{"id":12903,"date":"2015-12-28T06:40:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T06:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=12903"},"modified":"2015-12-29T08:48:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T08:48:56","slug":"drought-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/drought-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"A Persistent Drought Is Causing Trouble In South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Many believe\u00a0that this weather phenomenon was intensified because of global warming. A terrible drought is affecting South Africa and many other African countries. According to the United Nations,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/12\/27\/world\/africa\/drought-deepens-south-africas-malaise.html?ref=africa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">29 million people<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> do not have a steady access to food, and the suffering harvests will only make matters worse. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The drought will not stop anytime soon<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In its monthly forecast, the South African Weather Service said: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The forecasting system is confidently showing that going towards the late summer and early autumn seasons, the likelihood of dry conditions over most parts of the country is still high<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d Models show\u00a0that El Ni\u00f1o will remain strong throughout the late summer. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The persisting extreme dry and warm conditions for the summer season may worsen the current drought conditions which the country is already experiencing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d the weather service added.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12904\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/ctoph8huwaaipfy.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"701\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/ctoph8huwaaipfy.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/ctoph8huwaaipfy-85x55.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CToPH8hUwAAIpfy.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The economy will suffer even more<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Africa is the continent\u2019s second-biggest\u00a0economy. It is a top producer of corn. The government has declared disaster zones in five out of nine provinces, including North West &#8211; a major producer of corn. Corn is a crucial source of calories for many low-income households and it is the main staple in southern Africa. There are also water restrictions throughout the nation as the reservoir levels fall. The timing of this drought could not be worse. China\u2019s economy has been slowing down and this has affected many African countries. Prices of raw materials and exports to China have fallen, which makes it more expensive to import food. South Africa could be close to a recession.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12905\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/drought2-articlelarge.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"706\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/drought2-articlelarge.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/drought2-articlelarge-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2015\/12\/27\/world\/DROUGHT2\/DROUGHT2-articleLarge.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Black rural farmers are hit the hardest<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Commercial farming in the country is still dominated by white South Africans while many black farmers are operating in small rural or subsistence farms. Nevertheless, before the drought, about 30 to 40 percent of black-owned farms were making a profit. Mandla Buthelezi, the senior vice president of the National African Farmers Union of South Africa, said that the drought is taking away many gains black farmers had made after apartheid. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThis knock will take black farmers not less than 15, 20, 30 years to recover,\u201d he said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t do our homework very well. We weren\u2019t proactive. We\u2019re just reacting to the drought.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Cattle farmers are unable to keep the cows fed. Jeremiah Moiloa, 24, who majored in agricultural sciences in college, said: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThe problem with black farmers is the lack of capital, land and skills. \u00a0That\u2019s why we can\u2019t manage the animals during the drought.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12906\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/drought1-articlelarge.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"701\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/drought1-articlelarge.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/drought1-articlelarge-85x55.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graphics8.nytimes.com\/images\/2015\/12\/27\/world\/DROUGHT1\/DROUGHT1-articleLarge.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/ethiopia-drought\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Ethiopia Receives 41 Million Euros To Face The Country\u2019s Most Devastating Drought In Decades<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many African countries have been recently\u00a0confronted to high temperatures and little rainfall. 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