The notice classifies the impact of severe weather in the country as a national disaster under section 23(1)(b) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002. It says the weather resulted in heavy rainfall, flooding, thunderstorms, damaging surface winds and storm surges, with loss of life, damage to property, infrastructure and the environment, and disruption of basic services from 10 May 2026 in the Western Cape, Free State, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape provinces. The notice also says the National Executive is designated to coordinate and manage the disaster, and sets out reporting and revocation provisions.
This may be relevant to organs of state, disaster management structures and affected municipalities and provinces.
Evidence from source
classify the disaster as a national disaster
Supports: The notice classifies the event as a national disaster.
heavy rainfall, flooding, thunderstorms, damaging surface winds and storm surges that caused the loss of life, damage to property, infrastructure and the environment, as well as the disruption of basic services from 10 May 2026
Supports: The notice describes the severe weather impacts and affected date.