Why full dams don’t mean water security: a look at South Africa
The immediate question is whether Johannesburg and the rest of the Gauteng province and surrounding region can avoid that experience.
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Three-quarters of Somali families found lacking water as drought looms
NITA BHALLA and MOHAMMED OMER NEARLY three-quarters of Somali families lack safe drinking water as drought looms across the country
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Smart weather app helps Kenya’s herders brace for drought
KAGONDU NJAGI SITTING under a low tree to escape the blazing Kenyan sun, Kaltuma Milkalkona and two young men hunch
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Namibia to auction 170 elephants over drought, increased population
NAMIBIA has put 170 “high value” wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers,
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Extreme heat is a threat to lives in Africa, but it’s not being monitored
EXTREME heat is a serious hazard to people’s health. It affects the cardiovascular system and is particularly dangerous for the
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As Cape Town races to save water, risk of ‘Day Zero’ drought seen rising
KIM HARRISBERG CAPE TOWN faces an 80% higher chance of another ‘Day Zero’ drought by the end of the century
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‘Potholes’ from the past help drought-hit Zimbabwean farmers save water
LUNGELO NDHLOVU FOR 18 years, Thokozile Ncube has been planting her crops in manure-filled holes covered with straw – and
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In a thirsty world, information gaps dog a push to tap groundwater
LAURIE GOERING AS growing populations and accelerating climate change worsen water scarcity around the world, pumping more from underground could
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Kenyan county tackles water woes with locally led climate fund
GEOFFREY KAMADI EXPOSED to both drought and flash floods, Makueni was one of the first counties in Kenya to set
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Hit by worsening drought, Zimbabwe taps funding for water-wise farming
LUNGELO NDHLOVU AFTER long-running drought slashed their harvests, small-scale farmers in Lupane, western Zimbabwe, decided to switch away from irrigating
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