Climate change in Africa News

[SAnews.gov.za] In light of the South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast of severe snow and wet conditions across the country, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has directed the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) to coordinate readiness and response efforts with the relevant stakeholders.

[SAnews.gov.za] The road at Van Reenen's Pass has been reopened to clear traffic, the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) and its concessionaire, the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), announced on Sunday.

[SAnews.gov.za] A 39-year-old woman died on Saturday while trapped in the blizzard that has engulfed the N3 between Van Reenen's Pass, connecting KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government is advising against any travel on the roads hit by heavy snowfall that affected Gauteng, the Free State, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.

[Daily Maverick] The N3 remained closed at Van Reenen's Pass on Sunday morning as hazardous conditions persisted. One person has been confirmed dead from exposure. Rescue operations continue and alternative roads have been opened.

[GroundUp] Activists with disabilities are raising awareness about climate change

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has announced that all roads affected by the recent snowstorm, including the N3 Toll Route, have now been reopened to traffic.

[Capital FM] When historians write about the first quarter of the 21st century, I think they may sum it up this way: Twenty years of unprecedented progress followed by five years of stagnation.

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) director general, Fulton Mangwanya has announced that culling of elephants will go ahead despite strong criticism and from some conservationists.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- Widespread flooding in West and Central Africa has affected more than 4 million people, caused extensive damage to homes, schools, health facilities and swaths of farmland, heightening the risk of water-borne diseases, food insecurity and malnutrition.

[Daily Trust] Residents of towns and villages along river Benue in Taraba State have started relocating and harvesting their crops as water begins to submerge farms following the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon Republic.

[The Point] In a move to mitigate the negative impact of climate change in communities, ChildFund-The Gambia and Plantation Nursery for Green Schools Tree Planting Initiative recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at a signing ceremony held at ChildFund main office Kanifing.

[Nile Post] Parliament has taken a strong stance on the country's disaster management, with Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa directing the government to present a comprehensive report on disaster status and mitigation efforts by next Tuesday.

[Capital FM] Machakos -- Government is acutely aware of the special place held by pastoralist communities that occupy the highly vulnerable ASALs in the delivery of its broad climate action mandate.

[Premium Times] Bode Saadu is on the Ilorin-Jebba federal highway being dualised by the Nigerian government

[SAnews.gov.za] KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has warned residents of severe weather conditions that are expected to affect large parts of the province from Friday until the weekend.

[Leadership] The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq yesterday visited Bode Saadu, the headquarters of Moro local government area to sympathise with its residents following recent downpours that overflew the Arinun Bridge and initially submerged many houses in the area.

[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Community of Hope Agriculture Project (CHAP), under the National Executing Entity (NEE-CHAP), is spearheading the Scaling up of Climate Resilient Rice Production Project organized by the Rice Production Improvement Consortium of West Africa (RICOWAS) in Liberia. This initiative, funded by the Adaptation Fund through the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), aims to boost rice production and enhance food security.

[Leadership] The national chairman of Accord Party, Prof. Chris Imumolen has identified victims of flood disaster in Borno State.

[Nile Post] Teachers and pupils at Kamuwunga Primary School in Kalungu District have returned to their classrooms after being displaced by severe floods earlier this year.