South Africa is a water-scarce country, facing profound water security challenges that are now being compounded by climate change. South Africa’s climate story is in many ways is a water story.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flood victim stands at her flooded home after weeks of heavy rainfall in Boane District, Maputo, Mozambique, on 19 January, 2026 ...

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JOHANNESBURG — Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 - South African banks have become more reluctant to lend as the threat of extreme weather events has heightened the risk of defaults, a study by the South African Reserve Bank ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns fuelled catastrophic flooding across southern Africa over the past month, killing 200 people ...