Act now to prevent further climate change destruction

Beyond loss of life and the destruction of private property, extreme weather events take a heavy toll on economies

09 June 2024 - 00:00 By SUNDAY TIMES EDITORIAL

Recent extreme weather events in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape must refocus the country’s attention on the important, but often underestimated, question of climate change, as well as the need to treat it with greater seriousness and urgency than has hitherto been the case...

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