Joburgers — as residents here call themselves — are no strangers to water scarcity. South Africa is naturally dry, and the climate crisis has hit the nation many times with crippling drought.

Unlocking seismic data could aid the search for fresh groundwater in Africa, where water scarcity affects two-thirds of the population. View on euronews ...

To restore the rivers’ flows, for the benefit of people and nature, these invasive pine trees need to be managed to restore ...

This spontaneous celebration seems symbolic of South Africa’s precarious but hopeful relationship with water: the country is desperately dry, making any precipitation extremely precious ...

If Cape Town successfully deals with its complex and escalating sewage problem, it could provide a roadmap for other cities.

In Johannesburg's Phumla Mqashi informal settlement, thousands of households rely on a few water tankers and are forced to travel across settlements or to neighbouring suburbs to fill water drums ...

As President Ramaphosa warns of water shortages that will eclipse load-shedding as national emergency, the local and international experts gather at a global event to share innovative solutions to ...

Water scarcity is often viewed as an issue for the arid American West, but the U.S. Northeast's experience in 2024 shows how ...

Water scarcity already affects every continent ... based on a review of close to 20 cases of projects and investments mainly in Africa and Latin America, and supplemented with interviews with ...