The restoration of power also involved 70 employees, and the restarting of seven substations and several cold transformers in Laingsburg and the surrounding area. “The restoration of power in the ...

From Laingsburg, you stay on the N1 for the 199km to Beaufort West, then turn right at the BP garage for the 146km to Aberdeen, where normally I’d stop at the Camdeboo farmstall for a coffee.

Entering Prince Albert feels like stepping into a postcard. Driving across the Koup plains to the north or the Swartberg Mountain Pass to the south reveals breathtaking surroundings. Consequently, ...

Firefighters are still battling a fire in the Swartberg Mountains near Oudtshoorn, although authorities say the blaze is considerably calmer. Firefighters are battling a mountain fire in ...

The Booysen family from Douglas in the Northern Cape loves mountain passes, and in December 2013, on their way back from Groot-Brakrivier, they attempted to drive seven passes in one day on their way ...

Tiffany Cromwell and Jaco van Dyk claimed victory in the Swartberg 100, a 170km South African UCI Gravel World Series race starting in Prince Albert. "It was certainly a tough day out, especially ...

Laingsburg bakery owner Tammy Hart’s business gets a big pączki push this time of year. (WLNS) According to Hart, more than 100 special orders have been placed for this season.

The affected towns were Sutherland, Fraserberg and Roggeveld in the Northern Cape and Laingsburg, Ladismith, Leeu-Gamka, Swartberg, Merweville, Matjiesfontein and Prince Albert in Western Cape.

Towns including Sutherland, Roggeveld, Laingsburg, Ladismith, Leeu Gamka, Swartberg, Merweville, Matjiesfontein, Prince Albert and Fraserburg in the Central Karoo region have been without power since ...

The damage cut electricity supply to Sutherland, Roggeveld, Laingsburg, Ladismith, Leeu Gamka, Swartberg, Merweville, Matjiesfontein, Prince Albert, Fraserburg and the surrounding areas. “Eskom's ...

CAPE TOWN - Landowners in the Caledon area near the Klein Swartberg mountain have been warned to be on high alert as a raging fire makes its way toward them. Firefighters in the Overberg region ...

Yedwa indicated that the utility is aiming to fully restore power to all affected communities in the Karoo by 15 February. The towns of Fraserburg, Ladismith, Laingsburg, Leeu Gamka, Matjiesfontein, ...