South African Weather Service

Suspected Cyber-Attack Disrupts South African Weather Service Systems

The South African Weather Service has confirmed that it suffered a suspected criminal cyber-attack on Sunday, disrupting aviation, marine, email, and website services. Spokesperson Oupa Segalwe says alternative channels, including social media, are providing updates as Information and Communication Technology teams are investigating and working to restore systems. He confirmed that SAWS has reported the breach, marking the second attempted attack within two days:

January 28, 2025 71

South Africa

South Africa Faces Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Threats in KwaZulu-Natal and Free State

The South African Weather Service has issued a Level 8 warning for distributive rainfall predicted over large parts of KwaZulu-Natal today and continuing into Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Free State Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has noted with concern the severe rains and thunderstorms that have caused damage in Welkom in the Free State. Spokesperson, Zimasa Mbewu:

January 6, 2025 52

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Western Cape government on high alert as the South African Weather Service has upgraded the weather warning for today

The Western Cape government says disaster teams are on high alert as the South African Weather Service has upgraded the weather warning for today to level eight for disruptive rainfall. Severe weather conditions in the province this week have left four-thousand-500 people displaced and more than 15-thousand structures damaged. City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says weather conditions will likely result in widespread […]

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