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SA Weather Service issues alert level 4 warning for KZN
SA Weather Service issues alert level 4 warning for KZN! The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an alert…
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SAWS issues weather warnings as heavy rainfall hits several provinces
SAWS issues weather warnings as heavy rainfall hits several provinces! The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued multiple weather…
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Cape Town braces for heatwave: Public urged to take precautions
The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre has issued a warning to residents and visitors to exercise caution…
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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for KwaZulu-Natal
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a Yellow Level warning for severe thunderstorms across most parts of KwaZulu-Natal…
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Gauteng residents brace for possible showers and thundershowers
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a weather warning for Gauteng, cautioning residents about possible showers and thundershowers…
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Severe Weather to continue across South Africa
Severe Weather to continue across South Africa! South Africans should brace for continued adverse weather conditions as the South African…
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Woman’s body recovered in Pinetown, KZN after severe flooding
Woman’s body recovered in Pinetown, KZN after severe flooding! A woman’s body was recovered in Pinetown, eThekwini, on Friday morning…
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7 bodies recovered as floods ravage KwaZulu-Natal
7 bodies recovered as floods ravage KwaZulu-Natal! Rescue teams in KwaZulu-Natal have recovered the bodies of seven people who were…
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Severe weather expected in parts of Limpopo and KZN
Severe weather expected in parts of Limpopo and KZN! South Africans are bracing for severe thunderstorms, disruptive rain, and damaging…
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Heavy rainfall & flooding expected across central and eastern South Africa
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued urgent warnings for heavy rainfall expected across several provinces starting Sunday and…
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Tshwane residents urged to take precautions as severe weather approaches
Tshwane residents urged to take precautions as severe weather approaches! The Tshwane Emergency Services has issued a strong warning to…
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Severe thunderstorms & damaging winds expected across SA
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued weather alerts for KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape for severe thunderstorms. There…
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Some Orange Farm residents displaced by heavy rains
Some Orange Farm residents displaced by heavy rains! Several residents of Orange Farm, a township south of Johannesburg, were forced…
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Gauteng Human Settlements Dept warns residents to be extra cautious during heavy rain
Gauteng Human Settlements Dept warns residents to be extra cautious during heavy rain! The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has…
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Heavy rain forecast for Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KZN
Heavy rain forecast for Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and KZN! The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an orange level…
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Weather service warns of wet weather in Eastern and Central parts of South Africa
Weather service warns of wet weather in Eastern and Central parts of South Africa! The South African Weather Service (SAWS)…
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Level 5 thunderstorm warnings across Eastern South Africa
Level 5 thunderstorm warnings across Eastern South Africa! The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a significant weather warning…
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Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain in 6 provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms expected to impact several…
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Cooler temperatures in Gauteng & Limpopo
Cooler temperatures in Gauteng & Limpopo! South Africa continues to grapple with extreme weather conditions as a weather warning has…
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Heatwave: Gauteng residents warned to stay out of the sun
Heatwave: Gauteng residents warned to stay out of the sun! Gauteng residents have been warned to prepare for a heatwave…
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More rainfall and thunderstorms predicted for KZN
More rainfall and thunderstorms predicted for KZN! Disaster management teams in eThekwini and across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have been placed on…
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Residents urged to stay out of the sun & keep hydrated with heatwave set to hit Gauteng
Residents urged to stay out of the sun & keep hydrated with heatwave set to hit Gauteng! As temperatures soar…
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Severe thunderstorms and disruptive rain expected in 6 provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of severe thunderstorms and disruptive rain for the next three days amid…
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Gauteng residents urged to stay hydrated and avoid direct sunlight amid heatwave
With Gauteng temperatures soaring above 30° Celsius, residents have been urged to stay hydrated and avoid direct sunlight. The South…
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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for KZN
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms for KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.…
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SA Weather Service: Snow in spring is not unusual
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) said that the recent snowfall experienced in parts of the country was not unusual.…
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KZN search-and-rescue teams on standby after flood warning due to melting snow
Search-and-rescue teams in KwaZulu-Natal are on standby for any eventualities following a flood warning due to melting snow. Heavy snow…
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BMA: Some of SA’s ports of entry closed due to inclement weather
The Border Management Authority (BMA) said it has closed some of the country’s ports of entry due to inclement weather.…
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High fire danger conditions expected in 2 provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued another warning for extremely high fire danger conditions on Monday. The conditions…
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Residents in Gauteng warned to brace for cold snap this week
Temperatures in Gauteng are expected to drop this week, and residents are warned to brace for the cold weather. The…
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Cape Town received record-breaking rainfall in July
The South African Weather Service (Saws) announced that Cape Town received a record-breaking amount of rainfall in July. It said…
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Wet & windy conditions expected to continue throughout long weekend in Western Cape
Wet and windy conditions are expected to continue throughout the long weekend in the Western Cape region, with three more…
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Inclement weather across parts of South Africa ahead of cold front making landfall
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) warns of a day filled with disruptive and inclement weather across parts of the…
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Cold front with damaging winds to hit Eastern Cape as isolated thundershowers persist in Western Cape
A cold front with strong winds is expected to impact several areas of the Eastern Cape on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the…
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Disruptive rain to hit parts of the Western Cape on Thursday
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a Level 4 weather warning for Thursday, July 18 for disruptive rain…
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More than 15 000 people impacted by adverse weather in the Western Cape
As the Western Cape continues to experience torrential rains, the Western Cape’s Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) continues to coordinate…
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City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management on high alert for adverse weather to hit on Sunday
The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management has taken proactive steps to ensure they are ready, as inclement weather…
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Winds of 70 – 90 km/h expected in Cape Town
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has adjusted the Level 6 weather warning for damaging winds in Cape Town on…
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Gift of the Givers to begin aid distribution to victims of Cape Flats flooding
Gift of the Givers will begin the distribution of aid to areas affected by flooding around the Cape Flats on…
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Fire danger conditions expected in 3 provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for extremely high fire danger conditions on Sunday. These conditions…
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SAWS warns of gale-force winds and high waves in Western Cape
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 1 warning for damaging coastal wind and waves between…
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City of Tshwane warns residents of drop in temperatures
The City of Tshwane has warned residents of a drop in temperatures in the metro. Temperatures have started dropping in…
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SAWS warns of severe weather conditions along Eastern Cape coast
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of severe weather conditions, including heavy and disruptive rains along the coast…
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Cape Town hit by damaging winds as cold front sets in
Residents in Cape Town have been advised of a cold front hitting its shores from Thursday into next week. The…
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Sunny and cool election day for South Africa
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has forecast a sunny and cool election day for the country. Over 27 million…
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2024 Elections: The time has come for South Africa as millions of voters decide
South Africans have already started to line up to cast their ballots in South Africa’s 7th general elections. The Electoral…
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Sunny and cool weather for most this Saturday
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has released its latest weather forecast for Saturday, 25 May 2024. The weather service…
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Barbara Creecy expected to visit families of 11 missing fisherman presumed dead
Minister of Forestry and Fisheries Barbara Creecy is expected to visit the families of the 11 fishermen who are presumed…
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Weather Service issues warning for high fire danger in 2 provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for extremely high fire danger conditions over the Laingsburg and…
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JMPD advises Gauteng motorists to keep calm & avoid flooded roads
Emergency services have had their hands full across Gauteng, monitoring and responding to flooding incidents. The South African Weather Service…
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