Cape Town to implement Level Six water restrictions from Monday
The City of Cape Town says the implementation of Level Six water restrictions from New Year’s Day on
Cape Town to respond on proposed scrapping of water levy
The City of Cape Town has until Friday to respond to a call to scrap its proposed drought levy or
Tourists commit to Cape Town water restrictions
The festive season is in full swing and tourists have made their way to Cape Town. However, the
Durban’s drought crisis worsens
The Albert Falls Dam in KwaZulu-Natal has reached its lowest level in 20-years at 19.2%. Albert
Cape Town’s day zero moves forward
The City of Cape Town says the much-anticipated “Day Zero” has moved forward by an estimated two
Cape residents warned of snakes
Snake handlers have warned Western Cape residents to be on the lookout for the reptiles on their
Capetonians brace for level 6 water restrictions
The City of Cape Town says not enough residents are saving water. Level six water restrictions will
Extreme drought persists in Western Cape
The Western Cape is continuing to bare the brunt of the country’s worst drought in a century with
Cape Day Zero delayed set back two months
The City of Cape Town says despite residents reducing their water consumpution by nearly half since
R45 million needed for water crisis in Western Cape
The Western Cape Department of Local Government says it’s working closely with the Beaufort West
Gauteng holds Climate Change Indaba
The Gauteng government is discussing ways of curbing the effects of climate change.
Gigaba approves Cape Town’s drought request
Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba has approved the request of the City of Cape Town to make budgetary
Kenyan children malnourished, at risk of dying
International non-governmental organisations working in Kenya say nearly 73 000 children in the
Not enough funds to fight persisting hunger in Somalia: WFP
The World Food Programme is urging for more funding to fight the deepening hunger and nutrition
Risk rapidly rising of mass starvation in Africa, Yemen -U.N.
The risk of mass starvation in four countries, northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, is
Thousands flee cholera-stricken Somalia as famine looms
More than 3 000 people a day are fleeing their homes in search of food and water due to Somalia’s
Millions under threat of starvation in Somalia, Yemen
The International Red Cross says the world has just three months to stop the situation in Somalia
Thousands in Somalia in need of humanitarian aid
More than 300 000 children in Somalia may starve to death if humanitarian aid does not reach them
UN to discuss Somalia’s hunger crisis
United Nation’s Secretary General Antonio Guterres has arrived in drought-stricken Somalia to
Drought emergency spirals in Ethiopia amid major aid shortages
Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing food, water and emergency medical care are not