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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

Nosh Food Rescue volunteers at HTA School of Culinary Art in Randburg

5th annual #67000litres for Mandela Day campaign launches

9 Jul 2024

SA Harvest #BucketsofNutrition - image supplied

Take up the #BucketsofNutrition Challenge this Mandela Month

5 Jul 2024

Sea Monster animation adds to Cape Town's sustainable tourism toolkit

Sea Monster animation adds to Cape Town's sustainable tourism toolkit

20 Mar 2018

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Ben Belton, Dave Little & Simon Bush 19 Mar 2018

UCT scientists convince CoCT to drill cautiously into aquifer

UCT scientists convince CoCT to drill cautiously into aquifer

John Yeld 19 Mar 2018

Red tape not insurmountable for those looking to help boost water supply

19 Mar 2018

Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Dr Kevin Gast 16 Mar 2018

Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium

Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium

16 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

Cape Town gets a growing taste for treated effluent

Cape Town gets a growing taste for treated effluent

Dave Chambers 16 Mar 2018

Securing a future for fashion - in conversation with Jackie Burger

Securing a future for fashion - in conversation with Jackie Burger

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Mar 2018

Urgent shift in water management crucial if SDGs are to be met

Urgent shift in water management crucial if SDGs are to be met

15 Mar 2018

Transparency, traceability key supply chain issues for seafood industry

Transparency, traceability key supply chain issues for seafood industry

15 Mar 2018

Is there something more sinister behind the latest PPA delay?

Is there something more sinister behind the latest PPA delay?

Nicci Botha 14 Mar 2018

Drought declared a national disaster

Drought declared a national disaster

14 Mar 2018

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Mike Muller 13 Mar 2018

P&G and Game's water-supply partnership delivers over 2m litres in 2017

P&G and Game's water-supply partnership delivers over 2m litres in 2017

13 Mar 2018

Jklaasen via - Goats and sheep leaving a kraal in Namaqualand

Equipping farming communities for environmental stewardship

13 Mar 2018

Day Zero now unlikely, but could this mean more expensive water?

Day Zero now unlikely, but could this mean more expensive water?

9 Mar 2018

Radebe nails down date for signing renewables deal

Radebe nails down date for signing renewables deal

9 Mar 2018

Cape Town reduces water consumption by 60% in three years

Cape Town reduces water consumption by 60% in three years

7 Mar 2018

Bold steps are needed toward a 'new normal' that allocates water fairly in South Africa

Bold steps are needed toward a 'new normal' that allocates water fairly in South Africa

Mary Galvin 7 Mar 2018

President of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Professor Reimund Neugebauer, Dr Christopher Helbing, director: Division of Hydrogen Technologies, Fraunhofer ISE, Professor Jack Fletcher, Department of Chemical Engineering and UCT Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price.

UCT and Fraunhofer Institute sign MoU on hydrogen and fuel cell technology

7 Mar 2018

Nudging the city and residents of Cape Town to save water

Nudging the city and residents of Cape Town to save water

Leila Harris, Jiaying Zhao, Martine Visser 6 Mar 2018

Paolo Crosetto via - Rice paddies in Madagascar

Weather patterns putting strain on food security in southern and eastern Africa

6 Mar 2018

People collect water from Newlands Spring. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Here is the status of Cape Town's water supply projects

John Yeld 5 Mar 2018

Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay 2 Mar 2018

Cape Town's plans for what happens after Day Zero just won't work. Here's why

Cape Town's plans for what happens after Day Zero just won't work. Here's why

Josephine Kaviti Musango and Paul K Currie 2 Mar 2018

Life Vincent Pallotti goes off the water grid

Life Vincent Pallotti goes off the water grid

1 Mar 2018

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The Caledon, Theewaterskloof municipality partners to recycle spa water

1 Mar 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

Water savvy wineries ensure water-wise OmmiBerg Harvest Celebration

27 Feb 2018

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Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Dr Kevin Gast 16 Mar 2018

Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium

Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium

16 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

Cape Town gets a growing taste for treated effluent

Cape Town gets a growing taste for treated effluent

Dave Chambers 16 Mar 2018

Securing a future for fashion - in conversation with Jackie Burger

Securing a future for fashion - in conversation with Jackie Burger

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Mar 2018

Urgent shift in water management crucial if SDGs are to be met

Urgent shift in water management crucial if SDGs are to be met

15 Mar 2018

Transparency, traceability key supply chain issues for seafood industry

Transparency, traceability key supply chain issues for seafood industry

15 Mar 2018

Is there something more sinister behind the latest PPA delay?

Is there something more sinister behind the latest PPA delay?

Nicci Botha 14 Mar 2018

Drought declared a national disaster

Drought declared a national disaster

14 Mar 2018

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Why UNESCO's 'natural solutions' to water problems won't work in Africa

Mike Muller 13 Mar 2018

P&G and Game's water-supply partnership delivers over 2m litres in 2017

P&G and Game's water-supply partnership delivers over 2m litres in 2017

13 Mar 2018

Jklaasen via - Goats and sheep leaving a kraal in Namaqualand

Equipping farming communities for environmental stewardship

13 Mar 2018

Day Zero now unlikely, but could this mean more expensive water?

Day Zero now unlikely, but could this mean more expensive water?

9 Mar 2018

Radebe nails down date for signing renewables deal

Radebe nails down date for signing renewables deal

9 Mar 2018

Cape Town reduces water consumption by 60% in three years

Cape Town reduces water consumption by 60% in three years

7 Mar 2018

Bold steps are needed toward a 'new normal' that allocates water fairly in South Africa

Bold steps are needed toward a 'new normal' that allocates water fairly in South Africa

Mary Galvin 7 Mar 2018

President of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Professor Reimund Neugebauer, Dr Christopher Helbing, director: Division of Hydrogen Technologies, Fraunhofer ISE, Professor Jack Fletcher, Department of Chemical Engineering and UCT Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price.

UCT and Fraunhofer Institute sign MoU on hydrogen and fuel cell technology

7 Mar 2018

Nudging the city and residents of Cape Town to save water

Nudging the city and residents of Cape Town to save water

Leila Harris, Jiaying Zhao, Martine Visser 6 Mar 2018

Paolo Crosetto via - Rice paddies in Madagascar

Weather patterns putting strain on food security in southern and eastern Africa

6 Mar 2018

People collect water from Newlands Spring. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Here is the status of Cape Town's water supply projects

John Yeld 5 Mar 2018

Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay 2 Mar 2018

Cape Town's plans for what happens after Day Zero just won't work. Here's why

Cape Town's plans for what happens after Day Zero just won't work. Here's why

Josephine Kaviti Musango and Paul K Currie 2 Mar 2018

Life Vincent Pallotti goes off the water grid

Life Vincent Pallotti goes off the water grid

1 Mar 2018

Image via Facebook

The Caledon, Theewaterskloof municipality partners to recycle spa water

1 Mar 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

The Doomsday Vault a vital seed backup to protect the world's food supply

27 Feb 2018

How the President Hotel plans to defeat Day Zero

How the President Hotel plans to defeat Day Zero

Cari Coetzee 27 Feb 2018

Water savvy wineries ensure water-wise OmmiBerg Harvest Celebration

27 Feb 2018

The Test Kitchen to launch reduced-water dining experience

The Test Kitchen to launch reduced-water dining experience

27 Feb 2018

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

Study shows challenges faced by tourism accommodation industry in becoming more sustainable

Study shows challenges faced by tourism accommodation industry in becoming more sustainable

Alec Basson 26 Feb 2018

Delaying Day Zero

Delaying Day Zero

Green Worx Cleaning Solutions 26 Feb 2018

National dams show slight increase

National dams show slight increase

22 Feb 2018

#Budget2018: Drought-ravaged provinces could get up to R6bn in relief

#Budget2018: Drought-ravaged provinces could get up to R6bn in relief

Khulekani Magubane 22 Feb 2018

A water-wise SA Cheese Festival

22 Feb 2018

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

Ellis Adjei Adams 21 Feb 2018

San pioneer new farming techniques to achieve greater food security

San pioneer new farming techniques to achieve greater food security

21 Feb 2018

Day Zero moved to 9 July

Day Zero moved to 9 July

20 Feb 2018

Day Zero is meant to cut Cape Town's water use: what is it, and is it working?

Day Zero is meant to cut Cape Town's water use: what is it, and is it working?

Kevin Winter 20 Feb 2018

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

20 Feb 2018