At least one hundred people lost their homes and belongings when four dams collapsed, causing widespread flooding in August ...

The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service collaborates with these agencies, with coordination overseen by the PDMC and the City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre. He said a mutual aid ...

Cape Town also faces serious fire risks and experts say disaster could strike. Prevention and planning, such as removing fire-intensifying alien vegetation, is essential to limit risk. A ...

In communities where fire risks are high, basic fire prevention awareness could make the difference between a near-miss and a disaster. However, in Cape Town’s poor neighbourhoods, there has ...

MTN has donated R300 000 to the Gift of the Givers in order to aid victims affected by fires in and around Cape Town over the last week. The fires have affected over 2 000 residents, destroying 30 ...

A fire that broke out in Killarney Gardens has charred two factories on Thursday. The City of Cape Town’s spokesperson for Fire and Rescue Services, Jermaine Carelse said the fire took place ...

CAPE TOWN - Disaster Risk Management is warning Capetonians of very hot weather this week. "The South African Weather Service has informed the city that Cape Town will experience high temperatures ...

Cape Town’s aversion of Day Zero was thanks to ... October saw councils in five municipalities declare drought disasters with calls for national disaster status. With many rivers and springs ...

“Recent history has shown that SA can experience fire disasters on the scale of the fires in LA. The Knysna Fires of 2017 is a stark reminder,” he said. Early warning and fire monitoring systems are ...

In the wake of devastating fires that ravaged Du Noon’s Site 5 informal settlements near Cape Town, many residents have found ...