Overview
- The SA Weather Service forecasts very heavy rain and gale-force winds from Sunday to Tuesday, with 100–200 mm of rain likely, up to 300 mm on mountains, gusts near 100–120 km/h, and seas building to about 6.5–7.5 m.
- Western Cape disaster centres are on high alert and, following Sunday’s first landfall, Cape Town activated its Disaster Coordinating Team to manage flooding, fallen trees and rough seas.
- Northern Cape leaders welcomed a national disaster designation after late-April floods killed three people, cut off 85 villages in Joe Morolong, and damaged 26 bridges and 26 schools that serve about 13,000 learners, with SANDF helicopter support ongoing.
- Uniondale and Haarlem near George remain without stable power and water after earlier storms, and municipal teams have deployed generators and repair crews to restore basic services.
- Authorities urge residents to avoid flooded roads and rivers, secure loose items, and limit travel, warning that fresh downpours could trigger mudslides and road closures into early week.