The Category 1 hurricane misses Kauai but causes widespread destruction, power outages and evacuations. Published On 9 Sep 20269 Sep 2026 Catastrophic winds and torrential rains from Hurricane Lowell have pelted Hawaii’s western island of Kauai, knocking out power to at least 30,000 residents and ripping up tracts of beachside roads. Vicious winds knocked down…
For the second week in a row, Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island, faces threats from an intensifying storm. Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026 Tropical Storm Moke is grinding towards Hawaii, bringing gusts of wind and heavy rain only a week after the islands faced similar conditions from Hurricane Lala. On…
· Heavy snow has fallen in parts of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State, while strong winds and rain continue to batter the KwaZulu-Natal coast. · The Eastern Cape has recorded 12 road deaths during the rainy weather, with disaster teams warning motorists to take extra care. Emergency services across South Africa remain…
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands as residents were urged to stay indoors. The storm started passing through the island of Rota Monday morning local time, according to the National Weather Service….
An illustration showing magnetic activity in an exoplanet that is a gas giant like Jupiter but orbits very close to its host star and is tidally locked. ESO/M Kornmesser, L Calcada Based on the behaviour of winds on seven large and hot gas exoplanets, astronomers have obtained the strongest evidence to date that planets beyond…
Land is a vital productive asset, and access to it is an economic right. Yet governance across Africa remains weak, with many countries lacking clear rules that define ownership and tenure. As a result, land disputes have fueled significant inequalities, particularly affecting women. Only a few countries, such as Rwanda, have made notable progress in…
MTN Zakhele Futhi’s only asset is MTN shares. As MTN’s empowerment fund starts to wind down, the picture for shareholders looks bleak given that its shares have fallen sharply and dividends have been sparse. MTN Zakhele Futhi (MTNZF) was launched in 2016 to replace MTN’s original Zakhele Scheme, which ran from 2010 and was unwound…
A sign outside MTN Group’s head office in Johannesburg. Image: TechCentral Shareholders in MTN Group’s long-running black empower scheme known as MTN Zakhele Futhi can look forward to a payout later this month – and a modest profit on their investment. The scheme, which is in the process of being unwound, will begin distributions to…
Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the relationship between weather and fire, in particular how Berg winds, also known as mountain flow events, are linked to periods of enhanced fire danger. Mid-July is typically a high risk period. He…
