# 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 […]
# Die Forum vir Suid-Afrika sê swak dorpsbeplanning en munisipaliteite se gebrek aan dienslewering het die uitwerking van die onlangse vloede in KwaZulu-Natal en die Oos-Kaap vererger. Die organisasie sê baie mense word gedwing om naby riviere te bou as gevolg van die regering se versuim om behoorlike behuising en nedersettings te verskaf. Tebogo Mashilompane […]
# Gift of the Givers founder, Imtiaz Sooliman is working with the Eastern Cape Health Department to curb a diarrhea outbreak in Butterworth. Sooliman raised concerns as most affected areas lack water and electricity. Sooliman says the organisation has deployed water tankers, hot meals, blankets, and a powerful generator to affected hospitals. In addition, meal […]
# Die stigter van Gift of the Givers, Imtiaz Sooliman werk saam met die Oos-Kaapse Gesondheidsdepartement om ‘n uitbreking van diarree in Butterworth te beheer. Sooliman is bekommerd omdat daar nie water en elektrisiteit in die area is nie. Hy sê die organisasie het watertenkers, warm etes, komberse en ‘n sterk kragopwekker gestuur na hospitale […]
# 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 […]
