In the drought-hit city ... chance to store some extra water, for watering plants, flushing toilets or cleaning. Some people in Cape Town took the moment to feel thankful for the feel of the ...

Just four years after being hit by a severe drought, Cape Verde is undergoing a remarkable agricultural transformation. Once ...

It’s important for the city of Cape Town to inspire residential trust in water restrictions. Without this, the harsh effects of the drought will be exacerbated. Desalination has been proposed as ...

As drought brought severe water shortages to the people of Cape Town, it also inspired the use of some innovative water-saving products. A fully loaded dishwasher uses 2.5 gallons (9.5 liters ...

Early in my career, I realized that understanding how some drought-resistant plants tolerate extreme ... I started working at the University of Cape Town (1994), and I was asked to examine a ...

A savvy social media campaign is a good start, but Cape Town’s tourism industry has a long road ahead to undo the damage from the worst drought in a century. That’s the message Cape Town’s ...

To tackle the drought, Cape Town has enacted measures ranging from building seawater desalination plants to issuing strict instructions to only flush toilets when necessary. But whether Cape Town ...

As pellets of rain pounded the dry earth of Eastern Cape this January, a man launched himself into a puddle of water created by a broken drain. This spontaneous celebration seems symbolic of South ...