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Batten down the hatches in the Winelands and Overberg
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (250+ words) Batten down the hatches in the Cape Winelands and the Overberg. That’s the call from local authorities with adverse weather expected in those regions from tomorrow, Thursday, into Friday. It has issued a Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall over parts…...
City on standby as heavy rain and strong winds forecast for Western Cape
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (353+ words) The City of Cape Town says all relevant services and emergency response partners are on standby as a cold front is expected to bring heavy rainfall, strong winds and rough sea conditions to parts of the Western Cape from Sunday,…...
Western Cape Faces R9 Billion Recovery Bill After Devastating Storms
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) The Western Cape Government says it is facing a multi-billion-rand recovery bill following the devastating weather systems that battered the province in May, with preliminary estimates placing the cost of the damage at more than R9 billion. The extent of the…...
Garden Route and Central Karoo facing Level 8 storm this week
3+ mon, 22+ hour ago (320+ words) Provincial Disaster Management authorities are on high alert as the South African Weather Service has warned of a Level 8 storm in some parts of the province this Wednesday into Thursday, upgraded from Level 5. Local Government MEC Anton Bredell says Disaster…...
Adverse weather in the WC classified as provincial disaster
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (222+ words) The Western Cape Government has announced that the adverse weather conditions experienced in the province earlier this month have been classified as a provincial disaster. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Western Cape Government…...
PHOTOS: Western Cape counts cost of devastating storms
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (540+ words) The Western Cape Government says recovery efforts are continuing across the province following consecutive severe weather events that left at least 11 people dead, displaced thousands and caused extensive infrastructure damage. Premier Alan Winde, Local Government MEC Anton Bredell and Agriculture…...
UPDATE: More than 100,000 people in Cape Town affected by storms
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (298+ words) As City teams continue with mop-up and recovery efforts in the wake of this week’s devastating cold fronts, the total number of people affected by the storms now stands at approximately 103,350 as of Friday, 15 May. Disaster Risk Management teams are…...
UPDATE: Death Toll in Western Cape Amid Severe Weather Rises to Nine
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (420+ words) The confirmed death toll in the Western Cape linked to severe weather over the past week has risen to nine, following the tragic deaths of three farm workers. The bodies of the three farmworkers were recovered during a mass rescue…...
Western Cape Education Department Confirms Return to School After Storm Disruptions
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (235+ words) Smile 90.4FM 0861 99 00 44 [email protected] Western Cape Education Department Confirms Return to School After Storm Disruptions The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says teaching and learning will resume as normal tomorrow (Wednesday, 13 May 2026), after the department closed all public schools today due to…...
DEVELOPING: Number of those affected by Cape Town storm rises to 83,000
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management department says, following further assessments in communities on Tuesday, they have established that more than 21,500 dwellings have been impacted by the severe weather, affecting over 83,000 people. That is more than double this…...