Plumes of smoke have blocked out the sun in some parts of Cape Town and Stellenbosch – as the Jonkershoek fire continues to rage on Friday.
A traffic services vehicle caught alight and was completely gutted. Another was partially damaged at the Gallows Hill Traffic Department.
Up to seven businesses, as well as, a block of flats were damaged after a fire broke out in Brakpan early on Friday morning.
Police have launched an arson investigation after part of the Carletonville Hospital in the West Rand caught fire, causing extensive damage to personal protective equipment (PPE)
Bongani Mountain Lodge has been razed to the ground in a suspected case of arson, and the lodge’s director believes poachers are responsible.
Images of the aftermath of the fire at the Booysens Railway Informal Settlement south of Johannesburg resembled a war zone, with one journalist saying ‘this level of destruction has not been seen in a while in a while.’
Smoke billowed out of a garage in Eldoraigne, Gauteng on Saturday as multiple vehicles caught fire. Luckily, there were no serious injuries reported.
The Department of Water and Sanitation will fund the construction of 60 emergency relief structures in Masiphumelele, donating R70 million.
While the people of Masiphumelele begin to rebuild their homes, the animals affected by the fire are in desperate need of veterinary care and food.
A fire in the Masiphumelele informal settlement destroyed more than 1 000 homes and affected 4 000 people just days before Christmas.
Surrounding communities have come to Masiphumelele resident’s aid.
Shortly after 15:00 on Thursday, a wildfire was reported in the Camps Bay suburb of Cape Town. Emergency services are now battling the blaze.
Ford found itself at the centre of a public relations nightmare in 2016 as more than 80 of its Kuga SUVs caught fire, prompting a recall
A bystander who took a video said the Mercedes-Benz caught fire because the driver continued to rev it in the middle of the street.
The child died when about 20 shacks caught fire on 8th Avenue on Saturday.
The DA says the declaration of a State of Disaster by Dlamini-Zuma will enable SANDF to be on standby to assist with the fires.
A rampant fire that has ripped through some 100 000 hectares in the Free State since Sunday is yet to be fully controlled.
Strong winds and dry weather hampered efforts to extinguish the spreading blaze on Africa’s highest peak.
An investigation has been launched by the fire department on Tuesday, after a huge blaze broke out at the Cape Gate Hospital in Brackenfell.
Onlookers watched helplessly as flames and smoke billowed from the iconic mosque on Monday.
A total of nine people, including very young children, have died after a ferocious fire that broke out at a holiday lodge in the Kalahari.
Cape Town law enforcement officers found three bathing boxes in St James on fire at about 1:00 on Saturday morning.
While Sinenjongo High School in the Joe Slovo area was set alight amid protests, so was the library and classroom of a Primary School.
The IFP mourns the death of two elderly members who tragically died after their house was gutted by fire.
Hundreds have been left destitute, following the blaze.