A new water consumption tool, put together by the City of Cape Town, has sparked fears of water usage naming and shaming. Best you check how you shape up.
An early morning trip up Lions’ Head by two paragliders led to a very unusual sighting, a caracal enjoying a stroll and a light breakfast.
As dam levels drop, the City of Cape Town is doing what it can to delay the seemingly inevitable. So, who wants to see what Day Zero really looks like?
While the words ‘snow’ and ‘desert’ are hardly ever seen in the same sentence, Sunday saw the Sahara Desert covered in a blanket for the third time in 40 years.
Keen to pop a few kreef in the pot and have a feast this weekend? You might want to keep up to speed with how this new law spreads around the world.
A combination of a storm, a burst pipe, and epic levels of mismanagement caused delays of up to four days at one of America’s busiest airports. People were not impressed.
You might not be keen on braving the waters off False Bay yourself, but you really should take a look at life amongst the kelp.
Call it a ‘drought charge’, call it a ‘water tax’ – either way, Cape Town residents aren’t pleased. So where exactly will that money go?
As “day zero” approaches, the Cape’s most prominent natural water resource is being abused – giving us a glimpse into the future of what desperation in a dry city will look like.
Please enjoy this fantastic selection of nature’s finest comedic moments, captured on film for your enjoyment. Let’s hear it for the owls.
Although scientists always knew that Greenland sharks could live to a ripe old age, new technology has helped them discover just how old.
For many Southern Suburb folk a splash in the Newlands Pool is a staple, but in case you haven’t popped past lately you should check this out.
Usually we wouldn’t give a damn about the Buffalo Bills playing the Indianapolis Colts, except for the fact that Sunday’s showdown wasn’t exactly par for the course.
Severe winds struck the Vaal Marina area yesterday afternoon, leaving more than 300 people displaced and over 50 injured. Many were quick to call it a ‘tornado’.
As the world over celebrates International Mountain Day, here are a few facts about our very own Table Mountain that you might have missed, or forgotten, along the way.
We know that they are the ocean’s apex predators, but it seems that great white sharks aren’t averse to a little headbutt either. Spare a thought for this chap.
Ever climbed a hundred foot ladder to grab a hive filled with neurotoxic honey? Nah, me neither, but at least we can ogle the pictures.
Across the southern California region, a number of fires rage on. Thus far they have destroyed more than 100 000 acres of land, and show no sign of slowing down.
The Royal Society’s annual photo comp celebrates ‘the power of photography to communicate science’, and we picked seven of their winners that do just that.
As of next year, the Cape’s water crisis is set to escalate with the introduction of Level 6 water restrictions. If all goes according to plan, you’ll be paying more as well.
Sometimes it takes great patience and perseverance for a pride of lions to bring down their prey, and other times dinner appears gift-wrapped.
Cocos Island National Park, off the coast of Costa Rica, is one of the world’s premier diving destinations. Now it’s in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
We’re used to seeing ‘rain stopped play’ and ‘bad light stopped play’, but over in New Delhi the rising pollution levels caused the Sri Lankan players some serious discomfort.
Last night was the first full moon in a trilogy of supermoons that are set to appear over the next two months. Let’s take a look at the pictures, which are as gorgeous as you would expect.
For some the answer to our water problems lies with desalinating our seawater, but scientists from the University of the Western Cape aren’t so sure.
You might have noticed a helicopter flying above parts of Cape Town, complete with a rather strange attachment. Turns out there’s a good reason for that.
Most of us aren’t all that keen to share our swim with a tiger shark, which is why this drone footage is being shared far and wide. Do these swimmers even know?
The Silo District consists of six silos, with the hotel and Zeitz MOCAA as the centrepiece. Everyone talks about the museum, but someone else deserves a high five.
2017 has been a pretty rough year for great white sharks in the Gansbaai area, and now there’s another death to explain. Bad news for cage diving operators.
Many conscious shoppers will tell you that H&M is trash, with some ethically questionable means of production, but here’s what happens to their actual trash.