Staff Writer Zimbabwe is accelerating investments in renewable energy, with plans to develop 500 megawatts of solar capacity across 10 sites nationwide amid climate change-induced generation shortages. ZESA’s acting chief executive Cletus Nyachowe said this comes as climate change continues to present a significant hydrological risk to hydroelectric generation. “In years of reduced rainfall, water…
Staff Writer Southern African nations are moving to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their infrastructure planning to safeguard the region’s transport corridors, airports, and communication networks from extreme weather events. Southern African Development Community (SADC) officials warned that escalating floods, severe droughts, and intense cyclones are threatening vital regional logistics loops have shifted the focus…
Staff Writer A new El Niño climate phase is projected to begin within weeks, with the drought signal expected to be most pronounced in Southern Africa as agriculture goes on high alert around the world. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has forecast a stronger-than-usual cycle, prompting advanced mapping from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of…
Staff Writer Nearly nine million people across 22 high-risk countries could be protected from a strong El Niño pattern through a new $202 million Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal. The initiative marks the first joint appeal of its kind by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)….
Staff Writer Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States are meeting in Lilongwe to build consensus on accessing climate disaster money from the Loss and Damage Fund. The SADC Regional Dialogue on Loss and Damage comes at a critical time for Southern Africa. The region continues to experience increasingly frequent and severe droughts, floods and…
In the heart of Zimbabwe’s Chipinge District, a quiet joy resonates within Tambudzai Rukatu as she carefully lifts a handful of golden sorghum grains, allowing them to tumble into a green basin resting in her lap. For Tambudzai, a widow and mother of ward 21 in Chipinge, this moment is more than just a sign…
Southern African nations are moving to overhaul their approach to environmental disasters, transitioning from reactive emergency responses to a permanent regional strategy of anticipatory action. At the SADC Committee of Ministers Responsible for Disaster Risk Management meeting held this week, regional leaders called for initiatives to protect the bloc’s economy from recurring climate shocks. The…
By: Judith Beatrice Auma Oduol, Keiso Matashane-Marite, Edna Akullq, Zuzana Schwidrowski * Africa’s clean energy transition will only be fast, just, and investable if women and young people are treated as producers, workers, innovators, and decision-makers, and not merely as end users of clean energy solutions. A pivotal moment for policy choices Across the continent,…
The country’s largest cable manufacturer Cafca has officially commissioned a 1.2 MW rooftop solar plant, marking a significant shift toward energy independence and decarbonisation. The US$1 million solar outlay is expected to reduce Cafca’s carbon footprint. Cafca said the solar plant is expected to reduce its electricity consumption from the national grid by about 30%….
African climate leaders, negotiators, policymakers and partners kicked off the 7th Africa Climate Talks with a strong call to move the global climate agenda from commitments to credible implementation. Held under the theme “Africa’s Road to COP32: From Commitments to Credible Implementation,” the meeting comes at a decisive moment for global climate action, as countries…
