School bus swept away in raging floods — learners clung to trees to survive
Cape Town – A 22-seater scholar transport bus en route to Jumba Senior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape... Read more
10 Jun
BLIZZARD BASHES SA! – Snow, floods & chaos as wild winter storm slams the nation
Cape Town – South Africans are facing wintry conditions this week due to a strong cut-off low-pressure system and... Read more
9 Jun
Torrential rains kill 25 in Nigerian city: rescuers
Kano – Torrential rains devastated the central Nigerian city of Mokwa and killed at least 25 people, emergency services said... Read more
30 May
Severe weather alert: More flash floods expected in Joburg and beyond!
Johannesburg – Johannesburg Emergency Services reported no major incidents despite torrential rain causing flash floods in some areas. The... Read more
27 Mar
WATCH | Joburg grapples with severe flooding – EMS on high alert
Cape Town – Severe thunderstorms and heavy rains continue to batter Gauteng, with Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) responding... Read more
6 Mar
Flooding forces BMA to shut three SA-Botswana border posts
Cape Town – The Border Management Authority (BMA) has suspended operations at three ports of entry — Pont Drift,... Read more
21 Feb
Heavy rains in Gauteng impact Metrorail operations
Cape Town — Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc across Gauteng as Metrorail confirmed its services were affected due... Read more
20 Feb
Heavy rains, thunderstorms expected across SA – SAWS
Cape Town – The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning about heavy rains and severe thunderstorms... Read more
17 Feb
Gauteng Emergency Services urges caution amid level 5 rain warning
Johannesburg — The South African Weather Services (SAWS) issued an Orange Level 5 warning for Gauteng and parts of... Read more
17 Feb
Flooding shuts down key South Africa-Botswana border crossing
Cape Town – South Africa has temporarily closed the Grobler’s Bridge border crossing with Botswana due to heavy rainfall... Read more
16 Jan
