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A South African military helicopter drops water on the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. A massive fire spreading on the slopes of the city's famed Table Mountain is kept under control as firemen and helicopters take advantage of the low winds to contain the blaze. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Cape Town wildfire largely contained, damage is assessed

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

A building burns on the campus of the University of Cape, South Africa, Sunday, April 18, 2021. A wildfire raging on the slopes of the mountain forced the evacuation of students from the University. (AP Photo)

Fire on Cape Town’s Table Mountain under control, smoldering

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

A helicopter drops water over a fire at Rhodes Memorial on Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, April 18, 2021. A wildfire raging on the slopes of the mountain forced the evacuation of students from the University of Cape Town. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Cape Town fire burns university library, students evacuated

By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

Medical workers prepare a COVID positive patient for a CT Scan at a clinic in Johannesburg Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. South Africa's COVID-19 spike has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases with hospitals reaching capacity and no sign of the new surge reaching a peak. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed.

As South Africa’s virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

Airport officers wearing face masks line up as they hold flowers to welcome passengers at Bali airport, Indonesia on Friday, July 31, 2020. Indonesia's resort island of Bali reopened for domestic tourists after months of lockdown due to a new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Sleepy lions, empty bars, lost jobs: A world without tourism

By JOHN LEICESTER and ROD McGUIRK and ARNO PEDRAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 15, 2020, file photo, a grave digger prepares graves in the COVID-19 section of the Maitland Cemetary in Cape Town, South Africa as a burial takes place in the background. For months, the city of Cape Town was the biggest coronavirus hot spot in Africa. Now, finally, there are signs of relief. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)

Virus vanguard: Cape Town learned painful lessons early on

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, beer taps of South African Brewery brands are seen through the window of a closed bar in Cape Town, South Africa. A bootlegging culture has sprung up across South Africa in response to the government's nearly 8-week-old ban on the sale of cigarettes and alcohol. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)

South African bans on tobacco, liquor amid virus stir debate

By ANDREW MELDRUM and NQOBILE NTSHANGASE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 1990 file photo, Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, gesture as Mandela walks free from the Victor Verster Prison in Paarl, Cape Town, South Africa after serving 27 years in prison. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 marks the 30 year anniversary of the release of the former South African president. (AP Photo/Greg English, File)

AP Was There: Nelson Mandela released from jail 30 years ago

By GREG MYRE - Associated Press

Nigerians set a bonfire across the road from a South African-owned supermarket Wednesday in Abuja in retaliation for attacks against Africans working in South Africa. Police in South Africa arrested more than 100 people in five areas impacted by days of violence in Johannesburg and Pretoria, an embarrassment for the South African administration as it hosted the World Economic Forum this week in Cape Town. (Associated Press)

South Africa, Nigeria clash over foreigners

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

Hundreds of African dignitaries gathered for the two-day Africa Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, in November. (photo credit: UPF-International)

2 African innovators win 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize

By The Washington Times Special Sections Department

This image provided by Justin Engel shows a fire in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday Jan. 27, 2019. Cape Town officials say they have controlled a fire that blazed overnight around the city's iconic Lion's Head hill, injuring one man. The Cape Town area remains on high alert because of hot, dry conditions and windy weather. (Justin Engel via AP)

Firefighters control blaze on Cape Town’s iconic Lion’s Head

Associated Press

In this June 5, 2018, photo, bottles of freshly bottled beer stand in the Darling Brewery in Darling, South Africa. The South African brewery appears to be the first in Africa to go carbon-neutral as more businesses across the continent adjust to climate change, and as consumers become more careful about the products they buy. (AP Photo/Neil Shaw)

Africa sees 1st carbon-neutral brewery amid climate concerns

By NEIL SHAW - Associated Press

South African club relegated after using ineligible player

Associated Press

This screen shot from a report released on the website of New York state's economic development agency, Empire State Development, shows seven towering heavy-lift cranes to help illustrate the state's growth, but the Associated Press has discovered the picture is really an 8-year-old photo of construction cranes in South Africa. An un-cropped version of the same photo is available for licensing on the Getty Images website with a caption saying the cranes were being used to build a stadium in Cape Town for the 2010 soccer World Cup. Empire State Development said Tuesday Feb. 20, 2018 that the photo is “a generic stock image” and will replaced with an image of ongoing economic development in the state. (Empire State Development via AP)

APNewsBreak: NY touts economic boom with South African photo

By CHRIS CAROLA - Associated Press

A woman collects water in a settlement near Cape Town on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. South Africa's drought-hit city of Cape Town introduced new water restrictions in an attempt to avoid what it calls &quot;Day Zero,&quot; the day in mid-April when it might have to turn off most taps. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Cape Town’s water crisis highlights city’s rich-poor divide

By BRAM JANSSEN - Associated Press

Cape Town’s water restrictions bring creative responses

Associated Press

People collect water from a communal tap at an informal settlement near Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, as a harsh drought may force South Africa's showcase city of Cape Town to turn off most of its taps. While the city urges people to restrict water usage, many living in poor areas already have limited access to water, and the day that the city runs out of water, ominously known as &quot;Day Zero&quot;, moves ever closer for the nearly 4 million residents. (AP Photo)

Cape Town tightening water restrictions again amid drought

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Cape Town’s water cut-off date estimated to be April 16

Associated Press

In this photo taken Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, people queue for water at a natural spring in Cape Town, South Africa. A charity announced Monday Jan. 29, 2018, it is organizing a nationwide collection of bottled water for stockpiling in military bases in and around the tourist city which might have to turn off most taps in April because of a prolonged drought. (AP Photo)

South African charity to stockpile water for dry Cape Town

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

People collect water from a communal tap at an informal settlement near Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, as a harsh drought may force South Africa's showcase city of Cape Town to turn off most of its taps. While the city urges people to restrict water usage, many living in poor areas already have limited access to water, and the day that the city runs out of water, ominously known as &quot;Day Zero&quot;, moves ever closer for the nearly 4 million residents. (AP Photo)

Cape Town to set up disaster operations HQ for water crisis

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press