AGRICULTURE NEWS - The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has indicated in its latest seasonal climate watch that below-average rainfall is expected over most parts of the country, except for the central and eastern coastal areas, in May, June and July.
Both maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be above average for most of the country until the end of July, except for parts of the Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape.
Cobus Olivier, prediction research scientist at the SAWS, ascribed this to the fact that the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) was currently in a La Niña state.
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