The Gauteng Provincial Disaster Management Centre on Thursday urged caution amid warnings of severe rainfalls and possible flooding during the festive season.
A World Cup stadium and other landmarks at risk as illegal miners tunnel under city close to fuel and gas pipes, raising danger of buildings collapsing and deadly explosions.
Finduile Vinjua and his wife huddle together under plastic. Try as they might to keep dry, they are fighting a losing battle.
“It’s been raining for over seven days now. The rain stops for about half an hour but it does not go away. God is really testing me. It’s a big problem. At night when myself and my wife go to sleep, we cover ourselves with plastic but we still get wet,” Vinjua says with exasperation.
Firefighters put out the last of the Booysens informal settlement fire in Joburg. They battled for hours to contain the blaze. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)