Fire
Climate change almost doubles the risk of wildfires in Cape Town, study shows
Fire Weather Index prior to 2021 UCT fire was highest ever recorded during autumn in Cape Town.
News | 6 March 2023
Mostert’s Mill rises from the ashes while UCT library gutted by fire remains deserted
Little progress has been made restoring Jagger Library and other torched buildings
By Daniel Steyn
News | 6 March 2023
Masiphumelele struggles to rebuild after devastating fire
About 1,800 people were left homeless in the second fire to rip through the township in less than a month
News | 22 November 2022
“We just ran for safety,” says fire victim
Nompumelelo Maqhulumane is among nearly 160 left homeless by a fire in Buffalo City on Sunday
Brief | 8 November 2022
Fire crew attacked responding to blaze where toddler died
The five-year-old boy was home alone with his three-year-old brother when the fire started
Brief | 11 July 2022
Fire finishes off Motherwell library
The library has been closed since the start of the pandemic
Brief | 7 July 2022
Six children and two adults die in Cape Town shack fires
Three fires in West Bank, Nyanga and Philippi also left scores of people homeless
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Siphokazi Mnyobe
News | 4 July 2022
Woman dies trying to save her family
Mfuleni family loses three members in a fire. Two children are still fighting for their lives in hospital.
Brief | 29 June 2022
Yeoville Market fire was a xenophobic attack, say activists and stall owners
Many immigrant entrepreneurs lost their livelihoods in the fire
News | 24 June 2022