5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (452+ words) Residents visiting their local libraries across Cape Town may soon be greeted by a familiar face championing water conservation, as life-size cut-outs of the City's beloved mascot, Manzi, are rolled out at facilities metro-wide. The initiative, led by the City's…...

13+ hour, 3+ min ago  (152+ words) A well-developed cold front is expected to make landfall over parts of the Western Cape from Sunday afternoon, bringing a spell of disruptive weather that could linger into the early days of next week. Forecasters warn that the approaching system…...

17+ hour, 22+ min ago  (396+ words) On World Penguin Day, a stark picture is emerging along South Africa's coastline, where conservation teams are grappling with a surge in abandoned African penguin eggs and chicks. Across key breeding areas, rescue teams have been called in with increasing…...

21+ hour, 52+ min ago  (131+ words) Today's weather in Cape Town features autumn taking a holiday while summer crashes the party, with a high of 20 C and a low of 14 C The UV index will reach a moderate level of 3. Expect around 48% cloud cover during the…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (271+ words) According to SAWS, the system is expected to make landfall from Sunday afternoon, 26 April, affecting both the Western Cape and parts of the Northern Cape's Namakwa region. Rainfall accumulations of between 20mm and 40mm are forecast over the south-western parts of the…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (127+ words) Today's weather in Cape Town features autumn taking a holiday while summer crashes the party, with a high of 27 C and a low of 16 C The UV index will reach a moderate level of 4. Expect around 0% cloud cover during the…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (116+ words) Today's weather in Cape Town features autumn sunshine, a high of 23 C and a low of 12 C. The UV index will reach a moderate level of 4. Expect around 0% cloud cover during the day and evening. A southeasterly wind will move through…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (99+ words) The UV index will reach a moderate level of 4. Expect around 22% cloud cover during the day, increasing to about 37% cloud cover this evening. A southeasterly wind will move through the Cape at around 26kph, with gusts reaching up to 50kph. This evening,…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (333+ words) Words: Ground Up / Liezl Human Despite the rain on Saturday, volunteers in Fisantekraal, a township about ten kilometres northeast of Durbanville, came out to plant over 100 indigenous trees along the Mosselbank River. The plantings are for Earth Day (22 April) and…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (243+ words) The City of Cape Town has activated a multi-departmental emergency response following days of heavy rainfall that have led to widespread flooding concerns across the metro. Since Friday, approximately 480 flooding-related complaints have been recorded, prompting coordinated action from multiple departments,…...