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Managing director Wayne Coetzer.
BOLANDER

Experience the heritage and innovation at Vergelegen Wine Estate

Explore how Vergelegen Wine Estate combines award-winning wines, family-friendly dining, and breathtaking nature to create an unforgettable visitor experience.

  • Lizahn Bowers
3 min read
Firefighters a battling a blaze above Military Road, in Bo-Kaap.
FIRE SAFETY

Emergency response underway as fire rages in Cape Town's Bo-Kaap

Firefighters in Cape Town's Bo-Kaap area are battling a fierce blaze, exacerbated by strong winds, as residents are urged to stay clear for their safety.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
City of Cape Town firefighters put out a fire on Devil's Peak, off Phillip Kgosana Drive, on Monday, February 23.
CAPE TOWN FIRE RESPONSE

Cape Town firefighters tackle suspected arson blaze near Devil's Peak

Firefighters in Cape Town battle a suspected arson blaze in Table Mountain National Park, raising alarms about a growing trend of deliberate fires in the region.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
A major fire ripped through the historic Laborie Wine Estate in Paarl on Saturday, December 20, destroying key structures.
FIRE DAMAGE

Fire at historic Laborie Wine Estate in Paarl destroys facilities, mop-up operations continue

A major fire ripped through the historic Laborie Wine Estate in Paarl on Saturday, December 20, destroying key structures.

  • Own Correspondent
1 min read
A wildfire that began in Deer Park has spread to Devil’s Peak, forcing trail closures as firefighters battle multiple blazes across Cape Town.
CAPE

Fires move from Deer Park to Camps Bay

A wildfire in the Deer Park area of Table Mountain National Park has rapidly spread towards Devil’s Peak, prompting emergency measures as firefighters battle extreme conditions.

  • Tara Isaacs
2 min read
50 firefighters from SANParks, the City of Cape Town Fire & Rescue Services, Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS), and Working on Fire (WoF) are actively tackling the blaze near Hely Hutchinson Avenue in Bakoven, Camps Bay.
CAPE

Fires rage in Camps Bay and Cape Town CBD

Firefighters are urgently battling two significant fire incidents in Cape Town today, as strong winds complicate their efforts. The most critical blaze is raging on the mountain…

  • Tara Isaacs
2 min read
​New research from Stellenbosch University (SU) shows that there is a strong correlation between alcohol consumption and residential fire incidents. ​
FIRE

How alcohol consumption correlates with fire incidents in Cape Town

​New research from Stellenbosch University (SU) shows that there is a strong correlation between alcohol consumption and residential fire incidents. ​

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
The City's Fire and Rescue Services responded to an accident in Bantry Bay on Sunday after a drunk driver hit two joggers. The female jogger was flung over the barrier wall and was airlifted to road level by crane
SEA POINT

Drunk driving is 'as good as murder'

Two joggers were flung over road barrier during a crash in Bantry Bay over the weekend.

  • Tamlynne Thompson
5 min read
Fifty-two of the 70 fire-related deaths that happened across Cape Town in the last three months of 2022 happened in informal settlements, according to a report tabled at a northern suburbs sub-council meeting. File picture: Armand Hough. African News Agency (ANA).
FIRE

Spike in fires during last three months of 2022 - report

The City’s fire department responded to 8499 fires, car crashes and other emergencies causing R10 billion in property damage across Cape Town in the last three months of 2022, up…

  • Sibulele Kasa
1 min read