South Africa Declares National Disaster After Floods, Storms November 13, 2024 By Rene Vollgraaff South Africa declared a national disaster after floods and storms caused widespread damage in the country, allowing the government to...
South Africa Races to Contain Oil Spill From Wrecked Cargo Ship July 30, 2024 South Africa dispatched crews to contain an oil spill from a cargo vessel that ran aground earlier this month because...
South Africa Storms in Western Cape Cause Damage to 35,000 Homes July 12, 2024 By Ntando Thukwana Storms that pounded South Africa’s Western Cape province have led to flood damage affecting more than 35,000 households in the...
South Africa Advised by World Bank on Climate Insurance, Contingency Fund Options April 25, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused...
Natural Catastrophes Cost Insurers $125 Billion in 2022: Swiss Re March 22, 2023 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters in 2022 brought global economic losses of US$275 billion, of which insurance covered 45%, or US$125 billion, according...
Climate Change Exacerbated Deadly Floods in South Africa: Study May 16, 2022 By Antony Sguazzin and Khuleko Siwele South Africa’s deadliest floods in almost three decades was exacerbated by climate change and similarly heavy rainfall can be expected...
Update: South Africa’s Deadliest Floods in 6 Decades Claim More Than 300 Lives April 14, 2022 By Rene Vollgraaff and S'thembile Cele South Africa declared floods that killed more than 300 people in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province a disaster, enabling the government...