Across Gauteng, the picture is just as grim. Multiple municipalities are under pressure from aging infrastructure, erratic water pressure, and reservoirs running dry. In Johannesburg, Rand Water has ...

In some parts of South Africa's capital taps have run dry for weeks, with no end in sight to an unprecedented water crisis. ... South Africa, line up for water, March 16, 2024.

In South Africa, there have been repeated calls for the state to go on a spree to construct massive new dams to stop the water crisis, but experts eschew this suggestion. “I don’t believe that ...

A week ago, a dam in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay was decommissioned as levels dropped too low to extract any actual water. Another is just days away from emptying out. Now much of the city ...

Without significant changes in how water is managed, South Africa’s forecasted water deficit of 1.60-billion to 2.70-billion cubic metres by 2030 will continue increasing, impacting on investment, job ...

Newly-drafted regulations in South Africa are sparking anger over water usage for white people. The nation continues to grapple with the idea of race quota politics aimed at addressing the ...

South Africa is enjoying a record harvest of 16.3m tons of maize, but farmers like Kegta fear race-based water quotas will bring them to their knees. The liberal, white-dominated opposition Democratic ...

South Africa is a water-scarce country, the 30th driest in the world. Using water wisely will become more and more important as the population grows and droughts related to climate change increase.

Researchers are tracking multi-drug resistant bacteria in South Africa’s water to see how it endangers food safety when it’s used to irrigate crops.

Without significant changes in how water is managed, South Africa’s forecasted water deficit of 1.60-billion to 2.70-billion cubic metres by 2030 will continue increasing, impacting on ...