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Bobby Jordan is a senior reporter for the Sunday Times and TimesLIVE.

South Africa's base in Antarctica, SANAE IV.

Man accused of assault at SA Antarctic base has apologised, says department

The overwintering team member accused of assault and sexual harassment at South Africa's remote research base in Antarctica has apologised and shown remorse, the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment has confirmed.

The Maltese-flagged container ship CMA CGM Belem.

Warning to skippers after ship loses 99 containers off Richards Bay

It is the second time within a month that a large number of containers have been lost overboard involving the same France-based company.

Winde says national government needs to transfer funds to help the province deal with infrastructure damage.

Western Cape still owed R1.3bn for last year's flood relief, says premier

Western Cape premier Alan Winde says the province is still owed R1.3bn by national government for flood relief for 2023.

The MV Ultra Galaxy beached, on its side, north west of Cape Town.

'Beware floating ship debris': SA Maritime Safety Authority alert

Large steel hatch covers dislodged from the grounded cargo ship on the Cape west coast pose a navigational hazard, the SA Maritime Safety Authority warned on Tuesday.

The listing MV Ultra Galaxy as seen from the window of a nearby rescue craft when it ran aground three weeks ago. File photo

Stricken cargo ship afloat but drifting towards Cape coast

Maritime safety officials are in a race against time to stop a listing 124m-long cargo vessel running aground on the Cape west coast.

Every winter millions of sardines leave the cold waters off Cape Point and make their way up the coast to KwaZulu-Natal.

'Sardine frenzy' hits KZN as 'Greatest Shoal on Earth' arrives on south coast

The "Greatest Shoal" on earth – the Sardine Run – has officially begun, with the first big net hauls reported on Sunday morning on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.

People watch live voting results on the national ballot results board at the IEC national results operations centre in Midrand on May 30 2024.

‘Room for improvement’ in IEC performance: Defend our Democracy

Civil society watchdog group Defend our Democracy has declared the elections “broadly free and fair”, but believes the Electoral Commission of South Africa needs to improve its performance.

President Cyril Ramaphosa greets members of the rescue and recovery team in George on Thursday May 16 2024.

'The truth will come out': Ramaphosa on probe into deadly building collapse in George

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday met families and relatives of workers killed or missing in the George building collapse disaster and gave an assurance that the truth about the collapse would emerge during the investigation.

About 200 emergency services personnel are working to retrieve workers trapped under rubble at the construction site in George.

Cape property forum wants end to speculation on cause of killer building collapse

The official death toll of the George building disaster now stands at 27, with a further 25 people still unaccounted for, the George Municipality said on Monday afternoon.

The police have been asked to investigate allegedly illegal volumes of treated sewage pumped into the sea by the City of Cape Town.

'Say goodbye to Cape Town tourists if you don't stop marine pollution,' says ActionSA

Cape Town risks an exodus of tourists similar to eThekwini if it doesn’t stop pumping raw sewage into the ocean, ActionSA said on Monday.

An estimated 220ha of veld have burnt.

Rain brings relief for Table Mountain firefighters

Light rain in Cape Town is helping to contain a wildfire on Table Mountain caused by a lightening strike on Saturday.

SANParks has closed numerous hiking trails on Table Mountain as a wildfire continues to burn close to Maclear's Beacon.

SANParks closes hiking trails as wildfire rages on Table Mountain

A wildlife raging on top of Table Mountain has forced the closure of several hiking trails as authorities continue efforts to minimise the impact of the blaze.

At least 9 properties were destroyed or badly damaged in the Sunny Cove area in Fish Hoek by an out of control fire on April 07, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa.  (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)

Bad weather causes damage to 26 Western Cape schools as more rain expected

Twenty-six Western Cape schools have so far reported weather-related damage as a major storm continues to ravage much of the province, the Western Cape government reported on Monday.

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. File photo.

Capetonians earn more than R25m selling excess solar PV power to city

Over R25m paid out so far with more to come

A screenshot capturing a plume of spray generated by one of the underwater blasts.

Anger as navy starts underwater blasting near Simon's Town

The navy started underwater blasting close to the Simon’s Town naval base on Wednesday.