Hundreds of Northern Cape families evacuated amid row over wall defences

07 February 2021 - 00:00

By graeme hosken AND Graeme Hosken

Hundreds of Northern Cape families are evacuating their farms as an incomplete R1.2bn flood protection wall project - designed to keep thousands of farmers and their crops safe - battles to hold back a raging Orange River.

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