Five Newsworthy Things in SA 13th December 2022:

News in South Africa 13th December: 1. Flooding disaster: Disaster management teams in KwaZulu-Natal are on high alert as the province continues to experience heavy rains amid fears that the region could face another flood disaster. The province was hit by large floods in April and May with damage to infrastructure worth an estimated R25 billion. […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 20th April 2022:

News in South Africa 20th April: 1. National state disaster extended: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says the government plans to keep its latest national state of disaster in place for a period of at least three months to assist those impacted by the heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 19th April 2022:

News in South Africa 19th April: 1. Floods declared a national disaster: Ramaphosa announced the elevation of the KwaZulu-Natal floods to the status of a national disaster – just days after it had been formally classified as a provincial disaster. That moves responsibility for co-ordination of the response to the disaster, including high-level decisions on […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 13th April 2022:

News in South Africa 13th April: 1. Floods ravage KZN: On Monday, 11 April, more than a fifth of a metre of rain fell at Mbazwana, in north KwaZulu-Natal just about 100km south of the Mozambique border, according to preliminary data from the SA Weather Service’s observation station there.  The 206.4mm of rain measured at […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 19th August 2021:

News in South Africa 19th August: 1. Covid cases spike in KZN: KwaZulu Natal is experiencing a spike in Covid-19 cases, which experts say comes from super spreader events in the province – more specifically, the unrest and violent riots that took place in July. We can expect a further increase in COVID-19 case numbers […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 4th August 2021:

News in South Africa 4th August: 1. Schools completely looted: Schools across Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) were looted and damaged during the recent bout of civil unrest, piling more pressure onto the education sector which has already been hurt by Covid-19 and associated lockdowns. The pandemic has had a devastating impact on education in South […]

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