Cape Town

Cape Town protests: citizens march on Parliament and the CTICC demanding answers

Cape Town was the epicentre of protests on Wednesday, as those demonstrating against gender-based violence and the recent attacks on foreign nationals took to…

Uyinene Mrwetyana: South Africans rally together in search of missing student

South Africans are rallying together on social media to bring home a missing University of Cape Town student. Uyinene Mrwetyana, 19, has been missing…

Water usage drops as Cape Town dam levels keep climbing

Unsurprisingly, Cape Town dam levels continued to climb this week. According to the City, dam levels are now at a combined 81.7%, increasing by…

Cape Town dams break the 80% full mark, Theewaterskloof now beyond 70%

What a difference a drought makes. Back in 2017, Cape Town dams at this point in August were just 30.5% full. Now, as of…

Cape Town’s Metrorail train updates are now available on Telegram

Cape Town’s Metrorail train service at the beginning of this month shuttered its free SMS update alert service, noting that it would look to…

Cape Town hit by ‘total shutdown’ protests across the city

A citywide “total shutdown” is affecting many parts of Cape Town on Thursday. The total shutdown is an outcry towards government’s lack of housing…

This beautiful cold front dropped even more rain over Cape Town today

A bit of brief but beautiful cold front lashed Cape Town earlier today, bringing with it blustery conditions and near-horizontal rain to the region…

Watch: Cape Town’s anti-gangster protestors fired with tear gas

Communities across Cape Town’s gang-ridden areas are today shutting down their suburbs. Residents of Bonteheuvel, Kensington and Manenberg — suburbs on Cape Town’s Cape…

The Berg River Dam is now more than 100% full

Cape Town’s third largest and youngest dam, the Berg River Dam, is the first of the city’s large dams to hit the 100% mark….

The Clanwilliam Dam becomes an unlikely social media star

The Clanwilliam Dam, north of Cape Town, is an unlikely social media star this week, after the reservoir’s sluice gates were opened and dramatic…

How do you follow Cape Town’s new mayor on social media? You can’t

It’s official: Cape Town’s next mayor will be former mayor Dan Plato, the DA confirmed on Tuesday. He will take over the reins from…

Video: Hey Cape Town, it’s officially snowing on Table Mountain right now

Well, here’s something you don’t see often, let alone in September. On Wednesday morning, the Table Mountain Cableway on Instagram reported that snow had…

Cape Town’s dams up to 70% but Theewaterskloof lags behind

Cape Town’s dams are now 70% full, this according to the City’s latest dam levels report. That an increase of just 0.9% over the…

Cape Town’s the real star of Apple’s Watch Series 4 ad

Apple may have been trying to showcase its new Apple Watch Series 4, but its one filming location in particular glimpsed within its new…

Cape Town water restrictions to drop to Level 5 in October

Cape Town residents, who have been forced to use just 50 litres of water per day for much of 2018, can finally enjoy a…

Cape Town’s Theewaterskloof Dam is now 50% full

Cape Town’s largest dam, the Theewaterskloof, is now more than 50% full. That’s a big milestone reached by the City of Cape Town’s largest…

City of Cape Town in talks with DWS to relax water restrictions

After its latest dam report heralded more good news, the City of Cape Town announced that it is in talks with national government to…

Cape Town’s dams begin September nearly two-thirds full

After we highlighted the Berg River Dam’s slow roll to 100% capacity in last week’s report, Cape Town’s other supply dams are the star…

Cape Town’s huge Berg River Dam is nearly 100% full

Drought? What drought, Cape Town? After the latest dam report was issued by the City of Cape Town on Monday, there’s nothing but good…

Watch: Cape Town’s trains are getting a bit overloaded

Cape Town’s public transport system is a nightmare; even the City of Cape Town itself hinted at it. But that doesn’t mean there’s been…

Instagram captures weekend snow across Cape Town’s surrounds

Cape Town and surrounds did in fact have an “interesting” weekend of weather, at least according to SAWS. The national weather service issued widespread…

Update: SAWS issues weather warnings for Cape Town this weekend

Update, 11am, 25 August: The South African Weather Service has upgraded the weather watches to warnings in place across a large swathe of the…

Cape Town’s dams hit 60% mark for the first time in 2 years

Cape Town’s dams have reached another critical milestone this week. According to the City of Cape Town’s latest dam report issued Monday, the reservoirs…

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