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The city said at first it was completely illegal to sell municipal water

All hands to the pump as Nelson Mandela Bay edges to Day Zero

Gift of the Givers has started drilling boreholes, while Business Chamber members will help repair leaks

Mabuyane targeted in Eastern Cape road debacle

The ANC’s regional secretary in the Amathole is at the head of an alleged scheme to fundraise for his party

Show goes on: Festival organisers have ensured alternative sources of water to the National Arts Festival in Makhanda. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Even if the wells run dry …

This year’s National Arts Festival is going ahead despite the drought that is plaguing Makhanda

In the run-up to the 2021 local government elections, the Makana Citizens Front challenged corruption and dysfunction in  the municipality rather than try to collapse state institutions. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Water dept under fire as Gift of the Givers withdraws from drought-hit Makhanda

After being promised reimbursement for financial assistance, Gift of the Givers has been left high and dry by the water and sanitation department

Shiraaz Mohamed was captured in Syria in 2017.

Shiraaz Mohamed release will not be easy — Amec

The Gift of the Givers are confident of the photographer’s release from Syria, but the situation is sensitive and complicated

(Mashadi Kekana/M&G)

Alex fire leaves scores destitute as they work on rebuilding

Approximately 500 shacks were reduced to ash on Thursday in what residents say began as an altercation involving someone living at the settlement

Nine members of the al-Baisi family were killed in 2015 in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Ibb, Yemen. Saudi Arabia claimed poor targeting of its weapons. (Adil Al-Sharee/Anadolu Agency)

The business of war in Yemen­ – how Saudi dollars keep the arms flowing

No one, not even seemingly principled South Africa, can resist selling weapons to a warring, rogue state

Dams would need to reach 65% by the end of the rainy season at the start of October before the city’s water storage capacity moves out of the danger zone. (David Harrison/M&G)

As Cape Town drought bites, what is ‘Day Zero’?

"Day Zero" is the day when city officials will be forced to cut off the normal water supply to more than one-million households.

Shiraaz Mohamed was also well known in the Ennerdale community because of his work in the media industry.

The questions abducted photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed answered to prove he is alive

It was these 10 questions that helped determine almost a year after Mohamed was kidnapped in Syria that he is still alive, the family said

January 10 marks a year since Mohamed was kidnapped outside a Gift of the Givers hospital in Darkoush in northern Syria near the Turkish border.

Family prays for Shiraaz Mohamed’s return after receiving proof of life

The Mohamed family has waited anxiously for news of Shiraaz’s whereabouts and health after he was kidnapped under mysterious circumstances

In deep water: Large swaths of the Theewaterskloof reservoir near Villiersdorp are dry

Drought relief, 10 litres at a time

Have a happy, guilt-free holiday in Cape Town by taking water with you – or send some as a gift

​Gift of the Givers pressed for answers on Shiraaz Mohamed kidnapping

The founder of the philanthropic organisation says there are no new leads in the search for the SA photographer who was kidnapped in Syria.

January 10 marks a year since Mohamed was kidnapped outside a Gift of the Givers hospital in Darkoush in northern Syria near the Turkish border.

Shiraaz Mohamed’s family distances itself from NGO’s deal claim

Truth Collective South Africa, told the media that it was working with Mohamed’s abductors, to have him returned home safely and unharmed.

With another auction coming up at his farm this weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa better put his thinking cap on.

Timeline: The kidnapping of Shiraaz Mohamed in Syria

Mohamed was on assignment with Gift of the Givers when he was kidnapped.

An image grab released by Al-Jazeera shows part of a video in which South African Stephen McGowan appears in an undisclosed location in Mali. (AFP)

NGO in bid to secure release of SA hostage Steve McGowan

Gift of the Givers has sent a negotiator to Mali in an attempt to make contact with Stephen McGowan and Johan Gustafson’s kidnappers.