Disaster
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
Rural Eastern Cape flood victims left to fend for themselves
The homes of 25 families were destroyed in December 2022. They have received no help to date
News | 21 June 2023
18 months later, East London flood victims still haven’t been housed
Nonceba Pamla lost her daughter in the floods as well as her home. She is still waiting for the house she says she was promised
News | 20 June 2023
In photos: Citrusdal cut off from the world
Road into town collapses in flood. Officials are trying to access the town from gravel roads.
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 16 June 2023
Durban flood victims accuse government of not keeping its promises
We spoke to families living in emergency accommodation near the city centre
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 24 April 2023
A year after the floods, the Gumbi family are still hoping to find the bodies of their children
“We have accepted that they are gone,” says member of Durban family
News | 11 April 2023