storms

AfricaAgency | 2019-04-25 08:10:00

Mozambique was bracing for a powerful cyclone to make landfall on Thursday, just one month after another cyclone devastated the country and...

Mashaba concludes investigation into Jo'burg storm

BusinessThulebona Mhlanga | 2018-03-22 16:57:00

An investigation into the thousands of Johannesburg properties that were destroyed in a storm late last year has concluded that not only were homes...

The furious storm ripped through Durban, but life goes on

ColumnistsPaddy Harper | 2017-10-13 00:00:00

Wednesday morning. The light has that soft, still quality that comes with early spring mornings on the East Coast. The air is as gentle as the...

'Storm of the century' Maria pummels Puerto Rico

WorldHector Retamal, Edgardo Rodriguez | 2017-09-21 10:50:00

Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico on Wednesday and left the entire island without power, bringing deadly winds and pounding rain that sent...

Climate change evident in Cape storm and Knysna fires

EnvironmentSipho Kings | 2017-06-14 00:00:00

The mother of all storms. The worst drought in a century. More intense fires than any in living memory. The...

Cities need a concrete plan for flash floods

EnvironmentSipho Kings | 2016-11-15 00:00:00

Six people died in Gauteng last week as a result of the province’s flash floods. Some were trapped in cars; others were caught in rivers that had...

Insurers seek shelter from the storms

EnvironmentSipho Kings | 2014-05-16 00:00:00

In March, late summer rain saw hailstones hammering down on people's cars and homes, so local insurer Santam shipped in 25 extra "hail pushing...

Tshwane declares state of disaster after violent storms

NationalSapa | 2013-12-04 12:46:00

The City of Tshwane has called a state of disaster in Soshanguve and Mamelodi following extreme storms, it said on Wednesday.

[Slideshow]Typhoon Haiyan wreaks havoc, thousands feared dead

Multimedia | 2013-11-11 13:13:00

One of the most powerful storms on record has killed at least 10 000 people in the Philippines and left countless others homeless and in desperate need of aid.

Millions needed to fix storm damage in W Cape

NationalSapa | 2013-04-02 10:15:00

Arniston councillor Eve Marthinus told the Cape Times on Tuesday that the wind and rain was so severe she feared no houses in the...

Storm-chaser seeks beauty in drama

EnvironmentSipho Kings | 2012-11-23 00:00:00

It is a sweltering day in the once sleepy mountain town of Lydenburg. In the distance, clouds are gathering and by mid-afternoon a gentle breeze...

US digs out from epic winter storm

NewsPaola Messana | 2011-02-03 08:59:00

Millions of Americans dug out from an epic winter storm on Wednesday that buried more than a third of the United States in drifting snow, sleet and...

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