Heavy rains expected in northern KZN
By Sakhiseni Nxumalo
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DURBAN - The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department has placed directed disaster management teams across the province on high alert as heavy rains are expected this weekend in the northern parts of the province.
According to the warning released by the South African Weather Service (SAWS), the northern parts of the province are to experience heavy rains, starting from today.
SAWS forecaster Eric Randall said that according to the forecast, disruptive rainfall which could lead to localised flooding was expected.
Uthukela district areas including Ladysmith and Winterton, experienced heavy rains this week which resulted in several areas being flooded.
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The country will mark one year since the national state of disaster was first implemented last year in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic
South African cabinet has announced the extension of the country’s national state of disaster by one more month.
In its statement, the government said that the national state of disaster will now continue until March 15.
The country will mark one year since the national state of disaster was first implemented last year in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The national state of disaster will be gazetted and officially extended from February 15 to March 15 by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister, Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma.