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Water management

Upstream water extraction threatens to destroy Okavango Delta

Our Burning Planet

Upstream water extraction threatens to destroy Okavango Delta

By Don Pinnock

Water woes - what the temporary shutdown of the supply from Lesotho means for Johannesburg

South Africa

Water woes - what the temporary shutdown of the supply from Lesotho means for Johannesburg

By Sean Christie

Declare South Africa's wastewater treatment a national disaster, urges SAHRC

South Africa

Declare South Africa's wastewater treatment a national disaster, urges SAHRC

By Angus Begg

Kimberley residents livid with municipality’s handling of water crisis

South Africa

Kimberley residents livid with municipality’s handling of water crisis

By Masego Mafata

The groundwater debate has to be science-based

South Africa

The groundwater debate has to be science-based

By Roger Parsons

Twenty years on, has our National Water Act failed us?

South Africa

Twenty years on, has our National Water Act failed us?

By John Dini

The Kildare Road Spring: A place buried under concrete

South Africa

The Kildare Road Spring: A place buried under concrete

By Steven Robins

GroundUp: How Cape Town more than halved its water usage

South Africa

GroundUp: How Cape Town more than halved its water usage

By GroundUp

Op-Ed: International Women’s Day – impact of water deprivation must be addressed

South Africa

Op-Ed: International Women’s Day – impact of water deprivation must be addressed

By Nabeelah Mia & Ruben Wynne

ISS Today: South Africa’s water crisis is bigger than the Cape

South Africa

ISS Today: South Africa’s water crisis is bigger than the Cape

By ISS Today

#CapeWaterGate Explainer: What do we know about Cape Town’s disaster management plan?

South Africa

#CapeWaterGate Explainer: What do we know about Cape Town’s disaster management plan?

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

GroundUp: #CapeWaterGate – City answers your questions

South Africa

GroundUp: #CapeWaterGate – City answers your questions

By GroundUp