Countries Five dead after devastating floods in KZN Durban — Clean-up operations have begun in Margate in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) following devastating thunderstorms and floods that claimed... Read more 16 Apr
Countries National Treasury allocates R372m to communities affected by extreme weather Cape Town — The National treasury (NT) has allocated R372 million from the Municipal Disaster Response Grant (MDRG) to... Read more 10 Apr
Countries We are working to resolve water problems in KZN – Mchunu Durban — Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, is currently working with the residents of Othongathi, Phoenix, and Verulam... Read more 24 Jan
Countries Why are floods in KZN so devastating? Urban planning expert explains Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu, University of KwaZulu-Natal The devastation caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa demonstrates again that... Read more 21 Jan
Countries Flash flood Horror: KZN man faces charges in grandfather’s murder and dad’s stabbing Cape Town – A 20-year-old man from Durban has been arrested for the murder of his grandfather and the... Read more 15 Jan
Countries KZN grapples with grief as death toll from floods mounts to 23 Cape Town – Flash floods and drowning-related incidents in KwaZulu-Natal have resulted in a death toll of 23, with... Read more 3 Jan
Countries 8-year-old swept away, adding to KZN’s flood toll of 7 Cape Town – An eight-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man were swept away while crossing the Masende River in... Read more 27 Dec, 2023
Countries Ladysmith floods kill six, 10 missing Johannesburg – Rescue teams resumed the search for bodies on Tuesday after flash floods hit a South African town... Read more 26 Dec, 2023
Countries No relief in sight: WC govt excluded from national disaster funds for floods Cape Town — Despite the declaration of the June and September floods as national disasters, the Western Cape government... Read more 29 Nov, 2023
Countries Small-scale farmers suffer devastating losses after Western Cape floods Johannes Arendse said damages at the communal farm in Genadendal will run into hundreds of thousands of rands. Text... Read more 5 Oct, 2023