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South Africa: Day Zero Not On Horizon for Gauteng As Vaal Dam Levels Drop, Say Officials
News24Wire, 21 October 2019
Day Zero is not yet on the horizon in Gauteng, according to officials. Read more »
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South Africa: 'All We Can Do Now Is Pray for Rain' - Water Crisis Hits Barberton
News24Wire, 22 October 2019
The water shortage in Barberton, Mpumalanga, is so critical that the Mbombela Municipality (Nelspruit) is set to ask the Ehlanzeni District Municipality to declare a part of the… Read more »
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South Africa: Cape Town's Daily Water Consumption Exceeds Daily Target
News24Wire, 21 October 2019
Cape Town's water consumption this week has exceeded the current 650 million litres per day limit. Read more »
Dam Levels Drop, Water Consumption Rates Rise in South Africa
As a water shortage ravages Barberton, Mpumalanga and water consumption rates in Cape Town exceed daily targets, officials have assured that Day Zero is not on the horizon for Gauteng despite falling water levels in the Vaal Dam. This comes after the Eastern Cape government declared the province to be a drought disaster area due to low rainfall and soaring temperatures.
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Sibusiso Mohlapi, a math and science teacher at Boshoek Primary School in South Africa's North West province, often had empty seats in his classroom when children stayed home sick ... Read more »
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South African water utility Rand Water has said that effects of microplastics - bits of plastic less than 5mms in size - in rivers in Gauteng and in borehole water in the North ... Read more »
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Despite higher than anticipated levels of winter rainfall and a powerful cold front, the city still faces a drought unless much more rain falls, the South African Weather Service ... Read more »
