# Three suspects have been arrested in Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape, during a joint SAPS intelligence-driven operation. The police recovered unlicensed firearms and military-grade equipment. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana, says that tactical response and combat teams raided two homesteads in Tombo and Mthumbane, uncovering rifles, pistols, ammunition, and AK-47s. The suspects face multiple firearm […]
# South African Medical Association chairperson Mvuyisi Mzukwa has warned of potential outbreaks of waterborne diseases such as cholera and gastrointestinal cases following floods in the Eastern Cape. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, Mzukwa cited damaged water and sanitation infrastructure and overwhelmed healthcare facilities as major concerns. He said healthcare workers are under immense pressure, with […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse premier, Oscar Mabuyane, sê inwoners moenie terugkeer na vloedgebiede nie en sê die grond is onwettig en in privaat besit. Hy het beklemtoon dat munisipaliteite verordeninge moet afdwing om onbeheerde nedersettings in vloedgebiede te voorkom. Met die voorbereiding van tydelike huisvesting vir die dakloses, het Mabuyane gewaarsku dat mense nie kan terugkeer […]
# Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has declared Thursday next week a provincial day of mourning in remembrance of lives lost in this week’s devastating floods. Thus far 79 people have been declared deceased in the province. Addressing the media, the premier said government and funeral homes are working together to support affected families, with […]
# Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane says residents must not return to flood line areas, calling the affected land illegal and privately owned. He stressed that municipalities must enforce by-laws to prevent unregulated settlements in flood prone areas. While temporary shelters are being considered for displaced families, Mabuyane warned that rebuilding on unsafe land cannot […]
# 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 […]
# 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 […]
