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UPDATE: Cape Town fires: Vredehoek residents told to evacuate Updated Heart FM and Jacaranda FM Share this: Homes in the Vredehoek area near the Cape Town CBD are being evacuated as the out-of-control wildfire threatens to disrupt lives there.  equalizer_69 Firefighters have been battling the flames in tough conditions - the wind speed increased dramatically from about 2am this morning.  Additional emergency crews have been deployed and have been assisting residents with the evacuation.  Cape Town Fire and Rescue spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, says the wind's likely to pick up again.  ...

Firefighters douse flames in Parliament’s Old Assembly building 17 March 2021 - 09:41 Image: GCIS An investigation is being conducted to establish the cause of a fire in parts of Parliament’s Old Assembly building in Cape Town. The fire was successfully contained after it broke out on Tuesday night, affecting several upper floor offices and committee rooms, parliament said. “These affected areas, including parts of the lower floor not affected by the fire, have been left flooded due to the activation of the fire sprinkler system. “An immediate response by the city�...

Family member of Borcherds Quarry sandpit tragedy speaks out 10 February 2021 9:23 AM Share This: Zama Mati, a local photographer, and relative of one of the four boys who died, was one of the first on the tragic scene. Refilwe Moloto speaks to Zama Mati, a local photographer and relative of one of the four boys who died tragically in a sandpit along the N2 at Borcherds Quarry. Mati was one of the first on the scene where the bodies of his relative Iva Kalikopu, 13, and friends Nqabayethu Mlaza, 12, Axolile Mambangula,11, and Azola Quweni, 13 were retrieved. Mati describes how he received a c...

On Monday, Emergency services got a call about minors that fell into a hole near the Borcherds Quarry.

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