Gauteng Schools Urged to Prioritise Warmth and Safety as Cold Snap and Wet Weather Hit Province
JOHANNESBURG — The Gauteng Department of Education has called on school communities, parents, and guardians across the province to take…
Free State Plunges into Severe Cold Snap: COGTA Issues Urgent Warning Over Snow, Hazardous Roads, and Vulnerable Communities
A severe, unyielding cold front has gripped parts of the Free State, transforming key transit corridors into treacherous stretches of…
Severe Cold Front to Sweep Across South Africa: Government and SAWS Urge High Alert as Snow, Heavy Rain, and Gale-Force Winds Loom
South African disaster management authorities and meteorological experts have issued urgent public safety advisories as a powerful atmospheric system prepares…
Driving Action from the Ground Up: Gauteng Steers Africa’s Subnational Climate Leadership
In an era where the frontline of the climate crisis is increasingly defined by local action, Africa’s subnational governments are…
Severe Weather and Hail Batter Botshabelo: Mangaung Municipality Mobilizes Disaster Relief After Homes and School Damaged
BLOEMFONTEIN — The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality has deployed emergency teams to Botshabelo and surrounding areas following a severe weather system…
SADC emergency response team arrives in Mozambique
By SADC The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Emergency Response Team (ERT) arrived in Xai-Xai, Mozambique, on 24 January 2026, where it was…
Strong winds disrupt electricity supply
CENTLEC customers residing in Mangaung Metro are being alerted of the disruptive strong winds affecting the infrastructure of the utility…
Farmers urged to protect their livestock
As the bitter icy cold front sweeps through the country, and is expected to last until Sunday, 15 June 2025,…
FS Emergency services on high alert
Following a warning of extreme cold weather conditions with possible snowfall by the South African Weather Services (SAWS) CoGTA in…
Snow expected during the week
The South African Weather Services (SAWS) is warning of icy weather conditions with possibility of snow in the middle of…