October 31, 2019: Magnitude 4.3 earthquake tremor has been felt in Durban today. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred at 10 km depth with epicenter located 44 km NW of Port Shepsto…
Flooding at Gillooly's interchange in JHB (Twitter/TrafficSA) November 10, 2016: At least six people died due to flash floods in Johannesburg, South Africa Wednesday afternoon. According to Johannesburg's Mayor …
A lightning strike near Elim in Harding in KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa critically injured a person on Saturday morning. The man was rushed to a local clinic in a critical condition, News24 reported quoting KwaZul…
Update 10:15 UTC An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 rattled Durban and its surrounding areas, local medias reported. No damage or injuries have been reported. Magnitude 6.4 very strong earthquake in Taiwan has claimed lives …
Heavy rainfall accompanied with hail claimed life of an elderly woman and damaged houses in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Hailstorm caused damage in Mount Frere and Mount Ayliff on Wednesday night, News24 repor…
Key West Shopping Center roof collapse in Krugersdorp, South Africa (Twitter/@cindyseeber) At least five people have been injured after hailstorm collapsed a section of the roof at Key West Shopping Centre in Krugersdorp, w…
Heat wave has claimed lives of two people in a shopping mall in Cape Town City of South Africa. Two people died in Khayelitsha Shopping Mall as the mercury reached 34°C in Cape Town City.
Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa will be declared drought disaster areas this week or next, risk management in the department of agriculture said on Wednesday. South Africa is facing its worst drought since …
Lightning storm in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa has claimed lives of two women. The emergency call centre received multiple reports of lightning strikes at the Jali Informal settlement, Sowetan reported quoting KZ…
Around 150 firefighters are battling wildfires in Cape Town region of South Africa which have burned at least five houses. According to Independent Online, five homes have been destroyed along Silvermine in Noordhoek. …
A tornado ripped through parts of Soweto, South Africa during a severe storm. Three houses in Protea Glen have apparently destroyed and over 30 others have been also damaged, Eyewitness News mentioned.
M 5.3 strong shallow earthquake shakes South Africa today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 6 km E of Orkney and 16 km SSE of Klerksdorp. I…
Recent flooding in Cape Town has affected more than 8,000 people, News24 reported quoting the Disaster Risk Management Centre. People of Khayelitsha, Strand, Vrygrond, Lotus River, Gugulethu, Delft and Philippi area of South A…
Fire triggered by magnitude 2.4 earthquake at the Doornkop gold mine west of Johannesburg, South Africa has claimed lives of eight people. Nine mineworkers were missing earlier after the fire broke out on Tuesday night which d…
M 4.0 moderate earthquake shakes Johannesburg, South Africa today, the Council for Geo science reported. According to the Council for Geo science, the quake's epicenter was located near the University of Johannesburg. T…
M 4.7 moderate earthquake shakes South Africa today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 50 km W of Barberton and 56 km SW of Nelspruit. It was …
This list contains all major natural disasters in South Africa in 2013 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in South Africa July 2013 July 7: South Africa earthquake shakes Barberton and Nelspruit M 4…
This list contains all major natural disasters in South Africa in 2012 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in South Africa December 2012 December 12: Storms in Mahikeng, South Africa Torrential rain…