Rainy weather johannesburg
Rain persists, flood warnings issued in Gauteng
Roads in the Johannesburg CBD, parts of Soweto and Roodepoort were left flooded when a thunderstorm moved through the province.
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Wet Christmas weekend predicted for parts of SA
A forecaster says the wet weather is expected to last until Monday, especially in Gauteng and other parts of the country.
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JRA to monitor areas prone to flooding
JRA says it will station staff to monitor possible flood sites throughout the city.
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Storm-related claims go through the roof
Torrential rainfall washed away roads and bridges, damaged homes and opened up potholes.
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'R50m damage to Gauteng roads from rain'
The Gauteng Transport MEC says it’ll cost for than R50m to repair roads damaged by persistent rain.
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'Roads haven't been this bad in 12 years'
The agency says it has seen a spike in claims by motorists whose cars have been damaged.
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Desperate search for Mamelodi boys
The three boys were swept away by floods while playing in a stormwater tunnel on Monday.
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Persistent rain hits Pretoria power
The City of Tshwane says the persistent rain is to blame for widespread outages in Pretoria.
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Coleraine Drive collapses
Ten days of heavy rain wreaked havoc on roads across Gauteng.
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Disaster officials on standby for flooding
The country has been lashed by persistent rain for the last 10 days.
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Heavy rainfall 'highly unusual'
More rain has fallen in the past week than the annual average for the entire month of March.
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More flooding expected for highveld
The weather service is warning of more rain and flooding acroos Gauteng and neighbouring provinces.
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Gauteng rainy weather 'far from over'
Weather SA has also warned Gauteng motorists of possible road flooding.
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JRA 'patching up' new potholes
Wet weather in Gauteng resulted in crashes, put traffic lights on the blink & caused flooding in areas.
