Weather
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
Western Cape storms: “worse is still to come”
Schools to close across the province as another storm hits, with about 15,000 people already severely affected by floods and damaging winds
By Sandiso Phaliso, Vincent Lali, Marecia Damons, Ashraf Hendricks, Liezl Human and Peter Luhanga
News | 10 July 2024