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People living in makeshift shelters outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town have been cold and wet this week. The site is owned by the Department of Public Works. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / Groundup

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continuesMatthew Hirsch

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People living in makeshift shelters outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town have been cold and wet this week. The site is owned by the Department of Public Works. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / Groundup

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continues

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PPC partners DRC stakeholders to empower local communities

PPC partners DRC stakeholders to empower local communities

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City of Cape Town declares drought local disaster

City of Cape Town declares drought local disaster

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Water millions wasted

Water millions wasted

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South Africans cannot afford to ignore the water crisis

South Africans cannot afford to ignore the water crisis

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WWF urges Eskom to back renewables

WWF urges Eskom to back renewables

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De Lille calls for drought-hit Cape Town to be declared disaster area

De Lille calls for drought-hit Cape Town to be declared disaster area

Aphiwe Deklerk 1 Mar 2017

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Ceres Fruit Growers environmental practices bearing fruit

Ceres Fruit Growers environmental practices bearing fruit

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Bay's water crisis worsens

Bay's water crisis worsens

Avuyile Mngxitama-Diko 28 Feb 2017

Gauteng lifts water restrictions

Gauteng lifts water restrictions

Katharine Child 27 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Students harness the sun to purify water

Students harness the sun to purify water

Emile Uys 24 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

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Could using stainless steel save SA millions in water losses?

Could using stainless steel save SA millions in water losses?

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Man-made famine declared in South Sudan, thousands face starvation

21 Feb 2017

Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

Sylivester Domasa 17 Feb 2017

Cape watering hole dry

Cape watering hole dry

Farren Collins and Dave Chambers 17 Feb 2017

A better way to harvest water from air

A better way to harvest water from air

Jamie Matroos 16 Feb 2017

Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use

Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use

14 Feb 2017

Urban farming produces more than food: social networks are a key spinoff

David Olivie 10 Feb 2017

Biochar could help clean polluted water

Biochar could help clean polluted water

8 Feb 2017

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Peterson Tumwebaze 7 Feb 2017

Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

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Chemical companies invest in alternative water treatment methods

Chemical companies invest in alternative water treatment methods

6 Feb 2017

Man transforms vacant land into veggie garden to feed community

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Professors develop technology for safe, clean drinking water

Professors develop technology for safe, clean drinking water

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Could using stainless steel save SA millions in water losses?

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Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

Sylivester Domasa 17 Feb 2017

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Farren Collins and Dave Chambers 17 Feb 2017

A better way to harvest water from air

A better way to harvest water from air

Jamie Matroos 16 Feb 2017

Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use

Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use

14 Feb 2017

Urban farming produces more than food: social networks are a key spinoff

David Olivie 10 Feb 2017

Biochar could help clean polluted water

Biochar could help clean polluted water

8 Feb 2017

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Peterson Tumwebaze 7 Feb 2017

Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

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Chemical companies invest in alternative water treatment methods

6 Feb 2017

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feraugustodesign via

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Professors develop technology for safe, clean drinking water

Professors develop technology for safe, clean drinking water

31 Jan 2017

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute. Image source:

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Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa

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Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

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CoCT Council approves intensified water restrictions

CoCT Council approves intensified water restrictions

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Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

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Food security: how Fairtrade helps level the playing field for small producers

Food security: how Fairtrade helps level the playing field for small producers

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Why municipalities can't hand over power to Eskom

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Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

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Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi 23 Jan 2017

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