Jermaine Carelse
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South Africa News
Update: 4 fires in Cape Town, two dead
It is a bleak Easter for hundreds of families across Cape Town as four fires ravaged through informal settlements. The…
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Fisantekraal fire claims three lives
Three people, including a child, have died in a fire in Fisantekraal near Durbanville. The blaze broke out in the…
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Fire breaks out on Table Mountain
City of Cape Town firefighters were trying to bring a fire that broke out near the cable car station under…
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Some residents evacuated as fire rages on Tygerberg Hills
Residents of Kanonberg Estate and Oude Westhof are being evacuated due to a vegetation fire on Tygerberg Hills. The cause…
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Cape Town firefighters battle blaze near Ocean View
City of Cape Town firefighters are responding to a fire on the mountain slopes between Da Gama and Ocean View.…
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Fires being fuelled by strong winds
City of Cape Town’s firefighters are fighting several flare-ups, which are being fueled by strong winds. The Western Cape is…
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Simon’s Town fire crew continues to battle with flare-ups
Firefighters continue to battle a blaze in Simon’s Town and surrounding area for the fifth day as the City of…
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City of Cape Town records an increase in wildfires since October
Cape Town fire teams have had a busy start to the local fire season. The metro said it recorded an…
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Reinforcements brought in to battle Simon’s Town fire
Strong winds overnight are fanning flames in Simon’s Town and spreading the wildfire to new areas. This has forced fire…
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Several homes in Simon’s Town area evacuated as firefighters battle veld fire
Several homes at Harbour Heights in Simon’s Town had to be evacuated in the early hours of Wednesday morning following…
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Simon’s Town blaze: Firefighters & enforcement agencies lauded for their perseverance
Firefighters in Cape Town were battling a relentless fire with wind making conditions unbearable throughout the night on the slopes…
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100s left destitute after fires in Cape Town
Humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers continues to provide aid to those affected by recent fires across Cape Town last…
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3 killed in latest fire at Langa informal settlement
Three people, including a 12-year-old girl, have died following a shack blaze at the Joe Slovo Park in Langa at…
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Vodacom probe after offices catch fire
Vodacom is currently investigating the cause of a fire after its head office building in Century City, Cape Town caught…
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Faulty generators suspected as fire breaks out at Somerset Mall
The City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service said it doused a fire at Somerset Mall on Wednesday night.…
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No injuries or damage after Somerset Mall fire
No injuries or major damage was reported following a fire outside a shopping complex in Somerset West, the City of…
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7-year-old Beacon Valley child dies in house fire
A seven-year-old girl died in a house fire in Beacon Valley, Cape Town in the early house of Sunday morning.…
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3 children killed in Kraaifontein fire
A Kraaifontein fire has claimed the lives of three children. Police are still on the scene in Wallacedene attempting to…
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Parow storage warehouse fire under control
The cause of a fire that broke out at a storage warehouse in Parow on Monday morning is not yet…
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WC authorities probe Capricorn fire
Authorities are also probing a fire in Capricorn. Several shacks were destroyed and a house was damaged on Monday night.…
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