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The real water crisis: Not understanding what’s needed

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The real crisis with water supply is that South Africa doesn't know what it doesn't know
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Our last gasp before we burn

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The few who survive the disasters of our own making will not escape the day of reckoning
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An El Niño away from water crisis

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Outdated data, debt and mismanagement — Gauteng’s water plans predict a crisis. But it will be averted if people cut their water use by 30%
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Earth faces climactic moment

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A UN report warns about the effect of global warming but says the tools exist to avert this fate
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Food insecurity rising in Africa

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The continent’s farmers have to become more resilient to survive changing climate patterns and extreme weather events
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The unbearable lightness of being

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M&G’s doomsday reporter has returned from his sabbatical seeking that elusive silver lining
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Increasing our resilience to extreme weather and climate events

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The purpose of the forum is to generate demystified and interpreted weather and climate information to assess the options and possible remedies
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Climate change demands that we must adapt

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Extreme weather phenomena are occurring and this is having a ripple effect throughout the world
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Malagasy women take on drought

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In the dry southern part of the island it is largely the women who have to find water and food to ensure the survival of their families
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El Niño dramatically increases number of cholera cases

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50 000 more cases in East Africa each year, and 30 000 fewer cases in Southern Africa each year, when phenomenon is in full force
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​Cities need a concrete plan for flash floods

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Inadequate infrastructure and clogged storm water drains are costing lives as extreme weather patterns become more frequent.
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​Aussie scientists give 1830 as the year when human-driven global warming kicked off

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From examining corals and fossilised marine animals, researchers have been able to detect tell-tale signs of the oceans starting to heat up.
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Press Releases

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.
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NWU student receives international award

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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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Academic programme resumes at all campuses

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Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.
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Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

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Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding
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We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

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Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders
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So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

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Do the research first; it will save money and time later
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Social entrepreneurship means business

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Looking inwards

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

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