South Africa

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that rain is expected to return to many provinces ahead of and during the coming Easter Weekend.

The Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, Dr Nakampe Masiapato, is undertaking a two-day visit to the Lebombo Port of Entry in Mpumalanga to unpack the country’s Easter season’s plans.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this morning visit flood-stricken parts of KwaZulu-Natal to offer support to affected communities and assess the response of government and civil society to this “critical situation”.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says at least 1291 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in South Africa over the past 24 hours.

Further breakdowns at generation units at Eskom’s power stations have led to the power utility having to implement stage two load shedding from Wednesday until the early hours of Friday morning.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has urged communities in flood-affected areas to exercise caution, as government counts the cost of the recent torrential rains in KwaZulu-Natal.

A Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit says progress has been made in the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).

The KwaZulu-Natal Water and Sanitation Department has moved to assure community members that the wall of Hazelmere Dam is intact.

The South African government has successfully placed US$3 billion in bonds maturing in 2032 and 2052 in the international capital markets on 11 April 2022, the National Treasury has announced.

eThekwini Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda, has urged residents to remain indoors and avoid going to town if there is no emergency, as heavy rain continues to wreak havoc in KwaZulu-Natal.

Eskom crews have been dispatched to assess and deal with any interruptions to power supply as a result of the current flooding taking place in parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has called on road users to exercise caution as law enforcement prepares to man routes over the upcoming Easter Weekend.

Eskom Chief Executive, Andre de Ruyter, says although power supply will remain constrained throughout the week, several generating units are expected to return to service ahead of the Easter holidays.

The Department and Water and Sanitation will on Tuesday open five sluice gates at the Vaal Dam due to the recent downpours.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will today participate in a Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit, which will include countries that are contributing military personnel to the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).