
South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal region swept again by heavy rains
Over the weekend heavy rains triggered new floods in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal region, displacing more than 200 people.
South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal region was swept again by heavy rains. Journalist Bongani Gina of Gagasi FM tells us that preparedness from previous floods has meant fewer deaths.
Also, in the programme: Authorities in Ethiopia's Amhara region say more than 4500 individuals have been arrested; What solutions can Uganda take to lessen the effects of spiralling food prices?; An Eswatini writer won for the first time the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa; And in DR Congo, hundreds of people fled violence erupting between UN peacekeepers and M23 rebels.
(Photo: Local residents move to safety after they were trapped following heavy rains and winds in Umdloti north of Durban, on May 22, 2022. Credit: RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)
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