South Africans urged to use water sparingly
January 9, 2023
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on South Africans to use water sparingly and adhere to water restrictions imposed in some municipalities.
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South Africa’s biggest cities are out of water, but the dams are full: what’s gone wrong
October 19, 2022
South Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps have
South Africa’s increasing water stress requires urgent informed actions
September 19, 2022
Progress has been made since 2015 on a global scale in terms of increasing access to water of an acceptable quality and to sanitation services.
Gamtoos farmers pushed to the brink
February 26, 2021
DESPITE floods in the north of South Africa, farmers to the south are grappling with an unprecedented crisis as one of the Eastern Cape’s largest