# President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to avoid building homes in flood-prone areas. During his visit to Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, where floods have claimed at least 78 lives, Ramaphosa said building in dangerous areas puts families at greater risk. The president also called for stronger measures to protect communities from future […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het Suid-Afrikaners gevra om nie huise in vloedvatbare gebiede te bou nie. Ramaphosa het tydens ‘n besoek aan Mthatha in die Oos-Kaap, waar vloede minstens 78 lewens geëis het, gesê om in gevaarlike gebiede te bou, plaas gesinne in groter gevaar. Die president vra ook strenger maatreëls om gemeenskappe teen toekomstige […]
# The Forum for South Africa says poor town planning and lack of service delivery by municipalities have worsened the impact of the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. The organisation says many people are forced to build near rivers due to the government’s failure to provide proper housing and planned settlements. The […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die dodelike vloede in die Oos-Kaap is ‘n duidelike teken van die groeiende uitwerking wat klimaatsverandering. Hy het tydens sy besoek aan Mthatha gesê vloede is ongewoon in die winter en is ‘n teken van hoe klimaatsverandering weerpatrone ontwrig. Ramaphosa waarsku gure weer is nou ‘n werklikheid in die provinsie […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het forensiese spanne geloof vir hulle spoedige optrede in die nadraai van die dodelike vloede in die Oos-Kaap. Hy het Mthatha besoek, waar minstens 78 mense dood is. Ramaphosa sê hy het bemoedigende verslae gekry dat vloedslagoffers met menswaardigheid hanteer en aan hulle gesinne terugbesorg is. Hy het ook die optrede […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the deadly floods in the Eastern Cape are a clear sign of the growing impact of climate change. During his visit to Mthatha, he said floods during winter are unusual and show how climate change is disrupting weather patterns. Ramaphosa warned that extreme weather is now a reality in the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended forensic teams for their swift response in the aftermath of deadly floods in the Eastern Cape. Speaking during a visit to Mthatha, where at least 78 people have died, Ramaphosa said he received encouraging reports about how the remains of flood victims were handled and returned to families in […]
# Die taxi-raad SANTACO betreur die dood van leerders tydens die onlangse oorstromings in die Oos-Kaap. ‘n Twee-en-twintig-sitplek bus wat vir die vervoer van leerders gebruik is en aan ‘n SANTACO-lid behoort, is Dinsdag deur stormwater naby Mthatha weggespoel. Die raad het die provinsiale regering bedank vir voortgesette soek- en reddingsoperasies. Rebecca Phala van SANTACO […]
# Die maatskaplike sekerheidsagentskap Sassa gaan Oos-Kaapse gesinne wat in die dodelike vloede geraak is ondersteun met kos, kontantbewyse, komberse en ander noodsaaklikhede. Die uitvoerende hoof, Themba Matlou, het die agentskap se ingryping deur sy maatskaplike verligting van noodtoelaag bevestig. Vloede in die OR Tambo- en die Amathole-distrik het 78 lewens geëis en honderde mense […]
