The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has advised dryland farmers to prioritise drought-tolerant cultivars, and wait for sufficient moisture before planting
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
Farmers in the citrus-rich Gamtoos River Valley are closing shop amid crippling water restrictions and the prolonged drought. SUCCESSIVE years of stringent water restrictions on
Water and Sanitation (DWS) Minister, Senzo Mchunu, says the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and national government must work together as one team to ensure
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, says there are no further delays anticipated for the completion of the Nooitgedacht/Coega Low Level Water Scheme in the
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has called on stakeholders in the Eastern Cape to do everything possible to ensure that communities get water in
Droughts have become more commonplace in South Africa in recent years. In the past two decades since 1990, 12 of those years were defined as
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
While images of grateful farmers receiving drought aid assistance from the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (EC DRDAR) are doing the
There is some good news for farmers and residents in the drought-stricken Eastern Cape. According to the South African Weather Service’s Port Elizabeth office, some
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