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Pupils from Douglas Mbopa Senior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape, test water using WaterCAN kits. (Photo: WaterCAN)
BLUE DROP REPORT

School sampling tests find storage tanks contain unsafe water

Of the 53 schools that uploaded valid data, 23 returned results showing the water was unsafe to drink

  • Des Erasmus
  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Scarce: People fill up water containers for home use from a well near Sudan’s most populous city, Omdurman, on 21 March, a day before Unesco’s World Water Day, to focus attention on clean water and the sustainable use of water resources. Photo: Ashraf Shazly/Getty Images
CLIMATE CHANGE

Risk of water crisis looms – UN

Citizen activists have warned that the water situation in South Africa is ‘dire and precarious’

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Dry taps: Utility advises customers to start stocking up on water ahead of the weekend
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Valuing water in a changing climate is crucial for the future of South Africa

Addressing the challenges at the intersection of water and climate change must be a collective effort

  • Rebecca Krzywda
4 min read