KZN MEC urges caution after taxi swept away by river claims one life [SOUND] 

# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has called for increased caution as heavy rains continue across the province. This follows a tragic incident in Utrecht yesterday, where a taxi was swept away while crossing the Ncamndane River. Of the four occupants, three escaped, but a woman drowned. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila urged residents to avoid crossing flooded rivers and to stay alert, especially during the Easter travel period: