Umdloti Surfside residents, north of Durban, lost their homes and other belongings, including vehicles, during the heavy floods on Saturday evening. Luxury German-made vehicles were buried underneath when the road got washed away and a portion of the south side of the block of flats disintegrated. No casualties were reported as residents in the affected […]
Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula has suspended toll fees for KwaZulu-Natal road users affected by the devastating floods last week. In a media statement on the toll fee suspension, Mbalula wrote: TOLL FEE RELIEF FOR AFFECTED ROAD USERS IN KZN Following the declaration of the national state of disaster by the President following devastating floods
The eThekwini Municipality has denied allegations in a video that has gone viral online that it stole goods donated in the Durban North area on Monday. A woman filmed a municipal vehicle loaded with goods that had been donated by Durban North residents for the rescue crews. The woman is heard saying that the municipality
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, (SAPS) General Fannie Masemola has expressed his sadness about the passing on of two members and a K9 as a result of the Kwa-Zulu Natal floods. The latest casualty is a female police diver who was attached to the Pietermaritzburg Search and Rescue (SAR) police diving
Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) Durban has outlined a critical cargo evacuation plan that will be implemented to ensure that essential cargo is able to be moved from its terminals following disruptions caused by flooding. Operations at the Durban Container Terminals Pier 1 and 2 have been hindered after key road to the terminals, Bayhead
Long queues have been seen on some petrol stations in Durban late on Thursday afternoon following rumours that there was fuel shortage in KZN on social media. The rumour was quickly dismissed by Shiptech Ballito General Manager, Michael Papadopoulos, who told North Coast Courier that the Durban port storage facility had enough stock available. Not
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) Durban Terminals have announced that all Terminals are operational from today Wednesday 13th of April, albeit not at 100% capacity. Kwazi Mabaso, Acting Managing Executive Durban Terminals, said they could not operate at full capacity since some of their employees have been impacted as the roads to their residences are still
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that at least 259 people died as a result of heavy downpours and flooding across the province. “The loss of human life as a result of the inclement weather conditions is one of the darkest moments in the history of our province.
Part of Bayhead Road has been washed away by floods effectively blocking off truck access to Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 1, 2 and Island View Storage (IVS). The only access available for these crucial freight hubs will be from the Bluff but heavy vehicles are not allowed to use it. Following the heavy rains,
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) Durban has temporarily put operations on hold from 19h30 on 11 April 2022 following adverse weather conditions which has hugely disrupted businesses in and around Durban. TPT said that all the Durban Terminals which include Pier 1, 2, MPT, Car and Agri-terminals were on standby until the end of the adverse
