As the Western Cape promotes data centers as an economic engine, this article critically examines the hidden cost of water consumption, drawing parallels with water-scarce Querétaro, Mexico, and questioning the balance between economic growth and resource preservation.

Over 500 Mozambican citizens have begun returning home from South Africa's Western Cape province, citing ongoing violence in the region.

A record-breaking storm in Ceres, Western Cape, has raised concerns and fears within the agricultural sector regarding potential damage and losses.

At least 120 schools in the Western Cape are set to close following severe weather warnings issued for the region.

Monday's weather forecast for South Africa includes cold, wet, and windy conditions in the Western Cape, along with damaging winds expected in the Eastern Cape.

The Western Cape has launched its Reading and Literacy Strategy 2026–30, framing reading as fundamental to the entire schooling experience. The strategy emphasizes the critical role of literacy in education.

Two major jazz festivals converging in the Western Cape are highlighting themes of collaboration, resilience, and creative possibility, challenging the perception of competition.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde's choice to wear cycling shorts in the legislature has sparked a backlash from the African National Congress (ANC).

Parts of the south-western Western Cape in South Africa experienced their driest July on record, leading to renewed warnings over water security as the El Niño phenomenon strengthens.

Young voices are actively shaping the role of the Western Cape children's commissioner, influencing the priorities and focus of the position. This engagement ensures that the commissioner's work reflects the needs and perspectives of children.

Members of Parliament have intervened at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) as students continue their protests regarding poor living conditions.

Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) has continued its professional development program for Natural Sciences educators in the West Coast Education District of the Western Cape, supported through a partnership.

South Africa is forecast to experience showers across multiple provinces on Monday, with a possibility of snow in parts of the Western Cape. Residents are advised to prepare for varied weather conditions.

South Africa is bracing for severe weather on Wednesday, with forecasts predicting severe thunderstorms across four provinces and damaging waves along the Western Cape coast.

Two major jazz festivals. One weekend. The Western Cape’s music scene braces for an unusual clash between a global brand and a local institution.

A new study has warned of a sharp drop in blue crane chicks in Overberg and Swartland

One month after severe floods hit South Africa's Western Cape, hundreds of residents remain homeless. The region is still assessing the extensive damage and ongoing costs from the disaster.

Drugs with an estimated street value exceeding R5 million have been confiscated in South Africa's Western Cape province as part of the ongoing Operation Prosper.

The Western Cape government has rejected proposed broad-based black economic empowerment regulations, citing concerns that they could hinder job creation despite aiming for transformation and growth.

The Patriotic Alliance has successfully snatched another ward in the Western Cape from the Democratic Alliance in recent by-elections, indicating a shift in local political dynamics.

South Africa's weather forecast for Wednesday includes damaging waves in the Western Cape and persistent thunderstorms in four other provinces.

The weather forecast for Good Friday in South Africa predicts heavy rain in the Western Cape, while other regions will experience partly cloudy and warm conditions.

In South Africa's Western Cape mountains, the return of a top predator is giving conservationists hope after 170 years. But with fewer than a thousand Cape leopards left in the wild, the species remains dangerously vulnerable.

South Africa's Western Cape is experiencing damaging waves, while thunderstorms are persisting in four other provinces on Saturday, according to News24.