Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the ...

More than 100 firefighters battle blazes on South Africa’s Table Mountain in Cape Town People watch a fire on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

Cape Town is a travel destination that with a beguiling diversity. Set between the sea and the mountains, the city offers a perfect fusion of natural beauty, rich culture and thrilling adventure.

Discover South Africa’s strangest hiking trails — from prehistoric cycad forests and star-studded coastlines to shipwreck ...

Few villages in South Africa offer what Franschhoek does: award-winning gastronomy, premium wines, and a plethora of enticing accommodation options – all framed by towering Cape Fold mountains ...

At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought heavy rain and snow to parts of the country, officials said Wednesday.

Venture to the lesser explored Soutpansberg Mountains and discover an eco-lodge redefining not just the safari, but what it means to travel sustainably in South Africa.

Daniels, the first author on the paper, says South Africa’s velvet worms are mainly found in prehistoric Afro temperate forest patches that persist in deep gorges in the Cape Fold Mountains ...

At least 49 people have died in heavy flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought torrential rain and blanketed snow in parts of the country, officials said.

South Africa has been hit by heavy snow, rains and gale force winds that have claimed the lives of a further five people in a road accident, and have left nearly 500,000 homes without electricity.

An 80-year-old native witch doctor in the mountains south of Johannesburg wanted to make rain for his people. He slit his four-year-old son's throat, then put the blood into cattle horns. He ...

At least 49 people, including several schoolchildren, have been killed in the floods that have swept through South Africa's Eastern Cape province as torrential rain and snow have hit parts of the ...