A worker hoists a United Nations flag with other national flags of participating countries at the venue of the COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai on November 30, 2023.

A firefighter stands during operations to put out a forest fire on Signal Hill, a popular lookout point and hike for tourists, above the city centre on March 15, 2020, in Cape Town.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) delivers his 2023 state-of-the-nation address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall in Cape Town on February 9, 2023.