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South African Weather Service Podcast

A platform to involve experts in unpacking complex weather events as part of efforts to equip the public with the kind of information that they can use to stay out of harm's way.
Occasionally English South Africa Science · News Narrated by Weather Forecaster
2 Episodes

South African Weather Service Podcast

This week, during a radio programme broadcast simultaneously to several communities radio stations in KwaZulu-Natal, our weather forecasting expert, Mr Mkhushulwa Msimanga, and the Acting Head of Disaster Management in KZN, Mr Mzwandile Hadebe, answered all the questions you might have as we commence the summer season. This season is…
5 Dec 54 min

The Weather Podcast: Episode 1 - Indigenous Weather Knowledge and Myths

Long before at advent of mainstream, science-based weather forecasting, how did indigenous communities predict the weather? Have you heard of the term Indigenous Weather Knowledge? Was that accurate or reliable? Is it relevant today? And what about weather myths? Oupa Segalwe talks to Lithakazi Shine Mkhatshwa, Manager: Meteorological Qualification at…
15 Aug 34 min