KZN Human Settlements visits flood victims

A house in KZN that was damaged by floods The KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements Department says it will visit communities in the Umshwathi Municipality affected by heavy rainfall this morning The rain has caused floods in which three people were swept away last night , houses and road infrastructure have also been destroyed.   The department’s…

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KZN shelters over 100 residents after floods

Men sift through the rubble of a church which collapsed because of severe weather. The KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements Department says it is providing temporary shelter to more than 100 people in New Hanover in the province’s midlands. The people have been left destitute after an informal settlement built on a flood plain was flooded following…

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CoGTA Minister working on finding solutions to end GBVF

Minister of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs The Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says he’ll meet with the inter-governmental committee on disaster management to discuss solutions to end gender-based violence and femicide.  On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared GBVF a national disaster.   President Cyril Ramaphosa: Here in South Africa, we have…

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Body of one missing KZN resident recovered after floods

A general view of a mudslide which destroyed several houses during flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. The KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has confirmed that search and rescue teams have recovered the body of one of the three missing people in New Hanover. They were swept away on Sunday night following heavy rains in the…

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