More than 2000 people are helping to quell the fire in Muizenberg that broke out over the weekend, the environmental affairs department said on Wednesday. This figure included 150 members of the department’s Working on Fire (WoF) programme, department spokesman Zolile Nqayi said in a statement. Fifty more people from[…]
As hundreds of firefighters continue to battle a raging fire that has engulfed large parts of the South Peninsula, the blaze has left untold damage both on property, as well as the natural vegetation in the area. This has also indirectly impacted on wildlife across the affect region. But despite[…]
The rain in Cape Town is helping firefighters battling the blaze in Muizenberg that broke out over the weekend, the city’s disaster risk management centre said on Wednesday. “The rain is good news for us because it helps,” spokeswoman Charlotte Powell said. “If it rains hard, it is a bonus[…]
Eight homes were damaged and 300 people evacuated as firefighters battle in Muizenberg where a fire broke out over the weekend, Cape Town Disaster Risk Management said on Wednesday. “Since the early hours of this morning eight houses were damaged, three were badly damaged. One in Noordhoek, two in Tokai,[…]
Muslims in Cape Town are rallying behind the city’s heroic fire-fighters, by means of prayer and even generous food donations. The fire in the southern part of the peninsula has destroyed almost 3000 hectares of land, causing immense damage to properties, wildlife and agriculture. Fire-fighters, pushing 18 hour shifts are[…]
President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday praised Cape Town fire-fighters for their bravery in combating fires that broke out in the Cape Peninsula over the weekend. “We praise the bravery and professionalism of all our fire-fighters who are attending to this raging fire to save lives and stop the damage to[…]
Firefighters worked through the night to ensure the fire which broke out in Muizenberg remained contained, the City of Cape Town said on Monday. “Three helicopters continued water-bombing the flames in Hout Bay and Tokai until sunset,” mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said in a statement.[…]
One of the worst fires to hit the Cape Town since 2005 is wrecking havoc on the slopes of Muizenberg and Noordhoek mountains. The blaze has engulfed 3000 hectares of natural vegetation so far but has endangered many lives and forced hundreds to evacuate their homes. By late Monday afternoon,[…]
A strike by MyCiti bus drivers entered its sixth day in Cape Town on Monday, the city said. “Transport for Cape Town, the city’s transport authority, is carefully monitoring the strike by bus drivers who are members of the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) and employed by TPI,”[…]
The ANC in the Western Cape on Tuesday welcomed a High Court ruling that set aside and ordered the re-evaluation of a R113.5 million tender to rehabilitate sewers in Cape Town. “One would have expected from the ‘best-run’ Cape Town to have sufficiently adapted its internal workings in order to[…]
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