Tag: water supply
Water Services Amendment Act – tapping supply, toward sustainability
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has highlighted that over the last decade, water infrastructure and supply services have deteriorated. South Africa’s water sector is now in crisis, highlighting the urgent need for strengthening water supply.
Water impact on farming – navigating climate risks
The agriculture sector is integral to the South African economy. It contributes around R400 billion to GDP each year. Additionally, it supports approximately 870,000 jobs across the country. The sector also generates USD13 billion in export revenue annually. Moreover, it plays a critical role in supporting South Africa’s food security.
BOOK REVIEW | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
South Africa is facing an extraordinary ‘polycrisis’. The dimensions of this crisis include an energy collapse; a failing rail network; weak education outcomes; an interrupted water supply; and the effects of decades of endemic corruption that have brought much of government to a halt.
The invisible force of women in the agricultural sector
The agricultural sector across sub-Saharan Africa is critical to local and regional economies as a developmental base for food security and employment. Within it, there remains an invisible force driving productivity in the region and across the world.
Water supply – converting a potential crisis into opportunity
South Africa’s water supply is predicted to reach a crisis point by 2030.
However, could better management of this critical resource actually be the economic saviour of the country?
Dr Anthony Turton, Professor in the Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State believes so.
