# The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre says dam levels have risen sharply following heavy rainfall, with several dams now exceeding full capacity. Some dams in the Garden Route and Central Karoo rose from low levels to over 100-percent within hours, raising concerns about possible downstream flooding. The centre’s Colin Deiner says the rapid increase, […]
# The trial of businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his co-accused is set to begin on 20 July in the Johannesburg High Court. Matlala and four others face 25 charges, including multiple counts of attempted murder linked to several alleged shooting incidents between 2022 and 2024. National Prosecuting Authority’s Magaboke Mohlatlole says the case involves […]
# Die munisipaliteit van George in die Wes-Kaap het gesinne gevra om die naweek se begrafnisse uit te stel weens swaar reën. Volgehoue nat weer het begraafplase sopnat gelaat en die watertafel verhoog, wat dit onveilig maak om grafte te grawe terwyl grafkante kan inval. Inwoners word aangeraai om begrafnisse later te hou. Die grawe […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Onderwys sê 29 skole in die Eden- en Sentraal-Karoo-distrikte sal môre gesluit bly weens stormskade en versperde toegangspaaie. Die sluitings raak gebiede soos George, Knysna en Oudtshoorn. Alle ander skole in die betrokke gebiede sal heropen, hoewel leerdervervoerdienste steeds ontwrig kan word. Die LUR vir Onderwys, David Maynier, sê owerhede […]
# Die afgetrede Valke-ondersoeker Jakobus Prinsloo het voor die Madlanga-kommissie getuig dat die SAPD-perseel in Port Shepstone nie geskik is vir die berging van groot dwelmbesendings nie. Prinsloo sê die hoof van die Valke in KwaZulu-Natal, Lesetja Senona en ander senior beamptes was bewus daarvan dat die gebou nie oor goedgekeurde bewysregisters beskik nie. Hy […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse Departement van Vervoer sê verskeie paaie in die provinsie moes gesluit word weens oorstromings, veral in laagliggende gebiede. Verkeersbeamptes is ontplooi om verkeer te beheer en motoriste by te staan. Sneeu is ook aangemeld in hoogliggende gebiede, insluitend in Lady Grey, Wapadsberg in Nxuba en Lootsbergpas naby Middelburg. Unathi Binqose van die […]
# Retired Hawks investigator Jakobus Prinsloo told the Madlanga Commission that the SAPS facility in Port Shepstone was unsuitable for storing large drug consignments. Prinsloo said the head of the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal Lesetja Senona and other senior officers were aware the building lacked approved exhibit registers. He testified that Hawks offices did not have […]
# The Western Cape Department of Education says 29 schools in the Eden and Central Karoo districts will remain closed tomorrow due to storm damage and blocked access roads. The closures affect areas including George, Knysna and Oudtshoorn. All other schools in the affected areas will reopen, although learner transport services may still be disrupted. […]
# The George Municipality in the Western Cape has called on families to postpone funerals scheduled for this weekend due to heavy rainfall in the area. Persistent rain has saturated cemetery soil and raised the water table, making grave digging unsafe and increasing the risk of grave wall collapse. Residents are being advised to reschedule […]
