Tag: Drought

A water expert from the University of Free State has blamed poor infrastructure maintenance for chronic water shortages in QwaQwa. ...

The Amathole District Municipality says recent rainfall in the Eastern Cape has brought the much-needed relief to the drought-stricken area

The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture says the R300 million pledge for drought relief in the province by Minister of ...

Northern Cape Premier, Zamani Saul has officially declared the Northern Cape a drought disaster area.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu's decision to officially declare the drought-stricken Northern Cape ...

Millions of Zimbabweans continue to face hunger in a country where food shortages are being exacerbated by runaway inflation and ...

The South African Weather Service says a significant amount of rain has fallen in drought-hit Karoo towns overnight, with predictions ...

Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza says the effects of climate change will compel government to rethink its farming strategy.

The drought affecting large parts of the Eastern Cape is worsening.

The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is working with affected provinces and municipalities and the private sector to ...

Many areas in the Eastern Cape remain in the grip of a catastrophic drought. In the Karoo, boreholes and dams ...

Farmers in the Northern Cape say the persistent drought in the province has reached a crisis point.

Communal farmers at Tseoge village in the North West Province are counting their losses in the aftermath of a crippling ...

The Minister of Human Settlement, Water and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu, says government plans to use state of the art technology ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of a potential famine in South Sudan in the next few ...

A Northern Cape non-profit organisation, Caritas, has launched a 24-four helpline to provide emotional support to farmers affected by the ...

Some farmers in Mpumalanga say the recent rainfall in the province have brought them much needed relief.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that unless drastic measures are taken, water insecurity will become the biggest developmental and economic ...

During my visit to the Waterberg last week to launch the District Development Model, I spent time talking to people ...

The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform has set aside R74 million to assist the farming community ...