In media coverage and social media conversations about the recent heavy rainfall and floods that hit parts of the Western Cape, the question was asked what caused these floods and the resultant millions of rands’ damage and disruption – not only...
It will cost the Eastern Cape provincial government an estimated R4.5 billion to fix and replace road and bridge infrastructure damaged by the floods that battered the province last week. This was confirmed on Monday by MEC of Eastern Cape...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says the more than 5 000 registered dams in South Africa are standing strong even in the midst of spillages as experienced in some dams due to heavy rains in some parts of the country. The Department...
Pleas to save water and reduce consumption are going out to all residents in Knysna as the region only has approximately 26 days of water left. The area was declared a disaster zone in May due to water shortages, however recent wildfires which...
A team of engineers will be doing an urgent inspection the South African National Road Agency’s (SANRAL) transport network to check for damage following Wednesday night’s flash flood, SANRAL said. SANRAL has asked engineers to investigate the...
Millions of South Africans have been affected by water restrictions and outages as a result of the drought over the last two and a half years. However, South Africans are not alone. Big cities around the world have also experienced extreme weather...
Residents in townships like Emdeni in Soweto, have been worst affected by the heavy rainfall. They rely on a makeshift bridge to cross the Blue River, which becomes inaccessible when it rains. Source: eNCAnews Source URL:...
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) in the Western Cape Region is calling on residents and people engaged in assortment of activities near dams and rivers to be cautious as dams, canals and reservoirs in the province are at full capacity due to...
Port Elizabeth’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) rescued 76 people and a dog early on Sunday. The alert that the people, who were attending a religious meeting, were stranded upstream of the Swartkops River, cut off from the mainland by...
