Rains drive biggest SA locust infestation in decades

Swarms have spread to areas where they have never been seen before

10 April 2022 - 00:00

By Bloomberg

South Africa is experiencing its biggest infestation of brown locusts in decades with heavy rains allowing the crop-eating insects to multiply rapidly.

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