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Geotechnical engineering

Cape drought: What’s happening to our groundwater?

South Africa

Cape drought: What’s happening to our groundwater?

By Roger Parsons

#CapeWaterGate: ‘We need to start drilling for groundwater now’

South Africa

#CapeWaterGate: ‘We need to start drilling for groundwater now’

By Leila Dougan

#CapeWaterGate: Demand for boreholes rises as dam levels sink to 35%

South Africa

#CapeWaterGate: Demand for boreholes rises as dam levels sink to 35%

By Leila Dougan

GroundUp: Here is the status of Cape Town’s water supply projects

South Africa

GroundUp: Here is the status of Cape Town’s water supply projects

By GroundUp

GroundUp: Urgent court action to stop mine using West Coast groundwater

South Africa

GroundUp: Urgent court action to stop mine using West Coast groundwater

By GroundUp

Philippi Horticultural Area: An urgent plea to save our wetlands

Business Maverick

Philippi Horticultural Area: An urgent plea to save our wetlands

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

Kenya strikes water

Africa

Kenya strikes water

By Simon Allison

$Confessions of a fracking defector$

South Africa

Confessions of a fracking defector

By Julienne Du Toit