Rising seas threatenSouth Africa's coastlines, battering cities with floods and erosion. Yet in a surprising twist of climate science, the ground beneath parts of the country seems to be rising.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed into law a new climate change act, the first of its kind for the country. The legislation aims to both reduce the country’s greenhouse gas ...

Tracy-Lynn Field receives funding from the Claude Leon Foundation. She is also a board member of the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa. As climate change drives temperature increases ...

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 ...

South African actuaries launched the nation’s first country-specific climate index as experts seek to manage risks and losses brought about by an increasing frequency of droughts, fires, floods and ...

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's G20 presidency next year will focus on mobilising finance for nations stricken by climate-induced disasters and extending debt relief for developing ...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map, driving transmission into parts of Africa previously considered low-risk and threatening to undo decades of progress. With rising temperatures, changing ...

Roula Inglesi-Lotz receives funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF). Jessika Bohlmann does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...