CAPE TOWN - Around 150 homes were destroyed in a fire that razed the Valhalla Park informal settlement in Cape Town in the early hours of Tuesday morning. No injuries or fatalities were ... The City's Fire and Rescue Services responded to the blaze in 7de Laan just after 04:00. Fifty-three firefighters ...

Cape Town - A fire which broke out near Horseshoe Bend on Sir Lowry's Pass on Friday morning was quickly contained thanks to the fast action of the firefighting crew, the City of Cape Town's fire and rescue spokesperson, Theo Layne, said. "A lot of resources were pulled in very quickly because of the ...

Cape Town - Firefighters are battling to put out a fire raging through orchards and olive groves in the Bainskloop Pass area of the Cape Winelands on Sunday. "It moved rapidly due to the wind," Working on Fire (WOF) spokesperson Lauren Howard told News24 of the fire that started on Saturday during the ...

And now, Kohli and Dhawan seem to have taken their party to South Africa where India is set to embark on a gruelling tour. Ahead of India's first Test against South Africa, Dhawan and Kohli set the streets of Cape Town on fire with their impromptu Bhangra moves. Taking their families out for a stroll at the ...

CAPE TOWN - A building fire in Parow in Cape Town has finally been extinguished after three days. On Monday night, firefighters managed to put out the blaze in King Edward Street. Fire and Rescue's Theo Lane says no injuries have been reported. “We still have two vehicles monitoring the situation and ...

CAPE TOWN – A Parow building that's been on fire for the past three days has been demolished. Flames erupted in a section of the premises yet again on Wednesday morning. The City's Fire and Rescue Service's Theo Layne says the building was demolished for safety reasons. “There was an area of the ...

Johannesburg – A road has been closed after a chemical spill in the Kranskop area near Wellington, the Western Cape government said. The R44 in the direction of Soetendal had been closed as a precautionary measure, said provincial environmental affairs spokesperson James Styan. "The concern is ...

The fire also destroyed all the children's clothing including their diapers, plus milk formula, Lauren said. Meanwhile the City of Cape Town said it would be looking at stricter penalties for people who discharge fireworks in residential areas. “We are confiscating fireworks from people who are selling them on ...