Overview
- South African Weather Service issued Orange Level 9 and 6 alerts for Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng as heavy rain continues.
- A two-year-old boy drowned in White River, Mpumalanga, after being swept away by floodwaters, police said.
- Some Limpopo border posts were closed due to severe weather as authorities warned of further travel disruption.
- Residents in Malamulele reported crocodiles in Makuleke and Mhinga, with environmental officials cautioning that more wildlife could be displaced by overflowing rivers and dams.
- A woman and two children were reported trapped near the Mutale River, with rescue teams struggling to reach them in ongoing downpours.