Experts weigh in on challenges from climate change and water access to upstream-downstream conflict and industry abuse.
Civil engineers have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s acknowledgment of the water crisis affecting many parts of South Africa but warn that the real challenge lies in implementation at municipal ...
It’s become a common refrain in South Africa: there’s no drought, dams and reservoirs are full, but the taps are dry. The ongoing crisis has been decades in the making. South Africa is a water-scarce ...
In South Africa, as taps run dry in Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, a tone deaf remark by a senior politician there unleashes fury.
The continent’s worsening water crisis is not simply a result of climate change or infrastructure gaps, but a symptom of a ...
South Africa’s water crisis is no longer just about scarcity – it is about failing institutions, leaking infrastructure and ...
A Melville resident has sparked mixed reactions online after she was filmed showering in the rain during the City of Johannesburg’s prolonged water outages.
African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa on Saturday for the 39th African Union summit, confronting a world marked by war, political ...
Anthony Turton is retired, but in the past he has received funding from the Water Research Commission, the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Green Cross International and the FAO. Water is often taken for ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Johannesburg, South Africa – From deadly Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar and surging waterborne disease risks across flood-affected ...