Floods killed at least 78 people after record rainfall in South Africa’s impoverished Eastern Cape province.

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KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has expressed disappointment that the Thandukwazi Primary School in KwaMashu, in the north ...

The head of the provincial government said the rescue effort was “paralyzed” in the first few hours of the floods because of ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa visits the Eastern Cape to assess the damage and offer support and condolences to communities devastated by recent floods, emphasising the urgent need for climate change ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the deadly floods in the Eastern Cape are a direct result of climate change. Torrential rains ...

The government, with municipalities and private partners, is providing essential relief and recovery services to the ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sorrow over the recent floods in the Eastern Cape, which have claimed the lives ...

Heavy rains, thunderstorms and hail lashed the province on Monday and Tuesday, causing great damage to public infrastructure.

The EFF has called on Cogta Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to declare a national state of disaster in the Eastern Cape.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the flood-stricken Eastern Cape on Friday as the death toll from the ...