A R6.5bn lawsuit in the wake of the 2022 KZN floods reveals how insurers are no longer willing to act as underwriters of public incompetence, especially concerning damage related to climate change.

DURBAN - Flood damage in KwaZulu-Natal is estimated at over R3bn. WATCH | KZN premier looks to presidency for floods relief funds The provincial government doesn't have the money for repairs and ...

KZN COGTA confirms 7 bodies recovered after floods Five bodies that washed up in a canal in Lamontville, south of Durban, were recovered and the bodies of two women were found ashore at two ...

The flooding in KwaZulu-Natal has been catastrophic on so many levels. Lives have been lost. Homes have been damaged. Infrastructure has been ruined. My heart breaks for every human affected by this ...

Risk and advisory services firm PwC South Africa has flagged the impact of the floods, especially on manufacturing and transport; rising labour costs; and inflation as the key factors affecting ...

A new flood chronology for KwaZulu-Natal (1836–2022): the April 2022 Durban floods in historical context. South African Geographical Journal, 2023; 1 DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2023.2193758 ...

The disastrous flood that hit Durban in April 2022 was the most catastrophic natural disaster yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in collective terms of lives lost, homes and infrastructure ...

The municipality said that repairs to damaged sewage infrastructure are ongoing, but that it will likely cost over R500-million. Two organisations in KZN have called on the Department of Water and ...

DURBAN - Families that lost loved ones during the KwaZulu-Natal floods in April are pleading for help. At least seventy-two people are still missing, eight months later.

Anusha Rajkaran receives funding from the National Research Foundation and NRF-South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity. The grant holder acknowledges that opinions, findings and ...

The floods over the weekend hit infrastructure, roads, bridges and damaged buildings, mainly in the port city of Durban, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal province and home to some 3.9 million people.

Closing remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the meeting with the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr Sihle Zikalala, Mayor of eThekwini, Cllr Mxolisi Kaunda, ...