Disaster
One child dead and several people injured in Bloemfontein storm
Hundreds of people in Phase 6 location lost most of their belongings and now have to rebuild their homes
Brief | 8 December 2023
Here’s how the Western Cape can prepare better for weather like we had in September
Climate change may bring more variable weather but we can reduce the risk of disasters
Science | 23 October 2023
Small-scale farmers suffer devastating losses after Western Cape floods
At a Genadendal farm, nearly 500 chickens drowned, and over 50 pigs are missing
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 4 October 2023
“I saw my shoes float on water and heard my cat meow”
Western Cape mops up after devastating floods
By Vincent Lali and Ashraf Hendricks
News | 26 September 2023
Woman injured in roof collapse in Thohoyandou centre
Municipality in Limpopo says it warned the building owner to renovate
Brief | 16 August 2023
Thousands left homeless by devastating Kennedy Road shack fire
One man died in the blaze early on Sunday morning
Brief | 17 July 2023
Public Protector probes government’s 2022 flood relief efforts
Auditor-General recently revealed that KwaZulu-Natal only spent R251-million of the R5.8-billion budget allocated in the aftermath of the 2022 floods
News | 12 July 2023
KwaZulu-Natal tornado victims hoping for rapid help
Some Inanda families lost all their possessions and their homes
Brief | 5 July 2023
Under water for two weeks: Cape Town’s Covid informal settlement
Residents fear disease could break out from the human waste in the water
News | 26 June 2023