Masiphumelele gutted down by fire
About 100 informal homes were gutted down by a fire in Cape Town’s Masiphumelele, near Kommetjie, in the early hours of Monday morning, days before Christmas. JP Smith, the Provincial…
Domestic cleaning doubles during the Festive
The number of people cleaning their homes doubles in the lead up to the holidays, according to Unilever’s trend data. This is as consumers around the world are making their…
Floods in parts of Tembisa and Centurion
A resident took to social media requesting the Municipality, the police and Provincial Government to intervene in this weekend’s floods on the East Rand. Severe flooding has caused extensive damage…
More heavy rain forecast over Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Lowveld on Saturday
Heavy rainfall measured at 100-150mm, on Friday, has led to flooding on the R33 Limpopo and parts of the N11 road from Tuinplaas. The Limpopo Department of Co-operative Governance, Human…
Nelson Mandela Bay to beef up security at beaches virtually
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has established a virtual Joint operationscentre (JOC), for the festive. Luyanda Lawu, Mayoral Committee Member (MMC) for Safety and Security, said the virtual operations will…
Flooded roads in Benoni
Several organizations took to social media to caution motorists against travelling on these roads: N12 Atlas offramp to Mercury St – floodedLanyon bridge – floodedLakefield road at Golf course –…
Increased rainfall for Eastern parts of SA
This article was compiled by Wayne Venter and Lehlohonolo Thobela and Edited by Vanetia Phakula. Large parts of South Africa’s interior have experienced heat waves in recent months, with a…
Weather warnings in SA today
Severe thunderstorms leading to heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail, strong damaging winds and excessive lightning, are expected over the North West, Gauteng, Highveld of Mpumalanga, the eastern and…
Schools closed in Malawi ahead of Chido’s arrival on Monday
Primary and secondary schools are suspended in Malawi, ahead of the arrival of cyclone Chido, expected to make landfall in at least 15 districts. Areas affected are in Balaka, Blantyre,Chiradzulu,…
Fire contained in Dassieshoek, Robertson
The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services said the fire in Dassieshoek was contained on Sunday afternoon before 5pm. The fire started in the area of Dassieshoek just above the…