Extreme weather | Bizcommunity

News

People living in makeshift shelters outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town have been cold and wet this week. The site is owned by the Department of Public Works. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / Groundup

ESG & Sustainability

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continues

Matthew Hirsch 12 Jul 2024

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Tourism & Travel

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Kaitano Dube 12 Jul 2024

Pick n Pay donates R100k to aid communities affected by WCape storms

Retail

Pick n Pay donates R100k to aid communities affected by WCape storms

11 Jul 2024

Shoprite Mobile Soup Kitchens assists W.Cape relief efforts following extreme weather

Retail

Shoprite Mobile Soup Kitchens assists W.Cape relief efforts following extreme weather

9 Jul 2024

Image source: pitinan –

HR & Management

New report reveals risks reshaping South Africa's employee landscape

25 Jun 2024

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

ESG & Sustainability

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

Issued by FoodForward SA 24 Jun 2024

ESG & Sustainability

IMF approves over $900m to support Tanzania budget, climate change fight

Kanishka Singh 21 Jun 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

Healthcare

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Staying ahead of unpredictable weather conditions

Finance

Staying ahead of unpredictable weather conditions

Issued by AfriGIS 20 Jun 2024

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Lifestyle

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Vis Govender, co-founder of Everything.Insure and group CEO of FirstEquity Group.

Finance

Weather insurance's evolution on par with rise in adverse climate events

21 Jun 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

Agriculture

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

Inaugural Cape Agritech Connect bridges gaps in local agriculture

Agriculture

Inaugural Cape Agritech Connect bridges gaps in local agriculture

12 Jun 2024

ESG & Sustainability

6 little-known facts about climate change in South Africa

Karen King 6 Jun 2024

Finance

Local food inflation drops, but globally, hyperinflation persists in pockets

31 May 2024

Mastering resilience: How preparation beats the odds in building agribusiness

Agriculture

Mastering resilience: How preparation beats the odds in building agribusiness

24 May 2024

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

HR & Management

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

Kate Collier 23 May 2024

Image source: Johannes Plenio from

Agriculture

Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

Mohan Singh and Prem Bhalla 21 May 2024

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Logistics & Transport

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Roelof van den Berg 8 May 2024

Adidas announces return of Move For The Planet

Lifestyle

Adidas announces return of Move For The Planet

7 May 2024

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

Agriculture

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

2 May 2024

Terena Chetty, Head of Strategy at 1Africa Consulting

HR & Management

How climate change has become an OHS issue

Terena Chetty 23 Apr 2024

Applications open for GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

Agriculture

Applications open for GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

12 Apr 2024

Residents queue to collect water, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 7 March 2024. Reuters/KB Mpofu/ File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

March marks yet another record high in global temperatures

Kate Abnett 9 Apr 2024

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Retail

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Can the UN impose sanctions on SA? You bet it can… and One Health may be the tipping point

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Property

Transforming informal settlements with modern drainage solutions

Olebogeng Manhe 5 Mar 2024

Luxury fashion's sustainable future: How pre-owned items are paving the way

Retail

Luxury fashion's sustainable future: How pre-owned items are paving the way

28 Feb 2024

Image source: nexusplexus –

ESG & Sustainability

#BudgetSpeech2024: Govt raises $3.3bn to support climate change initiatives

22 Feb 2024

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Marketing & Media

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Issued by AfriGIS 23 Jan 2024

Insurance companies weather the storm with threat alerts from AfriGIS

Marketing & Media

Insurance companies weather the storm with threat alerts from AfriGIS

Issued by AfriGIS 16 Jan 2024

Climate change is affecting mining in Africa. Source: Vlad Chetan/Pexels

Energy & Mining

22 illegal miners dead in Tanzania's unseasonal rains

Lindsey Schutters 16 Jan 2024

Image source: shmergin –

ESG & Sustainability

Celebrating SA’s firefighters

28 Dec 2023

Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

Property

Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

22 Dec 2023

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Agriculture

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Christian Giesel 14 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Julia Rutherfoord's design, named 'House of the Morning Lilies,' focuses on promoting ecological balance.

Property

Unveiling Tatali Views: Redefining luxury living on the KZN North Coast

11 Dec 2023

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Agriculture

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Pamela Hellig, the consulting actuary at Insight Life Solutions.

Finance

#BizTrends2024: New risk on the block

Pamela Hellig 8 Jan 2024

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

ESG & Sustainability

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

Issued by Propelair SA 1 Dec 2023

A view shows a part of Sidi El Barrak dam at low water levels, in Nafza, west of the capital Tunis, Tunisia, 7 January 2023. Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change is the biggest human health risk, says Africa's disease boss

30 Nov 2023

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

Image source: Jean van der Meulen from

ESG & Sustainability

Initiative seeks to combat alien species

20 Nov 2023

Navigating the egg shortage with a data-driven approach

Retail

Navigating the egg shortage with a data-driven approach

Franita Bosman 26 Oct 2023

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

ESG & Sustainability

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Mtchera Chirwa 25 Oct 2023

US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

Agriculture

US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

Daphne Psaledakis 20 Sep 2023

Surprising factors spur growth in bottled water

Marketing & Media

Surprising factors spur growth in bottled water

Issued by BMi Research 18 Sep 2023

Agriculture

Farmers go green: How renewable energy is changing the agriculture industry

13 Sep 2023

African leaders are proposing new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action, setting up their negotiating position ahead of November's COP28 summit. Some countries already have taxes on carbon, but a global tax has never gained much traction. Source: Reuters

ESG & Sustainability

African leaders call for new global taxes to fund climate change action

Duncan Miriri 7 Sep 2023

A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100km outside Blantyre, Malawi, 18 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

ESG & Sustainability

Extreme weather events under the spotlight as Africa Climate Summit kicks off

Hereward Holland 4 Sep 2023