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DWS: Low water levels in Lesotho won't affect Gauteng water supply
Low water levels in the Lesotho Highlands water project dams have reduced supply to Gauteng but officials said there was no cause for concern just yet.
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Poor infrastructure, mismanagement of funds among reasons for SA's water crisis
An Eyewitness News investigation has found that South Africa may not have water for all its citizens by 2030 due to poor infrastructure, mismanagement of funds, lack of accountability and low rainfall.
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Govt admits it may not be able to provide water for the country by 2030
Eyewitness News has investigated how government won’t be able to provide water for the country by 2030 if nothing is done to fix the crisis.
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Irregular expenditure doesn’t mean corruption - Mabuyane
The Eastern Cape Government said the unaccounted R22 billion of wasteful, irregular, and fruitless expenditure in the 2016 and 2017 financial year doesn’t necessarily mean there’s corruption in the province.
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Government or God: South Africa's Water Crisis
South Africa will not have enough water for its citizens by 2030. That's according to the Department of Water and Sanitation in their 2018 master plan. And there’s a range of reasons - drought, infrastructure, management, politics, lack of accountability, and a constant blame game. EWN investigates how South Africa reached this point, who is responsible, and what plans government has, to rectify the situation.
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Water quality: The world's 'invisible crisis'
World map of water quality around the world based on an index of key indicators from 2000 to 2010, according to a World Bank study.
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CoCT approves 10-year plan to prevent another water crisis
It might seem like a long time ago to some residents, but just more than a year ago, there were dire predictions that the city’s taps would run dry by April 2018.
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Gift of the Givers to be partly compensated for work in Makhanda
For months the NGO helped the town’s municipality with drought-relief efforts.
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Will the world have enough water supply by 2040?
The projects forecast of the scarcity of water across the world by 2040.
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Rhodes University refutes claims of shutting down due to water crisis
The university receives its water supply from the Settlers Dam which is currently at 11%
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Task team launched to save Beaufort West from drought
Environmental Affairs MEC Anton Bredell on Wednesday met with officials from the Beaufort West, Laingsburg and Prince Albert municipalities.
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Police monitor protest action in Jabulani Soweto over water problems
It’s understood the community is calling on authorities in the region to listen to their grievances with demonstrators blocking roads with rocks and setting tyres alight.
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EC residents urged to use water sparingly as dam levels drop
The department is asking residents and farmers in the Eastern Cape to reduce their water consumption by 80% to prevent a looming water disaster.
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Everything you need to know about water
Experts, decision-makers and innovators work together during World Water Week to foster new thinking and find solutions to some of the most pressing water-related challenges.
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‘Time for City of CT to share details of water crisis plans with residents’
Water expert Kevin Winter says it’s important for water saving measures to be implemented now during Phase 1 of the city’s three-stage plan.
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Food production in SA hurt by drought, says Cele
Currently, about 14 million South Africans go to bed hungry every night according to government.
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R28m set aside for emerging farmers amid drought
This is one of the resolutions that came out of a two-day dialogue by the WC govt.
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Heavy WC rainfall results in 5% rise in dam levels
Dam levels have been dangerously low due to the drought, with some dams sitting at 35%.
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CT calls for more creative water consumption, dam levels fail to recover
While level 2 water restrictions have been implemented, it's emerged local dams are significantly less full.
