER SA Weather Service extends dryer and warmer-than-usual forecast to November 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Solar panels to adorn Lake Kariba — a potential game-changer with pros and cons 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
SEASONAL REPORT Weather Watch tracker — relatively dry, warm forecast for most of SA extended to October 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
CROP ESTIMATES COMMITTEE SA trims maize output forecast as outlook worsens north of Limpopo in El Niño’s wake 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MARINE FOOD CHAIN Warmer water and more carbon dioxide are sending phytoplankton into overdrive - study 3 min 3 By Don Pinnock
WEATHER WATCH Warm, dry winter still on the cards for SA, rains of La Niña beckon 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
AGRICULTURAL GREEN SHOOTS SA citrus farmers have reason to be upbeat after weathering El Niño 4 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: Southern Africa has a dangerous dependence on white maize 4 min 4 By Ed Stoddard
CLIMATE CRISIS CEC raises SA’s 2024 maize forecast slightly — still down 19% on El Niño 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
EL NIÑO CRISIS Dying crops, food and water shortages — drought affects millions in southern Africa 7 min 20 By Kristin Engel
CPI AND RETAIL SA food inflation slows to 3-1/2 year low but respite likely short-lived 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BURNING ISSUE El Niño has ended but the full wrath of its economic and social impact is still to come 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
WINTER WEATHER WATCH A mild and relatively dry South African winter is on the horizon 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
LIVE SMARTER Chocolate bite — El Niño-linked West Africa weather drives cocoa prices to record highs 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
GRAIN PRODUCTION Crop Estimates Committee slashes SA maize forecast, sees 2024 harvest down 19% as El Niño bites 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE Reserve Bank's MPC likely to hold rates steady this week as inflation sparks fires 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
COST OF LIVING South African consumer inflation accelerates in February, trajectory bodes ill for rate cuts 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard