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Cape Town Hit By Devastating Storms And Flooding

Recent severe storms in Cape Town and Western Cape cause displacement, damage, and evacuations. Relief efforts are ongoing to support affected residents.

Top News · Jul 11, 2024

South Africa's Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage

The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas have been hit by more storms, ripping roofs off houses and causing widespread flooding

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

‘Everyone was paddling to get away’: seals with rabies alarm South Africa’s surfers

Seals have been biting people in the first big outbreak of the disease in marine mammals, writes Nick Dall in Cape Town

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

A refreshed Cape Grace hotel embraces the best of South African heritage

Cape Town’s Cape Grace hotel reopens its doors following an extensive and playful renovation by international interior design studio, 1508 London

Wallpaper · Jun 1, 2024

‘Cape of Storms’ – climate researchers explain Cape Town’s recent extreme weather

A severe storm hit South Africa’s Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024, with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h. The storm left a trail of destruction across Cape Town and surrounding areas – at least 1,500 people were left homeless after the high winds fanned fires…

The Conversation · May 30, 2024

From Scythia to South Korea: a potted history of poo in warfare

Suspected North Korean balloons carrying faeces are latest example of dung or human waste being used in conflict

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024

Affirmative action becomes divisive issue in South African elections

As South Africans vote in a crunch general election, one key issue that's impacted the campaign is the policy of affirmative action the country began in 1994. A series of measures, known as the "Triple B double E Act" (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment), have favoured non-White South Africans in public…

France 24 · May 29, 2024

Cape Town’s poor ‘neglected’ in South Africa’s only opposition-run province

Township residents say the opposition Democratic Alliance is elitist and runs a city that functions only for the rich.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2024

‘People have died on the waiting lists’: South Africa’s housing crisis casts a shadow over election

The hopes raised by the ANC coming to power in 1994 have, 30 years on, been dashed for millions still without a decent roof over their heads

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024

Clothed pig carcasses are revealing the secrets of mummification – South African study provides insights for forensic scientists

It was the kind of task any competent seamstress has completed hundreds of times before: altering denim jeans and jerseys. But there was something different about this piece of work. Though our team of scientists were paying for it, we weren’t her ultimate customers – the clothes were to be…

The Conversation · May 26, 2024