The Weather Podcast: Episode 14 - Gauteng’s double threat: Veld Fires and Thunderstorms (Simulcast)

2026 marks 70 years since the historic Women’s March of 9 August 1956, when approximately 20 000 courageous women from across South Africa came together and marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the extension of pass laws to African women. Led by remarkable women such as…

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) on the evening of Monday 29 June 2026 took its safety of life and property message to vulnerable communities in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces. The winter season is known to bring much weather-related devastation to communities in the two provinces. A special…

In this episode we shift our focus to early warnings and practical strategies for using this information to stay safe.

In this exciting episode, we turn our focus to audiences in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape under the topic: “Eastern Cape and Western Cape: Veld fires preparedness”

Residents of the Eastern and Western Cape are on tenterhooks this week following the South African Weather Service's dissemination of two Orange Level 8 warnings for disruptive rain in parts of the two provinces. Warnings of lower levels have also been issued for other provinces. This follows the onset of…