KWAZULU-NATAL

2022 - 4 - 16

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Public protector to visit flood ravaged KZN to assess needs (Eyewitness News)

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is assembling a team to keep tabs on government's relief efforts in flood ravaged KwaZulu-Natal.

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Expect flooding on South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal (News24)

The South Africa Weather Service has warned of disruptive rain that could lead to flooding on the KZN South Coast.

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KZN floods: Ramaphosa says government needs to prepare better ... (Citizen)

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government needs to prepare better for natural disasters in light of the flooding in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).

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Health officials on diarrhoea alert as KZN floods cause water ... (TimesLIVE)

KwaZulu-Natal health officials fear diarrhoea outbreaks as the province faces water and sanitation challenges caused by floods.

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KZN floods latest: Here are hospitals and clinics without water (The South African)

A number of healthcare facilities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are reportedly without water due to the recent floods.

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Geingob prays for KwaZulu-Natal flood victims - The Namibian (Namibian)

President Hage Geingob has sent a Good Friday message on the unfolding catastrophe in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, where hundreds of people have ...

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More rain lashes flood-hit KZN (eNCA)

Floodwaters engulfed parts of the eastern coastal city of Durban earlier in the week ripping apart roads, sweeping away homes and those trapped inside them, and ...

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KZN floods: How to help those affected if you are not in KZN (Independent Online)

With a death toll of over 300 and over 240 schools damaged in the KZN floods, residents living in Kwa-Zulu Natal are in dire need of help.

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KZN flood toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing (East Coast Radio)

Police, army and volunteer rescuers on Friday widened the search for dozens still missing five days after the deadliest storm to strike South Africa's ...

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KZN floods: 58 healthcare facilities damaged as eThekwini tries to ... (Citizen)

The eThekwini Municipality said everything is being done to restore water and electricity to certain areas of Durban.

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KZN bracing for MORE devastating FLOODS this long weekend (The South African)

The SA Weather Service has made some worrying predictions for KwaZulu-Natal, where floods have wreaked havoc.

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Floods take their toll on KZN tourism (Independent Online)

Durban - The tourism industry took another blow this weekend, with visitors cancelling Easter weekend holidays after the devastating floods this week left ...

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Death toll reaches 395 in KwaZulu-Natal's devastating floods (CapeTalk)

Search operations have been intensified in the province where dozens of people are still missing five days after the disaster struck. The death toll from the ...

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Materials shortage could hit rebuilding of KZN homes, Kubayi warns (TimesLIVE)

More than 13500 households have been seriously affected by the KwaZulu-Natal floods, human settlements minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said on Saturday.

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Sassa ups grants again as KZN flood death toll nears 400 (DispatchLIVE)

The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) will increase the value of cash benefits from R700 to R1,980 for disaster cases where people have lost all of their ...

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Death toll in KZN floods rises to 398 (Eyewitness News)

The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs' department says 27 people are still missing.

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KwaZulu-Natal police confiscate drugs worth R7m, including 17kg of ... (News24)

As KwaZulu-Natal mounted mop-up operations after widespread flooding, local police held an operation of their own, targeting an alleged drug dealer.

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Drugs worth R7 million seized by police in Umhlanga north of Durban (TDPel Media)

KwaZulu-Natal police have seized drugs worth R7 million at a house in Umhlanga north of Durban. A 36-year-old man has been arrested and is expected to.

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KZN floods: Families spend Good Friday at mortuary looking for ... (News24)

While most people spent their Good Friday in church or with their families, Nosipho Masinga was in and out of the state mortuary in Pinetown trying to ...

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Public Protector to monitor aid distribution to KwaZulu-Natal flood ... (News24)

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Good Friday visited KwaMashu, Ntuzuma, Lindela and Molweni to observe the devastation first-hand.

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Ramaphosa postpones Saudi Arabia visit to focus on deadly KZN ... (Eyewitness News)

President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed a visit to Saudi Arabia to focus on government's intervention in flood-hit KwaZulu-Natal.

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Worries that KZN disaster relief funds will be looted: report (BusinessTech)

The government is considering the appointment of an independent agency to manage some of the billions earmarked for disaster relief in KwaZulu-Natal in a ...

South Africa: President Postpones Saudi Arabia to Focus On ... (AllAfrica.com)

Press Release - President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to focus on government's intervention in the ...

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Emergency services on high alert as KwaZulu-Natal hit by more rain (News24)

Floodwaters engulfed parts of Durban earlier in the week ripping apart roads, sweeping away homes and those trapped inside, and pulling down heavy cargo ...

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Death toll reaches 395 in KwaZulu-Natal's devastating floods (CapeTalk)

Search operations have been intensified in the province where dozens of people are still missing five days after the disaster struck. The death toll from the ...

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KZN FLOOD UPDATES | We need to prepare now for more climate ... (TimesLIVE)

The floods prove SA needs a whole-society plan to cope with increasing climate crises ... My last memory of flooding in KwaZulu-Natal on the scale of the tragedy ...

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Materials shortage could hit rebuilding of KZN homes, Kubayi warns (HeraldLIVE)

More than 13500 households have been seriously affected by the KwaZulu-Natal floods, human settlements minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said on Saturday.

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Transnet not expecting fuel shortage in KZN (eNCA)

DURBAN - Transnet says there won't be concern about fuel shortage in KwaZulu-Natal. Transnet has identified alternative access routes for trucks to transport ...

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Funerary businesses asked to refrain from taking advantage of KZN ... (Eyewitness News)

The National Funeral Practitioners Association said on Sunday that undertakers should not overwhelm themselves with burial requests for the sake of making ...

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Officials assist KZN flood victims replace lost documents, providing aid (Eyewitness News)

Social service officials have arrived in Umlazi in Durban where they are assisting affected residents with getting new identity documents and birth ...

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List of Schools Damaged By KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Floods ... (Empowerment Opportunities)

The floods in KwaZulu-Natal damaged hundreds of schools, which are being assessed. Authorities have stated that they will advise parents on.

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Materials shortage could hit rebuilding of KZN homes, Kubayi warns (SowetanLIVE)

More than 13500 households have been seriously affected by the KwaZulu-Natal floods, human settlements minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said on Saturday.

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Liquor traders to receive R2m support following KZN flooding (News24)

National Liquor Traders (NLT) has committed a total of R2 million to support liquor traders who have suffered the recent devastation of flooding in ...

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