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
EXTREME WEATHER WOES ‘Heatwaves are going to get worse, like nothing we’ve ever seen before’ — SA climatologist 6 min 7 By Julia Evans
‘UNFAIR’ DROUGHT ANALYSIS El Niño’s impact has been erratic for SA commercial grain farmers 4 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
EL NIÑO BITES Crop Estimates Committee forecasts 12% fall in SA maize production 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
COME A CROPPER Upbeat South African agricultural assessments wither in February heat as El Niño bites 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
A SERVING OF SOLACE Cost of living — SA CPI accelerates to 5.3% in January but slowing food inflation brings relief 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
THE CONVERSATION It’s extremely hot and I’m feeling weak and dizzy. Could I have heat stroke? 4 min 0 By Lily Hospers, James Smallcombe and Ollie Jay
LOOKING AHEAD Too damn hot — what to expect as global climate crisis heats up in 2024 9 min 19 By Julia Evans
WEATHER WOES SA summer forecast bodes ill for grain crops as El Niño fans the flames of drier conditions 2 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
RECESSION WATCH Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index wilts into negative terrain in fourth quarter 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
SHIFTING WEATHER SYSTEMS Southern Africa at increased risk of being hit by powerful Category 5 cyclones 5 min 0 By Kristin Engel
WEATHER OUTLOOK Wet summer still predicted for SA’s northeast, grain farmers confident despite El Niño 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS OP-ED SA’s consumer food inflation slows slightly in September, sparking optimism despite renewed global risks 4 min 0 By Wandile Sihlobo
