2 Waterfall City developers arrested for alleged illegal water connections: 2 Waterfall City developers arrested for alleged illegal water connections: After a three-week investigation, the two property developers have been arrested in Woodmead in connection with alleged illegal water meter connections. Man arrested for allegedly using panga to attack son-in-law in shopping … [Read more...] about 2 Waterfall City developers arrested for alleged illegal water connections
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Residents rally as City of Cape Town plans to close water collection point
Residents rally as City of Cape Town plans to close water collection point: Cape Town residents are rallying behind a man who helped make a spring in the Newlands suburb more accessible to thousands of citizens. While the city has ordered that the spring be closed to the public, residents continue to collect water there as an act of defiance to claim what they believe belongs … [Read more...] about Residents rally as City of Cape Town plans to close water collection point
Small, local solutions can crack water crises: a South African case study | The Conversation
Small, local solutions can crack water crises: a South African case study: People in the HaMakuya community go without potable water for months. Melissa McHaleWorld attention has recently been focused on the water crisis facing the South African city of Cape Town, a metropolis of four million people. There is obviously deep sympathy with the plight of the residents. But the … [Read more...] about Small, local solutions can crack water crises: a South African case study | The Conversation
Harvesting icebergs: just one of Mother Nature’s solutions to solve water and energy challenges
Harvesting icebergs: just one of Mother Nature’s solutions to solve water and energy challenges: Capt Nick Sloane addresses African Utility Week Photo: Spintelligent Harvesting icebergs and learning from forests on how to run a city were offered as solutions to Cape Town’s water woes on Wednesday at a power and water utility conference underway in Cape Town. Salvage expert Nick … [Read more...] about Harvesting icebergs: just one of Mother Nature’s solutions to solve water and energy challenges
Farmers desperate in face of water crisis
Farmers desperate in face of water crisis: (PATENSIE) – AS the drought gripping large parts of South Africa’s Western and Eastern Cape bites harder, farms handed down from generation to generation are teetering on the brink of collapse. Already many farmers in the Gamtoos Valley in the Eastern Cape have reduced the production of vegetables – a core employment opportunity for … [Read more...] about Farmers desperate in face of water crisis
