Investigations are under way to determine the causes of some of the massive runaway fires in the Western Cape that have burnt ...

South Africa is experiencing a “summer of extremes”, as devastating floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, widespread wildfires in ...

Since late 2024, 25 diphtheria clusters have been identified across South Africa, 15 of them in the Western Cape, mainly in ...

Approximately 400 people in province, including young men and women and children, reportedly lost their lives to gansgterism ...

Western Cape, South Africa, faces severe wildfires near Stanford and Pearly Beach, prompting evacuation warnings due to smoke and strong winds. Firefighters are battling blazes threatening homes, with ...

The Western Cape government will apply for two declarations of disaster – one for the rampant fires in the province, and the other for help with dwindling water availability in some regions.

Authorities in the Western Cape have called on the National Disaster Management Centre to declare the province a disaster zone to help them deal with the fallout of a crippling drought and wildfires.

Meteorologists warn the Western Cape could face a drier-than-usual winter, with persistent south-easterly winds and declining ...

Before he allows his photo to be taken, the Western Cape Province premier takes care to tidy up his party’s campaign materials, which are scattered all over the desk.

Dry, hot weather, strong wind that often changed direction and flammable alien vegetation complicated fighting the multiple wildfires that marked a devastating start to the new year in the Western ...