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South Africa’s destructive storm surges: geoscientist reveals the three factors that drove them

A series of powerful tidal surges battered coastal areas in South Africa’s Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces over the weekend of 16 September. One person died; cars, homes and businesses were damaged. The Conversation…

Nontsikilelo Jezi stands beside a flood-destroyed road near her house on Monday 8 August 2022. Send your photographs of damaged infrastructure (especially roads) to Ndlambe Municipality so they can secure disaster relief funding for repairs. Picture: Sue Maclennan

Send storm damage photos to Ndlambe

Request for photos Ndlambe’s Disaster Management and Emergency Services is compiling a report on damage to infrastructure from the storm that struck in the early hours of Monday 8 August 2022. They need photos of damage to infrastructure:…

Storms leave power outages

Eskom says it has mobilised every available resource to restore widespread damage to the power utility’s infrastructure after a powerful storm swept through parts of the Eastern Cape, including Ndlambe, in the early hours of Monday 8…

High seas‚ strong winds‚ storms and rain as cold front hits SA

Winter is here‚ with a cold front which may see temperatures dropping as low as -1°C in Gauteng‚ while good rains in the Western Cape may lead to localised flooding. The SA Weather Service has issued 10 severe weather alerts and watches…

The SA Weather Service has issued a warning of severe storms and cold weather for most of SA. Image: 123rf.com/Richard Valdez

Brace for cold, wet and snowy weather

Many parts of SA are in for a rough three days weather-wise, with severe thunderstorms, heavy downpours, cold temperatures and snow predicted from Monday. The SA Weather Service (SAWS) warned of adverse weather conditions over the central…

APPEAL FOR HELP: Storm Jacobs has been living with Duchene muscular disorder since the age of six wants the help of the community Picture: NTOMBI MSUTU

Fundraising for boy with muscular disorder

Storm Jacobs is a 15-year-old Klipfontein resident who has been living with Duchene muscular disorder since he was just six. His mother, Karina Jacobs, told TotT the story of her son and daily struggles. He was born a normal, healthy boy,…

Severe thunderstorms forecast for Gauteng‚ Mpumalanga

Severe thunderstorms have been forecast for Gauteng and parts of Mpumalanga from late afternoon into the evening on Monday. The South African Weather Service issued a watch notice for potentially disruptive weather. The thunderstorms were…