Drought
Covid-19: Vhembe District village without clean water for three weeks
The municipality says tanks are delivering water to villages across the district
Brief | 28 April 2020
Extinction Rebellion urges Environment Minister to declare climate emergency
“This is the time for you to act”, Creecy told
News | 5 December 2019
Gift of the Givers pulls out of Makhanda
The organisation says government will be paying about R10 million to companies for work it did
Brief | 16 May 2019
Drought: the silence of the city councillors
Only seven out of 20 replied to our questions on the water crisis
By Ashraf Hendricks and Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 9 February 2018
Drought: Eastern Cape towns facing Day Zero
Dam levels in the Gamtoos Valley critically low
News | 31 January 2018
Facts and myths about Cape Town’s water crisis
As Day Zero approaches, nonsense is being spread
Analysis | 18 January 2018
Coalition calls for new measures to tackle drought
Fears grow as “Day Zero” looms closer
News | 16 January 2018
Western Cape needs half-a-billion rand for water crisis
MP demands to know why National Disaster Management Centre refused requests for help, yet underspent its budget by R300m
By Suné Payne
Parliament | 26 October 2017
Drought leaves women farmers open to exploitation
In Mozambique, women are caught between jealous absent husbands, money lenders and corrupt local chiefs
By Ray Mwareya
News | 14 September 2016