Water | Infrastructure news - Part 167

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Water update: dam levels show slight improvement

Although tropical cyclone Dineo was downgraded to a tropical storm, she brought rains over parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga which have seen a rise in water levels. A number of dams around the country have also seen a slight increase in water levels...

What happens when our taps run dry?

By Mike Axton and Brian Horton In the developed world, expectation is nothing less than a right. We open the tap, and we expect clean drinking water to flow. We switch on the lights, and bulbs must illuminate. We swim in waterways that must be safe...