Uprooting Cape Region’s thirsty pine trees to avert water crisis
To restore the rivers’ flows, for the benefit of people and nature, these invasive pine trees need to be managed to restore ...
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Cape Town fire under control as community rallies after wildfire threatens Bo-Kaap neighborhood
As Cape Town prepared for President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver the State of the Nation Address on Thursday night, an alarming fire began spreading on the upper slopes of Bo-Kaap.
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CSIR monitoring wind disruptions in Cape Town that are undermining fruit exporters
The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research- (CSIR-) hosted Alliance for Collaboration on Climate and Earth Systems ...
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Ramaphosa: South Africans stand for peace, justice, equality and solidarity
In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the City Hall in Cape Town on Thursday night, he mentioned climate change, rapid ...
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Cape Town not immune to LA type fire disaster
Cape Town has a similar climate ... that proper planning can limit the scale of such a disaster. Wind, rain, climate change and the ignition of the fire – whether deliberate, accidental ...
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City of Cape Town Seeks Public Input on Desalination Plant in Paarden Eiland
Desalination is a scientific process that removes salts and other impurities from seawater, making it suitable for human ...
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The life cycle and climate adaptability of South Africa's endemic Cape Autumn widow butterfly
A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and behavior of the endemic Cape Autumn ... response to climate change, by ...