Cape Town

Video: Bicycle shop trashed, looted after Cape Town lights festival

Cape Town’s annual festive lights gathering is supposed to be a joyous occasion for families, but things turned ugly in the late hours after…

Graph: Cape Town’s dams are in much better shape than last year

Cape Town’s combined dam level have dropped another 0.7% over the previous week, the latest report from the City revealed. Issued on Monday, the…

Cape Town’s dams continue drying trend into November

Cape Town’s dam levels dropped 0.6% this past week, according to the latest report by the City. Overall, dam levels remain just below three-quarters…

Cape Town’s dams end October on a negative note

After a week of extremely hot weather, Cape Town’s overall water consumption has spiked to a new high, while its dam levels have dropped….

Cape Town just can’t stop tweeting about this heatwave

After months of rain, it seems that Cape Town has jumped from the depths of winter straight into the clay oven of summer. The…

MyCiTi claims EFF is behind bus strike, seeks court interdict

As the MyCiTi Bus strike continues into its fourth day, the company has made an official statement on behalf of the City of Cape…

Updating: ‘Wildcat’ MyCiti strike brings Cape Town to a standstill

Update, Tuesday 10am: The “wildcat” MyCiti bus strike continues into its second day, affecting a vast swathe of Cape Town. There are however more…

City of Cape Town using ‘wagon-wheel’ to survey Cape Flats aquifer

If you happen to see a helicopter flying overhead with a UFO-like “wagon-wheel attached to the underside of it”, don’t worry, that’s just the…

5 lesser-known spots in Cape Town to Instagram this December

Now that Wally’s Cave has been ripped from Cape Town’s Instagram roster, the social network has been largely devoid of artsy cliff-side yoga. This…

MTN data services down across South Africa

MTN’s data services are down for scores of users across South Africa’s major cities after an “unsuccessful” network upgrade. “MTN undertook an upgrade on…

Cape Town water report: usage spikes, dam levels drop & aquifer project begins

Dam levels or both major and minor reservoirs across Cape Town have once again taken a hit, this according to the City’s latest water…

#IdolsSA winner Paxton Fielies also wins Cape Town’s, Twitter’s heart

17-year-old Paxton Fielies on Sunday won the 13th season of popular South African talent competition Idols at Carnival City, Johannesburg. Competing against fellow hopeful,…

‘Writing the Daisies’: UCT’s exam tent has become an impromptu meme

In the midst of student protests, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has confirmed that exams will go ahead as scheduled. But perhaps not…

When will Cape Town run out of water? This tool imagines the scenarios

For the second week running, Cape Town’s dam levels have fallen sharply. As summer draws nearer, the City continues to plead with residents to…

Cape Town’s dam storage drops again to 36.8%

Every one of Cape Town’s largest dams, bar one, lost storage capacity over the past week, this according to the City of Cape Town’s…

Uber’s wildly odd ad will resonate with Capetonians stuck in traffic daily

Uber’s first advertisement highlighting the plight of commuters in southeast Asia may just trigger a nerve for those stuck in traffic in Cape Town…

Cape Town smoke-filled skies caused by Sir Lowry’s Pass fire

Update, 5.17pm: Sir Lowry’s Pass has been reopened to traffic closed once again. Cape Town – N2 Route: #SirLowrysPass (Update): ROAD CLOSED again over…

Video: Theewaterskloof Dam now resembles one big splash pool

The City of Cape Town’s latest dam report may have suggested a bump in rainfall for October and a decline in consumption across the…

#ZumaQandA: DA walks out of Parliament after verbal scuffle

South Africa may have expected a relatively smooth question and answer session between President Jacob Zuma and the rest of Parliament today, after the…

Cape Town dams at 38.5%, desalination timeline remains unclear

Last week, Cape Town welcomed a weak cold front that brought some 30mm of rain in some areas of the city. But this hasn’t…

Watch: #UCTShutdown protestors trigger fire extinguishers, disrupt exams

It has been a tumultuous week for the University of Cape Town (UCT). Although a wave of #FeesMustFall protests have swept through South Africa’s…

Cape Town’s new buses will be all-electric come 2025

Cape Town, along with 11 other major world cities, has vowed to shirk purchasing fossil fuel-powered buses in favour of electric models for its…

‘Cape of Storms to Come’ uncovers the origins of Cape Town’s water crisis

You must be so sick of hearing about Cape Town’s water crisis right now. But it’s a huge problem — and a potential catastrophe…

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