On Monday morning, Athini Sishuba called her friend, Phathiswa Mkunjulwa, urging her to be careful on the roads amid severe weather conditions battering the Western Cape.
When the call went unanswered, Sishuba thought little of it and instead left a voice note reminding her friend to stay safe.
It was the second day after the South African Weather Service SAWS issued a Level 8 warning for the Cape Winelands District, Drakenstein and the City of Cape Town as heavy rainfall and strong winds lashed the province.
