In South Africa, a devastating fire that swept through the historic town of Wupperthal in the Western Cape region has left some 200 people homeless. Sunday’s fire at the town, built around a Moravian church mission station, claimed dozens of homes, the town hall and a clinic, according to former…
In Cape Town, the water crisis isn’t getting any better – and on New Year’s Day, the city of 4 million people will go to new Level 6 water restrictions. That means a 60 percent reduction in water use for agricultural operations, and a 45 percent reduction for urban businesses…
As of Wednesday, the overall water level at Cape Town’s major dams was at 36.3 percent as the city continues to plan for its worst-case drought scenarios. The level in the dam system that provides water to some 4 million people was down slightly from about six weeks ago, when…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times