It sounds like science fiction but it is a natural phenomenon.

Pacific sleeper sharks have been captured feeding on the ocean floor in a rare sighting in the South China Sea (Picture: Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research)

Angry passengers took to social media today, claiming they were left for hours without working toilets, on stifling trains with no air flow.

Almost 4 000 people have been left homeless after heavy flooding in Cape Town, with informal settlements among the hardest hit.

A 37-year-old fisherman has gone missing, disappearing underwater after a shark appeared to surface where the man was fishing at Mfazazana, near Hibberdene on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast.

Morning fog is forecast for most parts but it will be fine and cold for most of the day, according to the South African Weather Service.

The birds often become 'disoriented' and sluggish after gorging on flying ants.

The heat has caused a strange weather phenomenon.

'I thought the plane was going to break apart.'

Heavy rain leading to flooding is forecast for the Western Cape, while damaging winds are expected in the North West, Northern Cape and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service.