Disaster
Masiphumelele leaders ask for help in face of relentless storm
“I can only cook meals for a few people. There are so many more people needing food.”
Brief | 12 July 2024
Shelters scramble as heavy rain continues
Besides a lack of space some shelters are also dealing with flooding
News | 12 July 2024
Winelands families battle flooding: “For three days people have not slept”
Relentless rain hampers relief efforts
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 12 July 2024
Gale rips off roofs in Cape Town suburb
Residents of Wynberg were assessing the damage on Thursday morning
Photo Essay | 11 July 2024
Thousands of homes flooded as violent storm batters Western Cape
Roads closed, schools and clinics damaged, rivers burst their banks
By Sandiso Phaliso, Ashraf Hendricks and Marecia Damons
News | 9 July 2024
Graves across Nelson Mandela Bay ruined by storm
“These are our families and this is causing new pain”
Brief | 12 June 2024
People in Kariega queue for hours to collect water after devastating storm
Gift of the Givers has been delivering hundreds of litres of water daily and set up 12 soup kitchens in the township of KwaNobuhle.
Brief | 7 June 2024
In photos: Cape Town houses flooded
Over 40 informal settlements seriously affected by heavy rains
Photo Essay | 6 June 2024
Over 1,000 shack dwellers displaced by Tongaat tornado
People are being housed in three large tents
Brief | 6 June 2024