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Cape Town has been in the news a lot over the past year — but sadly, for all the wrong reasons. The city is battling an unprecedented water crisis, thanks to a rare drought that has resulted in ...
Seven years after Cape Town narrowly escaped 'Day Zero' when taps were set to run dry, discover how the city has implemented a R300 million New Water Programme with innovative solutions including ...
Explore how Cape Town has transformed its water management strategies seven years after the looming threat of Day Zero, and ...
Discover how Cape Town's innovative fog harvesting project aims to enhance water resilience in the wake of the 2017-2018 ...
Once water has been privatised, it’s very hard to take back' – group warns of higher costs for households and limits on the ...
By Larry Claasen THE Digicon held by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde in March highlighted the province’s efforts to become ...
Heavy rainfall has led to significant flooding across Cape Town, impacting multiple neighborhoods and causing substantial ...
The City of Cape Town wants to outsource a very expensive, very risky new water project to turn sewerage water into drinking water, called the Faure New Water Scheme. The City owns and operates ...
A group of water justice researchers has warned against the City of Cape Town’s proposal to “externalise” the implementation and operation of the Faure New Water Scheme. The City of Cape Town wants to ...
Theewaterskloof Dam on 24 April 2018. The City of Cape Town wants to build a water recycling plant in Faure to minimise the risk of running out of water during a drought. Picture: Ashraf Hendricks ...