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There won’t be dry taps during six-month Lesotho Highlands Water Project Tunnel shutdown, says government
The six-month period required to conduct maintenance is crucial to ‘avoid any catastrophic event’
Full recovery of water systems will take five to 14 days, says Johannesburg Water
Rand Water says the shutdown was successfully completed
Rand Water shutdown: Store water two days in advance
Recovery could take five to 14 days, advises Johannesburg Water
Businesses brace for EFF national shutdown amid fears of looting
The police service has said the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure is ready to deal with any criminality on 20 March
University of Cape Town abandons resumption of contact classes as student protest continues
Students are angry that their colleagues owing fees from last year are barred from re-registering for 2023.
The world’s longest school shutdown is over, but nothing is back to normal
After two years away, Ugandan children are finally making their way back to school. Some of them, anyway . . .
Some African countries are choosing livelihoods over lockdowns
The methods that work in Western nations rarely translate into African contexts