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South Africa
SAPeople7 h agoWEATHER: Hail, heavy rain and strong winds set to pound SANews248 h agoSaturday’s weather: Excessive lightning, hail, damaging winds in some provincesSaturday will bring with it heavy downpurs, excessive lightning and hail for most parts of the country, according to the South African Weather Service. Some provinces …The Citizen11 h agoWeather alert: A cloudy, wet and cool Saturday aheadNews2411 h agoBail forfeited: Murder-accused panelbeater ‘in the wind’ as investigator pleads for helpThe R5 000 bail of Durban panelbeater Julio Nobrega was officially forfeited to the State on Monday when the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban authorised an arrest wa…news24.com11 h agoExperts say ‘mother of all El Niños’ isn’t coming – it’s hereThe Citizen11 h agoSnow in Spring? Cold weather warning for Eastern CapeThe Citizen12 h agoCape Town set for changing weather this weekendSAnews14 h agoSAWS issues weather warnings for disruptive rain, severe thunderstormsSAWS issues weather warnings for disruptive rain, severe thunderstorms The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says very cold and wet conditions are expected in place…
Africa
Malay Mail1 h agoSudan’s henna heritage wilts as war, drought and Nile thirst choke crimson bride traditionfundsforNGOs3 h agoRFAs: Early Recovery and Resilience Support for Flood-Affected Communities in Gaza (Mozambique)People Daily5 h agoTISA Kenya: 81% El Niño risk puts food security and flood readiness to the testRadiokaya6 h agoDrought, panic buying blamed for Kenya’s milk shortageAfrican Business10 h agoLiving with drought: can technology save African agriculture?Daily Maverick19 h agoWhat storm-hit Madagascar’s conservationists are teaching us about resilienceAfrica24 TV1 d agoAfrica – GHACOF 74 : The region is preparing for extreme rainfallfinance.biggo.com1 d agoEthiopia Slashes Bitcoin Mining Power by 77% as Drought Drains Hydropower Reservoirs
World
The Virginian-Pilot1 h agoHurricane center watching new area in Atlantic with high chance of becoming next stormThe Business Journals1 h agoKauai farm battles to save frozen inventory after Hurricane Lowell destroys power, treesJamaica Information Service (JIS)1 h agoMost Tourism Jobs Return As Sector Rebounds From Hurricane MelissaRobb Report2 h ago4535 S 1100 W Hurricane in PhotosCharleston Gazette-Mail2 h agoPrep roundup: Hurricane boys soccer edges Spring Valley 3-2NBC 6 South Florida2 h agoMuseum exhibit remembers 1926 ‘Great Miami Hurricane'facebook.com3 h agoAs of 2:00 AM today, 19 September 2026, the storm with international name "DUJUAN" (formerly LPA 09d) has intensified into a Typhoon and is being monitored OUTSIDE the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Meanwhile, a Low Pressure Area (LPA 09f)City of Melbourne, FL3 h agoHurricane Season is Still Here: Prep Now, Stay Ready!
Background photo: South African Tourism, CC BY 2.0 · Photos: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Warnings: South African Weather Service via the WMO Severe Weather Information Centre, checked every 15 minutes · Headlines link to their publishers; summaries are the publishers’ own. Sources: Google News, SAnews, News24, IOL, The Guardian, BBC. Refreshed every 30 minutes · last 02:40