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ArticleDurban faces days without water if usage isn’t reduced

DURBAN res­id­ents are warned to reduce water usage or risk severe water restric­tions that could leave thou­sands without water for days. Offi­cials from the uMn­geni-uThukela Water Board yes­ter­day described the situ­ation as dire, as the water...

ArticlePol­lu­tion at Albert Falls Dam risks water sup­ply

ONE of the province's key sources of fresh water, the Albert Falls Dam, is under pres­sure due to pol­lu­tion, includ­ing sewage pol­lu­tion. Coun­cil­lors and water author­it­ies are sound­ing the alarm over the pol­lu­tion of this and other sources...

ArticleRam­a­phosa’s inter­dict bid hangs in bal­ance

CHAIRPERSON of the Impeach­ment Com­mit­tee, Makashule Gana, has provided the Con­sti­tu­tional Legal Ser­vices with the names of senior coun­sel iden­ti­fied as poten­tial evid­ence lead­ers to check their avail­ab­il­ity for the com­mit­tee's...

ArticleNew Prime Min­is­ter wants ban on gov­ern­ment brand­ing at king’s cul­tural events