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FILE PHOTO: Animation shows the height of sea waves produced from Cyclone Freddy's path through the Indian ocean as predicted for February 17 through February 24, 2023 in this screen grab taken from a handout video received on February 21, 2023. European Union, Copernicus Marine Service Data/Handout via REUTERS Ê THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT/File Photo

Communities of the Lowveld in Mpumalanga and Limpopo have to brace themselves for tropical cyclone Freddy, predicted to hit South ...

A view of cyclone Freddy in Belle Mare, Mauritius, February 20, 2023

As cyclone nears, Mauritius and Madagascar brace for floods, storm surge

by Preggie Moodley

20 February 2023, 5:43 PM

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Mauritius grounded flights and shut its stock exchange as tropical cyclone Freddy approached the island in the Indian Ocean on ...

Foreign Minister of Madagascar Richard Randriamandrato

Madagascar minister fired for voting against Russia’s Ukraine annexation

by Lebo Tshangela

20 October 2022, 6:40 AM

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Madagascar’s President Andriy Rajoelina has fired his foreign affairs minister for voting at the UN to condemn Russian-organised referendums to ...

Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; Island’s 4th major storm in a month

by Wendy Mothata

24 February 2022, 10:29 AM

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Winds of up to 135 kilometres per hour (84 mph) battered Madagascar early on Wednesday as Cyclone Emnati made landfall, ...

A satellite image shows Cyclone Batsirai approaching the Madagascar.

Madagascar's latest cyclone to land with 170 kmh wind speeds: Govt weather service

by Wendy Mothata

22 February 2022, 12:18 PM

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Cyclone Emnati, barrelling towards Madagascar, is expected to hit late on Tuesday with wind speeds of up to 170 kilometres ...

Madagascar braces for next cyclone as at least 14 killed by storm

by Chuma Nobanda

19 February 2022, 11:45 AM

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At least 14 people werekilled in Madagascar this week by tropical storm Dumako, thestate disaster relief agency said, as the ...

Local resident Masy carries an empty water canister in Sampona commune, Madagascar, February 11, 2022.

Cyclone Batsirai’s Rains Bring Temporary Relief to Madagascan Water Seller

by Lebo Tshangela

14 February 2022, 8:19 AM

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Standing at the side of a highway in the south of Madagascar, 25-year-old water seller Masy is grateful for the ...

Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power

by Wendy Mothata

7 February 2022, 4:49 AM

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A cyclone killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, the second to hit the Indian Ocean island in just ...

A satellite image shows Cyclone Batsirai heading towards Madagascar, February 4, 2022.

Winds and rain slam eastern Madagascar town of Manajary

by Thabiso Malesele

6 February 2022, 9:33 PM

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Strong winds and torrential rain lashed the eastern town of Mananjary after cyclone Batsirai made landfall on Saturday

People who were displaced from Cyclone Ana and newly-displaced locals find refuge in an evacuation centre at the neighbourhood of West Ankorondrano, as Cyclone Batsirai is expected to hit Madagascar, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, February 5, 2022.

Cyclone Batsirai destroys homes and knocks out power in Madagascar

by Wendy Mothata

6 February 2022, 4:29 AM

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Cyclone Batsirai made landfall on Madagascar's eastern coastline late on Saturday, with residents reporting strong winds, a power blackout and ...

Residents find shelter as Madagascar braces for Cyclone Batsirai

by Lerato Matlala

5 February 2022, 3:06 PM

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Residents of Antananarivo took refuge in emergency shelters on Saturday as Madagascar braced itself for tropical cyclone Batsirai.

Children show off their catch, near a wreck washed away during tropical storm Ana on the flooded Shire river, an outlet of Lake Malawi at Thabwa village, in Chikwawa district, southern Malawi, January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara

Madagascar residents living in low-lying areas prepare for Cyclone Batsirai

by Bomkazi Malobola

4 February 2022, 9:16 PM

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Residents in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo placed bricks and rocks on their roofs on Friday as tropical cyclone Batsirai barreled towards ...

Children seen eating boiled rice outside their family's makeshift shelter.

Madagascar food crisis caused more by poverty, natural weather than climate change: study

by Wendy Mothata

2 December 2021, 7:59 AM

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Poverty, poor infrastructure and natural weather variability are bigger contributors to Madagascar's food crisis than climate change, according to a ...

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina attends a meeting to discuss the 20th replenishment of the World Bank's International Development Association, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast July 15, 2021.

Several arrested over plot to kill Madagascar President, attorney general says

by Sesona Mahlahla

22 July 2021, 10:54 AM

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Madagascan authorities arrested several people including foreign nationals on Tuesday on suspicion of plotting to kill the president, the attorney-general ...

The touted Madagascan herbal drink is derived from the plant, also known as artemisia or African wormwood.

‘African remedies should be given a chance’

by Lebo Tshangela

21 May 2020, 10:02 AM

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South Africans that SABC News spoke to, believe Madagascar’s claim that they discovered a cure for COVID-19 should not be ...

No traditional African medicine has been scientifically validated as yet as a treatment for SARS-CoV-2.

Mounting calls for traditional remedies to fight COVID-19

by Paballo Lephaka

12 May 2020, 12:06 PM

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Producers and consumers of traditional medicine say the relevance of indigenous medicines should not be downplayed in the fight against ...

The Africa CDC and WHO-AFRO have both invited the Madagascan government to submit the potion for vaccine testing.

Madagascan potion should be allowed for clinical testing: Africa CDC

by Sesona Mahlahla

8 May 2020, 9:01 AM

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The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation Africa Region (WHO-AFRO) says people should allow for ...

Professor Salim Karim says the virus is expected to continue to spread as people get into a festive mood.

Professor Karim invites Madagascar to make herbal tonic available for scientists to investigate

by Lerato Matlala

6 May 2020, 10:11 PM

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Chairperson of the Government Advisory Committee, Professor Salim Abdool Karim says there is too little information to determine whether Madagascar ...