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Makhanda News: Makhanda water crisis: Fresh hope as Gift of the Givers strikes water

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Makhanda water crisis: Fresh hope as Gift of the Givers strikes water: Makana municipality in the Eastern Cape has declared all its water, except in Riebeek East, free from E. coli as the Gift of the Givers rejoices over the quick discovery of underground water in Makhan... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. Gift of the Givers strike liquid gold in Makhanda: A hydrologist with the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers has found pure drinking water in Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, at his … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: Makhanda water crisis: Fresh hope as Gift of the Givers strikes water

Makhanda News: Makhanda water crisis deepens

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Makhanda water crisis deepens: MAKHANDA - Drought-stricken Makhanda's water woes are getting worse. After having dry taps for over a week, residents now have to deal with dirty water. The municipality was forced to turn off the pum... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. Gift of the Givers given green light to drill boreholes in water-scarce Makhanda: The Makana municipality has given the green light to disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers to start drilling boreholes as a medium-term … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: Makhanda water crisis deepens

Makhanda News: South Africa: While Electricity Hogs Headlines, the Water Situation Is Another Unfolding Crisis

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South Africa: While Electricity Hogs Headlines, the Water Situation Is Another Unfolding Crisis: But experts warn that the country's water situation is rapidly heading in the same disastrous direction -- as recent events in Beaufort West and Makhanda have starkly illustrated. "There were j... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. South Africa: While Electricity Hogs Headlines, South Africa's Water Situation Is Another Unfolding Crisis: But experts warn that the country's water situation is … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: South Africa: While Electricity Hogs Headlines, the Water Situation Is Another Unfolding Crisis

Makhanda News: No end in sight yet to Makhanda supply crisis

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No end in sight yet to Makhanda supply crisis: Most of Makhanda has been without water since Sunday. It is one of several prolonged water outages that the roughly 70,000 residents have suffered over the festive season – including Christmas day – a... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. DA says Makana Local Municipality failing its people, wants Xasa to intervene: In Riebeek East, just outside Makhanda, four new boreholes are ready to bring much needed water to the drought-stricken town, but the … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: No end in sight yet to Makhanda supply crisis

Uitenhage News: Uitenhage suffers water crisis

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Uitenhage suffers water crisis: “You can go without electricity, but no one can afford to go without water,” Strelitzia Park neighbourhood watch administrator Marietjie Holtshauzen says.Large parts of Uitenhage’s Strelitzia Park and ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Commercial Property for Sale in Uitenhage Central: Large and Neat, Very open space Property! This property is situated in the hub of the CBD in Uitenhage. This property is 1041m2 and has 2 offices and also 2 toilets, It is … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: Uitenhage suffers water crisis

Africa’s pollution crisis warning – MyPR.co.za

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Africa’s pollution crisis warning: PETCO CEO Cheri Scholtz speaks at the JSE As the second most polluted continent, Africa must take both the responsibility and opportunity to pioneer world-leading waste management methods to avoid an environmental and socio-economic disaster, experts warn. This was the message from environmental scientist Dr Tony Ribbink, who was speaking at the annual general meeting of the PET Recycling Company (PETCO) at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Thursday (June 7). … [Read more...] about Africa’s pollution crisis warning – MyPR.co.za

Uitenhage in the news: R97m to ease water crisis

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R97m to ease water crisis: The funding will be used mainly for drilling boreholes at Coegakop, Uitenhage, Moregrove, Churchill Wellfields and some Bay hospitals. At a budget and treasury portfolio committee meeting yesterday, acting chief financial officer Jackson Ngcelwane reported ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. 4 Bedroom House for Sale in Uitenhage Central: Old house with lots of charm in need of serious renovation to bring it back to its former glory. Offering 3/4 bedrooms, 2 … [Read more...] about Uitenhage in the news: R97m to ease water crisis

Uitenhage in the news: R97m to ease water crisis

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R97m to ease water crisis: The funding will be used mainly for drilling boreholes at Coegakop, Uitenhage, Moregrove, Churchill Wellfields and some Bay hospitals. At a budget and treasury portfolio committee meeting yesterday, acting chief financial officer Jackson Ngcelwane reported ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Tackling crime on field of dreams: THE councillor for Ward 47 in Uitenhage, Nontuthuzelo Sikweyiya, is hosting a sports tournament for the youth in an attempt to fight crime, … [Read more...] about Uitenhage in the news: R97m to ease water crisis

Farmers desperate in face of water crisis – MyPR.co.za

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Farmers desperate in face of water crisis: (PATENSIE) – AS the drought gripping large parts of South Africa’s Western and Eastern Cape bites harder, farms handed down from generation to generation are teetering on the brink of collapse. Already many farmers in the Gamtoos Valley in the Eastern Cape have reduced the production of vegetables – a core employment opportunity for many in the area – due to the shortage of water. Compounding this is the bleak outlook for rain over the coming months, … [Read more...] about Farmers desperate in face of water crisis – MyPR.co.za

King Williams Town news: Op-Ed: A 5-point plan to fix the basic education crisis

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Op-Ed: A 5-point plan to fix the basic education crisis: DM Faranaaz Veriava is a public interest lawyer at SECTION27. Photo: School children stand in a line as they wait for a soap handout near King Williams Town, South Africa, 01 March 2016. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK Faranaaz Veriava is an advocate and a senior ... Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. 3 Bedroom House for Sale in King Williams Town: Conlon Prop presents this spacious family home on large double plot. This home has loads to … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: Op-Ed: A 5-point plan to fix the basic education crisis

Mthatha news: UDM calls for national intervention in Mthatha taxi crisis

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UDM calls for national intervention in Mthatha taxi crisis: The United Democratic Movement has called for urgent intervention in the current spate of taxi violence afflicting Mthatha and surrounding areas in the Eastern Cape. The appeal from UDM secretary-general, Bongani Msomi, onFriday, came as police had to ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Mthatha at a standstill as taxi war rages: Mthatha residents woke up to plumes of smoke in the CBD on Friday as an impasse between taxi owners and the … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: UDM calls for national intervention in Mthatha taxi crisis

King Williams Town news: Op-Ed: A 5-point plan to fix the basic education crisis

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Op-Ed: A 5-point plan to fix the basic education crisis: DM Faranaaz Veriava is a public interest lawyer at SECTION27. Photo: School children stand in a line as they wait for a soap handout near King Williams Town, South Africa, 01 March 2016. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK Faranaaz Veriava is an advocate and a senior ... Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. 3 Bedroom House for Sale in Fort Hill: PERFECT FAMILY HOME This home is in the sought after suburb of Fort Hill and is set on a 1660 sqm plot. … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: Op-Ed: A 5-point plan to fix the basic education crisis

Mthatha news: We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests – Walter Sisulu University

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We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests - Walter Sisulu University: The university closed some of its campuses indefinitely after violent students protests last week. Its campuses at Butterworth, Buffalo City and Mthatha remain closed. Students are protesting over the quality and number of residences available to them ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Cops killed in Ngcobo praised for loyal duty: SAPS national and provincial top brass over the weekend paid their … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests – Walter Sisulu University

Mthatha news: We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests – Walter Sisulu University

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We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests - Walter Sisulu University: The university closed some of its campuses indefinitely after violent students protests last week. Its campuses at Butterworth, Buffalo City and Mthatha remain closed. Students are protesting over the quality and number of residences available to them ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Cops killed in Ngcobo praised for loyal duty: SAPS national and provincial top brass over the weekend paid their … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: We have been in a financial crisis since Fees Must Fall protests – Walter Sisulu University

Kouga health crisis looms ahead of Day Zero

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Kouga health crisis looms ahead of Day Zero: (PATENSIE) – Residents in the Gamtoos River Valley are bracing for a health crisis of unprecedented proportions as – for the first time in its history – the region’s biggest supply dam is set to run dry by the end of April. Should no decent rains fall in the catchment area in the coming weeks, the towns of Hankey and Patensie will be plunged into a health disaster, as most of their water is sourced from the Kouga Dam which dipped to an all-time low of … [Read more...] about Kouga health crisis looms ahead of Day Zero