Overview
- An Orange Level 5 warning for Monday targets northern Gauteng, central Limpopo and the Highveld of Mpumalanga, with officials warning of heavy downpours, large hail, excessive lightning and strong, damaging winds.
- A Yellow Level 4 alert covers southern Gauteng, much of Limpopo outside the central and Lowveld areas, the Mpumalanga escarpment and extreme southwest, and the north‑western parts of KwaZulu‑Natal.
- Johannesburg Emergency Services remain on high alert after storms affected the city near the Nasrec G20 venue, and they advise motorists to avoid flooded bridges and residents in low‑lying areas to steer clear of fast‑moving streams.
- eThekwini Municipality says disaster and emergency teams are mobilised as thunderstorms could cause flooding, hazardous driving conditions and damage to informal or mud‑based structures.
- Saws also flags very hot conditions and heightened fire danger over parts of the Western and Northern Cape, including the West Coast, Cape Winelands and Kamiesberg.