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water shortage

How behavioural ‘nudges’ can help people reduce water use, particularly in Johannesburg
Thought Leader
/ 18 October 2024

How behavioural ‘nudges’ can help people reduce water use, particularly in Johannesburg

Only a collective response will ensure water security and the per person use to a below a 170-litre future

By Jay Bhagwan
Drought leaves Zimbabwe’s Kapotesa dam dry, villagers struggle for survival
Africa
/ 9 July 2024

Drought leaves Zimbabwe’s Kapotesa dam dry, villagers struggle for survival

In the Mudzi district, cases of malnutrition have increased by 20 percent over the past three months

By Fanuel Jongwe
Shower hour: Water has become a dirty joke
Thought Leader
/ 5 April 2024

Shower hour: Water has become a dirty joke

The trials of living a life around the capricious temperament of water scheduling

By Christian Stephen
Cape Town offers lessons on how to save water
Thought Leader
/ 13 October 2023

Cape Town offers lessons on how to save water

Our water use is higher than the global average – and we need to fix infrastructure to reduce losses

By Ozayr Patel
Rand Water shutdown: Store water two days in advance
The Green Guardian
/ 6 July 2023

Rand Water shutdown: Store water two days in advance

Recovery could take five to 14 days, advises Johannesburg Water

By Sheree Bega
From the archives: The water crisis
Opinion
/ 31 May 2023

From the archives: The water crisis

In 2015, the M&G ran a series of articles about the critical state of water and sanitation. Things have only got worse in the years since then

By Ozayr Patel
Cape Town’s Day Zero scare raised a new generation of young climate activists
The Green Guardian
/ 8 August 2021

Cape Town’s Day Zero scare raised a new generation of young climate activists

Gabriel Klassen, who grew up on Cape Town’s Cape Flats, is one of the many young climate activists in South Africa who are reaching out
to their peers and pushing for change and action

By Tunicia Phillips
Police respond to rural water protests with bullets
National
/ 14 July 2020

Police respond to rural water protests with bullets

The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest

By Anna Majavu
Why good governance is key for countries facing climate disruption
Article
/ 16 April 2020

Why good governance is key for countries facing climate disruption

More droughts and floods, driven by climate change, will expose competing political pressures.

By Sipho Kings

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