13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (172+ words) The cost of repairing infrastructure and public facilities damaged in the recent storms that hit the Garden Route has already topped R500m. This is according to a preliminary assessment by local municipalities, with authorities warning that the final recovery bill could…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (532+ words) Critical community infrastructure was not spared by the relentless rainfall with a steady stream of water leaking into the Walmer Library and the AFM Church building in Booysen Park. From homes to halls and roads to bridges, the damage caused…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (204+ words) Motorists in Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga local municipalities have been urged to travel with extreme caution as heavy rains have forced the closure of multiple roads due to flooding and infrastructure damage. Continuous rainfall throughout the night has led…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (501+ words) A while back, I wrote about daisies " stumbling across them unexpectedly after good rains just before spring. The bees were drunk on pollen and the fields so yellow that they looked theatrical. I lay in that flowery nest on a…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (628+ words) Deputy News Editor & Motoring Editor Sanette Ryan is already counting the costs of the severe storm that hit the province on Tuesday night. Ryan's is just one of several storm-related incidents which occurred across the city's western suburbs during the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (225+ words) Motorists across the Eastern Cape are being urged to exercise extreme caution as adverse weather conditions trigger flooding and road closures in several parts of the province, with low-lying bridges in farming areas such as Joubertina among the hardest hit....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (628+ words) In the wake of severe weather warnings, schools in selected areas of the Eden and Central Karoo education district will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday. The decision was made on Tuesday afternoon to protect pupils and teachers. Western Cape…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (364+ words) A sustained spell of tropically sourced rainfall is on the cards for a large part of southern Africa, especially over the central and eastern interior in the coming days and extending through the weekend. Thunderstorms are expected to accompany the…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (126+ words) Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has warned of severe weather from Sunday to Tuesday. The warning comes from the South African Weather Service. A cut-off low-pressure system accompanied by a surface trough and high-pressure ridge is expected to result in widespread…...