South Africa, Aug. 4 -- Today's emergency

"Floods and droughts are wreaking havoc across Africa. Climate change isn't just tomorrow's problem, it's today's emergency," says Scrolla.Africa's political editor, Zukile Majova, who also farms in the Eastern Cape.

"These stories need to come from the ground up, from real people in real places."

To enter the competition, you have to touch on how climate change is affecting you and highlight initiatives to deal with the climate crisis.

Each of the first three awards comes with R20,000 for first place and R10,000 for second place, except for the new agriculture award, which only offers R30,000 to first place.

This year, there is a brand-new award for farming and agriculture.

Changing how we ...