South Africa Aids Flood Stricken Mozambique
Pretoria – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will send its members to assist in the flood-stricken areas of the Mocuba District of Zambezia Province, Mozambique. The deployment follows…
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Winter Storms bring Flooding to Cape Town
The city of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa has been hit by severe storms driven by successive cold fronts sweeping across the southern coast of…
Boy Drowns in Flooding, South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province
Heavy rains have fallen in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa over the last week, with the resultant flooding closing numerous roads and causing at least one death. On…
The (Slow) Death of a Heritage Railway Line
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the commencement of construction of the heritage railway line in Knysna, South Africa, known as the ‘Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe’. It will be a sad…
Flood Death Toll in South Africa Climbs to 32
Heavy rains and floods over the northern and eastern parts of South Africa during the last two weeks have led to the deaths of at least 32 people, 25 of…
Eight Die in Swaziland Floods
Heavy rains affecting South Africa and Mozambique over the last two weeks have also caused damage and casualties in the small landlocked kingdom of Swaziland, situated between the two countries.…
Hundreds Displaced in South Africa Floods
The heavy rainfall that has inundated the province of Gauteng over the last two weeks has been described by the South African Weather Service as “highly unusual”, adding that more…
Flooding spreads to 3 provinces in South Africa
Further reports emerged yesterday afternoon of the extent of flooding in the northern parts of South Africa, with a woman missing after her car was swept away by floodwaters in…
Floods Kill 5 in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Following weather warnings from the South African Weather Bureau about possible heavy rains and flooding in the five northernmost provinces of the country, reports of widespread flooding in Mpumalanga province…
7 killed, 97 injured in floods in Northwest Province of South Africa
Heavy rainfall and flooding has struck part of the Northwest Province of South Africa since Wednesday 5th February, causing several deaths and injuries, damaging roads and bridges, and cutting off…
Flash Flooding in Pretoria
Update: Guateng police have announced that a 52-year-old man was found dead in a stream between Doornkop and Emdeni in Soweto on Tuesday 4 February 2014. The man is believed…
Johannesburg Hit by Floods
Heavy rain earlier today, Monday 3 February 2014, caused some localised flooding in several roads across Johannesburg, South Africa. Today’s rain and flooding had been predicted. Heavy rain had already…
3 Dead in Floods in Western and Eastern Cape, South Africa
The small settlement of Pearston in the picturesque Blue Crane Route Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa had a wet start to 2014 when parts of the…
Storm and Floods in Gauteng, South Africa
A severe storm late yesterday, 28 November and early morning of 29 November has brought flooding to parts of Johannesburg and across Gauteng, South Africa. Flood warnings were issued for…
Aftermath of Cape Town Flooding
More details have emerged regarding the flash-flooding which occurred near the City of Cape Town on Friday night 15 November 2013, tales of heroism and heartache that echo the plight…
Flood Forces Evacuation of Hospital Near Cape Town
Predictions of heavy rainfall over the southern areas of South Africa have proven correct, with flash-flooding occurring in the towns of Somerset West and Strand to the east of Cape…
