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Flooded area in Limpopo
Government has officially declared a National Disaster following severe weather conditions in parts of the country.
Heavy rains have caused severe floods which have damaged homes and infrastructure.
The cost of repairing the damage is reported to be running into billions of rands.
WATCH | Ariel views of Letaba River near Shimuwini Bush Camp following flooding in the Limpopo Region.
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VISUALS | Floodwaters at Tswinga Bridge in Limpopo following heavy rains.
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In Limpopo and Mpumalanga 31 people have died.
On Saturday, Hlabisa convened an urgent Inter-Governmental Committee on Disaster to discuss the state of the provinces.
WATCH | Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Velenkosini Hlabisa says the floods have caused extensive damage, adding that a path forward for declaring a state of disaster in affected provinces is likely to be determined by tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/3utiFgvZz8
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“We are going to activate all three spheres of government, local municipalities, provincial and national. We need to reprioritise our budgets in order to intervene in these communities, so that life can go back to normal or even better than what it had been,” says Hlabisa
IN PICTURES: Scores trapped as river floods in Mutale in the Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo. For more visit pic.twitter.com/R61XqyHSQq
— SABC News (@SABCNews) January 12, 2026
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