Natural World & Green Tech

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….

SA Twitter forgets the rugby, complains about Joburg weather instead

It’s not the fierce RWC semi-final between England and New Zealand grabbing everyone’s attention on Saturday, but this morning’s Joburg weather. While heavy rain…

Cold front update: Cape Town just got a month of rain in a single day

Update, Friday 25 Oct, 4pm: The South African Weather Service has issued an update on the rainfall figures for stations across Cape Town. Measured…

4 things to know about the ‘winter’ cold fronts striking Cape Town this weekend

In an update on Thursday, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) explained in more detail what sort of weather Cape Town, and other areas…

SAWS issues cold front watch for Cape Town, heatwave advisory for Gauteng

Update, Thu 24 Oct: SAWS has updated its advisories and watches for Cape Town and South Africa’s northern provinces. Original article: It’s late October,…

City cautions Cape Town after it exceeds water consumption target

The great Cape Town drought of the decade may largely be a thing of the past, but it’s not something that should be forgotten…

SAWS: thunderstorm watch for Johannesburg, Pretoria and surrounds today

We’re used to writing about weather brewing over Cape Town, but now that the cold front season has largely abated, the summer rainfall regions…

Cape Town dams remain above 80%, but water usage spikes

It’s been a while since we’ve written about Cape Town’s dams, but there’s been nothing short of good news for the city and its…

The internet (nearly) shames Tropical Storm Karen into submission using memes

Congratulations are perhaps in order, internet. It seems that, for what may be the first time, you’ve managed to shame a potentially devastating storm…

SAWS: Cape Town can expect a wet, windy Thursday thanks to cold front

We may be heading into spring, but it seems that winter just can’t let go of Cape Town just yet. The South African Weather…

Videos: Hurricane Dorian causes massive damage in the Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas on Monday, wreaking havoc on the island and its people with wind gusts of over 320 km/h, heavy rain…

Instagram reveals South Africa’s 10 most followed hashtags of 2019

Google’s changing how you search for and read news online

Load shedding, elections and the Rugby World Cup: what SA searched for in 2019

SA entrepreneur Eran Eyal convicted in US over fraudulent Shopin ICO, Springleap startup

Kenyan AI startup UTU raises $500k round from Japanese VCs

Here are the winners of the African App Launchpad Cup

Microsoft’s Xbox Series X is now official and launching in 2020

Meet the Nokia C1: a new entry-level Android Go phone for Africa

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The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy

BMW i4: how far and how hard will BMW’s latest electric car go?

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