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South Africa Is Considering Flood Insurance for Large Cities
04 Aug 2025 10:55 GMT
… also affected by devastating floods last year.
“The … chief executive officer of South Africa’s state insurer Sasria … : Flooded roads in Gqeberha, South Africa, on June 10, 2025. … 2025 Bloomberg.
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The disappearing middle class: How South Africa’s socio-economic divide is about to erupt
04 Aug 2025 07:57 GMT
… to Cape Town. In Durban, floods regularly disrupt water supplies, affecting … growing disparities lies institutional failure. South Africa’s governance structures, despite their … , the suffering of all South Africans. Inclusive economic growth is not …
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SA cities may get faster flood payouts under new insurance plan
04 Aug 2025 16:03 GMT
South Africa is exploring whether its major cities should adopt flood insurance … the past several years,” South Africa’s National Treasury said … any floods over the past few years in South Africa?
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Africa’s climate adaptation: Namibia fights drought and desertification with innovation and renewable energy
04 Aug 2025 14:41 GMT
Namibia has developed a suite of policies, projects and partnerships to tackle climate change at both national and community levels in spite of the challenges. It is a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 2015 Paris …
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Treasury on enhancing South Africa’s approach to disaster risk insurance
01 Aug 2025 18:06 GMT
… risk (including earthquake, strong wind, flood, hailstorm, landslide, and subsidence), policies … insurance markets in South Africa present a viable opportunity for South Africa to better … adverse event (such as a flood) occurs. It is increasingly used …
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National Treasury publishes documents in support of enhancing South Africa’s approach to disaster risk insurance
01 Aug 2025 14:38 GMT
… risk – including earthquake, strong wind, flood, hailstorm, landslide and subsidence – policies … insurance markets in South Africa present a viable opportunity for South Africa to better … adverse event, such as a flood, occurs. It is increasingly used …
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Used tyres are a deadly gamble Zimbabwe cannot afford
03 Aug 2025 12:22 GMT
In Zimbabwe - and much of Africa - the used car market … second-hand tires so troubling.
Zimbabwe';s government banned the … them, yet they continue to flood the market, particularly at open … number of road accidents in Zimbabwe are directly linked to tire …
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Climate Change Worsened Durban’s Deadly 2022 Floods, Scientists Confirm
03 Aug 2025 10:59 GMT
… intensified the catastrophic April 2022 floods in Durban, which killed … April 2022 flood was the deadliest in South Africa’s recorded … he said, pointing to Mozambique’s success in moving 50 … without global action, deadly floods will become even more frequent …
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Village Rhapsody: Climate change needs citizen activism, the role of Zimbabweans in combating the climate crisis
03 Aug 2025 05:12 GMT
… food production, flash floods have displaced communities, … discussions, advocating for African perspectives in international … food security.
Furthermore, Zimbabweans must rethink consumption habits … initiatives.
For example, South Africa’s EcoBrick Exchange …
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It’s time to comment on South Africa’s latest climate commitments
31 Jul 2025 19:34 GMT
… impacts in South Africa, with thousands displaced because of flooding incidents, … action, urged all South Africans to raise their voices … more than 50 South African companies and five major … and realities of all South Africans. Without active citizen engagement …