Cape Town appoints its first chief heat officer as temperatures soar [SOUND]

# The City of Cape Town has appointed its first chief heat officer as the city faces rising temperatures and more frequent extreme heat events. The city’s resilience and climate change manager, Albert Ferreira, will lead awareness campaigns and guide heat-related interventions, especially in vulnerable communities. Ferreira urged residents to stay hydrated, avoid peak heat hours, and look out for those most at risk as climate impacts intensify: