How extreme weather is undermining SA’s economy

How extreme weather is undermining South Africa’s economy

‘If we just take a look at the Durban floods that happened in April 2022, our GDP contracted by 0.7%,’ says Dr Nomhle Ngwenya, board member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation.

2 May 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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