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Riverlands flood victims accuse government of broken housing promises
Riverlands flood victims accuse government of broken housing promises! The community of Riverlands in the Western Cape is expressing frustration…
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Tensions escalate as Riverlands flood victims remain in limbo
Tensions escalate as Riverlands flood victims remain in limbo! Tensions are running high in Riverlands as flood victims, displaced by…
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Riverlands disaster committee waiting on govt to release building material for flood victims
The Riverlands Disaster Steering Committee says it’s waiting on the national Human Settlements Department to release building materials for flood…
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Riverlands residents still without running water 6 weeks after dam collapses
Residents of Riverlands are still without water, six weeks after the dam collapses damaged water infrastructure and people’s homes. Surging…
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Riverlands committee encouraged by govt’s help after destructive floods
The Riverlands disaster steering committee says it’s encouraged by the government’s commitment to help residents get on their feet following…
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Riverlands community wants immediate action taken against owners of collapsed dams
The Riverlands community wants immediate action to be taken against the owners of the four retention dams that collapsed and…
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Water Dept reveals 4 dams that collapsed in Riverlands were not approved
The Department of Water and Sanitation has revealed that the four retention dams that collapsed earlier in August on a…
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Swartland residents to march to municipality over service delivery issues
Residents of Chatsworth and Silvertown in the Swartland region are taking their service delivery grievances to the doorsteps of their…
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Riverlands community wants govt to declare town a disaster area after 2nd flooding incident
The Western Cape’s Riverlands community has to wait for another 12 weeks before water supply is restored. The community was…
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Mop-up operations continue in Riverlands near Malmesbury
Mop-up operations continue in Riverlands near Malmesbury, a week after severe floods damaged people’s homes and municipal infrastructure. Last week…
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Residents of flood-hit Riverlands plead with govt to help rebuild their homes
Some residents of Riverlands, near Malmesbury, are pleading with government officials to help them rebuild their homes that were damaged…
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Swartland Municipality: 6 to 8 weeks to restore running water to flood-hit Riverlands & Chatsworth
The Swartland Municipality has indicated it will take six to eight weeks to restore running water to Riverlands and Chatsworth…
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Western Cape MEC Bredell: Restoring water & electricity supply in flood-hit Riverlands a priority
Western Cape Disaster Management MEC Anton Bredell said officials would prioritize the restoration of water and electricity supply in Riverlands,…
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Swartland Municipality’s engineers working hard to restore water to Riverlands
Swartland Municipality’s engineers are working around the clock to restore water and electricity supply to the community of Riverlands near…
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Severe flooding incident outside Malmesbury highlights dam safety
Displacement, severe property and infrastructure damage, a cut in electricity and water supply came as a result of severe flooding…
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Call for more donations as Riverlands residents pick up the pieces
While humanitarian aid organizations, including Gift of the Givers, have stepped in to assist flood victims, the Swartland Municipality has…
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Swartland Municipality concerned heavy rains could impede service delivery
The Swartland Municipality says the heavy rains in Riverlands Chatsworth, outside Malmesbury, could affect service delivery. This comes after three…
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SPCA calls for donations to aid animals in Western Cape’s flood-hit areas
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has called for donations for hundreds of farm animals affected…
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Relief efforts underway after dams collapse near Malmesbury
Relief and rescue efforts are continuing in Riverlands and Chatsworth near Malmesbury after three agricultural dams collapsed. The flooding is…
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Severe flooding near Malmesbury due to dam wall collapse
A dam breach has resulted in severe flooding to parts of Riverlands and Dassenberg, outside Malmesbury. According to reports by…
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