Archer, Emma Rosa MaryLandman, Willem AdolfMalherbe, JohanTadross, MarkPretorius, Simone2020-07-242020-07-242019Archer, E., Landman, W., Malherbe, J. et al. 2019, 'South Africa’s winter rainfall region drought : a region in transition?', Climate Risk Management, vol. 25, art. 100188, pp. 1-8.2212-0963 (online)10.1016/j.crm.2019.100188http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75418The Western Cape region of South Africa is a key producing area for South African agriculture, with a strong dependence on austral winter rainfall. The past three years have, however, seen extensive drought impacting this region, with significant impacts on agriculture. In this article, we unpack how the drought unfolded, as well as possibilities in predicting winter rainfall. We consider how drought impacted agriculture, looking in depth at two commodities key to the winter rainfall region agricultural sector – namely, wheat and apples; concluding with a brief discussion of implications for the future.en© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.DroughtAgricultureSeasonal forecastingSouthern AfricaArticle