Severe water restrictions for irrigation farmers in the Gamtoos River Valley have been lifted by the Department of Water and...
Read moreDetailsSince the beginning of the fire season on June 1, wildfires have already destroyed an estimated 480 000 hectares in the...
Read moreDetailsThe well-established rainfall patterns observed over the past three summers may be one of the reasons for the stormy weather...
Read moreDetailsPredictions indicate that significant rain may fall in the first 10 days of October over several areas that also experienced...
Read moreDetailsAfter four years of planning for wet conditions, crop farmers need a new strategy to navigate through a dry climatic...
Read moreDetailsUp to 90% of fires in the Free State are caused by human negligence, says Johann Breytenbach, general manager of...
Read moreDetailsExactly two years ago, in July 2021, the largest dam supplying the Nelson Mandela Bay metro was only 4% full....
Read moreDetailsProfessor Willem Landman, a meteorologist at the University of Pretoria, says it is challenging to make rainfall forecasts for the...
Read moreDetailsWith careful planning, cotton can provide a healthy cash injection for farmers in the drier summer rainfall regions of North...
Read moreDetailsThere is a danger that freshly shorn goats and sheep may suffer from exposure in wet, windy and cold conditions...
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