Disaster
Durban flood victims told to vacate emergency housing
eThekwini Municipality says its planning to rehouse the affected families but can’t assist those who had previously benefitted from RDP projects
Brief | 5 September 2024
Riverlands families struggle to pick up the pieces after flash floods
Clean-up operations are underway
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 20 August 2024
Batten down the hatches: Cape Town families shovel sand to fend off further flooding
We don’t know how we are going to get through this disaster, says Siqalo resident
By Sandiso Phaliso and Marecia Damons
News | 16 July 2024
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