17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (276+ words) Western Cape disaster management teams are preparing for heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas expected across parts of the province on Thursday and Friday. Western Cape disaster management teams are preparing for two days of disruptive weather, with heavy…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (310+ words) Western Cape dam levels are 5% below the same period last year, prompting warnings about summer water security and fire risk. Image: Henk Kruger/ANA Studio The Western Cape is heading towards summer with dam levels 5% lower than this time last…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (379+ words) Torrential rainfall resulted in severe flooding across the Western Cape. Image: Ayanda Ndamane/ ANA Studios The Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, revealed the scale of damage and losses following a series of severe storms that affected the province in May,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (267+ words) The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for disruptive snow in parts of the Eastern Cape, with between 25 and 35 centimetres of snow possible in some areas from Sunday A cold front is set to make landfall…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1094+ words) A powerful El Niño climate pattern is rapidly developing in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to influence South Africa's weather over the coming months. The World Meteorological Organization says there is more than a 90% chance the event will persist…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (472+ words) After sharing a video of her husband bundled up inside the house, locals were quick to explain why the Mother City's indoor temperatures are a whole different story. If there's one thing Capetonians know, it's this: Cape Town winters are…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (728+ words) Waves surge over the pier at Kalk Bay as very rough sea conditions impact parts of the Western Cape. The Western Cape remains on high alert as one of the most severe weather systems to hit the province this winter…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (596+ words) Pedestrians walk along Victoria Street in Stellenbosch during wet and cold weather conditions as rain continues to fall across parts of the Western Cape. Image: Henk Kruger / Independent Newspapers Humanitarian efforts have ramped in the aftermath of the catastrophic Western…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (396+ words) Severe weather in Cape Town has caused significant flooding in the Qandu Qandu Informal Settlement in Greenpoint, Khayelitsha. The death toll from the severe storms that have struck the Western Cape has risen to 10, with more than 2 000 residents displaced in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (500+ words) Residents across the Western Cape are left with the devastating aftermath of the deadly storms since the weekend. Informal settlements were hit hard, with local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell saying that current estimates indicate that…...