Overview
- Authorities report 37 deaths and infrastructure damage exceeding R4 billion following a week of flooding in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
- SAWS issues an orange level 4 warning for Tuesday over northern Limpopo, with yellow alerts for disruptive rain and severe thunderstorms across parts of Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West and the Free State.
- Forecasters expect 30 to 60 mm of rain in sections of Limpopo’s Lowveld and eastern valley, with saturated soils heightening the risk of rapid surface flooding.
- Multi-hazard advisories include damaging coastal winds between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas, extreme fire danger in parts of the Northern and Western Cape, and very hot conditions in the west.
- Kruger National Park reopens southern gates to day visitors, while northern sections remain inaccessible after roads and bridges were washed away, and President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Nkomazi to assess damage.