Author: Gerald Richardson

South Africa has reported a notable increase in Covid cases, raising concerns that the country could be seeing the start of the fifth wave of infections. South Africa’s coronavirus test positivity rate climbed to the …

Wet conditions hamper on sheep’s ability to put on the desired market weight. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) Thanks to excessive rains, making grass too wet for sheep to consume comfortably, lamb prices …

Several Dutch companies plan to expand their investments in South Africa in key areas such as health, cybersecurity and agricultural innovation. At the start of April, 25 Dutch companies visited South Africa to explore business …

Durban experiences floods every year, but not as severe as these. Durban: South Africa, the continent’s most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours. But last week, storms pummelled …

ETHEKWINI, South Africa, April 17 (Reuters) – Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province on Sunday after heavy rains in recent days triggered floods and mudslides that have …

This year marks the centenary of the publication in 1922 of Abantu Abamnyama Lapa Bavela Ngakona (The Black People and Whence They Came), the first book-length history of black people written in isiZulu. Part of …

South Africa’s flood-ravaged east was hit by more rain after the deadliest storm to strike the country in living memory killed nearly 400 people and left tens of thousands homeless. Floodwaters engulfed parts of the …

Australian Survivor, Survivor NZ, and Survivor South Africa were recently added to Paramount+, ViacomCBS’s streaming service. That gave American Survivor fans their first chance to legally watch six seasons, including the first three modern seasons …

Flooding in South Africa’s Durban area has killed at least 306 people and is a “catastrophe of enormous proportions,” President Cyril Ramaphosa says. Key points: Houses and buildings have collapsed and roads have been severely damaged Durban …

Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe made the remarks at the department’s offices in Pretoria during a roundtable discussion with Daily Maverick.  “We are going to send out the proposals,” the minister said, speaking specifically to the …