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[263Chat] In Goromonzi district, the land lies barren, and the once-thriving crops have withered under the harsh sun. For the smallholder farmers who depend on these fields, the past seasons have been marked by loss and despair.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of potentially severe thunderstorms over the northwestern parts of KwaZulu-Natal with damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail on Wednesday.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, and his counterpart from Norway, Minister of Climate and Environment Tore Onshuus Sandvik, have been appointed to steer informal consultations on mitigation before and during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29).

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[The Herald] As harvesting of the 2024 winter wheat intensifies countrywide on the backdrop of high expectations for a bumper yield, Government has urged farmers to guard against incurring post-harvest losses.

[African Arguments] Landslides and flash floods, made more likely by climate change, and deforestation have made some areas of Uganda permanently risky to live in.

[New Era] Otjinungua -- While isolated communities in Kunene region struggle to feed themselves due to the worst drought in 100 years, drought relief food is allowed to rot in warehouses.

[IPS] Turin, Italy -- Edward Mukiibi, President of Slow Food, champions agroecology as a transformative answer to the world's most pressing crises: food insecurity, climate change, and violent conflicts.

[RFI] Intense flooding caused by heavy rains has devastated Niger since June, killing 339 people and displacing over 1.1 million, authorities say.

[Daily Trust] Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, said Nigerians should commit to planting and nurturing trees to commemorate their special occasions such as birthdays and wedding anniversary among others.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali police have seized and burned single-use plastic bags in Mogadishu as part of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change's comprehensive ban on their importation, exportation, production, trade, and use. Companies and entrepreneurs in Somalia are urged to invent alternatives for environmental protection in a move aimed at creating a cleaner and healthier environment for citizens and future generations.

[Premium Times] The work of CATF in Africa is more than just a commitment to reducing methane emissions. It is a part of the collective global movement towards sustainable development, environmental justice and the preservation of our planet.

[UN News] The situation in Africa's Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained "alarming" amid ongoing violence in the restive country's east, said the UN Special Envoy to the Region in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.

[The Conversation Africa] In the rural village of Téssékéré, the increasing number and intensity of droughts linked to climate change is making the lives and livelihoods of the local Fulani communities increasingly vulnerable. Here, in the northern Sahel desert region of Senegal (known as the Ferlo), the pastoral population walks over dry, dusty ground with their livestock in search of grazing areas and working borehole water pumps. In favourable years, these farmers can stay in the fields around their

[African Arguments] Vested interests are lobbying for gas as a transition fuel despite its many economic, logistical, and environmental risks.

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[GroundUp] The temporary shutdown of the supply from Lesotho is not the problem

[Daily Maverick] Africa Oil Week begins in Cape Town on 8 October. But the real scramble in Africa these days is for the green metals required for the energy transition.

[Capital FM] The Gates Foundation has issued a stark warning that climate change threatens to exacerbate child malnutrition, hunger, and disease, potentially affecting millions by 2050 if immediate action is not taken.

[African Arguments] Experts warn that payment problems and a lack of local ownership could undermine the effectiveness of a nationwide adaptation project.