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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
SANPARKS

Call to use fireworks responsibly - and only if you have a permit

The South African National Parks has warned against the use of fireworks - particularly in areas near the Table Mountain National Park - during New Year’s Eve celebrations. In a…

  • Tauriq Hassen
4 min read
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Aneeb has a burning passion to give back to his community

He’s a fireman. And he’s an athletics coach. Now Woodstock resident Aneeb Moses is also heading into the classroom. Mr Moses, who is based at Salt River fire station, has spent…

  • Tauriq Hassen
4 min read
Twenty-six trainee firefighters graduated last week.
KHAYELITSHA

Newly graduated firefighters to deploy across city

Twenty-six trainee firefighters celebrated their graduation from the City's Fire Rescue Service Training Academy in Constantia on Thursday last week. The graduation followed a…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read