This year’s National Arts Festival is going ahead despite the drought that is plaguing Makhanda
After being promised reimbursement for financial assistance, Gift of the Givers has been left high and dry by the water and sanitation department
Severe drought and a struggling municipality means some people drink from muddy puddles
Cape Town deputy mayor Ian Neilson said the national water and sanitation department would respond to the city’s request on August 31
Afghanistan’s 2018 wheat harvest is already expected to be the lowest since at least 2011
Water will be cut off in two Eastern Cape towns and only switched on for short intervals
The Western Cape dam levels that were recorded at an all-time low three months ago are rising by 5% week-on-week
City of Cape Town deputy mayor Ian Neilson said dams providing water to the City are now 21.8% full
Drought-stricken farmers in the Western Cape have had to abandon at least a quarter of their high-value vineyards and fruit orchards
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister has allocated more funds to relieve drought affecting several provinces
Nature based approaches to solving water problems originated in Europe and don’t take into account the continent’s huge infrastructure deficit.
The delay in Day Zero for 2018 is dependent on rainfall in the June/July period and residents continuing to use less than 50l of water
South Africa is a water-scarce country where inequity and a lack of fairness and justice pervades water distribution.
The city has come under significant criticism from civil society and concerned residents for its response to the worst drought in a 100 years
The remaining 10% in the Theewaterskloof Dam is largely regarded as unusable if used through the current dam system
Freshwater resources were already stressed before heat-trapping carbon emissions from fossil fuels began to warm Earth’s surface and affect rainfall.
Minister Des Van Rooyen has criticised the province and will meet today with a task team to decide if the Western Cape drought is a national disaster