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Environmental engineering

Dry Land: How the race for water could leave us high and dry, Part One

South Africa

Dry Land: How the race for water could leave us high and dry, Part One

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

A civil engineer’s view: What Cape Town could do with its stormwater

South Africa

A civil engineer’s view: What Cape Town could do with its stormwater

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

A civil engineer’s view: What Cape Town could do with its stormwater

South Africa

A civil engineer’s view: What Cape Town could do with its stormwater

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

#CapeWaterGate: Fear and loathing in the face of #DayZero

South Africa

#CapeWaterGate: Fear and loathing in the face of #DayZero

By Antoinette Muller

Cape Town Drought Crisis: Guidelines for water rationing

South Africa

Cape Town Drought Crisis: Guidelines for water rationing

By Daily Maverick

GroundUp: Residents compel Limpopo municipality to provide clean water

South Africa

GroundUp: Residents compel Limpopo municipality to provide clean water

By GroundUp

GroundUp: Researchers test nifty way to save water in informal settlement

South Africa

GroundUp: Researchers test nifty way to save water in informal settlement

By GroundUp

Medupi, Kusile, and the massive cost/time overrun

South Africa

Medupi, Kusile, and the massive cost/time overrun

By Chris Yelland

GroundUp Photo Essay: Hole-in-the-ground living in District Six

South Africa

GroundUp Photo Essay: Hole-in-the-ground living in District Six

By GroundUp

North West: Service delivery? What service delivery?

South Africa

North West: Service delivery? What service delivery?

By Niki Moore

No crisis in SA's sewage system, Sonjica says, and no need for public to know either

Business Maverick

No crisis in SA's sewage system, Sonjica says, and no need for public to know either

By Branko Brkic