NEWS RELATED TO drought

Africa

Child marriages on the increase, as drought drives families to desperation

Africa

Millions of Somalis at risk of famine – UN agencies

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SA’s water crisis 20 years in the making

Billions spent on water projects, but Limpopo villages still dry

Africa

Hunger crisis threatens half of Somalia’s young children – UN

Climate Change: Food security in South Africa facing imminent danger

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Eastern Cape parched as dam levels drop below 5%

Travel

A rainbow for a nation: Karoo a paradise that gives the soul hope

Karoo still dry as SA braces for more rain

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SA urged to save water as Vaal Dam level drops to 37%

Tropical songbirds stop breeding to survive drought

Trucks break drought in Sekhukhune district

Gamtoos Valley farmers now pray for a flood to save them

We all have to start using water sparingly

South Africans urged to save water as climate change becomes new normal

Nelson Mandela Bay rebuffs DA’s claims of a water crisis

Limpopo hospital’s water woes temporarily resolved

Drought-stricken Limpopo communities finally get thrown a lifeline

Amatola Water Board to lead drought intervention in Eastern Cape

Africa

PICS, VIDEO: Hunger stalks drought-stricken southern Africa

ANC government staring ‘dire consequences’ in the face over drought

SA’s water situation is stable – DWS report

Ministers come up with plan to fight water wastage and corruption

Agri-EC blasts govt’s ‘chaotic’ drought assistance as far too little, too late

Drought-stricken Northern Cape declared a disaster area

Water dept meets to discuss funds for drought-stricken areas

Ramaphosa can’t be ‘shocked’ by drought, says Steenhuisen, urging emergency action

Thundershowers predicted for drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet

No end in sight for Eastern Cape drought

Eastern Cape municipality imposes water rationing as dam levels drop

Upcoming rainfall seasons are unlikely to bring much drought relief

Considerable drop in Cape Town water use, City says

World

Water thieves steal 300,000 litres amid Australia’s worst drought in decades

Agriculture unlikely to rebound in 2020, expert says

GALLERY: Five years of thirst – SA’s Eastern Cape battles brutal drought

Five years of thirst: Eastern Cape battles brutal drought

Water department says the rain mostly all fell in the wrong places

Why the Vaal Dam is not filling up, despite heavy rainfall

Gift of the Givers ‘battle’ with worsening Eastern Cape drought

Northern Cape needs R688m to battle massive drought

Tzaneen dam level drops to a worrying 5.1%

VIDEOS: Drought-hit Upington nearly washed away in sudden flooding

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Extinction Rebellion urges environment minister to declare climate emergency

Flood watch, warning issued for Gauteng, North West, and Free State

It’s time to get serious about what’s left of our water

Avoiding water disaster will cost us R900bn – Lindiwe Sisulu

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Tankers sent as water outage affects thousands in KwaNobuhle

City of Tshwane to probe corruption allegations over Hammanskraal water supply

A hassle-free guide to saving water everyday

Dams are empty in Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape dams running dry, Butterworth gets boreholes

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Malema says AgriSA’s ‘ugly white males’ show who owns SA’s land

AgriSA wants Limpopo to be declared a disaster zone

Pretoria metro to ‘throttle’ reservoirs as water situation gets dire

DA takes up Northern Cape farmers’ drought fight

Agricultural sector teeters on the brink … and no end in sight

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SA government must choose between flying or eating, says drought-stricken farmers

Start saving water, or our supplies could run out

Will our children live in a world without water?

Climate change, drought hit Western Cape agriculture hard

Desperate farmers cry to govt for drought relief

Govt must help our drought-stricken farmers

SA is ‘already a drought disaster area’ – Afasa

Despite stage 2 water restrictions, Joburg residents are still not complying

‘It takes everything away from you’ – how drought affects smallholder farmers

A water continuity strategy in Africa is critical to economic success

More water restrictions on cards for four provinces if demand not cut

Western Cape pledges R50m drought relief for farmers

Municipality breaks its promise of building a pool for children of Addo

Drought grips Eastern Cape villages as residents, livestock without water for months

Drought drives Rustenburg to brink of crisis

Dry Eastern Cape town on its knees, with many others suffering

Africa

Families survive on one meal in drought-hit Zimbabwe

Mabuza commits R30m for drought relief in Northern Cape

Don’t waste water, Gauteng residents warned as Vaal Dam level drops