Dams supplying Nelson Mandela Bay are overflowing yet the metro is not quite ready to lift water restrictions.

The impending heat wave and festive season, is the first real test for the water supply in the Nelson Mandela Bay Region

The recent rainfall which lead to localised flooding in the area, has allowed for Day Zero to be pushed back but dam levels still low

Over the past four years, we have been studying how Borana pastoralists in Isiolo county in northern Kenya manage drought

During droughts there can be changes in what kinds of food are accessible, as less water is available to produce and process it.

Drought is simply a shortage of water to meet demand and predicting drought requires accurate long-range rainfall forecasts.

A number of animals in Kenya have died due to the ongoing drought which has been described as the worst in 40 years.

Kenya’s worst drought in 40 years has caused not only horrendous human suffering, but also taken a heavy toll on its wildlife.

Since 2020, four consecutive rainy seasons have failed, as a result, parts of eastern Africa are currently facing a severe drought.

The only thing worse than one State of Disaster, is a second State of Disaster. The impact of ‘drought’ in some provinces has forced the government’s hand.

Farmers eligible for drought relief in parts of the Central Karoo, Garden Route and West Coast Districts received R12.2m in fodder relief.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has put measures in place to prepare for Day Zero. A water crisis plan was announced on Wednesday.

Drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay is expected to run out of water by 1 July. Day Zero is fast approaching as dam levels continue to drop.

Alternative water sources in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality include the construction of the R200m Coega Kop water treatment works.

The Kouga Municipality together with the Kouga Business Forum (KBF) has started a water drive to assist communities in Hankie and Patensie.

Water consumption remains too high in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. Residents are urged to reduce water use as dam levels remain at 13%.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality held an urgent meeting to discuss the dire water crisis in Kwanobuhle. Dam levels continues to decline.

Steenhuisen said that the NMB water crisis, in which taps are running dry, is not the fault of drought or residents, but rather the ANC.

River beds which were once bone dry, transformed into gushing torrents.

DA leader John Steenhuisen has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to force his premiers to respond to the nationwide drought crisis.

The Victoria Falls, one of the world’s mighty waterfalls, has reached one of its lowest water levels due to seasonal drought.

It has been recorded that households account for almost 72% of this total debt.

The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, is expected to address these issues today.

The entire Central Karoo has been classified as “extremely critical” through a scientific drought assessment analysis.

In the wake of the severe drought David Mabuza visited the Northern Cape following an undertaking he made on 25 July 2019 during oral replies in the National Assembly.