While Gauteng has not declared drought as a disaster, the province is pulling all the stops to save its available water and to have an efficient provincial response to the water challenge. Currently four provinces – KwaZulu-Natal, Free State,...
A country like South Africa, where rainfall is variable and unpredictable, has to plan for the worst. Specifically, it has to plan to manage the impacts of drought. For cities, present practice is to store enough water to supply the needs of each...
Despite the severe drought that has hit most parts of South Africa, Xanthia remains a success story as its water project nears 98% completion. Ensconced in the rolling hills of Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, the impoverished village boasts a...
With the country caught in the grip of a drought and conditions of extreme water scarcity, the Department of Water and Sanitation plans to build a R2 billion pipeline from the Gariep Dam to the Mangaung Municipality in the Free State. Minister...
