EDITORIAL | KZN’s infrastructure is crumbling — climate change is just finishing the job

Acknowledging the problem is one thing, but doing the work another

12 March 2025 - 04:40

KwaZulu-Natal is fast becoming a bona fide natural disaster zone, with ongoing violent and extreme weather patterns raising serious concerns. From the devastating floods of 2022 to last year’s surprise snowstorm, followed again by more flooding incidents between February 2025 and now, the tourism destination is not catching a break...

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