Eighty flood victims in Mthatha were moved to a Good Samaritan’s property on Wednesday night after rejecting a municipal hall ...

Authorities say the death toll from severe floods that inundated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province two weeks ago has risen to 101, with a 12-month-old baby the youngest fatality.

A resident looks through the remnants after floods swept through the area in Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe. By The Associated PressUpdated June 13, 2025.

Malema highlighted the urgent need for proper accommodation for displaced residents, particularly families with children who have been denied access to temporary shelters.

The South African Air Force (SAAF) has played a central role in the rescue of two men from a mountainside in the Eastern Cape ...

Mthatha UDM leader Wandile Tsipa told the M&G that Mthatha is facing a ”severe financial crisis”, but that the ANC is ”living in a state of denial”. ”The whole town is going to the dogs.

A relative reacts as bodies of her sister and three daughters were retrieved from inside a one room house, after floods swept through the area in Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025.

The number of bodies recovered now stands at 95. MTHATHA - The death toll in the Eastern Cape following floods in Mthatha two weeks ago continues to rise.

Six people died in flooding in the Eastern Cape city of Mthatha, where houses and cars were left submerged. A seventh body was recovered near the town of Tsolo, around 40 kilometers (25 miles ...

Six armed suspects were killed in a shootout with police officers in the Eastern Cape. Police said the gun battle occurred on R61 between Mthatha and Ngcobo on Monday at about 5:30pm.

The Mthatha Tactical Response Team (TRT) and OR Tambo District police have arrested a couple for being in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition that were used for cash-in-transit ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, third left, with his officials, visit the flood-affected areas in Mthatha, South Africa, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...