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#DroughtCrisis: WC farmers hope for winter rain
Agri Western Cape says winter rainfalls in the province are late, placing farmers at risk.
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Has Operation Hydrate helped worst affected areas?
Operation Hydrate’s Yaseen Theba says their services are needed now more than ever.
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Israel commits to supporting SA through crippling drought
Israel’s ambassador Arthur Lenk says Israel has an excess of water and is selling it to its neighbours.
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Rising food prices undermine economic growth in southern Africa
Central banks in SA, Zambia and Mozambique had to raise interest rates to rein in inflation after drought.
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SA drought persists despite May rainfall
The persistence of a severe drought will result in widening cereal deficits due to crop failures.
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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.
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City of CT asks residents to use water sparingly
The Water Department says the latest figures on dam water levels show that they're only 30 percent full.
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SA weather service says El Niño “fast decaying”
Chances of “above normal” rainfall could help restore soil moisture levels in parts of the maize belt.
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'As populations swell & water becomes scarce, food prices could double'
Demand for food with a higher environmental impact, such as meat, has surged.
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Water and Sanitation Dept allocates R15mln to alternative water source
The Lambert’s Bay desalination plant was initiated due to inadequate supply of drinking water in the town.
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Drought-hit SA partners with Iran to build desalination plants
Water Minister Nomvula Mokonyane said that there were no indicative costs at this stage.
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Facing a dry future: How bad is the water crisis really?
As many parts of SA grapple with drought, EWN asks whether Cape Town's water shortage is reaching crisis proportions or simply part of a normal cycle.
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Dam levels still low despite countrywide rainfall
The department of water and sanitation says dam levels are at 25% less than at the same period in 2015.
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SA set to import R2m worth of grains due to drought
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana chats to 702’s John Robbie about government initiatives to help crop farmers in an effort to make up for the drought.
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Consumers warned of major food & fuel price hikes
Economists are predicting that red meat prices will increase by at least 50%.
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SA dam levels drop due to low rainfall
The combined average of all dam levels in SA has dropped from 79,8% to 54,8% year-on-year.
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'Weather nightmare may continue for South African corn'
The historic drought afflicting South Africa has already cut its corn crop in half.
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Rainfall predictions for winter inconclusive, says climatologist
Climatologist Dr Peter Johnston chats to CapeTalk host Kienno Kammies about South Africa’s weather pattern, saving water & the winter rainfall expectancy for 2016.
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Pick n Pay gives shoppers heads up on ‘affected’ shelf stock
Pick n Pay says it is purchasing the produce to support farmers struggling amid the drought.
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‘SA expects to source enough white maize this year’
A critical shortage looms after the country experienced its driest year on record in 2015.
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Zuma uses Melmoth visit to reassert his position
The president addressed several thousand people at the launch of a disaster relief fund programme.
