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water consumption

Daily outages likely as Nelson Mandela Bay starts water throttling during crisis

South Africa

Daily outages likely as Nelson Mandela Bay starts water throttling during crisis

By Estelle Ellis

Urgent action needed to curb Cape Town’s high water consumption, urges expert

Maverick Citizen

Urgent action needed to curb Cape Town’s high water consumption, urges expert

By Daniel Steyn

Nelson Mandela Bay contractors begin water ‘leaks carnival’ of more than 3,000 repairs in five days

South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay contractors begin water ‘leaks carnival’ of more than 3,000 repairs in five days

By Estelle Ellis

Alien plant removal makes for monumental water savings in drought-prone areas

South Africa

Alien plant removal makes for monumental water savings in drought-prone areas

By Alanna Rebelo, Karen Joan Esler, Mark New and Petra Brigitte Holden

Nelson Mandela Bay’s Plan B to avoid Day Zero threatened as crucial project hits a snag

South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay’s Plan B to avoid Day Zero threatened as crucial project hits a snag

By Estelle Ellis