Frequency analysis of agricultural drought of maize in Sabie River catchment in South Africa.

Maize ( L.) is a staple food in South Africa. Under dryland farming, drought is a major limiting factor for maize production.

Statistical analysis of annual maximum daily rainfall for Nelspruit and its environs.

Nelspruit and its environs frequently experience extreme high annual maximum daily rainfall (AMDR) events resulting in flood hazards. These flood hazards have caused flood disasters that have resulted in loss of property and lives. The main objective of this study was to carry out statistical analysis of extreme high AMDR events that have caused flood hazards, which in turn have caused flood disasters in Nelspruit and its environs.