Natural World & Green Tech

Cape Town firefighters battle blaze on Table Mountain, Lion’s Head

Update: 9pm, Sun 15 March: Residents in Nettleton Road, Clifton have now been ordered to evacuate, the City of Cape Town announced. Update Table…

Pollution in China decreased after coronavirus quarantines were implemented

As deadly as the recent coronavirus outbreak has been for China, it has — ironically — also made the country more healthy. According to…

SAWS: ‘severe thunderstorm’ warning for Johannesburg on Friday afternoon

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued severe weather warnings for parts of South Africa, including the Western Cape and Gauteng. At around…

City of Cape Town adds stacks of useful info to its weekly dam report

The City of Cape Town’s latest dam report looks a lot different, adding some new info going into the city’s final summer months. Published…

SAWS warning: More heavy rain, possible flooding in Gauteng today

After a weekend of torrential rain across much of South Africa, areas around Johannesburg are in for some more wet weather and possible flooding…

Gauteng, Free State under heavy rain and flood warnings on Saturday

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) on Saturday issued a warning for “heavy rain” which could lead to “localised flooding” in parts of Gauteng…

Hail, heavy rain and more: SAWS issues storm warnings across SA

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) on Wednesday issued a slew of storm warnings across the country. At the time of writing, a total…

Cape Town dams in much better shape in January 2020 than 2018

We may be in the height of the dry season in Cape Town but you probably wouldn’t have guessed by looking at the dam…

SAWS issues heavy rain, possible flooding and storm watches across SA

The South African Weather Service on Friday warned that citizens should expect another afternoon of stormy weather across the country. The service on Twitter…

2019 was the second-hottest year ever recorded

According to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), last year was the second hottest year in recorded history. 2019 was almost as…

SAWS issues further heavy rain, flood warnings for Gauteng on Tuesday

After nearly three days of persistent warnings and watches, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) on Tuesday delivered more bad news to those in…

Flooding reported across Gauteng and Mpumalanga as the rain continues to fall

Update, 10am, Tuesday 10 December: The South African Weather Service on Tuesday issued further warnings and watches for potential flooding across Gauteng, Mpumalanga and…

SAWS: Tropical Cyclone Belna will not directly impact South Africa

Tropical Cyclone Belna — a fierce storm currently bearing down on Madagascar — will not affect South Africa, the SA Weather Service (SAWS) said…

Cows that wear VR headsets are happier and produce better milk, apparently

Apparently, cows that spend time in virtual reality produce better quality milk. This is according to a Russian study reported by The Moscow Times,…

Another tornado reported near Ulundi, SAWS issues more severe storm warnings

KwaZulu-Natal is fast becoming the tornado capital of South Africa, after the second tornado of the weekend was reported in Ulundi on Saturday. Images…

SAWS confirms a tornado struck Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal on Friday night

Another tornado on Friday struck the KwaZulu-Natal town of Utrecht, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) confirmed. In two statements posted to Twitter, the…

SAWS explains why the Bapsfontein ‘tornadoes’ were just ‘gustnadoes’

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) on Thursday issued an educational media release describing the differences between tornadoes and “gustnadoes” which were observed in…

Parts of Gauteng lashed by heavy rain, flooding witnessed by social media

Portions of Gauteng have been hit by heavy rains and flooding on Wednesday according to video reports on social media and warnings by the…

SAWS issues weather warnings for South Africa as cut-off low develops

A cut-off low pressure system is set to bring wild weather to parts of the country this week, the South African Weather Service (SAWS)…

Cape Town dam levels jump for the second consecutive week

Apparently it’s nearly summer, but you wouldn’t be able to tell based on Cape Town’s dam levels. For the second week running, the City…

South Africa: prepare for a much hotter, drier summer than normal

South Africa is in for a much hotter and drier summer than normal, new data from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) suggests. SAWS…

How Cape Town’s ‘winter’ weekend of rain pushed dam levels higher

This past weekend of heavy rainfall across Cape Town has done wonders for the city’s dam levels. According to the City of Cape Town’s…

#TeamTrees: YouTubers aim to raise $20m to make the planet greener

YouTubers have come together to save the planet with #TeamTrees, a new fundraiser that aims to plant 20-million trees over the next few years….

Netflix experimenting with ‘partial download’ playback feature

Trump rages at Twitter after social network fact-checks tweet

MTN debuts EveryDayGigs rolling data bundles in SA

SA startup Carry1st raises $2.5m seed round

SA tech company Wyzetalk in ‘multi-million’ euro investment from Dutch investors

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [28/05/2020]

Huawei P40 lite vs iPhone SE 2020: which should you buy? [Sponsored]

Vivo to bring new Y series phones to SA in July, 5G device before year-end

This is Samsung’s ‘Tactical Edition’ of the Galaxy S20

The new BMW 5 Series is now a high-performance hybrid

Updated Kia Picanto brings load of tech to South Africa

The C63 AMG and the case for AMG’s final V8-powered C-Class