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Working for Water

A tale of two dams — Grasslands restoration is as important as engineering solutions to ensure SA’s future water security

Our Burning Planet

A tale of two dams — Grasslands restoration is as important as engineering solutions to ensure SA’s future water security

By Leonie Joubert

How Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga’s looming Day Zero water disaster could have been prevented

South Africa

How Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga’s looming Day Zero water disaster could have been prevented

By Richard Cowling

Why the fire on Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain was particularly devastating

South Africa

Why the fire on Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain was particularly devastating

By Alanna Rebelo and Karen Joan Esler