Firefighters have battled a blaze on the slopes in the national park for days. The fire spread overnight toward Cape Town’s ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- More than 100 firefighters battled two blazes on the slopes of South Africa's Table Mountain on ...

The City of Cape Town has called for an investigation into the fires that have caused closures in some parts of the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), saying that arson is suspected. Since ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — More than 100 firefighters battled two blazes on the slopes of South Africa's Table Mountain on Wednesday, and national parks authorities said they were starting to ...

Fires are common in the Cape Town region in the hot, dry summer months between December and April, when they are often fed by strong coastal winds. A fire on Table Mountain in 2021 was the worst ...

Fires have raged in Cape Town and Table Mountain, in particular, for what feels like the longest time. But why does it happen ...