Rand Water sets the record straight: Tap water safe
Rand Water says a video that went viral, claiming that water in a dam supplying Gauteng was poisoned, is false. Rand Water’s Makenosi Maroo, said in a statement on Saturday,…
DWS warns Senteeko dam could collapse at anytime
The Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation (DWS) is the latest authority to warn residents downstream of the privately owned Senteeko Dam in the Die Kaap River catchment (Barberton, Mpumalanga),…
Four beaches closed in eThekwini due to high EColi
Four beaches are closed in the South of eThekwini, due to high counts of EColi. The City has had to close the non-compliant beaches, on Thursday, including Reunion, Pipeline, Toti…
Flood update: Mpumalanga & Limpopo
Mpumalanga The situation is worsening at the Senteeko dam, as the spillway channel slab is now hanging. Councillor Philip Minnaar, said in a post to residents, although the dam’s outlet…
Dam levels drop to critically low levels from Gqeberha into the Garden Route
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro dam levels are around 47%, with the Impofu Dam hovering at at just 42%. Other dams are Kouga Dam (46.88%), Churchill Dam (50.93%), Loerie Dam…
Reports of Senteeko dam collapsing, forcing residents downstream to evacuate
Reports and alerts are flooding social networks about the need to evacuate the community of Suidkaap, due to a possible collapse of the Senteeko Dam (Barberton-Kaapsehoop). The Community Policing Forum…
Humanitarian organisations have begun donating water to Knysna
Humanitarian organisations- Gift of the Givers and the Al-Imdaad Foundation, have begun donating water to the town of Knysna. A combined 44 Jojo tanks of water and 8,000-litres of water,…
Floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga classified a national disaster
Floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, were classified a national disaster, following damaging rains since November 2025. Dr Elias Sithole, the Head of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), did the…
Greater Knysna declared a local disaster area
Greater Knysna was declared a local disaster area. The town made this latest Council decision public, on Friday afternoon, after a maximum of about 50mm of rainfall on Thursday evening…
Sigh of relief as drought -stricken Garden Route received rains overnight
A grateful Marais Kruger, Mayor of the Garden Route District Municipality, took to social media on Friday, to thank God for prayers answered about rain, in a drought stricken region.…