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Floods kill more than 300 people in South Africa as search for missing continues

At least 306 people have been killed in flooding around Durban in South Africa. On a visit to the stricken city, President Cyril Ramaphosa described the devastation as a "catastrophe of enormous proportions". Also, Amnesty International accuses Mali of stalling war crimes and abuse investigations. And after the French city…

France 24 · Apr 13, 2022

Flooding continues in South Africa's Durban area; 259 dead

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says flooding in the Durban area has taken at least 259 lives and is a “catastrophe of enormous proportions.”

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Local knowledge adds value to mapping flood risk in South Africa's informal settlements

The current flooding in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban is dire and reports indicate that hundreds of people have died and thousands directly affected. Several months’ worth of rainfall have fallen in a day or so, and the effects have been catastrophic.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2022

South Africa's Durban area hit by heavy floods, 45 dead

Prolonged rains and flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province have claimed the lives of at least 45 people

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Great white shark kills two swimmers as mutilated body washes up onto beach

A decomposing body missing part of the right arm and chest washed up on La Lucia beach in Durban, South Africa, as a second was spotted before being washed away by the current

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022

Sharks v Scarlets team news as youngster back from England named against daunting side packed with Springboks

The Welsh region will create history in Durban

Wales Online · Mar 10, 2022

It's over for Sreesanth: India pacer calls time on a roller-coaster cricketing ride

The ripsnorter bouncer that dismissed Jacques Kallis in Durban and the pace and swing that shattered Adam Gilchrist's and Matthew Hayden's stumps in the semifinals of the inaugural T20 World Cup are just some of the deliveries that showcased S Sreesanth's prodigious talent in international cricket.

The Times of India · Mar 9, 2022

Valerie Letcher obituary

Other lives: Teacher and researcher into early British female writers in South Africa

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2022