A blaze in the Overstrand Municipality town started on Monday and has destroyed more than 800 hectares of vegetation. Aerial firefighting was roped in on Wednesday to prevent a mountain fire from ...

In the Overstrand, a blaze in Pringle Bay which prompted an evacuation earlier this week has been contained, but a fire threatening the Buffelsjag and Pearly Beach areas remains a concern. Wildfires ...

This year, 48 beaches around South Africa’s coastline have been awarded Blue Flag status, including eight in the city of Cape Town and two in the Overstrand region.

Suaeda salsa-dominated mudflats show the highest SOC, while Phragmites australis-dominated areas have the lowest. Variations in SOC within a 1-meter depth were also noted across vegetation types.