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What is clear is that South Africa’s not yet confronting an absolute water shortage. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The real water crisis: Not understanding what’s needed

The real crisis with water supply is that South Africa doesn’t know what it doesn’t know

Concerns have been fuelled by many well-founded reports of mismanagement at the department of water and sanitation, which has oversight responsibility for water security. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Panic over water in Gauteng is misplaced

The department of water and sanitation has plans in place to ensure adequate water supply until 2040 and beyond

The practice made me conscious of how much of my time is spent in a state of constant overstimulation.

Why UNESCO’s ‘natural solutions’ to water problems won’t work in Africa

Nature based approaches to solving water problems originated in Europe and don’t take into account the continent’s huge infrastructure deficit.

­Nigeria’s ­President Goodluck ­Jonathan and President Jacob Zuma at a state ­banquet in Cape Town.

What about the day after Day Zero?

‘The starting point is to admit that we don’t know — the future is just too uncertain’

Inspired by tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams

Rest in power, Miriam Tlali: Author, enemy of apartheid and feminist

Tlali was the first black South African woman to publish a novel in English within the country’s borders.

Kropz had argued that the National Water Act provides that public participation should only be done when the water department has issued a directive to that effect, which they did not. (Getty)

South Africa’s water sector: a case study in state capture

The minister of water affairs and sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane, stands at the centre of the unfolding tragedy

No panic: Dams are not yet low enough to warrant water restrictions

Give us water penalties, please

Municipalities should monitor our water use to let households know when to turn down the taps.

Fighting back: Kenyans in Nairobi protest against violence inflicted on women.

Fear of the feminine recurs

Anti-gay and women’s ‘decency’ laws are sides of the same coin and reflect men’s patriarchy.