Extreme heat is no longer a future problem. A major new report warns it is intensifying inequality, illness and climate vulnerability across Southern Africa and the worst-hit are often those least able to escape it
The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals
The intensity of heavy downpours has increased by 40% since pre-industrial times, with some areas receiving more than a year’s rain in just days
Zambia and Zimbabwe have each committed US$220 million to restarting the long-delayed $4.2 billion Batoka Gorge Hydropower Station near Victoria Falls
Part political thriller, part historical reckoning, the controversial book probes espionage claims that complicate the heroic narratives of Southern Africa’s liberation struggle
But ordinary Zimbabweans driven to cynicism after years of state corruption under the ruling Zanu-PF party are pessimistic
The project could change the production structure of Zimbabwe, with fuel landing at a lesser cost
From collapsing maize yields to a possible cyclone hitting Richards Bay, a Wits expert warns that South Africa’s climate future is fast becoming hotter, drier and more dangerous
Southern Africa’s top speaker, Vus’umuzi Phakathi, unpacks the architecture of a powerful speech, mental illness, transformation and becoming visible in white spaces in an interview with Dshamilja Roshani
The least the Trump administration could have done was provide ample warning that it was going to cut aid
BirdLife South Africa publishes revised Red Data Book highlighting urgent bird conservation crisis in Southern Africa
The country could return to being a net exporter of maize and the domestic prices to moderate, easing the general food price inflation
As Swaziland descends deeper into dictatorship, the monarch’s influence is spreading, and his alliance with Jacob Zuma threatens the region’s democratic future
It is women and girls who will suffer the most from the funding crisis caused by cuts to development aid.
The battle against this manipulation is collective, requiring unified action from all who seek to preserve democracy and human rights
Policies that attract investment while safeguarding long-term national interests can foster a conducive environment for cross-border investments
The unrest in Mozambique plus restrictions on trade need to be resolved for South Africa and other countries in the region to boost agricultural production
Although these regions still have the highest figures for HIV, violence against women and girls and adolescent pregnancy, progress is being made
The weather event is predicted to bring above-normal rainfall in January before easing up, but the northeast may remain dry
Recent data shows that 60% of South African workers regularly use generative AI tools, ahead of those in several Western countries
From critiques of apartheid to reflections on post-colonial identity, Southern African literature has chronicled the region’s history and shaped its trajectory to a just society
These subjects take centre stage at a festival showcasing nearly
50 documentaries
New research shows they are able to detect vibrations in the soil from their prey, such as earthworms
The visa system forces migrant health professionals who plug the British labour gap to stay silent on abuses ranging from rape to 20-hour days
The country’s historical sites encapsulate the struggles and triumphs of the people of the subcontinent
This is a crucial step towards the protection of the tower, which ensures water security for millions of people in the region
R110m pioneering project aims to boost resilience to tropical cyclones in Southern Africa and Madagascar
Now is the time for accountability. Our leaders must deal with the consequences of their failures.
UK politicians reject a management approach involving sustainably harvesting excessive populations so that carrying capacities of ecosystems are not exceeded
Shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, will this rock art collection be taken out of storage
for South Africans to see? This is the final part in a series on South African rock art
Nearly 350 000 South Africans used cocaine before Covid-19 in 2020, consuming about 18 800 tonnes
But stigma remains, and measures such as low or no school fees, bursaries and mentorship could improve teenage mothers’ future opportunities
