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EFF disgusted after destroyed bridge by municipal-deployed grader

Watch Ramaphosa to visit the Eastern Cape tomorrow video
News

WATCH: Ramaphosa to visit the Eastern Cape tomorrow [Video]

eThekwini
News

Nearly a year after the floods, eThekwini villagers are still hoping for help

EFF
News

EFF disgusted after destroyed bridge by municipal-deployed grader

Watch Ramaphosa to visit the Eastern Cape tomorrow video
News

WATCH: Ramaphosa to visit the Eastern Cape tomorrow [Video]

eThekwini
News

Nearly a year after the floods, eThekwini villagers are still hoping for help

Malawi village - Cyclone Freddy
Africa News

Malawi villages suffering after Cyclone Freddy

By Keliah Daniels21-03-2023 20:01

According to the government, at least 89 people died in Malawi’s Mulanje district, but the locals say that the death toll is much higher.

Malawi Cyclone Freddy
Africa News

Cyclone Freddy: Malawi death toll at 326

By Keliah Daniels17-03-2023 17:41

After Cyclone Freddy, Malawi will have two weeks of national mourning and a state of emergency have been declared in the country.

floods
Africa News

Mango tree saves top Malawian musician from death in floods

By Ground Up17-03-2023 12:04

Giboh Pearson and his neighbours climbed into the trees to escape the devastating effects of Cyclone Freddy

Cyclone Freddy UIM Malawi
Africa News

Malawi will dedicate two weeks of mourning over cyclone deaths

By Keliah Daniels16-03-2023 16:29

Cyclone Freddy left a trail of death and destruction – in Malawi it killed at least 225 people, leaving hundreds injured.

cyclone freddy
Africa News

Cyclone Freddy – death toll rising in Mozambique

By Keliah Daniels16-03-2023 15:39

Cyclone Freddy left a trail of death and destruction – in Malawi it killed at least 225 people, leaving hundreds injured.

Cyclone Freddy
Africa News

Cyclone Freddy – rescue mission to find survivors

By Keliah Daniels15-03-2023 16:00

Cyclone Freddy returned to southeastern Africa this weekend for a second time in less than three weeks, leaving behind death and destruction.

NZ should brace for outbreaks of spillover infections from animals
Health and Fitness

NZ should brace for outbreaks of spillover infections from animals

By The Conversation08-03-2023 09:02

The first group of diseases expected to see a rise in case numbers soon after floods is gastroenteritis caused by water-borne pathogens.

agri sa
Mpumalanga

Agri SA welcomes new disaster regulations on energy

By Keliah Daniels01-03-2023 09:41

Agri SA has welcomed the declaration of a state of disaster to address the damage caused by floods around the country.

Vaal Dam Flood Gates water
Gauteng

Vaal Dam closed four floodgates

By Keliah Daniels26-02-2023 11:07

The Department has urged communities to continue monitoring the water flow in the affected rivers and dams such as Vaal dam.

Coffee Bay Flood: Man describes how he survived
Eastern Cape

Coffee Bay Flood: Man describes how he survived

By Ground Up24-02-2023 09:23

People describe how they survived and lost their loved ones during floods near Coffee Bay in the Eastern Cape.

floods
Eastern Cape

Komani flood victims spend the night on the roofs of their shacks

By Ground Up22-02-2023 14:23

Hundreds of families in Komani, Eastern Cape, say they are traumatised by the latest floods that wreaked havoc in the town

agri sa
News

Agri SA says state of disaster must accelerate flood relief funding

By Keliah Daniels17-02-2023 16:08

Agri SA has welcomed the declaration of a state of disaster to address the damage caused by floods around the country.

Watch swim in flooded home in the Eastern Cape video
News

WATCH: Boys swim in flooded home in the Eastern Cape [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga17-02-2023 10:27

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Mpumalanga municipality
News

Floods: Mpumalanga municipality working towards suitable land

By Keliah Daniels17-02-2023 10:07

There are plans in place from the municipality working with Department of Human Settlements to identify suitable land after the floods.

Watch Eastern Cape flooded home video
Eastern Cape

WATCH: Young boys swim in flooded home in the Eastern Cape

By Nokwanda Ncwane17-02-2023 08:40

Two young boys from the Eastern Cape were captured enjoying themselves as they swam inside their flooded home.

workers
Mpumalanga

Five workers rescued when truck submerged in flooded bridge

By Siso Naile16-02-2023 20:57

Being stubborn and defying the warnings almost cost the lives of five workers who drove a truck into a flooded low-lying bridge.

Flood victims
Johannesburg

Flood victim: “The clothes we are wearing is all we have left”

By Ground Up16-02-2023 11:15

Heavy rains this week have left about 60 people in Diepsloot homeless, with most of their belongings washed away or badly damaged.

Vaal Dam Floodgates water
News

Twelve people killed in the FLOODS around the country

By Keliah Daniels15-02-2023 15:35

The Kruger National Park was badly affected by the floods as it is crossed by several rivers, COGTA spokesman Lungi Mtshali told AFP.

Watch Flood death toll in Mpumalanga video
News

WATCH: Flood death toll in Mpumalanga rises to three [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga15-02-2023 13:36

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Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape: Villagers stranded after bridge collapses during rains

By Ground Up15-02-2023 13:03

Officials in the Eastern Cape Department of Transport say they may approach the national government to help fix collapsed bridges

two swept away Limpopo
Limpopo

Two swept away while crossing separate rivers in Limpopo

By Nokwanda Ncwane14-02-2023 15:42

Government has declared a National State of Disaster over the impact of floods. An elderly man and a learner were swept away in Limpopo.

Watch family escapes drowning video
News

WATCH: Family narrowly escapes drowning in Centurion [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga14-02-2023 12:39

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family escapes drowning Centurion
Gauteng

Family narrowly escapes drowning after floods wash away their vehicle

By Nokwanda Ncwane14-02-2023 12:05

A family escaped drowning when their SUV was washed off a low-water bridge into the Hennops River Centurion.

sahrc
News

SAHRC demands government to focus on disaster management

By Keliah Daniels13-02-2023 15:47

SAHRC provincial manager, Eileen Carter says several measures have been put in place to address the needs of the vulnerable.

Watch flooding in Centurion video
News

WATCH: Flooding in Centurion; avoid these roads [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga13-02-2023 13:10

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