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The floods have damaged roads in Garissa

Treasury Releases R372 Million For Flood-Affected Municipalities

National Treasury approved R1.844 billion in funds for the 2023-24 financial year to address the effects of disasters across multiple provinces and released R372 million from the Municipal Disaster Response Grant (MDRG) to help municipalities affected by floods.
State utility Eskom imposes daily scheduled blackouts, called load-shedding, to safeguard the grid whenever demand outstrips supply

Eskom Imposes Electricity Tariff Hike; Petrol, Diesel Prices Surge

Local authority tariff charges for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will see a 12.72% increase. For Eskom direct customers, excluding the affordability subsidy charge, the tariff increases for the period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, will be 12.74%.
Buildings were ravaged by fire and houses flattened in several towns

Two Dead, Over 700 Displaced In Cape Town Fires

The fire began on Saturday evening and continued until the early hours of Sunday morning. The City of Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Services throughout the night stayed occupied in controlling the fire.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, seen here addressing players at a footabll friendly between South Africa and a Palestinian team, has finally announced the long-anticipated date of general elections

Threats, Intimidation Will Face Zero Tolerance During Elections: President Ramaphosa

The president also highlighted that after two months, the country will mark its 7th democratic election for the national and provincial government, where citizens will be exercising one of the defining rights of democracy - to freely and secretly choose the people who will represent them in Parliament and the provincial legislatures.

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