CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The death toll in floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 86, the police minister said Saturday as rescuers continued to retrieve bodies from the ...
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has denied claims that this week’s floods in the Eastern Cape forced it to open ...
A home in Mthatha was partially destroyed during flooding in the area on 11 June 2025. Picture: Jacques Nelles/EWN 702’s Bongani Bingwa speaks with Wally Ramokgopa of Dam Safety at the Department of ...
The province has been hit by extreme weather over the past week, characterised by snow, heavy rains and widespread flooding. Severe flooding hit parts of the Eastern Cape on the weekend of 1 and 2 ...
A man with a child look at a home submerged in floodwater, in Mthatha, South Africa, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Hoseya Jubase) CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- The death toll in floods in South Africa's ...
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