Hero community health worker in Mbaula, Limpopo, delivers baby during flood disaster

Daily Maverick | 09.02.2026 03:14
On Wednesday, 14 January, floods caused by a low-pressure system that began in Mozambique, but quickly moved into the neighbouring South African provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, caused immense destruction. Homes were gutted, roads washed away and more than 30 lives were lost.