This week’s top stories include a teen’s dog attack, a fatal crash, a major crayfish seizure, El Niño warnings and fresh questions over Jacob Zuma’s health.
Dam levels across Western Cape show decline as province faces hotter, drier summer due to El Niño conditions.
Portugal’s Alentejo wine estates are harvesting grapes after dark to escape extreme heat, a trend that oenologists say is here to stay.
SAWS warns a historic El Niño combined with global warming could make 2027 the hottest year ever, bringing severe heatwaves and drought risks to SA.
France has recorded more than 7 300 excess deaths during a record 52 days of heatwaves this year, according to health authorities.
Climate prediction scientists announced in June 2026 that El Niño, a cycle that happens every two to seven years, had formed.