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Families wait for houses, two months after floods
Hundreds of homes were damaged by floods in uMshwati in November
News | 23 January 2026
Children need help after KZN storm
Municipality lacks funds to rebuild homes of displaced families
Brief | 22 January 2026
In photos: Homes destroyed in KZN storm
“I saw the corrugated iron roof blowing off”
Photo Essay | 11 December 2025
In northern KwaZulu-Natal, villagers have to fix their own roads and drains
They can’t wait for the government to prepare for the next rainy season
By Joseph Bracken and Bongane Motaung
News | 13 October 2025
In photos: Overcome Heights battered by storm
Ward councillor says there’s a long-term plan to help the community
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Brenton Geach.
Brief | 28 June 2025
Khayelitsha residents scoop buckets of water from flooded homes
Many Taiwan informal settlement residents are now sleeping at the community hall
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 26 June 2025
More than 20 dead and hundreds displaced in KZN floods
Sithembiso Mbutho died crossing the Mthwalume River. Residents have been pleading for the government to build a bridge
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 5 March 2025
Islamic Relief hijacked in Philippi while helping flooded residents
The organisation has nonetheless continued to provide humanitarian relief
News | 17 July 2024
Scientists told us our winters would get drier. So what happened last week?
Climate change means extreme events are likely to happen more often
Science | 16 July 2024