Heavy rainfall and flash floods batter South Africa

Heavy rainfall and flash floods batter South Africa

Parts of Johannesburg, in South Africa, were flooded on Wednesday as torrential rain hit the city in a matter of hours causing severe infrastructure damage. Streets turned to rivers, bridges were submerged, walls collapsed, cables were exposed and a number of motorists had to be rescued.
Storms in SA

Storms and flash floods in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Free State, North West, and Limpopo

Families across KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Free State, North West, and Limpopo are in crisis after devastating floods swept through their communities. Homes have been destroyed, belongings washed away, and thousands are left with nothing. Many are without food, shelter, or basic necessities, and the situation is worsening by the hour.

A life inspired by Africa

“Potatoes! Potatoes!” came the cry up the stairwell of the six-story apartment block in Maputo. It was the early 1980s and Mozambique was in the midst of civil war – and a famine.

Western Cape Floods

Cape Town has reported over 339 floods, vehicle accidents and road-obstructing incidents, resulting in 4,500 people being displaced and 15,000 structures damaged.

Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Emergency

The Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal have been severely affected with floods displacing thousands of people and resulting in 12 tragic fatalities so far.

Violence, fear and hunger still stalk the people of Cabo Delgado

Cabo Delgado, the northern province of Mozambique, has been plagued by violence since 2017. People, who have watched their friends and family members killed – often decapitated or cut into pieces – tortured or raped and their homes and farms burnt to the ground, have been forced to flee to neighbouring areas. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), at the height of the conflict at least a million people were displaced and in January 2024, about 582,000 people had still not returned home. In February of this year there was a resurgence of conflict in the area.
Mozambicans rebuild after deadly Cyclone Freddy

Mozambicans rebuild after deadly Cyclone Freddy

Women in emergency response

Women in emergency response

Adel Terblanche, ForAfrika’s Western Cape community development officer The secret to emergency response is to be prepared, says Adel Terblanche, ForAfrika’s Western Cape community development officer.  In the past few weeks, Adel has been very busy helping thousands of people affected by the province’s recent devastating floods. “You need to make sure that you are
Emergency Floods In Rwanda

Floods in Rwanda

Heavy rainfall in Rwanda caused floods which led to landslides and killed at least 127 people with many more losing their homes and livelihoods.
Thousands flee conflict in Sudan

Thousands flee conflict in Sudan