Cape Argus: Raging fires and blistering heat paralysed the Western Cape on Thursday, prompting a province-wide “red alert” of maximum readiness among the entire rescue fraternity. A sweltering 40°C was predicted for Paarl on Thursday, with the city only slightly cooler at 38°C. In an ominous warning on Wednesday, a senior nature expert said the fire that has burned for the past month above Somerset West, Stellenbosch and the Elgin Valley could have a severe impact on Cape Town’s water …