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For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw

Before man-made climate change kicked in -- and well before “Day Zero” in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May -- the global water crisis was upon us. Freshwater resources were already badly stressed before heat-trapping carbon emissions from fossil fuels began to warm Earth’s surface and affect rainfall.

Without rain, Cape Town may run out of water by April

South Africa’s Cape Town, one of the world’s iconic tourist destinations, may run out of water by April as the city’s worst drought in a century risks forcing residents to join queues for emergency rations.

Sri Lanka clinch T20 series 2-1

AB de Villiers's sparkling half century could not prevent Sri Lanka from snatching a five-wicket victory with one ball to spare as they capitalised on six dropped catches by South Africa in the third Twenty20 on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2nd Test / Cricket: Sri Lanka put South Africa into bat under overcast sky

Sri Lanka won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the second Test at a sold-out Newlands on Monday.

Great South African all-rounder Rice dies

Clive Rice, South Africa captain who led the national team on their return from isolation, passes away at the age of 66 in a Cape Town hospital on Tuesday after suffering from a brain tumour.

World's first penis transplant patient fathers a child (video)

A young South African man who had the world's first successful penis transplant last December has impregnates his girlfriend.

Alternative: Great Grandmother’s 100th Birthday skydive

A great-grandmother in South Africa has celebrated her 100th birthday with a skydive near Cape Town.

February 13, 2018
February 13, 2018

For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw

Before man-made climate change kicked in -- and well before “Day Zero” in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May -- the global water crisis was upon us. Freshwater resources were already badly stressed before heat-trapping carbon emissions from fossil fuels began to warm Earth’s surface and affect rainfall.

January 18, 2018
January 18, 2018

Without rain, Cape Town may run out of water by April

South Africa’s Cape Town, one of the world’s iconic tourist destinations, may run out of water by April as the city’s worst drought in a century risks forcing residents to join queues for emergency rations.

January 26, 2017
January 26, 2017

Sri Lanka clinch T20 series 2-1

AB de Villiers's sparkling half century could not prevent Sri Lanka from snatching a five-wicket victory with one ball to spare as they capitalised on six dropped catches by South Africa in the third Twenty20 on Wednesday.

January 2, 2017
January 2, 2017

Cricket: Sri Lanka put South Africa into bat under overcast sky

Sri Lanka won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the second Test at a sold-out Newlands on Monday.

July 28, 2015
July 28, 2015

Great South African all-rounder Rice dies

Clive Rice, South Africa captain who led the national team on their return from isolation, passes away at the age of 66 in a Cape Town hospital on Tuesday after suffering from a brain tumour.

June 14, 2015
June 14, 2015

World's first penis transplant patient fathers a child (video)

A young South African man who had the world's first successful penis transplant last December has impregnates his girlfriend.

March 15, 2015
March 15, 2015

Alternative: Great Grandmother’s 100th Birthday skydive

A great-grandmother in South Africa has celebrated her 100th birthday with a skydive near Cape Town.

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