Overview
- Major national routes in the province, including the N1 and N2, are now operating near normal capacity as mop-up work expands after the floods.
- Electricity restoration has reached about 62% of affected areas, with Eskom repairing high-voltage lines in the Cape Winelands and Theewaterskloof.
- Access problems persist in rural areas, with parts of Langeberg still cut off and some neighborhoods short on safe water, which slows aid deliveries.
- The road between Oudtshoorn and the Cango Caves remains closed after a large rockfall because engineers say clearing debris could trigger more slides.
- Relief coordination has scaled up under a national disaster classification, and Newlands Cricket Ground is serving as a donation point through a WPCA and Gift of the Givers drive.