Cape Town

The country’s military reported that three South African naval divers perished on Wednesday after being swept from their submarine in rough waters close to Cape Town. When the event happened, an army submarine traveling to Cape...

A sweeping fire on South Africa’s iconic Table Mountain that choked Cape Town with smoke and destroyed several historic sites including a university library was almost fully contained on Tuesday, officials said. High winds had strengthened...

The fire in South Africa burned down all the historic buildings and structures at the University of Cape Town. A fire brigade worker was burnt in the horrific fire on Sunday. Authorities say the fire spread...

Earlier this year, Cape Town grabbed the world’s headlines as it careened towards a water armageddon. Crippled by a three-year-long drought, the South African city braced for a complete shutdown of domestic water supplies. In the...

Residents of drought-stricken Cape Town received rare good news Monday when city officials said they now face losing piped water to their homes on May 11 a month later than previously forecast. But Capetonians are not...

Tensions are mounting at a natural spring in Cape Town that is popular with residents forced to contend with water restrictions due to severe drought, the city council said Wednesday. A fight broke out and one...

As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents were warned Tuesday that they face losing piped water to their homes on April 12 a whole nine days earlier than predicted. If drastic consumption...