Paul Vecchiatto

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Paul Vecchiatto

Cape Town harbour. (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s ports company plans an upgrade of facilities and equipment at the Cape Town harbor that should alleviate congestion and help the nation’s export-orientated agricultural sector expand its offerings overseas. The plan includes developing 30 hectares of land that Transnet National Ports Authority owns but underutilizes at the port for 2.5 billion rand ($139 million).

2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Paul Vecchiatto |Matthew Hill

Floods killed at least 78 people after record rainfall in South Africa's impoverished Eastern Cape province. On June 9, a winter storm dropped 129 millimeters (5.1 inches) of rain on the town of Mthatha, close to Nelson Mandela's burial site, nearly doubling the previous record, according to preliminary data from the South African Weather Service. Elliot weather station recorded 160 millimeters, about four times the previous high in 1997.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Paul Vecchiatto |Matthew Hill

The Givers Foundation search and rescue team carry a body near Mthatha after a flood. (Bloomberg) -- Floods killed at least 78 people after record rainfall in South Africa’s impoverished Eastern Cape province. On June 9, a winter storm dropped 129 millimeters (5.1 inches) of rain on the town of Mthatha, close to Nelson Mandela’s burial site, nearly doubling the previous record, according to preliminary data from the South African Weather Service.

2 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Paul Vecchiatto |Matthew Hill

Floods killed at least 78 people after record rainfall in South Africa’s impoverished Eastern Cape province. On June 9, a winter storm dropped 129 millimeters (5.1 inches) of rain on the town of Mthatha, close to Nelson Mandela’s burial site, nearly doubling the previous record, according to preliminary data from the South African Weather Service. Elliot weather station recorded 160 millimeters, about four times the previous high in 1997.

2 weeks ago | leadertelegram.com | Paul Vecchiatto |Matthew Hill

Floods killed at least 78 people after record rainfall in South Africa’s impoverished Eastern Cape province. On June 9, a winter storm dropped 129 millimeters (5.1 inches) of rain on the town of Mthatha, close to Nelson Mandela’s burial site, nearly doubling the previous record, according to preliminary data from the South African Weather Service. Elliot weather station recorded 160 millimeters, about four times the previous high in 1997.