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Helicopters dropped water on large fires burning on the slopes of South Africa's Table Mountain on Tuesday as police investigated whether arson was the cause. Table Mountain National Park first ...

has deployed one of its helicopters to Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), marking a significant enhancement to the safety measures in one of South Africa's most treasured natural assets.

They have been fighting to get around the table,” said political analyst Kingsley Makhubela from the University of Pretoria. “I don’t understand what value South Africa will have if the ...

In New Zealand, in January, Mount Taranaki was granted legal personhood — and then suddenly, in late March, the focus was on Table Mountain. Driven by some of South Africa’s most respected ...

Ratings firm Moody’s and the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) have both cut South Africa’s growth forecasts ... the puzzle pieces straight off the table,” De Schepper said.

Easily the city's most recognizable landmark, Table Mountain towers over Cape Town just south of the city center. Having earned its name from its unique, flat-topped shape, the mountain is the ...