Disaster
Durban flood victims left without power
Families caught up in battle over rents and rates
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 25 March 2026
Constitutional Court slams government over treatment of disaster victims
Judge says the authorities were “appallingly uncaring” towards Qumbu residents who lost their homes in a storm in 2022
Law | 18 March 2026
Fire victims stuck as housing plans fall through
Families in Doornbach settlement in Cape Town are still waiting for emergency housing, six weeks after the fire
News | 24 February 2026
Survivors call for probe into deadly Limpopo bus crash
The accident happened at the same spot where 42 people died last year
Brief | 19 February 2026
Limpopo farmers go hungry after floods
One farming cooperative estimates their losses to be up to R350,000
By Thembi Siaga
News | 12 February 2026
Flood victims cry foul after food parcels given to other people
The Limpopo premier’s office is urging people left without food aid to notify their ward councillors
Brief | 4 February 2026
Family demands answers after teen drowns in mining pit
It is unclear who owns the land where the accident occurred. Police have called for assistance.
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 28 January 2026
Rescuers search for two people swept away in Limpopo floods
Villages cut off by roads and bridges damaged by rainfall
By Thembi Siaga
News | 21 January 2026
Over 600 people left homeless by Masiphumelele fire
Living Hope organisation calls for donations of essential items to help victims
Brief | 21 January 2026