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Makhanda not only battling water woes

Makhanda in the Eastern Cape is not only battling water woes. Rubbish is piled up across the city, after the second week of no refuse collection due to the municipal strike. Frustrated residents are now doing their own bit to clean up the city....

Makhanda water crisis escalating

The search for an alternative water source for the drought stricken town of Makhanda is already successful. The aim is to sink 20 boreholes. The first of these is already providing good quality water at a rate of 20-thousand litres per day....

SANDF needs funding to continue Vaal River rehab

The South African National Defence Force says it needs close to a billion rand in funding to continue its Vaal River sewage clean-up operation. The army intervened late last year after months of sewage spilled out of people’s houses and into...

Eskom’s energy woes

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has defended President Cyril Ramaphosa saying he did not say anything about privatising Eskom in his State-of-the-Nation-Address last Thursday. Ramaphosa has come under fire from opposition parties in...

Water for Life

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2018 identified water crises as one of the most pressing global risks. Join extreme swimmer Ernst Bromeis to learn about his journey across the waters of Europe and what it takes to protect our...

A hotter earth is the new normal – Scientist

Last year (2018) was the hottest fourth hottest year on record according to the World Meteorological Organisation with a number of extreme weather events taking place around the globe.Scientists say that a hotter Earth is soon to be the new normal....