While the Western and Eastern Cape are experiencing gale-force winds, rain, and rough sea conditions, authorities in the Northern Cape are battling raging wildfires.
The provincial cooperative governance department said teams from the Mgcawu district municipality were working around the clock to extinguish the blaze.
Two helicopters were deployed to the area to assist with firefighting efforts.
The fire has been raging since last week.
Cooperative governance spokesperson Babalwa Mzambo said so far, no fatalities or damage to properties had been reported.
-EWN
In other news – Calls for more charges against murder-accused Sizokuthola’s Xolani
Sizokuthola presenter Xolani Khumalo (33) should face more charges. This was a plea from the family of slain drug dealer Robert Varrie to the cops.
The family revealed this through their private investigator known as AB. On Friday, 22 September, the family addressed the media at Reiger Park in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. The investigator said the family believes there should be more charges against Xolani. Read More
