Northern Cape
Police in the Northern Cape have opened an inquest docket after a makeshift boat capsized in the Vaal River near Douglas on Thursday, leaving four farm workers dead and two missing.
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Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul has welcomed the national government's classification of recent severe weather as a national disaster. The move follows heavy rainfall and flooding that killed three people and damaged infrastructure across several districts.
April 17, 2026 14:48