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Table Mountain inferno ‘largely contained’ on day 3 after surging towards City Bowl

South Africa, Our Burning Planet

Table Mountain inferno ‘largely contained’ on day 3 after surging towards City Bowl

by: Kristin Engel

Cape Town’s Table Mountain blaze — rockfalls, closed trails and continued firefighting in difficult terrain

South Africa, Maverick News

Cape Town’s Table Mountain blaze — rockfalls, closed trails and continued firefighting in difficult terrain

by: Kristin Engel

Cape Town blaze under control as community rallies after wildfire threatens Bo-Kaap neighbourhood

South Africa, Our Burning Planet

Cape Town blaze under control as community rallies after wildfire threatens Bo-Kaap neighbourhood

by: Kristin Engel

Passion and dedication — celebrating Cape Town's heroes in disaster response and rescue

South Africa, Maverick News

Passion and dedication — celebrating Cape Town's heroes in disaster response and rescue

by: Siyabonga Goni and Suné Payne

Aerial surveillance shows a marked uptick in Cape Town fires

Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Aerial surveillance shows a marked uptick in Cape Town fires

by: The Outlier Reporter

House burns down, roads closed as firefighters battle blaze in Kalk Bay

South Africa, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

House burns down, roads closed as firefighters battle blaze in Kalk Bay

by: Kristin Engel

Fighting fires in bakkies – and the new Isuzu Arctic AT35

Business Maverick, South Africa

Fighting fires in bakkies – and the new Isuzu Arctic AT35

by: Melinda Ferguson

Fact-Check — Is Cape Town being set alight by arsonists?

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Fact-Check — Is Cape Town being set alight by arsonists?

by: Rebecca Davis

‘Almost apocalyptic’ — Pringle Bay evacuated after another Western Cape inferno

South Africa, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

‘Almost apocalyptic’ — Pringle Bay evacuated after another Western Cape inferno

by: Kristin Engel and Victoria O’Regan

Cape Winelands blazes rip through thousands of hectares, people evacuated

South Africa, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Cape Winelands blazes rip through thousands of hectares, people evacuated

by: Victoria O'Regan and Kristin Engel

Worcester battles farm fires: ‘We all have to work together’

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Worcester battles farm fires: ‘We all have to work together’

by: Shelley Christians

Homes evacuated as blaze threatens housing estates in Cape Town’s Tygerberg Hills

South Africa, Maverick News

Homes evacuated as blaze threatens housing estates in Cape Town’s Tygerberg Hills

by: Shelley Christians