Dikeledi was a tropical cyclone in the Mozambique Channel Sunday ... The season here runs opposite the rest of the world, typically beginning in late October and running through May.

A cyclone barrelling towards southeast Africa ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.

Cyclones form over warm ocean waters when heat and moisture create low-pressure areas. This forms a system of rotating winds, intensifying as it draws more energy from the ocean, potentially ...