Most people in Harare have since stopped drinking water from the local authority because they believe it is unsafe, a survey by a local residents’ association has revealed. The survey, which was conducted by the Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) in 15...
Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane must intervene directly to ensure a lasting, cost-effective solution to the acid mine drainage crisis, DA Gauteng spokesman Jack Bloom said on Sunday. “The acid mine drainage crisis in Gauteng has been...
For the 10% of South Africans that do not have access to piped water, diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases are life-threatening. The 10% – or five million people – can only hope for an interim solution to overcome this problem. Their remote...
More than five million people in Southern African may require humanitarian assistance during the 2012/13 period, if recent vulnerability assessments across eight countries are anything to go by. National Vulnerability Assessment Committees’...
