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Families wait for houses, two months after floods

Hundreds of homes were damaged by floods in uMshwati in November

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News | 23 January 2026

Children need help after KZN storm

Municipality lacks funds to rebuild homes of displaced families

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Brief | 22 January 2026

In photos: Homes destroyed in KZN storm

“I saw the corrugated iron roof blowing off”

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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

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News | 13 October 2025

In photos: Overcome Heights battered by storm

Ward councillor says there’s a long-term plan to help the community

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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

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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

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News | 5 March 2025

Islamic Relief hijacked in Philippi while helping flooded residents

The organisation has nonetheless continued to provide humanitarian relief

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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

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Science | 16 July 2024