South Africa doesn’t need new cities: It needs to focus on fixing what it’s got
Philip Harrison of the University of the Witwatersrand and Alison Todes of the University of the Witwatersrand look at why…
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ByWhat can other cities learn about water shortages from Cape Town’s narrow escape from ‘Day Zero’?
Cape Town was set to run dry on 12 April, leaving its 3.7m residents without tap water. “Day Zero” was…
Cape Town is running out of water – so why isn’t the government acting?
For the past few months, residents of Cape Town have had one thing on their minds: Day Zero. This ominous…
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