Ukwenyuka kwesibalo sezingozi zomgwaqo kanye nokufa kwabantu eNingizimu Afrika kuyethusa kakhulu. Ngesonto elilodwa nje, izigameko eziningi ezimbi sezidlule nemiphefumulo eminingi futhi zashiya abanye belimele kanzima. Izingozi zamabhasi ewodwa nje zidlule nemiphefumulo engu-32 ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa ezedlule.
NgoMashi 12, ibhasi lesikole lashayisana neloli eGermiston, kwathi ngoMashi 11, ingozi yebhasi ngaseGoli yabulala abantu abangu-14 kwalimala abangu-45. NgoMashi 9, ingozi ye-N2 KwaZulu-Natal yathatha okungenani imiphefumulo eyisishiyagalombili, kuhlanganise nengane. Phambilini, ngoMashi 5, ibhasi ishayisana neloli ku-N6 eFree State kwashona abayishumi.
I-AA inxusa bonke abasebenzisi bomgwaqo ukuthi bazibophezele futhi icela ukugcinwa komthetho okuqinile, ukuqwashisa okungcono ngokuphepha emgwaqeni, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda, okuhlanganisa imiklamo ephephile yemigwaqo nemizila yamabhasi evalekile.
Simema abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ukuthi babumbane ekukhulekeleni nasekucabangeni labo abathintekile futhi balwele imigwaqo ephephile. Ukuphepha emgwaqeni yinkinga yezwe lonke edinga ukuthathwa ngokushesha. I-AA isazimisele ukusebenzisana nohulumeni, abomthetho, kanye nemiphakathi ukuze kuqaliswe izisombululo ezizosindisa izimpilo futhi zenze imigwaqo yaseNingizimu Afrika iphephe kubo bonke.