This is a crucial step towards the protection of the tower, which ensures water security for millions of people in the region
Coke Ville is helping South African communities become more water resilient
Environmental groups have been trying to halt a planned coal mine in a sensitive area since 2015
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Renewable energy would lower operating costs, while more and bigger plants would drive down infrastructure expenditure
Conflicts have doubled in the past decade, with 26% of these occurring on the African continent
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Outa says Mokonyane has "jeopardised" the water security for Gauteng by delaying the development of the LHWP II for more than two years.
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Water scarcity is here and we need to act now, as this is more difficult to solve than the electricity crisis.
First-world financial and technical skills with home-grown know-how can help in the fight to ensure food and water security in sub-Saharan Africa.
Carolina could be one heavy downpour away from facing another water crisis and residents are already reluctant to use water they do not trust.
Residents say although the water is clear and tastes normal at first, it smells like bleach and leaves a sandy aftertaste. Sipho Kings reports.
The impact of water scarcity on crop farming will soon be one of SA’s biggest problems. We may need to look beyond our borders for a solution.
One big drought in the Vaal River catchment area over the next eight years could jeopardise the region’s agricultural and industrial output.
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/ 19 February 2011
SA’s metropolitan areas are heading for a major water crisis by 2020, a former director general of the Department of Water Affairs has warned.
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/ 4 February 2010
The country’s water demand will exceed supply by 2025, Consulting Engineers South Africa said on Thursday.