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You are here: Home / News / Severe weather in South Africa officially classified as national disaster | SA News

Severe weather in South Africa officially classified as national disaster | SA News

12 May 2026 by Guest

The South African government has officially classified the devastating severe weather affecting multiple provinces across the country as a national disaster.

The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) said that since May 4, heavy rainfall, flooding, thunderstorms, damaging winds, and snowfall have caused deaths, infrastructure damage, and disruptions to essential services in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North West, Free State, and Mpumalanga provinces.

After consultations with various state organs and provincial disaster management authorities, and after assessing the magnitude and severity of the severe weather, head of the National Disaster  Management Center…

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  1. Goldman

    29 August 2026 at 3:38 am

    Olympic sailing competition just finished. France got the gold, South Africa got the silver, and … Somalia got the boat.

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