Gunmen ambush family in South African homestead, kill 10
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Reuters Gunmen stormed a homestead in a township outside the South African city of Pietermaritzburg and ambushed a family, killing 10 people, police said on Friday. Residents look on at the scene of a deadly mass shooting near Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on 21st April, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Rogan Ward Police did not give […]
Hundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa’s coastal province
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, flooding roads and houses and damaging properties, a government official said on Sunday. The province is still restoring damaged infrastructure and making plans to re-home people displaced after flooding last month, […]
South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless
Durban, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation When Nozipho Sithole closes her eyes to sleep, she still hears the screams of her neighbour’s two young children as they were swept away by the floodwaters that killed hundreds of people in South Africa last month. Like Sithole, many of those living in a community hall in the eastern […]
South African military deployed to flood-ravaged province
Umbumbulu, South Africa Reuters Thousands of South African soldiers will help with relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal province, where more than 440 people have died in floods and mudslides and dozens more are missing. A week after the torrential rains began, the South African National Defence Force said on Monday it had been instructed to activate […]
Dozens still missing as South Africa floods death toll rises to 443
Ethekwini, South AfricaReuters Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province on Sunday after heavy rains in recent days triggered floods and mudslides that have killed more than 440 people. The floods have left thousands homeless, knocked out power and water services and disrupted operations at one of Africa’s busiest […]
Heavy rains claim 45 lives in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters At least 45 people were killed after Monday’s intensely heavy rainfall in South Africa’s eastern coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal flooded settlements, ravaged homes, swept away roads and displaced dozens, officials said on Tuesday. The provincial government, which confirmed the number of dead, said in a statement the death toll could rise further […]
South African Government plans troop surge to quell unrest – reports
Durban, South AfricaReuters South Africa plans to deploy up to 25,000 soldiers in two provinces where security forces are struggling to quell days of looting, arson and violence, its defence minister told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday, according to local news channel eNCA. A military surge of that size would increase tenfold the number of […]
South African ‘diamond rush’ unearths only quartz crystals, officials say
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Unidentified stones that lured thousands of fortune seekers to a rural South African village to mine the land with picks and shovels were not diamonds as hoped, officials said on Sunday, but quartz stones with relatively low, if any, value. People from across South Africa travelled to KwaHlathi in the country’s eastern […]
‘Diamond rush’ grips South African village after discovery of unidentified stones
KwaHlathi, South AfricaReuters More than 1,000 fortune seekers on Monday flocked to the village of KwaHlathi in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province in search of what they believed to be diamonds after a discovery of unidentified stones in the area. The people travelled from across South Africa to join villagers who have been digging since Saturday, after a herd man who dug up […]
Elderly black women in South Africa win property rights in landmark ruling
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Facing destitution when her marriage broke down, 72-year-old Agnes Sithole went to court to challenge a sexist law – and won not only a share of her husband’s property but a legal victory that will protect some 400,000 other black South African women. Under South African law, married couples own […]